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Every year, much gets made of the perceived difficulty of a team’s schedule based on the won-loss records of its opponent from the prior year. But so much changes from year to year; it’s far more relevant to assess the quality of the schedule based on what the opponents do in the current year, not…

Well, that's one way to get revenge.

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– Senator Dino Melaye describes the medium term expenditure framework and fiscal strategy paper as a lie – Melaye urges his fellow senators to speak the truth and reject the document sent by the executive – Many other senators also supported Melayes’s claim that the MTEF is unrealistic Senator Dino Melaye has described President Muhammadu […]

Given that Hillary Clinton is currently beating Donald Trump by more than 2 million votes nationally, and that she’s the second Democratic candidate in recent memory to win the popular vote while losing the presidency, it’s hardly surprising that efforts to abolish the Electoral College have seen a jolt of energy since the election. Outgoing Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) introduced a constitutional amendment to elect the president by popular vote, and the National Popular Vote Compact — a state-based... Читать дальше...

The Turkish giants are looking to remain in a strong position in their Europa League group when they take on Zorya - follow the game LIVE!

The Russian side have already booked their place in the next round as group winners, while the visitors are looking to boost their chances of progressing with a win

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As the story goes, when it came time to pick a national bird to represent the fledgling United States of America, Benjamin Franklin, statesman and scientist, had an unexpected favorite.

He was rooting for the turkey.

This is one of those historical stories that just sounds true. The idea of the elderly Franklin squabbling with his fellow Founding Fathers about birds is pretty funny. So is envisioning how weird American iconography would look if you replaced the eagle with a turkey. Читать дальше...

$14 Billion. That’s how much Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, made in just 24 hours last November. It happened during an unofficial Chinese holiday called “Singles' Day.” But what is Alibaba, what is Singles' Day, and how did they make so much money so quickly?

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Bad news for people with iPhones: Apple's messenger service, iMessage, has been targeted by spammers. 

You may have already received one of these annoying messages. It's an unfortunate side effect of any big social network.

But the good news is that iMessage spam isn't really that dangerous, if you know what it is and what you can do about it. 

What does iMessage spam look like? 

Here's a spam message I've received:

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The 14-week strike at Robertson Winery has ended. Workers will return to work on Monday after conceding to an 8% or R400 increase (whichever is greater).

– Real Madrid star Gareth Bale has been ruled out of action for four months after suffering an injury in his right ankle – The Spanish club confirmed on Thursday, November 24, 2016 that he will be operated in London – Bale sustained the injury while featuring for Real Madrid in their 2-1 away win […]

Scotland's largest music festival, T in the Park, is to take a break next year, its organisers have confirmed.

NOORDOOST-TWENTE - De drie grote tuincentra Oosterik in Denekamp, Borghuis in Deurningen en Wolters in Overdinkel zijn omgetoverd tot winterwonderwerelden. Bezoekers doen kerstaankopen en bekijken de nieuwste kerstboomtrends. Dit jaar staan er weer een aantal trends in de schijnwerpers.

ENSCHEDE - Basisschool De Kubus heeft de hele week hoog bezoek gekregen van Sinterklaas, daarom zendt de school deze week een eigen gemaakt sinterklaasjournaal uit.

SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Thursday it will cut the number of rate-decision meetings starting next year to be able to make more insightful decisions in macroeconomic policies. Currently, the Bank of Korea holds a mo

Facing severe attack in the wake of difficulties thrown up by demonetisation, government tonight extended till December 15 the facility of using old Rs 500 notes in public utilities and included more services like mobile recharge but stopped the over-the-counter exchange of defunct currencies and use of Rs 1,000 notes.

MIAMI (AP) — Authorities say a man who was trying to ride his horse from South Carolina to Key West is facing an animal cruelty charge in South Florida.

The European Parliament denied Russian media a fair chance to defend themselves against accusations of spreading propaganda, which is against freedom of expression, the head of the International Federation of Journalists (EFJ) said Thursday.

BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko expressed guarded optimism Thursday that a U.S. administration under president-elect Donald Trump will continue to back sanctions against Russia.

BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko expressed guarded optimism Thursday that a U.S. administration under president-elect Donald Trump will continue to back sanctions against Russia.

Thousands of people were surrounded by tight security Thursday (Nov. 24) as they lined the streets for the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade...

Justin Theroux rocks his shades while heading out of LAX Airport on Wednesday night (November 23) in Los Angeles. The 45-year-old The Leftovers touched down back on the west coast just in time to celebrate Thanksgiving. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Justin Theroux The third and final season of Justin‘s HBO series The [...]

Everyone loves a bargain, and that’s the big promise of Black Friday, of course - best savings of the year.