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Extra Males Make These Endangered Monkeys Grow Big and Strong

When it comes to raising golden-headed lion tamarin babies, everyone cooperates -- especially the grown males.

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A golden-headed lion tamarin at the Mexico City Zoo with two babies on its back.

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When Time unveiled its person of the year, "The Silence Breakers," yesterday, it caused quite the stir. Much of that was because of one particular person on the front cover — Taylor Swift.

MONTCLAIR, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey ice cream shop is changing its logo of a cartoon cow with a pronounced derriere after the play on words drew complaints that it was sexist. Montclair studio and gallery owner Amy Tingle accused Dairy Air Ice Cream of sexualizing women to sell ice cream. The logo shows a female cow with her rear exposed eating ice cream. The Record reports the Creativity Caravan owner wrote in an open letter to the community that she was "repulsed and offended." The logo was not visible outside the store. Читать дальше...

I’m cringing on their behalf.

This guy accidentally texted his mom a picture of his girlfriend with ropes attached to the headboard:

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This girl accidentally sent a picture of herself with a bong:

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And this girl accidentally sent her mom a pic of her "daddy:

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WASHINGTON (AP) — It's one of Medicaid's challenges. While low-income people are more likely to struggle with health problems such as smoking and depression, new research shows many are motivated to improve. Thursday's study from the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index found that 40 percent of people on Medicaid say they're in fair or poor health, compared with 11 percent of those with workplace coverage. The analysis for The Associated Press also showed that Medicaid recipients are invested in their health... Читать дальше...

J.K. Rowling has commented on Johnny Depp’s casting in the Harry Potter prequel series of Fantastic Beasts movies today, defending it as “the right thing” for the upcoming sequel.

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is set to visit Iran this weekend, where he is expected to raise the case of a British-Iranian woman held in a Tehran prison, The Guardian reported on Thursday.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A white former South Carolina officer was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday for fatally shooting an unarmed black motorist in the back in 2015, wrapping up a case that became a rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter movement. Attorneys for ex-North Charleston Officer Michael Slager said he shot 50-year-old Walter Scott in self-defense after the two fought and Scott grabbed Slager's stun gun. They said race didn't play a role in the shooting and Slager never had any "racial animus" toward minorities. Читать дальше...

Calleigh Little set out to become the first woman to skateboard across America. She found a lesson in humanity.

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Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (NASDAQ:MDRX) ranks in the upper half of its industry group, Health Care Technology, and in the top 25% of its sector group, Health Care, with a market value of $2.6 billion. From an investment attractiveness prospective, MDRX is ranked in the top half of the sector with a ranking of 380 among the 782 companies in the sector; The current Portfolio Grader ranking for MDRX puts it 12 among the 24 companies in this industry group... Читать дальше...

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• Time Magazine named "Silence Breakers" as its Person of the Year.
• But one of the runner-ups for the annual title was President Donald Trump.
• Trump faces a series of sexual harassment or assault allegations himself.
• Celebrities have called Time hypocritical for designating him as a runner-up.
• "Game of Thrones" star Sophie Turner called the choice "an injustice and an insult."

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Supernovas are created during the last moments of a star's life. These gigantic explosions can wipe out galaxies and the planets inside them. Should we be concerned about one being too close to our Solar System? Following is a transcript of the video.

Agent Mike Berkowitz, who has helped make standup comedy one of the hottest segments of the concert touring business, is joining William Morris Endeavor, leaving Agency for the Performing Arts as it weathers a sexual assault scandal.

Peter Phillips sits down and asks Chris Hurst for his thoughts on the Merseyside Derby. Chris, are you confident that after 2 wins on the spin for Everton that Liverpool can get the result on Sunday? Derbies are always tough games and I always think form goes out the window, 2 wins will be a boost for them but with all due respect the teams they played were hardly world beaters, but I think none of their fans will see it that way given their current form, I’m sure we will bring them back down to earth on Sunday. Читать дальше...

MSNBC is planning on bringing back one of their own. Veuer's Nick Cardona (@nickcardona93) has that story.

A controversial former leader of Norway's anti-immigration party on Thursday saw his chances of joining the committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize fade, due to other parties' opposition.

The Mason High School football team lent a hand to its biggest rival, Refugio, after Hurricane Harvey devastated the South Texas community.

“Just evacuated my house. It’s like Donald Trump is setting the world on fire," Handler tweeted Wednesday.

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I’m pretty sure most of you remember the Top Gun movie scenes with the F-14 Tomcats dogfighting with A-4 Skyhawks around mountains. Those scenes were shot around NAS Fallon, Nevada, not too far from where the footage below has been filmed some 30 years later.

The footage shows a US Air Force F-22 Raptor engaging with an A-4K Skyhawk in the Nellis Test and Training Range.

The Skyhawk is one of the jets belonging to Draken International, a company that supports... Читать дальше...

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A former Delaware charter school leader has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to federal program theft. The prison term imposed Wednesday on Sean Moore matched the recommendation of prosecutors. Moore, former chief operating officer at Family Foundations Academy in New Castle, blamed his criminal activity on severe sexual addiction and shopping addiction. Authorities say Moore, who embezzled more than $160,000 in funds belonging to the school, was motivated by self-interest and greed. Читать дальше...

There’s a 2004 episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm in which Larry David picks up a prostitute so he can use the HOV lane to get to a Dodgers game. The episode later became important when its footage of the game confirmed the alibi of a man facing the death penalty on a murder charge. But it remained funny because of the implication that driving in the HOV lane for 30 minutes could ever be worth so much.

Istanbul (dpa) - Der türkische Staatspräsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan hat sich in der Krise um die Anerkennung von Jerusalem als Hauptstadt Israels durch die USA mit Papst Franziskus beraten. Die staatliche Nachrichtenagentur Anadolu meldete am Donnerstagabend unter Berufung auf Kreise im Präsidialamt, der Präsident und der Papst seien sich in dem Telefonat einig gewesen, dass der Status der für Muslime, Juden und Christen heiligen Stadt nicht geändert werden dürfe. Erdogan habe außerdem mit dem russischen... Читать дальше...