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Former McDonald's CEO Don Thompson is getting into the pizza business.

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Harley-Davidson opened a new factory in Asia, favoring development opportunities and wealthy spenders, N.Y. Times reports.

Nile Ranger has been jailed after admitting online banking fraud. He was sentenced to eight months in jail after taking more than £2,000 from a woman.

Roger Goodell is reportedly going to tell owners that some previously illegal celebrations will now be legal.

Ethiopian official Tedros Adhanom Gheybreysus has been elected director-general of the World Health Organization. Tedros won the post in two rounds of balloting Tuesday, defeating Dr. David Nabarro of Britain and Dr. Sania Nishtar, a Pakistani cardiologist. The vote by 185 member states took place by secret ballot after the candidates made last minute pitches. The candidates have been campaigning for this fiercely contested post for the past year-and-a-half.  As they approached the final stretch... Читать дальше...

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Former CIA Director John Brennan told the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday that President Donald Trump may have violated two protocols governing the disclosure of classified information when he disclosed information to Russian diplomats in the Oval Office earlier this month.

"If the reports are true that the president decided to share classified intelligence with the Russians, then he violated two protocols," Brennan replied.

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The Trump administration is backtracking on plans to nearly eliminate the Office of National Drug Control Policy, asking Congress to fund a number of the programs that drug treatment advocates believe have helped fight the scourge of opioid addiction. According to Richard Baum, acting director of National Drug Control Policy, President Donald Trump’s proposed budget […]

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Apple has hired its first head of diversity. Longtime Apple employee Denise Young Smith has taken on a new role as vice president of inclusion and diversity. The company hasn’t had someone heading up those efforts since Jeffrey Siminoff left the company to join Twitter in 2015. He had been director of inclusion and diversity […]

NEW YORK — The chief financial officer for a company licensing recipes from the real-life chef who inspired the “Soup Nazi” character on “Seinfeld” was arrested Tuesday on tax charges alleging he cheated the government out of a half-million dollars. Robert N. Bertrand, 62, of Norwalk, Connecticut, pleaded not guilty before he was released on

Michael Page says he had to attend to Daley's mom after their altercation at Bellator London.

Automobilistenvereniging Touring wil dat de politie meer controleert op het gebruik van de smartphone achter het stuur. De pakkans is nu veel te

One of the largest cancer prevention studies of its kind to date reached a sobering conclusion.  Just one alcoholic drink per day can increase the risk of breast cancer in women.  But researchers also concluded there are things women can do to decrease their risk of breast cancer.   The study by the American Institute for Cancer Research was a review of 119 prior studies involving 12 million women, 260,000 of who had developed breast cancer.   Lead author Anne McTiernan is a cancer prevention... Читать дальше...

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Becoming the First Lady of the United States almost dictates that you look chic 24/7. Whether she's dressed in Michael Kors or Ralph Lauren, Melania Trump has consistently donned one common trend we can't help but notice. Spotted wearing head-to-toe-white on several different occasions, the FLOTUS never fails to look classic and clean

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The late Sir Roger Moore played James Bond in seven of the franchise's 25 films.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law on the southern island of Mindanao on Tuesday night after a city there was rocked by clashes between government forces and Islamist militants.

Taking strong exception to the non-availability of medicines and consumables in few Delhi Government Hospitals, Chief Minsiter Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday directed the Chief Secretary to ensure immediate availability of medicines at hospitals.

It was learnt that the issue of raising the fees of domestic players too came up at the conclave as it was felt that the amount earned by players in Australia and England in domestic cricket was substantially higher and enough to make a living out of playing at this level too.

President Donald Trump’s budget released Tuesday proposes cutting monthly stipends to some disabled, unemployed veterans and reducing veterans’ cost-of-living adjustments as offsets to continue a program that allows veterans to seek care outside the Department of Veterans Affairs.

A father and son face drug charges after police arrested them with $6,000 worth of crack cocaine Monday night after a pursuit on La Crosse’s North Side.

Wondering what the country's health care system would look like under Trumpcare?