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Buffalo Bills cornerback Shareece Wright knows OTAs aren't really voluntary for a veteran. He showed that with an Uber trip to Buffalo.

Google Street View vehicles equipped with instruments to measure air quality and pollution are offering insights into the level of chemicals in the air. A test conducted in Oakland, California, to test the air showed the measurements static instruments take frequently are inaccurate representations of air quality.

The NBA itself has been part of things anti-Trump, White House visits will be an issue for years.

Up to 1,000 layoffs are expected at the combined Yahoo Inc. and AOL companies that Verizon Communications Inc. is in a deal to acquire, according to a report late Wednesday. Those job cuts would account for close to 20% of staff at the combined companies rebranded as Oath, according to Recode, citing unnamed sources. Yahoo has said it expects the acquisition by Verizon to close in June. Yahoo shares were up less than 0.1% at $50.57 after hours, while Verizon shares were unchanged at $46.50.

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A pot-bellied pig is on her way to recovery after being found dangerously overweight in a Massachusetts home last month.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said said on Wednesday that the Brexit talks and the development of the European Union in a complex geostrategic environment are among the top challenges for the bloc nowadays.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said said on Wednesday that the Brexit talks and the development of the European Union in a complex geostrategic environment are among the top challenges for the bloc nowadays.

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Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Emniyet ve Jandarma için düzenlenen iftar programında konuşma yaptı.Devamı için tıklayınız

The Igbo social group - Nzuko Umunna, has made a strong statement in reply to the hate speech made by the Arewa youths forum against the Igbos in the north.

Big Game Bob leaves behind quite a legacy at Oklahoma. Bob Stoops shocked college football Wednesday with his surprise announcement that he is retiring immediately as the Sooners’ coach, handing the program over to 33-year-old assistant Lincoln Riley with less than two months before preseason practice starts. It’s a question of when — not if

Tenzin Paldon, 21, emerged from the largest ever field of contestants -- nine -- to take the title of Miss Tibet at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) in McLeod Ganj in Dharamshala, the city that is home to the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government-in-exile.

The Cowboys face a major change in their vaunted offensive line for the first time in three years. With Doug Free’s retirement, the Cowboys moved La’el Collins from left guard to right tackle at the beginning of their offseason program. He had been expected to compete with Chaz Green for the starting job, but the…

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With Uber in the midst of an out-of-control whirlwind of bad press, CEO Travis Kalanick has turned to meditation to help him think differently and make better decisions, according to board member Arianna Huffington.

"Literally, it was an amazing moment last week when we were in the office and [Kalanick] said, 'I really need to go meditate in order to be in a place to make good decisions right now,'" Huffington said on Wednesday, according to CNBC. Читать дальше...

The U.S. might be abandoning the Paris Climate Agreement, but that doesn't mean the states have to play along. Hawaii this week became the first state in the country to adopt legislation that upholds portions of the landmark climate treaty.  Gov. David Ige signed two bills, one of which expands strategies for reducing statewide greenhouse gas emissions, and the other which expands "carbon-negative" agricultural practices on the island's farms. SEE ALSO: California's governor, not Trump, meets... Читать дальше...

The U.S. might be abandoning the Paris Climate Agreement, but that doesn't mean the states have to play along.

The U.S. might be abandoning the Paris Climate Agreement, but that doesn't mean the states have to play along. Hawaii this week became the first state in the country to adopt legislation that upholds portions of the landmark climate treaty.  Gov. David Ige signed two bills, one of which expands strategies for reducing statewide greenhouse gas emissions, and the other which expands "carbon-negative" agricultural practices on the island's farms. SEE ALSO: California's governor, not Trump, meets... Читать дальше...

When U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) first came to Congress four years ago, he wanted “to get rid of foreign aid.” Since then, he said during a Wednesday hearing in Washington, he’s had a change of heart.

I recently made a small but deliberate change at work. I added my gender pronouns—she, her or hers—to my email signature. I did this to show my solidarity with the transgender and gender-nonconforming community. Others at the New York City Health Department have done the same. For example, those who identify as male could use he, him, and his, and people who are non-binary—meaning they do not identify as a man or a woman—may use one of the gender neutral signatures like they, them and theirs.

ATLANTA — Hector Neris is out as the Philadelphia Phillies’ closer. Manager Pete Mackanin says Neris needs to work on his splitter and Pat Neshek will take over in the ninth inning, at least on an interim basis. Neris was pulled after giving up two hits in the ninth inning of Tuesday night’s 3-1 win

The mother and stepfather of 25-year-old Reality Leigh Winner, the NSA contractor accused of leaking government secrets, are speaking out about their daughter. The Air Force veteran has been in federal custody since Saturday and faces up to 10 years in prison for allegedly passing a classified document to a news outlet. David Begnaud reports.

Uber says it fired 20 employees amid an investigation into claims of workplace harassment. A source close to the investigation says 215 complaints are being reviewed, including allegations of sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination. Vladimir Duthiers reports.

China’s purchases of Treasurys are unlikely to push rates lower says an analyst from Capital Economics

President Trump has found a replacement for fired FBI Director James Comey. Mr. Trump tweeted: "I will be nominating Christopher A. Wray, a man of impeccable credentials, to be the new Director of the FBI." Margaret Brennan reports.

Big Game Bob leaves behind quite a legacy at Oklahoma.

Bob Stoops shocked college football Wednesday with his surprise announcement that he is retiring immediately as the Sooners' coach, handing the program over to 33-year-old assistant Lincoln Riley with less than two months before preseason practice starts.

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