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Entertainment mogul Jay Z is calling the war on drugs an "epic fail."

In a four-minute video for the New York Times, the legendary rapper said that the fight to get drugs out of our communities (the "war on drugs" tag was created by Richard Nixon in 1971) has done nothing but hurt minorities in the county over the decades.

“Judges' hands were tied by tough-on-crime laws, and they were forced to hand out mandatory life sentences for simple possession and low-level drug sales. Читать дальше...

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Falcons star receiver Julio Jones says he is “good to go” for Sunday’s game at Oakland as he tries to move past a nagging ankle injury. Jones tweaked his left ankle injury in Sunday’s 31-24 loss to Tampa Bay. He missed Atlanta’s final preseason game after turning the ankle. The health

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump laid out an aggressive economic vision Thursday, setting an ambitious goal of four percent growth and knocking rival Hillary Clinton for offering Americans nothing but a "welfare check."

Earlier on Thursday, Donald Trump slammed the automaker for its decision to build a production plant in Mexico.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — One of the big knocks on cornerback Marcus Peters when he entered the NFL draft two years ago was that he carried a lot of unwelcome baggage from his time at Washington.

Terrorist attacks abroad can many times inflict widespread damage, and their effect on global luxury goods is no different. While the violence has had a negative impact tourism in certain destinations, it has also recently had an adverse effect on sales in the luxury goods industry.

Fully autonomous killer robots have no place being in the arsenal of the U.S. military, according to the Pentagon chief.

Lesions have been found in patients with the disease.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The disgusting tone from West Virginia defensive coordinator Tony Gibson will resonate through a bye week after his players gave up three touchdowns to an FCS team. Gibson declared “we can’t tackle” following West Virginia’s 38-21 win over Youngstown State on Saturday. With no game this week, he’s getting an early start

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Falcons star receiver Julio Jones says he is "good to go" for Sunday's game at Oakland as he tries to move past a nagging ankle injury.

This nude, all-female performance of Shakespeare’s play “The Tempest” is Miranda McCauley’s first nude performance.

HOUSTON — Houston receiver DeAndre Hopkins won’t be wearing his Kanye West-designed Yeezy cleats again anytime soon after the shoes earned him a fine from the NFL. Hopkins, who has a multi-year contract with Adidas, said he received a fine of $6,000 for wearing the shoes in the popular turtle dove color. He received a

The future for polar bears is grim if Arctic sea ice continues shrinking at current rates, suggests new research from the University of Washington.

President Jacob Zuma will on Friday convene a meeting of the Presidential CEOs Initiative at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

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Domestic Politics,

Trump has not explained his views in sufficient detail on American foreign policy. The clock is ticking. 

Donald Trump has excited many voters with his challenge to the status quo. For Americans increasingly accustomed to—and frustrated by—their leaders’ politically-correct and clichéd foreign policy declarations, he appeared both courageous and pragmatic, especially in comparison with Hillary Clinton’s ritualistic repetition of establishment dogmas. Читать дальше...

The Portland, Ore., folk-rock band performs an anthem from its new album, And Then Like Lions, live for KCRW.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is recalling more than 1.9 million vehicles worldwide because their air bags might not deploy in a crash.

DETROIT (AP) — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is recalling more than 1.9 million vehicles worldwide because their air bags might not deploy in a crash. FCA says an air-bag and seat-belt control module with a certain wiring design may not deploy the air bags or tighten the seat belts if the vehicle is involved in a frontal crash.

LAS VEGAS — A plan to build an NFL stadium in Las Vegas and lure the Raiders to Oakland crossed a major hurdle Thursday when a Nevada oversight committee voted unanimously to recommend $750 million in public funding for the project. The Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee recommended raising the hotel tax in the Las

JERUSALEM — The World Bank said on Thursday that less than half the money pledged by donors to rebuild the Gaza Strip after the 2014 war between Hamas and Israel has been disbursed. The shortfall is among several reasons the Palestinian economy is stagnating, with unemployment at 42 percent in Gaza and at 18 percent

Not bad for middle school.

Some things happen every summer: sweat stains, BBQs, and crowning a new winner of America's Got Talent.

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And this year it's 12-year-old singer Grace VanderWaal!

Omg her reactionnnnnnnnn.

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She's a ukele-playing singer who writes her own songs. She was so good at her first audition with her song "I Don't Know My Name" that Howie gave her the Golden Buzzer. Читать дальше...