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The family of a New Hampshire mom who died from flu complications says she opted not to take medication over concerns about its possible side effects. Amanda Franks, 38, of New Ipswich, was offered a prescription for Tamiflu, an anti-viral drug, when she was diagnosed with the flu two weeks ago, news station WMUR reported....

Apple's move to slow down older iPhones as batteries weaken is under scrutiny by US prosecutors and stock market regulators, according to a report Tuesday by Bloomberg.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech (all times local): 3:55 p.m. Many congressional Democrats are giving their guest passes for President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address to young immigrants known as "Dreamers," who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children. More than 20 Dreamers are expected in the House gallery Tuesday night to put a face on the toll of the congressional stalemate on immigration policy. They are the guests of high-profile... Читать дальше...

If you didn't believe dragons existed before, now you will.

Yesterday @whalesafaris pointed out on his local weather channel that Everett, Washington, was about to be eaten by a dragon. Maybe that sounded like a bit of hyperbole, but the radar photos suggest otherwise. 

@Q13FOX Weather - Everett, Wa is about to eaten by dragon pic.twitter.com/N7OBAwKH1T

— Aquatic Safaris (@whalesafaris) January 30, 2018

OK, so it's a storm in the shape of a dragon, but it's a very realistic dragon. Читать дальше...

Trump again provokes a sudden crisis that crystallizes a lengthy erosion of confidence.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Salling, quien interpretó al chico malo Noah "Puck" Puckerman en la exitosa serie musical “Glee”, murió el martes en un aparente suicidio, semanas después de haberse declarado culpable de posesión de pornografía infantil. Tenía 35 años. Salling se declaró culpable en diciembre luego que las autoridades dijeron que una búsqueda en su computadora arrojó más de 50.000 imágenes pornográficas con menores. Iba a ser sentenciado el 7 de marzo, y los fiscales planeaban pedirle a... Читать дальше...

Madrid/Barcelona, 30 ene (dpa) - Carles Puigdemont pidió hoy unidad a los partidos independentistas de Cataluña tras la brecha abierta a raíz del aplazamiento de la sesión convocada para nombrarle jefe del Gobierno de la región y se reivindicó como único candidato.En un mensaje grabado y difundido a través de las redes sociales, el líder separatista aseguró que no hay otro aspirante posible para encabezar el Ejecutivo regional. "Mis intenciones permanecen intactas", zanjó en el vídeo, de más de siete minutos de duración."Si seguimos juntos... Читать дальше...

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In 2013, The Guardian reported that 12o countries worldwide had a McDonald's, a number few travelers should find surprising. In the face of increased globalization, it can feel like the fast food world has reached all corners of the globe — although Antarctica does still remain untouched.

Although fast food may be readily available throughout the world, the culture surrounding it can differ immensely. Here are just a few examples of how fast food is different in other countries. Читать дальше...

SVI Join us for a weekend of camping at Spruston. Guests permitted if space allows.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and her sister Lee Radziwill’s relationship was notoriously rocky, with the siblings often sparring to gain favor with their mother, Janet Auchincloss.

READING, Pa. (AP) — Authorities have identified the fourth man killed in a quadruple slaying in a Pennsylvania row home. Police said Tuesday that 23-year-old Nelson Onofre was one of the four shot and killed Sunday night in a first-floor apartment in Reading (REH'-ding). The others were identified Monday as 20-year-old Jarlyn Lantigua-Tejada, 23-year-old Juan Rodriguez and 20-year-old Joshua Santos. All were shot several times. Police said they haven't identified any suspects and the motive for the slayings is unknown. Читать дальше...

A new study by Canadian scholars says that the users of infrastructure should pay for it generally, not taxpayers. Cato’s Peter Van Doren lauded the study by distinguished fiscal experts Richard Bird and Enid Slack, and dropped it on my chair.

iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending January 28, 2018: iTunes Movies US Charts: 1. Geostorm 2. Blade Runner 2049 3. American Made 4. Ghost in the Shell 5. Only the Brave 6. A Bad Moms Christmas 7. Dunkirk (2017) 8. The Foreigner (2017) 9. It (2017) 10. Thank You for Your Service (2017) iTunes Movies US Charts - Independent: 1. Home Again (2017) 2. The Final Year 3. Wind River (2017) 4. Marshall 5. Please Stand By 6. Loving Vincent 7. Columbus 8. Kickboxer: Retaliation 9. Brad's Status 10. The... Читать дальше...

Kenya’s Interior Ministry has declared the opposition alliance known as the National Resistance Movement, or NRM, a criminal organization after the group’s leader, Raila Odinga, in front of thousands of supporters, symbolically took the oath of “president” in defiance of last year’s controversial election and of authorities who said his actions would be considered treason. Odinga was greeted by thousands of frenzied supporters at Nairobi’s Uhuru ParkTuesday afternoon, despite a seven-hour delay that some endured in the hot sun. Читать дальше...

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• Republican Rep. Paul Gosar called on police to arrest undocumented immigrants attending the State of the Union who are guests of Democratic members.
• House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called it anti-Christian and "so outside the circle of respectable behaviour for a member of Congress."

WASHINGTON — Democrats condemned Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar, a Republican, for calling on the attorney general and Capitol Police officers to arrest... Читать дальше...

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan is defending a Republican-backed plan to release a classified memo allegedly showing bias at the Justice Department against President Donald Trump. Ryan said Tuesday, "There are legitimate questions about whether an American's civil liberties were violated" as authorities sought to monitor contacts Trump campaign adviser Carter Page may have had with Russian operatives.Ryan said, "There may have been malfeasance at the FBI by certain individuals." He said the need... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK — More people have been packing heat in airports across the country with the Transportation Security Administration discovering a record-breaking number of firearms in passengers’ carry-on bags for the 10th year in a row. Airport security screeners uncovered 3,957 firearms in 2017, a 16 percent increase from 2016, according to the TSA.The majority of those guns — 84 percent — were loaded. Guns were discovered at 239 airports nationwide, with Hartsfield... Читать дальше...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil abolished slavery in 1888, but during Carnival this year a major samba school will be arguing that it never really ended. Leaders of the Paraiso do Tuiuti group see many instances of what they consider “modern-day slavery” in Latin America’s largest nation. They note that Brazil is one of the world’s most unequal countries in terms of income distribution, and that its top politicians and businessmen are predominantly white while more than... Читать дальше...

Reps. Randy Hultgren (R., Ill.) and James McGovern (D., Mass.) are pressing Vice President Mike Pence to help find a solution for 100 Iranians—most of them Christians or members of other Iranian religious minorities—who have been in limbo in Vienna for more than a year awaiting entrance into the United States. 

Lebanese President Michel Aoun called for forgiveness and stability on Tuesday after a political dispute involving his son-in-law triggered street protests and deepened a rift with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. Berri supporters set tires ablaze and blocked roads on Monday in protest against comments by Aoun's son-in-law, Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil who had called him "a thug" in a video that circulated on social media. "What happened on the ground is a big mistake based on a mistake," Aoun said in a statement. Читать дальше...

Russian officials from President Vladimir Putin on down have denounced the United States' publication of the so-called "Putin list" - a U.S. Treasury-issued registry of 210 Russians identified as close to the Russian leader - under a new sanctions law tied to allegations of Kremlin interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections. Speaking in Moscow, Putin said that by including nearly all key members of his government and Russian industry on the list, the U.S. had, in effect, carried out... Читать дальше...

Russia will host Brazil at the Luzhniki Stadium in March. Brazil will play Russia in a friendly in March at the stadium that will host the World Cup final. The Brazilian football federation said on Tuesday the friendly at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow will be on March 23. Brazil will face Germany four days later in their last friendly before coach Tite announces his final squad for the World Cup in June. If Tite's team finishes top of their group, they will only play at the Luzhniki if they reach the final. Читать дальше...