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A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court's dismissal of the Nebraska State College Board of Trustees from a lawsuit over the 2010 disappearance of a Peru State College student.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — When Sarah Wishnia received an iPad from her daughter, she “didn’t even know how to open the thing.” Max Rosenblum showed her how to socialize on Facebook and how to shop on Amazon with her new…

Minnesota officials have charged an Ettrick man with attempted murder in connection with the stabbing of a woman, child and dog in La Crescent.

Poage Park’s $1.3 million makeover isn’t quite finished, but the fences will come down today to let neighbors take advantage of the custom playground equipment, splash pad and green space.

There will always be a place for disrupters in politics, in business, and in every walk of life. But there is a difference between disrupters and wreckers

WhatsApp brings end-to-end encryption to all users

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People have found a new way to communicate with businesses, so you might be able to kiss that wonderful "on hold music" goodbye.

A new report by MEF reveals that approximately 65% of smartphone users worldwide have used a messaging app to talk to a company. The study analyzed the responses of... Читать дальше...

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Tesla Motors shares bounced back on Friday morning, a day after the company announced that safety regulators were investigating a fatal crash in a car that was using its "Autopilot" feature. 

By Francois Murphy and Kirsti Knolle VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's presidential election runoff must be held again, the Constitutional Court ruled on Friday, handing the Freedom Party's narrowly defeated candidate another chance to become the first far-right head of state in the European Union. Concerns about immigration and jobs featured prominently in that referendum, as they did in Austria's knife-edge election. Norbert Hofer of the anti-immigration and anti-EU Freedom Party (FPO) lost the... Читать дальше...

BOSTON — The Battle of Bunker Hill — one of the greatest misnomers in U.S. history — has sparked a social media skirmish. The 1775 battle, a rallying point for American colonists trying to overthrow British rule, mostly was fought a musket shot away on nearby Breed’s Hill. Descendants and supporters of the Breed clan

Jaysh al-Islam, a group that is trying to overthrow Bashar al-Assad and establish a caliphate in Syria, has shelled a UN humanitarian convoy in the province of Damascus, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. Moscow urged the UN to designate the group as a terrorist organization, but the US blocked this initiative.

Namibia has told two North Korean companies that their services are no longer needed in the southern Africa country while U.N. sanctions against Pyongyang remain in place over its nuclear and missile tests.

Emboldened by its monumental win at the Supreme Court this week, the legal advocacy group Center for Reproductive Rights sued Louisiana on Friday over every abortion restriction the state legislature passed this year. 

The United Kingdom may be an island nation, but it has one, huge open border with the European Union.

BOSTON (AP) — The Battle of Bunker Hill — one of the greatest misnomers in U.S. history — has sparked a social media skirmish.

BOSTON (AP) — The Battle of Bunker Hill — one of the greatest misnomers in U.S. history — has sparked a social media skirmish. The 1775 battle, a rallying point for American colonists trying to overthrow British rule, mostly was fought a musket shot away on nearby Breed's Hill. Descendants and supporters of the Breed clan are dueling with traditionalists online, and the dispute is part of a new book, Wicked Pissed: Today, dozens of Boston-area businesses and institutions are named for Bunker Hill... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — The Battle of Bunker Hill — one of the greatest misnomers in U.S. history — has sparked a social media skirmish. The 1775 battle, a rallying point for American colonists trying to overthrow British rule, mostly was fought a musket shot away on nearby Breed's Hill. Descendants and supporters of the Breed clan are dueling with traditionalists online, and the dispute is part of a new book, Wicked Pissed: Today, dozens of Boston-area businesses and institutions are named for Bunker Hill... Читать дальше...

EIBERGEN - Festivals een bron van overlast? Niets daarvan, vindt Hanny Voortman (73) uit Eibergen. Sterker nog: de oma gaat zaterdag voor het eerst zelf naar een festival. “Met die kornuit’n, prachtig toch?”

We asked you to pick your England team for the World Cup qualifiers and over 100,000 of you did. But who got picked?

ELDORET, Kenya — Olympic champion David Rudisha was beaten into third place in the 800 meters at the Kenyan trials on Friday but the world-record holder was still selected to defend his title in Rio de Janeiro. Rudisha finished behind former world junior champion Alfred Kipketer and Ferguson Rotich, who is Rudisha’s nemesis this year.

Netflix Inc.'s stock surged 5.1% in morning trade Friday, putting it on track for a fourth-straight gain, after Canaccord Genuity said it was bullish on the streaming service's longer-term prospects. Analyst Michael Graham started coverage of Netflix with a buy rating and a stock price target of $120, which is 25% above current levels. He said recent concerns over sluggish international subscriber growth are temporary, as they could last through the third quarter before strong growth returns in the fourth quarter and through 2018. Читать дальше...

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's (OSCE) representative on freedom of the media, Dunja Mijatoviс, on Friday welcomed the decision of a Turkish court to release journalist Erol Onderoglu charged with spreading terror propaganda, the OSCE said in a press release.

A concerned charity is asking the public to stop giving money to Durban street children who earn as much as R500 a day begging from tourists.

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