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Barcelona and Cambrils are not the first places in Catalonia where violent fundamentalists planned and prepared to carry out an act of terrorism, they were just the first places where they were successful

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld the new prison sentenced for a man who took part in the 1998 stabbing death of another teen in a Bellevue city park.

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HARI SREENIVASAN: Why is it that people have no qualms about confessing, I’m terrible at math, yet you rarely hear anyone saying, I’m awful at English?

Eugenia Cheng is the scientist in residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and author, whose latest book is “Beyond Infinity.”

Tonight, we hear her Humble Opinion on why math is in need of a makeover.

EUGENIA CHENG, Mathematician: Hi. I would like you to meet a friend of mine. Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles judge on Friday denied the impassioned plea of Roman Polanski’s victim to end a four-decade-old sexual assault case against the fugitive director. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon ruled that Polanski must return to California if he expects to resolve charges of sexually abusing a teen. The Oscar

Bobby Gray carried a no-hitter in the sixth inning and twin brother Joey provided the offensive support, driving in five runs with a first-inning grand slam and a third-inning single, to lift Rancho Santa Margarita to a 9-0 win over Walla Walla, Wash., in the Little League World Series opener for...

The board fight between Uber's Travis Kalanick and Benchmark took another turn as the ex-CEO slammed accusations of fraud.

Members of the Venezuelan National Assembly refused on Friday to recognize the parliament's dissolution announced by the newly elected Constituent Assembly, initiated by the country's President Nicolas Maduro with the intention of rewriting the constitution.

Members of the Venezuelan National Assembly refused on Friday to recognize the parliament's dissolution announced by the newly elected Constituent Assembly, initiated by the country's President Nicolas Maduro with the intention of rewriting the constitution.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have activated first baseman Adrian Gonzalez from the disabled list

DETROIT (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have activated first baseman Adrian Gonzalez from the disabled list, and he's set to start Friday night against Detroit.

DETROIT (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have activated first baseman Adrian Gonzalez from the disabled list, and he's set to start Friday night against Detroit.

Ari Melber reports that Steve Bannon is returning to Breitbart News as its Executive Chairman.

Stars show off their athletic side.

Stars show off their athletic side.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A high-ranking North Carolina House member says he's hearing no pressure from fellow Republican legislators to reconsider a 2015 law prohibiting the removal of Confederate monuments from government property.

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Tech University's board of trustees unanimously has approved to expand designated areas for free speech to accommodate a growing student population. Baswell Techionery's lawn, the student union, the steps of the Ross Pendergraft Library and the Technology Center can now be used for public speech and demonstration along with three previously established areas on campus, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported . Arkansas Tech spokesman Samuel Strasner said various... Читать дальше...

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indianapolis woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing money from immigrants for green cards and other documents they never received.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Several groups critical of a proposed copper and gold mine near the headwaters of a major Alaska salmon fishery are refusing a meeting invitation from the project's developers and instead are planning a protest rally next week.

JANINE SELF AT PIRELLI STADIUM: Lloyd Dyer, Brummie-born and briefly a player on City’s books, went back to his Aston Villa roots on Friday night after proving that lightning can strike twice.

JANINE SELF AT PIRELLI STADIUM: Lloyd Dyer, Brummie-born and briefly a player on City’s books, went back to his Aston Villa roots on Friday night after proving that lightning can strike twice.