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PARIS — As WikiLeaks thrust itself into the heart of America’s electoral contest last year, the group’s chief spokesman tiptoed out of spotlight, stepping down from his job in a little-noticed move that leaves Julian Assange as the only public face of the radical transparency organization. So discreet was journalist Kristinn Hrafnsson’s departure as WikiLeaks’

(AP) - Police in the Alabama beach town of Gulf Shores say a car participating in the city's Fat Tuesday parade accidentally plowed into a band, leaving three young people in critical condition and eight others with less-severe injuries.

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Senate has approved a bill that will make it easier for students returning to Mexico to get credit for their studies abroad. Mexican students deported or voluntarily returning from the United States once had to go through bureaucratic hurdles to enroll in the country’s schools or transfer academic credits. U.S. President

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It's time to check out what movies and TV shows are available for streaming in March.

The biggie is over at iTunes, where "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" will be available to purchase at the end of the month.

Other standouts include "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," "Sing," and the Oscar-nominated "Lion," all coming to iTunes.

Amazon has its original movie "The Dressmaker" starring Kate Winslet, and season five of "The Americans."

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Faraj and her family have been in the U.S. since 2010, after undergoing years of extensive screening for refugee status

Two-year Treasury yield jumps as Fed's Dudley talks up rate-hike chances

A roundup of investment ideas for active investors

Sita Abellán -- the 23-year-old model/DJ/designer born Maria Abellán, who hails from the sleepy Spanish town of Murica -- is a self-described Techno...

Treasurys fell as investors digested hawkish remarks from a key Fed official and a speech from President Donald Trump.

Canadian judge rules Arctic Cat did not violate snowmobile patents

Book and television miniseries bring to life the gay activism and social revolution that gripped San Francisco in the 1970s

Others can worry about the referees. Zinedine Zidane is only worried about the soccer.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — The 2016-17 All-Ohio Valley Conference women’s team as voted on by coaches and sports information directors and released Tuesday: OVC Player of the Year: Tearra Banks, Austin Peay OVC Freshman of the year: Kendall Spray, UT Martin OVC Defensive Player of the Year: Sally McCabe, Belmont OVC Coach of the Year: Cameron

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets signed 36-year-old defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron to a contract for the rest of the season. General manager Jarmo Kekalainen said Monday that Bergeron was signed to a two-way AHL-NHL contract, which means he’ll make more money if he is called up from AHL affiliate in Cleveland, where he’s been

They’re sending a clear message to the president on women’s rights.

Democratic women in Congress are planning to make a bold statement at President Trump’s address to Congress Tuesday night by wearing white, a symbol of the suffragist movement.

The effort is being led by Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL), chair of the House Democratic Women’s Working Group. That working group includes all 66 Democratic women members and delegates of the US House of Representatives, many of whom are expected to participate in the action. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Spring has sprung early — potentially record early — in much of the United States, bringing celebrations of shorts weather mixed with unease about a climate gone askew. Crocuses, tulips and other plants are popping up earlier than usual from Arizona to New Jersey and down to Florida. Washington is dotted with premature

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Actor Tom Hiddleston woke up at 4am every morning to undertake gruelling SAS training for his latest role in Kong: Skull Island, he said at a London premiere for the film.

On Feb. 28, ahead of President Trump’s first joint address to Congress, new DNC Chair Tom Perez spoke to Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric. Perez defended Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., who has been dogged by his past associations with the Nation of Islam and his past defense of its founder, Louis Farrakhan, who had made anti-Semitic comments. Ellison was the runner-up to Perez in DNC chair balloting and will be bringing Perez to Trump’s joint address to Congress as his guest.

Een 74-jarige man uit Rosmalen heeft aangifte van vernieling gedaan tegen een jongen die afgelopen zondag op zijn auto stond te dansen en te springen. De familie van de man heeft op Facebook een oproep geplaatst om de jonge vandaal snel op te kunnen sporen.

Amazon loves to talk about how great its products and services are – just like any other massive company — so the fact that it holds frequent conferences celebrating and educating people about Amazon Web Services (AWS) isn't particularly odd. But for one of those events to land on the exact same day that AWS's storage services bites the dust and takes a huge chunk of the internet down with it? Now that's some serious bad luck.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — The 2016-17 All-Ohio Valley Conference team as voted on by coaches and sports information directors and released Tuesday: OVC Player of the Year: Evan Bradds, Belmont OVC Defensive Player of the Year: Tahjere McCall, Tennessee St. OVC Freshman of the Year: Denzel Mahoney, SE Missouri OVC Coach of the Year: Rick Byrd,

Amazon's cloud-computing service, Amazon Web Services, is experiencing an outage in its eastern U.S. region, causing unprecedented and widespread problems for thousands of websites and apps.

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Architects and designers at HLW International recently competed in drawing their favorite buildings on cocktail napkins.

Some of the entries are pretty impressive, from a wonderfully detailed look at the "Cheesegrater Building" in London (above) to a dreamy sketch of the Brooklyn Bridge.

We’ve got the winners and the highlights here, courtesy of HLW. (Note: this reporter’s spouse works there.)

The California State Capitol. This drawing by... Читать дальше...

Home prices in December rose at the fastest rate in a year, pushed up by competition among buyers