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Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott Reveals She's Having Twins!

«Just Jared» 

Lady Antebellum‘s Hillary Scott just shared that she’s pregnant and her good news just doubled! The 31-year-old singer and her husband Chris Tyrrell revealed that they are expecting twins early next year! Hillary took to her Instagram to share a sweet video sharing the news with the couple’s four-year-old daughter Eisele. “God has answered our [...]

Pro-government assembly in Venezuela takes congress' powers

McClatchy DC Bureau 

Venezuela's pro-government constitutional assembly took over the powers of the opposition-led congress Friday, dramatically escalating a standoff between President Nicolas Maduro and his political foes. The move triggered further international … Click to Continue »

Saints’ Te’o reconnects with Chargers pals in joint practice

TheRepublic.com 

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Manti Te’o has been surrounded by friends while his New Orleans Saints held two joint practices this week with the Chargers, his team for the previous four seasons. “I’ve got over 200 teammates out there,” the linebacker said Friday after the second workout at the Chargers’ training camp complex. Te’o is

The Latest: Wildfire forces evacuation of 440 Oregon homes

TheRepublic.com 

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Latest on wildfires in the West (all times local): 5:50 p.m. Residents of about 440 homes near the central Oregon town of Sisters have been told to evacuate because of a nearly 11-square-mile (28-square-kilometer) wildfire in the Deschutes National Forest. Susie Heisey, a public information officer with Central Oregon Dispatch, says



Saints' Te'o reconnects with Chargers pals in joint practice

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Manti Te'o has been surrounded by friends while his New Orleans Saints held two joint practices this week with the Chargers, his team for the previous four seasons.

Confederate monuments removed or vandalized across the US

Stars and Stripes 

Confederate monuments are being removed around the country under pressure from those who say they honor a regime that enslaved African-Americans. The pace has increased, however, in the wake of last weekend's deadly confrontation at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Billionaire behind Trump plans next move

MSNBC 

Jane Mayer, staff writer for The New Yorker, talks with Rachel Maddow about the role of Robert Mercer in funding Donald Trump and Breitbart, and what he might do next with Steve Bannon out of the white House.

Judge Denies Victim’s Plea, Says Polanski Must Appear

Voice of America 

A Los Angeles judge has denied the impassioned plea of Roman Polanski’s victim to end the criminal case against the fugitive film director. Judge Scott Gordon ruled Friday that Polanski must appear in a Los Angeles court if he expects to have his 4-decade-old case resolved. Gordon’s ruling follows a fervent request by Samantha Geimer to end a “40-year sentence” she says was imposed on both perpetrator and victim. Polanski pleaded guilty to having unlawful sex with Geimer when she was 13. Читать дальше...

NY subway tiles with Confederate flag look to be altered

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

NEW YORK (AP) — Transit officials have decided to alter subway station tiles that have a cross-like design similar to that of the Confederate flag. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is modifying the tiles at the 40th Street entrance to the Times Square subway stop to avoid any confusion about their meaning, MTA spokesman Kevin Ortiz said in a statement. "These are not confederate flags" Ortiz said. The red, white and blue tiles installed decades ago are "based on geometric forms that represent the 'Crossroads of the World,'" he added. Читать дальше...





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