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The City Council approved an ordinance allowing TNCs to operate due to public demand

The mixed doubles tie was the highlight as two former partners - Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis - were up against each other.

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Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes says that Bill Simmons' short-lived HBO show did not flop and was not canceled because of poor ratings. Rather, HBO decided "Any Given Wednesday," was not the best use of his talents and he is now working on something better.

Speaking with Business Insider's Henry Blodget on Tuesday, Bewkes was asked why Simmons' debut effort at HBO flopped. Bewkes disputed that assertion and explained that ratings for individual shows mean less for HBO than other networks... Читать дальше...

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It's almost impossible to imagine New York City without such landmarks as Central Park. Yet, were it not for a mid-19th-century bill enacted by the state legislature calling for more than 750 acres to be allocated for the grounds, New Yorkers would've never been able to experience the spoils of the iconic park. But what about other would-be landmarks that, for reasons political or other, were never realized in New York City? The new book Never Built New York (Metropolis Books... Читать дальше...

Instagram is adding a feature that will allow people to turn off comments on individual posts.

A Pakistani man who confessed to strangling his famous sister over the summer has officially been charged with murder.

Attorneys for Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant are asking a federal appeals court not to revive a lawsuit that sought to erase the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag.

NEEDE - In Neede begint per 1 januari een pilot met 'beschut werk binnen' voor 18 mensen die eerder actief waren bij Hameland. Dat heeft wethouder Han Boer dinsdagavond bekendgemaakt in de raadscommissie Sociaal van Berkelland.

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From Portland to New York, North American cities are exploring how they can persuade more residents to travel by subway, bus, or bike.

Vancouver might be the continent's biggest pedestrian and public transportation success story.

As Citylab notes, people in Vancouver take half of all trips by foot, bike, or transit as of 2015. This is considerably more than any US city of comparable size, including Seattle (21%) and Philadelphia (27%), according to a 2015 United Nations report. Читать дальше...

On November 5, 2015 we interviewed Tony Robbins, bestselling author of "Money: Master The Game," reveals the best way to make a good first impression.

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OK, so I'll be honest here — I didn't exactly intend to travel to a foreign country by myself. The problem is that I'm a little more impulsive than I may be willing to let on, and it got the best of me.

So, when I booked a round-trip flight to Ireland solely based on the fact that it was insanely inexpensive, I hadn't totally thought it through. All I knew was that I was booking a flight.

What I hadn't thought about was the whole "going by myself with no travel experience whatsoever" thing. Читать дальше...

Criticisms of the Common Core curriculum have mostly centered on its staunch adherence to keeping things new, fresh and relevant. English classrooms are now asked to tether their readings to current events, rather than focusing on timeless works, for fear of losing students’ interest.

The cast of Lion – Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, and Dev Patel – take the cover of Variety magazine’s new issue. Here’s what the cast had to share with the mag: Harvey Weinstein on Rooney’s dislike of press tours: “You work with Rooney on a movie, and she’ll sweep the set. She’ll do anything. But [...]

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With matchday six finally upon us, Standard Sport's Champions League columnist Rio Ferdinand makes five key predictions as the group stages comes to a close...

NEW YORK — NBC’s “Chicago Fire,” about firefighters and EMTs at the Chicago Fire Department, took a beat to find its footing, but is now the tent pole of a growing Dick Wolf franchise that includes “Chicago P.D.,” ”Chicago Med” and the upcoming “Chicago Justice.”

Heavy flooding devastated areas of Thailand on Tuesday, resulting in 14 deaths, according to reports. The flood, brought on by heavy rains to due to a low-pressure system hovering over the island, brutally impacted several tourists areas including Phuket, Phatthalung, Pattani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Krabi, Chumphon, Satun, Songkhla, Trang, Surat Thani and Yala provinces.

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BUTTE, Mont. — Several thousand snow geese died after a snowstorm forced tens of thousands of the migratory birds to take refuge in the acidic, metal-laden waters of an old open pit mine in Montana last week.