Winning night with gold medals for two US swimmers
Two American swimmers took home gold tonight at the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janeiro.
Two American swimmers took home gold tonight at the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janeiro.
Dov S. Zakheim
Security, Politics, United States
Does he have any real ideas about international security other than those he reads from his teleprompter?
There was a brief moment when I thought I might hold my nose yet vote for Donald Trump in the presidential election. I found myself in agreement with several elements of the late April 2016 foreign-policy speech that he delivered hosted by the National Interest. He appeared to extend an olive branch to Israel and the Arabs... Читать дальше...
Indian antinarcotics and intelligence officials say overlapping groups of drug smugglers, criminals and Islamist fighters in Pakistan are ferrying Islamist extremists and weapons across the border into Punjab.
The State Archives on Tuesday will host an exhibition of some rare records and archival documents narrating the active participation of Odias in the freedom struggle on the occasion of 75 years of the Quit India movement.
EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon coach Mark Helfrich’s to-do list for fall camp isn’t very long. Find his next quarterback to make the most of the Ducks’ offense. And retool the defense. And leave the preseason rankings and lowered expectations — along with any Alamo Bowl residue from the 47-41 loss against TCU in triple overtime
WASHINGTON — Sen. Susan Collins, one of the most moderate Republicans in the Senate, said Monday she will not be voting for Donald Trump for president. “This is not a decision I make lightly, for I am a lifelong Republican,” Collins wrote in an opinion column in the Washington Post. In the essay posted Monday night on the Post website, Collins wrote that, over time, she has “become increasingly dismayed” by Trump’s “constant stream of cruel comments and his inability to admit error or apologize.”
Shawn Price
NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. men's gymnastics team wants to compete in Rio de Janeiro with their shirts off in the hopes of getting more viewers, team members suggested.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas waterslide billed as the world's tallest remained off-limits Monday as authorities pressed to figure out how a state lawmaker's 10-year-old son died of a neck injury while riding it.
NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez' value has suddenly soared — at least when it comes to ticket prices.
REUTERS/Steve Marcus
Looking to score a resounding victory over Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton is waging a concerted effort to woo prominent Republicans to her side — an effort that reaped dividends last week with endorsements from Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman and Rep. Richard Hanna of New York, the first sitting GOP congressman to back the Democratic presidential nominee.
"To vote Republican out of party loyalty alone would be to endorse a candidacy that I believe has exploited anger... Читать дальше...
Jeff Palmer
Economics, Asia
The biggest winners may be Iran and Russia, not India and China.
Baluchistan—divided between the Iranian province of Sistan va Baluchestan, the parts of Afghanistan around Kandahar, Nimruz and Helmand and Pakistan’s Balochistan province—is on track to emerge as one of the most pivotal geo-economic hubs of the twenty-first century. Its main port in Pakistan, Gwadar, is the hub of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). It is where China has... Читать дальше...
They were supposed to be part of the Independence Day celebrations, instead there's uncertainty about their participation itself.
Patricia Smith, whose son was killed in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012, spoke at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in July.
Matt Purple
Politics, Middle East
Bush 43 was a big-picture thinker, not a geopolitical strategist.
It was 2004, and the geopolitical chess pieces were positioned very differently from how they are today. Back then, Turkey wanted to join the European Union, Great Britain thought that that was a magnificent idea and France was skeptical. Oddest of all, the most vocal advocacy for Turkish accession and democratic reform came from an unlikely alliance of then-president George W. Читать дальше...
The state's forest cover is getting depleted and has lost around 37,500 hectares (375 sq km) to encroachers, information obtained under RTI has revealed.
A prominent builder from Nani Daman of Union territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli, Silvassa and Daman was reportedly kidnapped by unidentified miscreants on Monday.However, Daman police have refused to confirm the incident.
The body of a 28-year-old man was recovered under mysterious circumstances in Kalyanpur on Monday.The body bore injury marks.
The deceased was pursuing PhD in materials science.The institute termed the death was due to cardiac problem.Alok belonged to Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.
“The Girl from Ipanema” has won a gold medal in music streaming following the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics. Spotify says the...
PHOENIX — One man is dead and two others remain hospitalized in critical condition after they fell into a 20-foot underground grain storage facility in north Phoenix. Phoenix Fire Department officials say all three men lost consciousness Monday after being in the oxygen deficient atmosphere. They say one man was pumping rain water out of
Grab a tissue. You’re gonna need one.
Just look at Canada's 4x100m freestyle relay team realizing they've just won bronze.
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They are too happy for words.
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And how about Brazil's Rafaela Silva crying after winning gold in the women's 57kg judo match...
Toshifumi Kitamura / AFP / Getty Images
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Donald Trump tries to deflect attention away from recent controversies by pushing economic agenda Aug. 8, 2016, 7:38 p.m. Donald Trump pushes his economic agenda in Detroit after controversies hit his polling numbers hard.Donald Trump on the economy: "Americanism, not globalism, will be our new...
The Dow chart has two significant chart patterns and they combine to limit the Dow rally in the short-term.