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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Mary Fallin says she's reached a deal with legislative leaders and state prosecutors on a package of bills designed to curb Oklahoma's growing prison population. Fallin joined district attorneys and lawmakers Monday to announce support of several bills intended to change criminal sentencing code. The bills mostly target nonviolent property and drug crimes and make it easier for inmates to be released on parole. Fallin says the bills still are being drafted and that no official... Читать дальше...

In the competitive field of venture capital, it isn't always easy to make it before you turn 30. To be a successful investor in early-stage companies, you have to be a savvy deal-maker, a self-starter, and keep up-to-date on technologies that could one day disrupt established markets.

Journalist Arvind Dilawar has continued to work as a contributor at The Nation magazine despite facing felony robbery charges for an incident that took place at an anti-Trump protest last fall at New York’s Columbia University.

The Justice League actor posted a photo to debunk his own death.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on a pretrial hearing in Bill Cosby's sexual assault case (all times local): 3:30 p.m. A judge has denied requests from Bill Cosby's lawyers to throw out his sexual assault case. Judge Steven O'Neill on Monday denied a defense motion to dismiss the case on statute of limitations and prosecutorial misconduct grounds. Cosby's lawyers argued the alleged assault that led to his arrest couldn't have happened in January 2004, as accuser Andrea Constand has testified, and falls outside the statute of limitations. Читать дальше...

Taiwanese tech company Acer has made Buddhist prayer beads that can help keep track of recited mantras. The beads have a smart chip that tracks the number of times a mantra is repeated and displays the number on a smartphone app. (The chip senses how many times a user has rotated the beads through their hand. Each rotation marks one mantra.)

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Former state lawmaker Mac Schneider of Grand Forks will seek the North Dakota Democratic Party's nomination to run for the U.S. House. Schneider scheduled Tuesday events in Grand Forks, Fargo and Bismarck to announce his decision. Schneider is a businessman and attorney. He served in the state Senate from 2009 until his defeat for re-election in 2016. He served as Senate minority leader during the 2013 and 2015 legislative sessions. Schneider will seek the Democratic endorsement... Читать дальше...

An SUV struck a parked car and barreled into a storefront in the Bronx on Monday morning, authorities and witnesses said. The black Toyota Highlander was heading south on Morris Avenue near 165th Street in Concourse Village around 11:50 a.m. when it struck a dark-colored minivan, drove onto the sidewalk and kept going. It slammed...

Jordan asked Tucker how he got his hands on a pair of rare Shawn Marion 5s one time when the Suns were playing the Hornets.

The senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Senator Andy Uba has condemned the violence between youths of Umunze and agents of the State Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) which resulted in the death of dozens.

As calls for gun reform in the U.S. reach another urgent crescendo–and as major retailers announce they will no longer sell guns to anyone under 21–one virtual reality expert has proposed some technological approaches to reducing mass shootings as well. Jeremy Bailenson, a professor at Stanford and author of the recent book Experience on Demand, which …

BALTIMORE (AP) — In the nearly four months since Baltimore Detective Sean Suiter was shot in the head with his own gun the day before he was to testify for a grand jury investigating police corruption, his killing has become a baffling whodunit — a real-life version of the winding TV sagas that chronicled the city's cops, crooks and corruption. The detective's death while investigating a 2016 triple murder in gritty West Baltimore has been the subject of numerous TV and radio broadcasts, detailed written accounts... Читать дальше...

After a week of what were, quite frankly, horrific weather conditions which resulted in the vast majority of AEHC’s matches being cancelled, Saturday morning saw a loyal group of 20 volunteers turn out at 8am to clear the pitch of snow in order that the Ladies 2s could play their crunch Cheshire League 1 match against Bowdon.  Their efforts paid dividends with Edge winning the top-of-the-table clash 3-1. This leaves them six points clear at the head of affairs and needing to win just one point from... Читать дальше...

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Islamic State Releases Video of a Deadly Attack on U.S. Soldiers by Amanda Erickson – Washington Post

The Islamic State just released a video that allegedly shows three U.S. soldiers being attacked in Niger.

The video, which has been circulating for months among journalists, reportedly shows three soldiers on the run from militants. The men have few resources to fend off dozens of militants armed with machine guns and grenades.

The scene comes from an Oct. Читать дальше...

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS (KFSM) — Nearly 80 percent of people don’t know by 4 p.m. what they’re going to have for dinner. Walmart has been testing meal solutions in three stores in Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith. The stores include stores in Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville, Siloam Springs, Pea Ridge, Farmington and Fort Smith. The release states those of Walmart how now made the decision to offer the meal kits and meals at 2,000 additional stores. The meal kits and meals […]

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• Former top Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg said on Monday that he will refuse to cooperate with a subpoena to appear before a federal grand jury investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. 
• Nunberg called the special counsel's request "absolutely ridiculous" and said he would not participate with a "witch hunt." 
• But Nunberg said he thinks President Donald Trump "may have done something during the election" that the special counsel's team could use against him. Читать дальше...

La ministre déléguée à la Santé publique Lucie Charlebois a dévoilé lundi les grandes lignes du plan d'action interministériel sur la politique gouvernementale de prévention en santé, qui vise à avoir une population québécoise en santé et une qualité de vie supérieure grâce notamment à des mesures de prévention pour toutes les générations.

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Business Insider covers Elon Musk quite a lot, because let's face it — he's a visionary.

From making electric cars the standard with Tesla to making space travel affordable with SpaceX, Musk is the Thomas Edison of our time.

Here are 12 of our favorite things that he's said about the future of the planet.

On flying cars:

On SpaceX:

On... Читать дальше...

DUBAI — Dubai has begun testing autonomous pods in a trial run the Gulf’s trade and tourism hub hopes will help its transformation into one of the smartest cities in the world. Officials from Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) displayed two cube-shaped vehicles built by US-based Next Future Transportation company in Italy as they...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks shook off morning losses on Monday and surged in afternoon trading, putting the Standard & Poor's 500 index on pace for its best day in a week. It's the latest turn for a market suddenly prone to quick shifts not only day to day but also hour to hour. The volatility comes as investors question whether a global trade war is really on the way and how quickly interest rates will rise. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index was up 33 points, or 1.2 percent, at 2,724... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks shook off morning losses on Monday and surged in afternoon trading, putting the Standard & Poor's 500 index on pace for its best day in a week. It's the latest turn for a market suddenly prone to quick shifts not only day to day but also hour to hour. The volatility comes as investors question whether a global trade war is really on the way and how quickly interest rates will rise. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index was up 33 points, or 1.2 percent, at 2,724... Читать дальше...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Richard and Christine Taras knew their soft-spoken son had been picked on by a school bus bully. But they were unaware of the more extensive torment Jacobe endured in school hallways until the day the 12-year-old middle schooler killed himself with his father's shotgun. "Dear Mom and Dad, I'm sorry but I can not live anymore," Jacobe wrote on a sheet of lined notebook paper in 2015. "I just can't deal with all the bullies, being called gay ... being told to go kill myself. I'm also done with being pushed... Читать дальше...

A small slum in the midst of Rio de Janeiro's scenic Tijuca Forest has set up its own biosytem project for waste and sewerage treatment in a drive to make the Brazilian city's poorest areas more sustainable. Vale Encantado, which means "Enchanted Valley, installed a biodigester with the help of a local university to generate cooking gas for some of the favela's 25 homes and for a local eco-tourism cooperative. "We are the first community to set up a sewerage treatment system here," Otavio Barros... Читать дальше...