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16 college basketball teams will compete in the PK80 tournament to hone Nike co-founder Phil Knight.

Alan Pardew has held talks with West Bromwich Albion over the struggling Premier League club's vacant manager's job.

The victim of a Ponzi scheme says a West Vancouver woman who allegedly cheated investors out of tens of millions of dollars has not received a “fair punishment."

The young Egyptian imam who survived the Sinai mosque massacre that killed 305 people vowed Sunday from his hospital bed to go back and resume the sermon he never finished.

CORONADO, Calif. (CBSNews) — Southern California saw its hottest Thanksgiving in 140 years, soaring above 95 degrees. Sounds like swimming weather, but since it’s technically almost wintertime, these Californians caught some of the “holiday spirit” by ice skating at a rink in Coronado located right on the beach — next to the Hotel Del Coronado. The rink has everything you’d want to get into the holiday spirit including holiday music, Christmas lights and hot chocolate. The skaters in the video above... Читать дальше...

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MILAN (AP) — Italy’s new national anti-mafia prosecutor said Thursday that Italian organized crime gangs are increasingly cooperating to control international drug trafficking.

Prosecutor Federico Cafiero De Raho told an anti-mafia conference in Milan that the Italian mafias "are not isolated. By now, they move together. The ’ndrangheta, Cosa Nostra, Camorra, also the groups from Puglia" work together, coordinating, for example, ports they use for heroin and cocaine shipments. Читать дальше...

Holby City star Joe McFadden has been backed to win Strictly Come Dancing after he impressed judges and viewers alike with a quickstep on Saturday night’s show.

There have been plenty of infamous stories from the Snowball Derby and the activities surrounding the race, both before and after. We picked 10 of them to share as the best-of-the-best infamous stories at the Snowball Derby. Hamilton No, we are not talking about the Broadway musical. Pete Hamilton was in the limelight twice in a two-year period. First, he took the pole for the 1973 Snowball Derby. Officials and other drivers didn’t like the way his car looked, so after review he was forced to make adjustments to his car. Читать дальше...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A candidate to lead an agency that oversees public lands totaling one-eighth of the U.S. says environmentalists mischaracterize her as an advocate of signing those landscapes over to state and local governments and private interests when in fact she's got no opinion on the issue. Cheyenne attorney Karen Budd-Falen and others drew dozens of protesters when she addressed a recent land-use forum in western Montana. The protesters spoke out against the small but growing movement... Читать дальше...

American Mikaela Shiffrin has picked up her first win of the season in convincing style, winning both runs of the women’s World Cup slalom on Sunday.

Former Niger Delta militant leader Ateke Tom who terrorized the area, has been crowned as new Amanyanabo of Okochiri town in the oil-rich south-south region.

Sorry, fellas: “hookup culture” is on its death bed.

That’s what Hinge CEO Justin McLeod told TheWrap, one year after his dating app abandoned the classic “swiping” method made famous by its chief rivals, Tinder and Bumble.

“We believe and started to feel from the market that people were just over ‘hookup culture’ and all these apps were designed for games — and there was nothing there for people that wanted to get into a serious relationship,” McLeod told TheWrap.

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While Israel is usually quick to brush off U.N. criticism, officials say they are taking the so-called “blacklist” seriously.

Sometimes the best people to spend the holiday with are the ones accidentally brought together via text message. At least, that's the case for Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton.

The Greek Freaked out. Giannis Antetokounmpo exploded during Saturday night’s 121-108 loss in Salt Lake City, where he got frustrated with the officiating and then threatened to take it out on a Bucks assistant coach. [instagram url=” Antetokounmpo, one of the brightest rising stars in the NBA, was furious in the third quarter at first...

Cornerback David Amerson was not in uniform for the Raiders’ 33-8 loss to New England last Sunday, but he still tried to make his presence felt. With Amerson sidelined by a lingering foot injury, Obi Melifonwu made his first career start at cornerback against the Patriots. After Melifonwu was beaten on a long touchdown pass, Amerson said, he made a point of going up and talking to the rookie. “I told him after the play, you know, (stuff) happens,” Amerson said last week. Читать дальше...

More than 25 headstones have been knocked over at the Willowbank Cemetery on Gaspereau Avenue in Wolfville, N.S.

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• Michael Stuhlbarg has starred recently in everything from "Steve Jobs" and "Arrival" to this season of "Fargo."
• By the end of 2017, he'll be in some of the most acclaimed movies of the year — "Call Me by Your Name," "The Shape of Water," and "The Post."
• Stuhlbarg talks about being involved in these hits, and playing the memorable Arnold Rothstein role in HBO's "Boardwalk Empire."

Every few years there seems to be one actor who shows up in a string of memorable movies... Читать дальше...

“He was a pedophile. My father was drawn to youthfulness,” Newly told the UK’s Sunday Times ahead of the release of his memoir “Unaccompanied Minor."

We’re less than one week away from the start of Snowball Derby week at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida. The action officially kicks off for the Late Models on Thursday, November 30th when close to 150 cars will hit the track between two divisions on Practice Day. Many of the teams heading to Pensacola have already been on track for testing, but Thursday is the first official practice day of the 50th Annual Snowball Derby race weekend. It is the first time these teams will have the chance... Читать дальше...

In der Champions League holen die Rhein-Neckar Löwen ein Remis gegen Titelverteidiger Skopje, die SG Flensburg-Handewitt und der THW Kiel gewinnen ihre Spiele. Im EHF-Pokal folgen souveräne Göppinger und glückliche Magdeburger den Berliner Füchsen in die Gruppenphase.Mannheim (dpa) - Die Handballer der Rhein-Neckar Löwen haben nach zuletzt drei Niederlagen in Serie zumindest einen Teilerfolg gefeiert. Der Deutsche Meister holte am Sonntag im Champions-League-Heimspiel gegen Titelverteidiger Vardar Skopje ein 21:21 (11:11)-Remis. Читать дальше...

Right tackle Trent Brown won’t play today against the Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium after he injured his shoulder in Thursday’s practice. Brown, who was listed as questionable, will likely be replaced by Erik Magnuson. The undrafted rookie started at right tackle in a loss to the Cardinals on Nov. 5 when Brown replaced Joe Staley at left tackle. Magnuson had been working as a guard and center before injuries forced him outside. Meanwhile, the two players the 49ers claimed off waivers this week... Читать дальше...

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Digital disruption is rocking the payments industry. But merchants, consumers, and the companies that help move money between them are all feeling its effects differently.

For banks, card networks, and processors, the digital revolution is bringing new opportunities — and new challenges. With new ways to pay emerging... Читать дальше...

The National Bureau of statistics (NBS) in partnership with United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) have over the week in Enugu lunched the results for the 5th round of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) in Nigeria. The MICS 2016-17 summary of key results presented were in thirteen areas, which includes Under-5 mortality, early childhood mortality, […]

Earlier in the “50 For 50” series, we wrote about Chase Elliott, a second-generation NASCAR star, and a two-time winner of the Snowball Derby. In that piece, we mentioned that Elliott could be a three-time winner, if not for a small piece of illegal metal found in his car in 2013. This is the story about that day, and the disqualification for tungsten. Elliott, then just 17 years old had a dominant weekend in Pensacola, Florida that year. Already a Derby winner a few years prior, Elliott won... Читать дальше...