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Sydney Thunder captain Shane Watson will miss the first two games of the Big Bash League, including the tournament-opening Sydney derby, due to a calf injury.

The Prohibition and Excise Department said in a communication that all shops of the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) and bars throughout the state be closed on December 6,7 and 8.

They chased him off the stage during a performance.

Consumers are not believing their eyes over what is on one model’s neck in an ad for a choker that’s so thick, it hilariously resembles a neck brace. Retailer Forever 21 shows the accessory on its website, being sported by a model in a Star Wars baseball jersey that’s or sale on the site, and the internet is having a field day with the necklace that appears to be four inches thick and bears a metal zipper in front.

Consumers are not believing their eyes over what is on one model’s neck in an ad for a choker that’s so thick, it hilariously resembles a neck brace. Retailer Forever 21 shows the accessory on its website, being sported by a model in a Star Wars baseball jersey that’s or sale on the site, and the internet is having a field day with the necklace that appears to be four inches thick and bears a metal zipper in front.

Police in Bridgetown have seized more than 60 cannabis plants and have charged an elderly man who they will allege was behind the sophisticated set up.

Natasha Stott Despoja says her three years as Australian Ambassador for Women and Girls have been confronting at time, showing her the best and worst of humanity

HILLSBORO, Ohio — The police chief in a small Ohio city says he can’t, in good conscience, continue to work with the mayor, who moonlights as a stand-up comedian and was recently acquitted on charges alleging he abused his power.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Vice President Joe Biden teased a possible run at the White House in 2020 after the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed the 21st Century Cures Act.

Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and Google's YouTube say they will create a shared database to help them track and remove "violent terrorist imagery or terrorist recruitment videos."

Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric spoke to the fugitive whistleblower who leaked information about U.S. surveillance activities.

BERLIN — German factory orders were up a far stronger-than-expected 4.9 percent in October compared with the previous month, led higher by orders for cars and vehicle parts.

For Harry Kewell, a decorated playing career is now in the past and coaching is his new obsession.

Er komt een onderzoek naar jeugdinstelling Pactum en de Jeugdbescherming Gelderland. Dat gebeurt nadat het AD en De Gelderlander onthulden dat een reeds veroordeelde pedofiel in 2011 minstens drie pleegkinderen kreeg.

The defeat of Italy’s establishment Prime Minister is the latest sign that a tectonic shift is coming to the European order: toward accommodating, rather than countering, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s vow to destroy the globalist New World Order. Italians went to the polls on Sunday and voted down Prime Minister Renzi’s proposed changes that would have weakened the constitution, further eroded once proud sovereignty, and put nooses around Italian necks. But Italy rejected its establishment government’s demands for more central control... Читать дальше...

There will be another attempt to attack Russian sports after the publication of the second part of a report on the alleged doping abuse in Russia on December 9, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko said.

China's parallel justice system for Communist Party members relies heavily on torture and is "abusive and illegal", Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, calling for it to be abolished. The 88 million members of the country's ruling party are subject to an internal justice system known as "shuanggui", which operates without oversight from judicial authorities and has been increasingly criticised by China's legal community. More than 15 officials have reportedly died from abuses in "shuanggui" since 2007. Читать дальше...

Since leaving the top job at David Jones two years ago, Paul Zahra has had a lot more time to work on his passions. Now he needs something else: money.

CHARLESTON, S.C. Relatives of Walter Scott, the black motorist fatally shot while fleeing a traffic stop, say they are confident justice will prevail even though a South Carolina jury could not reach a verdict in the murder trial of a white former police officer charged in his death. Circuit Judge Clifton Newman on Monday declared a mistrial in the case of Michael Slager after the jury of 11 whites and one black deadlocked. The panel, considering verdicts of murder or voluntary manslaughter, deliberated... Читать дальше...

Sasikala Natarajan remained a wall of support for Jayalalithaa through thick and thin

A panel on “CNN Tonight” erupted into laughter Monday after Marc Lamont Hill compared Ben Carson to Wu-Tang Clan’s famed singer Ghostface Killah. Carson is President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development. “Leadership skills are not transferable,” argued Lamont. “Like Ghostface Killah is the leader of Wu-Tang Clan. Right? […]