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In Intangiball, baseball writer Lonnie Wheeler argues that players who work hard, set good examples and mentor other players can make teams better in ways that are easy to see — but hard to measure.

As the Queen overtakes her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, to become Britain's longest-serving monarch, Allison Pearson pays warm tribute

In her memoir, Negroland, Margo Jefferson describes growing up black and affluent in 1950s Chicago. Jefferson tells Fresh Air it was a world of sophistication — and snobbery.

Since its 2012 launch, Basilica Soundscape has perfected a new recipe for festival-goers' musical tastes. It returns for an anticipated fourth outing...

A federal judge is letting Kim Davis out of jail — less than a week after the Kentucky clerk was jailed for blocking her office from issuing marriage licenses.

Donald Trump has been tearing the Republican primary apart for months now, and the success of his campaign has begun exposing cracks in the broader conservative movement.

The City of Cape Town has branded the Sanral Huguenot Tunnel media tour desperate and their statements lies.

Between trap queens and cheerleaders, "Bad Blood" and "Honey, I'm Good," it's been an interesting collection of songs vying for Song of the Summer...

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Disney's cloud-based digital movie service, Disney Movies Anywhere, has expanded to include support from Amazon and Microsoft.

According to White House spokesperson Josh Earnest, the US would reconsider ways to help the countries that are bearing the brunt of the migrantion burden.

With their mix of experience and youth, the Bok squad stand as good a chance as any, says Jacques van der Westhuyzen.

The gorgeous blue flows are a result of sulfuric emissions, which can send flames as high as 16 feet into the air.

Kylie Jenner is officially grown up — and she doesn’t exactly love it. The recently turn[...]

Blackstone, Woodside Petroleum and Mitsui Sumitomo among the buyers

Syrian refugees fled their homes, leaving behind family and loved ones in order to escape the war torn country. Sputnik spoke to some of these refugees who are in dire need of help and a second chance.

FTSE 100 rose 71.58 points or 1.2 per cent to 6,146.10

The refugee question in Europe is a bit like the gun question in America. It feels good to call each a “crisis” when its consequences fill the headlines, because crisis implies change, and perhaps a resolution. What’s actually taking place is a series of episodes, awful and familiar, each the foreseeable result of a set of policies. When these policies bring about the deaths of innocents—at Columbine and Sandy Hook, Lampedusa and Bodrum—there is a brief window when it seems like the policy might change. Читать дальше...

The Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licences to gay couples was released Tuesday after five days behind bars, emerging to a tumultuous reception from thousands of cross-waving supporters.

Poland is ready to accept more migrants than pledged before amid a deteriorating migrant crisis in the European Union, Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz said Tuesday.

Here's a look at the remarkable ball toss that Serena Williams, the world's No. 1 ranked tennis player, uses that helps disguise her serves. Photo: Getty

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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Candace Cameron Bure asked for support against negative comments by "mean" liberal viewers ahead of her first day on set at 'The View.'

It is, by any measure, pretty lame to omit Hull from a week-long series of documentaries about British cities devastated during the Blitz

Europe's massive electronics tradeshow wrapped up this weekend. Here are some of the best gadgets we saw there.

Europe's massive electronics tradeshow wrapped up this weekend. Here are some of the best gadgets we saw there.

This is one of the highlights of my career. I am honoured to finally announce that I will be singing the next Bond theme song. I am so excited to be a part of this iconic British legacy and join an incredible line up of some of my biggest musical inspirations.  I hope you all enjoy the song as much as I enjoyed making it. You can pre-order 'Writing’s On The Wall' on CD or vinyl using the link on my profile, or on iTunes from midnight. A photo posted by Sam Smith (@samsmithworld) on Sep 8, 2015 at... Читать дальше...