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A racially-charged incident in Chicago's Loop spilled out of a Starbucks and onto the street, and now charges are pending against the suspect in the case.

IU trustees voted Wednesday to approve a two-year increase for undergraduate Indiana resident tuition and mandatory fees. The IU increase come as Purdue University is extending its tuition freeze for a sixth year and cut fees reducing the standard bill for West Lafayette students to just under $10,000.

Two real-estate agents reveal how to find the getaway of your dreams

Two real-estate agents reveal how to find the getaway of your dreams

Ryan Burnett says he can follow in Carl Frampton’s footsteps and become a huge star in Belfast as he challenges Lee Haskins for the IBF Bantamweight title at the SSE Arena Belfast on Saturday night,

American markets are facing their biggest danger of collapse since before the financial crisis, according to money manager Bill Gross. The portfolio manager at Janus Global warns investors are paying too high a price for the risks they are taking.
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In 1936, Albert Einstein predicted the weight of stars could be measured via bending distant starlight by its own gravity. However, as stars are so far apart, the esteemed physicist never thought the phenomenon could be observed. Now, thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope, Space Telescope Science Institute researchers have done the impossible.

In 1936, Albert Einstein predicted the weight of stars could be measured via bending distant starlight by its own gravity. However, as stars are so far apart, the esteemed physicist never thought the phenomenon could be observed. Now, thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope, Space Telescope Science Institute researchers have done the impossible.

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The alarm on your smart phone went off 10 minutes earlier than usual this morning. Parts of the city are closed off in preparation for a popular end of summer event, so congestion is expected to be worse than usual. You’ll need to catch an earlier bus to make it to work on time.

First, a new arena needs to get built. Only then will the NHL consider Seattle for expansion.

Samantha Bee opened up her show on Wednesday immediately taking on President Trump’s tweets directed to the London mayor after a terror attack over the weekend. “Were you just fulfilling your annual Ramadan tradition of hurling insults at grief-stricken Muslims named Khan?” This was in reference to comments he made about Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the parents of a soldier killed in Iraq. [...] for Bee, there was only one course of action.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former students of the Holy Redeemer Catholic School in Ellwood City frequently share memories of the time they spent there. Overall, student enrollment in Pittsburgh diocesan schools has dropped by about 50 percent since 2000, prompting the diocese to make moves to stem the plummeting enrollment, stabilize tuition and reignite growth in Catholic education. St. Ursula Catholic School in Hampton will be absorbed into a new school formed as part of the "regionalization" of Catholic elementary schools in the North Hills. Читать дальше...

Stocks were little changed, as markets watched the UK election and testimony from former FBI Director James Comey.

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James Comey, the former FBI director, delivered a blistering, emotional opening statement before the Senate Intelligence Committee during his blockbuster Thursday hearing, taking aim at President Donald Trump in the process.

Comey, fired by Trump in early May, said the administration tried to "defame" him and the FBI by spreading "lies, plain and simple," after his departure.

The ousted FBI director bypassed reading the opening testimony that he authorized to be released Wednesday... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week, as the benchmark 30-year rate declined for the fourth straight week to its lowest level in nearly seven months. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate on 30-year fixed-rate home loans dropped to 3.89 percent from 3.94 percent last week. The rate stood at

It was a typically muscular effort from India as they pursue an 11th win from their last 14 ODI matches, and a 15th victory in their last 18 meetings with Sri Lanka.

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This story originally appeared on Business Insider Japan and has been translated from Japanese.

The Trump administration has been exploring options, including use of military force, to counter North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threat.

Meanwhile, some US media, most notably Geopolitical Futures, are reporting that US military action on the Korean Peninsula is increasingly likely.

They interpret the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan joining the USS Carl Vinson off the coast of Japan ... Читать дальше...

Preet Bharara, the former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York who has become an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump since his abrupt firing in March, had a prime seat for former FBI Director James Comey's Senate hearing on Thursday.

On the day of the Comey testimony, we looked back at some of the most high-drama hearings on Capitol Hill.

The new lights are a safer alternative to kerosene, which causes ill health and premature deaths.

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Billionaire Paul Singer, founder of hedge fund Elliott Management, is a polarizing figure. As an activist investor — who tries to shake up boardrooms or challenge corporate leadership — he is admired by many investors but demonized by those he targets for his contentious fights. A 15-year battle with the government of Argentina earned him the label of a vulture, and the CEO of a company his fund targeted recently sent a letter to Singer with veiled threats.

Singer says that image plays to his benefit. Читать дальше...

Former FBI Director James Comey on Thursday testified that President Bill Clinton's tarmac meeting with then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch led him to publicly announce his findings in the Hillary Clinton email case. "Yes, in ultimately a conclusive way," Comey said at the Senate hearing.

Şırnak’ın Beytüşşebap ilçesinde bulunan Kato Dağı’nda güvenlik kuvvetleri tarafından teröristlere yönelik sürdürülen operasyonlara katılan Mehmetçik, dinlenmek için taşlarla yaptıkları ve üstünü naylonla...Devamı için tıklayınız

Comey accuses Trump administration of defaming him, spreading lies

The Supreme Court will pronounce its judgement Friday on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of a provision in the Income Tax Act making Aadhaar mandatory for filing income tax returns and allotment of PAN.