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The NFL will co-host a three-day program in Atlanta in February to educate athletes on how to develop and implement effective advocacy platforms that positively impact society

A New York City Department of homeless services staffer has been nabbed for sexually assaulting shelter residents, officials said Tuesday. Clyde Johnson, 54, is accused of forcibly touching at least two women on four separate instances while working as a Community Coordinator and Housing Specialist, according to authorities. The alleged assaults took place in April...

Russia has been banned from the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics after evidence emerged of an "unprecedented systematic manipulation" of the anti-doping system, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Tuesday. Some of the country's athletes will be allowed to compete under the tag of "Olympic Athlete of Russia", if they satisfy strict conditions that show they have a doping-free background. The IOC also decided to suspend Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) president Alexander Zhukov as an... Читать дальше...

Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei discusses his five consecutive clean sheets after his side sealed the Western Conference Championship. Ale Moreno previews the Seattle-Toronto MLS Cup rematch and believes both sides are even stronger than they were last year. Ahead of Seattle's rematch with Toronto, Stefan Frei revisits his famous MLS Cup save with SportsCenter's Diana Russini. Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei says he hopes he doesn't have to be the hero in the MLS Cup final for the second straight year. Читать дальше...

The recent deal between Bangladesh and Myanmar to start the repatriation of Rohingya refugees stuck in Bangladesh was struck after Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi made multiple visits to the capitals of both the countries to convince them to arrive upon a consensus.

Caracas' ambassador to the United Nations, Rafael Ramirez, said in a letter released Tuesday he was standing down at the request of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, as a feud between the two worsened.

The sitcom’s star has been accused of rape by multiple women.

Netflix has fired actor Danny Masterson, accused of rape by several women, from its original sitcom The Ranch. But when the second half of season two drops on Netflix on December 15, Masterson will still be present in all 10 of those episodes, sources at Netflix have confirmed.

What’s more, he’ll likely be in at least some of the episodes airing in 2018, when the show’s third season will drop in two chunks. (The Ranch... Читать дальше...

Shakhtar Donetsk Manchester City 7:45 PM UTC Game Details Home: 9/5  Draw: 5/2  Away: 13/8  Odds from bet365 bet365 PickCenter GameCast Lineups and Stats Alexis Nunes and Stewart Robson go toe-to-toe... Читать дальше...

At first glance, it looks like any other email touting travel deals. In this case, it was a bus company offering its services to students of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It listed several “perks” – fast boarding, no baggage fees and refundable tickets. But, it was item No. 7 that stunned students and forced the company, Suburban Express, to apologize. It said: “You won’t feel like you’re in China when you’re on our buses.” Of the 44,000 students enrolled at […]

A SUNY Oneonta freshman from Long Island died from a combination of drugs and alcohol after a night of partying at an off-campus fraternity that was pledging, according to a report. Daniel William Michaels, 18, was found passed out on a couch at a house where members of the Alpha Pi fraternity live, shortly after...

Joseph Trevithick

Security, Asia

And, of course, there is an Iran connection to all of this. 

Not surprisingly, many of the machine guns ended up with other armed factions, including Christian Babylon Brigades, according to Armament Research Services, another independent monitoring organization. It is entirely possible that many of the weapons changed hands more than once in the fighting with Islamic State terrorists. By March 2016, Type 73s had spread to Syria and Yemen. Читать дальше...

Dragon NaturallySpeaking is an easy-to-use speech recognition software that lets you get more done on your computer in less time by just using your voice. Dragon turns your spoken words into text considerably faster than you can type them, with up to 99% accuracy. It understands and executes simple voice commands so you can control your computer and apps just by talking. Dictate and edit documents, send email, search the web, and more, all with unparalleled speed, ease, and comfort. We have three versions on sale... Читать дальше...

Former coach Jim Zorn lost the locker room after trying to put a stop to the pregame tradition.

GROVE CITY, Ohio (AP) — Former consumer watchdog Richard Cordray said Tuesday that he will focus his campaign for governor on improving the lives of Ohio's families and maintain a tone unlike he encountered in Washington. At a hometown diner called Lilly's Kitchen Table crowded with press and supporters, Cordray, 58, said he will focus on "kitchen table issues," including the costs of health care and college, finding a better job and saving for retirement. He also pledged to restore power to local... Читать дальше...

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Raked by ferocious Santa Ana winds, explosive wildfires northwest of Los Angeles and in the city's foothills burned a psychiatric hospital and scores of other structures Tuesday and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. One of the blazes broke out Monday in Ventura County and grew wildly to more than 70 square miles (180 square kilometers) in a matter of hours, county Fire Chief Mark Lorenzen said. It was fanned by winds clocked at well over 60 mph (96 kph)... Читать дальше...

It’s well-established that talent is in short supply in the AI industry, but a new report from Chinese tech giant Tencent underscores how great the need might be. According to the study, compiled by the Tencent Research Institute, there are just 300,000 “AI researchers and practitioners” worldwide, but the “market demand” is for millions of roles.

Ex-Braves GM John Coppolella, who was permanently banned by MLB two weeks ago, apologized for his transgressions on Tuesday in a written statement.

Longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone is expected to take the witness stand this week to defend himself in a defamation trial— and he’s hoping a Manhattan jury can see through his “dirty ​trickster​”​ persona. The political operative — who famously adopted an opponent​’​s description of him as “an old dirty trickster from the Nixon days”–...

Happy Krampusnacht! Although, to be honest there’s nothing happy about it.

Kuwait Times

KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Food and Nutrition recently urged both citizens and expatriates to be more careful when dealing with unlicensed food vendors, especially those who provide home delivery services. The authority’s general manager and chairman Essa Al-Kandari warned unlicensed individuals and corporate vendors to abide by the authority’s law number 112/2013 in order […]

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GENEVA (AP) — The Latest on the U.N. Human Rights Council's consideration of the situation with the Rohingya (all times local): 7:20 p.m. The U.N.'s top human rights body has overwhelmingly passed a measure saying that crimes against humanity have "very likely" been committed against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar. The Human Rights Council voted 33-3 with nine abstentions on a resolution aiming to re-center the world's attention on the crisis that has left an untold number of people killed and... Читать дальше...

A new book puts the film's sexy success into perspective. A 3-star review of 'Seduced by Mrs. Robinson.'

The Giants lost more games than the Marlins last year. Why would he choose to go there?