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Forty-six-year-old Pierre Belzan, of no fixed address, has no prior convictions but he is well-known to police.

NEW YORK (AP) — As small business owners learn what their 2018 health insurance costs will be, some are considering providing different types of coverage for their employees. Companies are receiving notices of premium and coverage changes for 2018. The changes vary, depending on factors including the state where a company is located, how many employees it has and how comprehensive its insurance is. But many owners are seeing rate increases of double-digit percentages, finding dramatically reduced coverage, or both. Читать дальше...

For decades, conservative Christian voters insisted that character counts. In 2017? Values voters are hard to find.

“It’s no longer just about personal morality,” said one conservative Christian columnist. “It’s not that those things don’t matter to us. They do. But you need to think about it like a war.”

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• Walmart is partnering with BuzzFeed's Tasty app.
• The retailer will start selling its kitchen tools, appliances, and eventually food through links in Tasty's recipe videos.
• This will open Walmart to a vast market of potential new customers. Tasty has nearly 91 million Facebook followers, and its recipe videos have accumulated more than 65 billion views. 

Walmart has struck a deal with BuzzFeed's Tasty app to help the retailer sell its kitchen tools... Читать дальше...

CT New York NY Zone Forecast for Thursday, December 7, 2017 _____ 053 FPUS51 KOKX 071712 ZFPOKX Zone Forecast Product National Weather Service New York NY 1212 PM EST Thu Dec 7 2017 CTZ005-072115- Northern Fairfield- 1212 PM EST Thu Dec 7 2017 .THIS AFTERNOON...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs around 40. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Читать дальше...

The mission for the new Polartec-Kometa Continental team, backed by the Alberto Contador Foundation and managed by Ivan Basso, goes beyond simply trying to put notches in the win column.

Lads, we were so close. When Shane Duffy got his head onto what looked like a hopeless ball in the opening minutes of the second play-off game against Denmark, we were already putting our local Credit Union on speed dial for the morning. It wasn't meant to be, sure who wanted to travel to Russia anyway... (tear). Well if and WHEN we qualify for the next major tournament, it looks as though the green faithful won't have to travel to far in order to see the Boys in Green play.  Preparation has already... Читать дальше...

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Jaimie Alexander was all stripes and smiles when she visited BUILD Series to discuss her role in the Blindspot premiere of Season 3. The actress didn't fail in making everyone in the audience laugh while dishing out on her experience on set. Some of the stories she told included her 8-hour makeup routine, suffering concussions and broken noses on set and doing push-ups with none other than Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Seth MacFarlane isn’t the only celebrity who saw a downfall coming for the powerful men in Hollywood that started with Harvey Weinstein.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Larry Nassar, the gymnastics doctor who has sexually assaulted female gymnasts, was sentenced to 60 years in prison Thursday in his child pornography case. It is the first of three prison sentences that will likely keep him locked up for decades. Nassar had more than 37,000 images of child porn on...

President Muhammadu Buhari has said those who looted the country’s treasury would best be judged by God Almighty. He said that no looter will go unpunished.

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• Al Franken resigned from the Senate on Thursday.
• The Minnesota Democrat had been accused by several women of forcible kissing and groping.
• In his speech announcing his resignation, he cast blame on President Donald Trump and embattled GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore, who have also been accused of sexual misconduct.

Sen. Al Franken announced his resignation from the US Senate on Thursday following several allegations of sexual misconduct. Читать дальше...

Here’s all the defensive intensity Seattle will have to face, and how they can handle it.

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U.S. MARINES CORPS/AVCA NAIA NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR

Head Coach of the Year: Matt Hanson, Dordt College
Assistant Coach of the Year: Makani Cantor, Grand View University

Lexington, Ky. - (December 7, 2017) - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is proud to announce that Dordt College Head Women's Volleyball Coach Chad Hanson has been selected as the 2017 USMC/AVCA NAIA National Coach of the Year, while Grand View University Assistant... Читать дальше...

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Larry Nassar, a Michigan doctor who assaulted gymnasts, gets 60 years in prison for child porn crimes.

Marvin Lewis accuses John Ross of concealing his shoulder injury.

Baldwin also spoke about Dustin Hoffman, who was questioned about his sexual harassment allegations by late night host John Oliver Monday.

So Al Franken’s career is, for the foreseeable future, over. The Minnesota senator announced on Thursday morning that he will resign in the wake of accusations of sexual misconduct. He emphasized that there is a “false impression that I have admitted” to guilt, that this is “not true” and that he remembers the circumstances of various accusations “very differently.” He insisted, “I am not giving up my voice… as a citizen and an activist.” The latter seems, at this point, dubious. A bestselling author... Читать дальше...

Black Friday was so last month, but if you’ve been following along, you’ll know that the deals never truly end. Best Buy just started its three-day Apple sale that runs through Saturday, featuring deals on iPhones, iPads, MacBooks, iMacs, and accessories.

Tracking the many men accused of sexual misconduct since the scandal broke.

The Blackhawks put forward Tanner Kero on waivers after he's been a healthy scratch for the last 10 games.