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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's parliament on Tuesday approved restrictions on the police that will prevent them from providing information to the media, a move that critics saw as an attempt to further cover up high-level abuses and corruption.

Amendments to the police authority law, approved by parliament, will bar police officers from providing information or publishing any documents, reports or photos related to their work without written authorization from the interior ministry. Читать дальше...

Green beans can be — well, I'll say it, boring.

While watching the Rio Olympics, you may have noticed that when some swimmers like Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky finish a race and take their swim caps off, another cap is revealed underneath. If you’re wondering what’s going on, you’re not alone.

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Bill Dooley, a three-time coach of the year in the Atlantic Coast Conference who piled up 162 wins at North Carolina, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest, died Tuesday. He was 82. His wife, Marie, said Dooley died of natural causes at their home in Wilmington. Dooley went a combined 162-125-5 in 26

The authorities investigating the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 have been overlooking more than 160 items that might belong to the victims of the mysterious plane crash. At least, that's according to the Air Crash Support Group Australia, a nonprofit aimed at supporting the families of people killed in aviation accidents.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Michael Jung and Sam FBW are Olympic champions again. The German pair won the eventing gold medal Tuesday at the Rio de Janeiro Games, their second straight Olympic title in the discipline. At the 2012 London Games, Jung became the first rider to finish an Olympic eventing competition on his dressage

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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Former "Las Vegas" star Molly Sims said she's "shocked" but "thrilled" to be expecting her third child with husband Scott Stuber.

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Olympic athletes have a habit of biting their medals on the podium — but nobody really knows why. In fact, it's such an enduring mystery that even Olympic historians don't understand it. 

"We have no idea why they do it," Anthony Bijkerk, secretary-general of the International Society of Olympic Historians told INSIDER in an email. "As far as I know, it is an old habit."

But NBC recently posed the question to two Olympians, and the athletes finally revealed the secret behind all the medal-biting. Читать дальше...

MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says Russia's President Vladimir Putin has spoken to British Prime Minister Theresa May for the first time since she took office.

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You know that feeling when you don't want to do something? If you do, you'll probably relate very well with this horse.

Brazilian equestrian rider Ruy Fonseca went flying when his horse, Tom Bombadill Too, decided not to jump over an obstacle during an event at the Rio Olympics.

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Obviously, this is the last thing you'd want to happen, particularly at the Olympics, but the fact... Читать дальше...

Whether you're there to work or watch, going to the Olympics is obviously goals. Add getting proposed to during your Rio visit, and you've got, hands down, one of the best days of your...

Energy companies and retailers weighed on U.S. stocks in late-afternoon trading Tuesday, setting the market on course for an uneven close. Oil prices closed lower, backtracking after an early rally. Investors had their eye on the latest batch of company…

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.'s stock shot up 24.86% in the final stretch of Tuesday's trading session, putting it on track to break the record for its biggest one-day gain in the drugmaker's 22-year public history. The shares' second-biggest percentage gain so far was the 23.59% jump on Sept. 9, 2005. The shares went public on March 29, 1994. Ahead of Tuesday's open, Valeant reported second-quarter results that missed expectations, but the company didn't lower its full-year outlook for a change... Читать дальше...

The mothers of three of the Team USA gymnasts tell "Good Morning America" they are nervous and excited for their daughters.

U.S. swimmer Lilly King, now a gold medal winner in the 100-meter breaststroke, chose to raise a finger—and speak up against doping.

Open 24/7, Pizza ATM dispenses fresh pizza to hungry students within three minutes of ordering.

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. — The School City of East Chicago is moving students from a school next to a housing complex where soil is contaminated with lead. The (Munster) Times reported Tuesday (http://bit.ly/2bd0a6o ) that Carrie Gosch Elementary students are being moved to a school across the city partially because of low enrollment possibly resulting

The 2016 Summer Olympic Games are on, and the medals are flowing.

Using medal counts helpfully assembled by Google, we've put together a running count of how many gold, silver, and bronze medals each country participating has won at the Rio Olympics.

As of 3:30 ET Tuesday afternoon, 41 countries have won at least one medal. The US continues to lead, with 5 gold, 7 silver, and 8 bronze medals for a total of 20 medals in total.

This post will be updated regularly with new medal counts. Читать дальше...

The Clinton campaign says that he's engaging in 'shenanigans' and 'toying' with the media.

Mark Sanchez is the Broncos’ starting quarterback. At least this week. Broncos coach Gary Kubiak announced today that Sanchez will start the team’s preseason opener on Thursday night. Kubiak plans to let Sanchez play a quarter, let Trevor Siemian play the second quarter and give first-round draft pick Paxton Lynch the full second half. Kubiak…

There's a battle brewing in social media. Instagram has truly shaded Snapchat. This is all because of a little update called Instagram Stories. For years now, Snapchat has laid...

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Delta Air Lines temporarily grounded its global fleet Monday morning after the company's computer system lost power.

More than 36 hours and 1,500 flight cancellations later, the airline is still trying to fully recover from the havoc the system shutdown has caused.

We now know what brought the second largest airline in the world to its knees. 

"Monday morning a critical power control module at our Technology Command Center malfunctioned, causing a surge... Читать дальше...