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Whether Jeffrey Epstein had languished for years awaiting trial under charges of operating a child sex ring – or been convicted – life behind bars for the disgraced money man would have been a far cry from the private islands and majestic mansions to which he'd grown accustomed.

The 2018-19 season did not go as the Boston Celtics had planned, which likely will serve as motivation for their... Read More »

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From Lindsey Adler at The Athletic on August 19, 2019:When Christina Williamson was preparing to graduate from Pomona College in 2017 with a degree in mathematics, she wanted to find the best job where she could put to use her interest in applied statistics and computer science. In college, she was a varsity swimmer for three years and played water polo for four, so she turned her job search toward the world of sports, where she felt she could combine her most relevant interests. Читать дальше...

Whenever Trump uses this word to disparage a woman, we have this debate. It's time to settle it.

Iran-backed umbrella group says US forces allowed Israeli drones to enter Iraqi territory and carry out missions.

Federated Farmers is concerned the call on councils to "power up" the four well-beings re-introduced into local government legislation will pile on more costs for ratepayers.

WILDLIFE charity the WWF has condemned the lack of worldwide outrage over the horrific fires reducing the stunning Amazon rainforest to charcoal.

Trafalgar square stabbing: Man knifed in central London hotspot  Evening Standard

A man has been stabbed in one of central London's busiest hotspots, as police scramble on Trafalgar Square. The force said emergency services were called at ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Lucas Giolito pitched a three-hit shutout of the second-highest scoring team in the major leagues, racking up 12 strikeouts for the Chicago White Sox in a 4-0 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday to take the series from the first-place Twins.

Does the UFC have to provide quality fight cards when it can sell tickets without providing fans a full fight card?

President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed he hasn't shifted his position on gun sale background checks despite sending lots of mixed signals and a call from the NRA.

Splunk today announced an agreement to acquire SignalFx, cloud monitoring platform for infrastructure, microservices, and applications, for $1.05 billion.

Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate can’t be moved to another lockup pending trial — despite claims he’s being harassed by jail guards following the financier’s death — because he’s already worn out his welcome at the city’s other federal detention center, Federal prosecutors claimed Wednesday. Prosecutor Jason Swergold  said Wednesday that ex-cop Nicholas Tartaglione was barred from...

Kate Hudson is bringing Happy x Nature across the pond! The 40-year-old actress stepped out to celebrate the clothing line’s global launch on Wednesday (September 21) at Selfridges in London, England. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Kate Hudson Kate took to her Instagram to share a short video commemorating the milestone for the [...]

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"By his continued encouragement of white supremacy and his daily racist attacks on immigrants and people of color, Trump is making the American Jewish community less safe by the day." 

Eren Orbey writes about the inaugural Frank LaMere Presidential Forum, in Sioux City Iowa, where a dozen Democratic Presidential candidates addressed policy issues of particular interest to Native Americans.

Big signings at prop, hooker, second row and wing to be announced after the playoffs. Hopefully a repeat of 2016.

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The Wells continued their faultless start to the season and climbed to the top of the SCEFL premier league with a solid display at league newcomers Welling Town.

Team Sunweb, together with their riders, have developed a #MeToo protocol that is meant to help create awareness surrounding sexual abuse and harassment in the workplace. Canadian time trial champion Leah Kirchmann told Cyclingnews that she feels safer knowing that there are clear behaviour and ethical expectations, and step-by-step instructions for reporting sexual abuse.

(CNN) — Fires are raging at a record rate in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, and scientists warn that it could strike a devastating blow to the fight against climate change. The fires are burning at the highest rate since the country’s space research center, the National Institute for Space Research (known by the abbreviation INPE), began tracking them in 2013, the center said Tuesday. There have been 72,843 fires in Brazil this year, with more than half in the Amazon region, […]

No trains will run on the line until Friday morning at the earliest while repair work takes place.

Somehow he has blustered, blagged and blundered his way to the top of British politics - Well now, like the Wizard of Oz, we will find out what – if anything – is behind the curtain

The wreck of the Titanic is rapidly disintegrating into the sea, but our hearts will go on.

Real Madrid are increasingly likely to keep Napoli target James Rodriguez, unless they get Bruno Fernandes for €70m from Sporting CP.

Anthony Knockaert and Aleksandar Mitrovic were also on target for the Cottagers.