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King County Council Chair Joe McDermott on Wednesday announced that he will run for the 7th District seat in Congress being vacated with the retirement of 14-term Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash. McDermott, no kin to the incumbent, is a 15-year legislator and council member from West Seattle. About 25 percent of voters in the 7th District live in the West Seattle-Burien-Vashon neighborhoods that he has represented in Olympia and at the King County Courthouse. King County Council member Joe McDermott, at the podium... Читать дальше...

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Goldman Sachs Group’s stock could fall another 20% before it hits the downside target produced by the bearish technical pattern known as a head-and-shoulders.

Hugh Jackman happily flashes a smile alongside Monaco royal Charlotte Casiraghi while attending the Montblanc Brand Ambassadors 110 Years Press Conference on Monday (January 18) in Geneva, Switzerland. The 47-year-old actor and Charlotte, 29, were also joined by Taiwanese actress Guei Lun-Mei as they were treated to a tour of all the extravagant watches by [...]

DJ Khaled, the Grammy-nominated producer, music executive, DJ and noted Snapchat sensation, has signed with UTA in all areas...

Martha may look incredible for her age, but she definitely does NOT want to talk about it.

Vivid colors indicate a more-colorful person, a survey finds.

Wednesday isn't only hump day for the week, it's also the mid-point of the three-day NASCAR Media Tour in Charlotte.

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Martin Shkreli has been subpoenaed to appear before congress, a Democratic staffer told Business Insider. The hedge-fund manager turned pharma executive became a household name in September after his company, Turing Pharmaceuticals, raised the price of a critical antiparasitic drug by 5,000% . The increase prompted public anger and drew regulatory scrutiny to the issue of drug pricing. Executives at large drugmakers, which also routinely enact large price increases for established... Читать дальше...

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- R. Kelly questioned Bill Cosby's accusers and provided details on his relationship with Aaliyah during a feature in GQ.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- R. Kelly openly questioned Bill Cosby's accusers and provided details on his relationship with Aaliyah during a feature in GQ.

Militants of the radical Taliban movement claimed responsibility for the blast near the Russian embassy in Kabul, which has left seven people killed, local media reported Wednesday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The suspected number of cases of microcephaly, a rare brain defect in babies, continues to rise in Brazil, reaching 3,893 since authorities began investigating the surge …

Immigration Minister John McCallum told reporters in Toronto that he would oblige and have new arrivals diverted to other cities until those feeling overwhelmed sort out their issues.

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif described a U.S. decision to impose new sanctions on Iran because of a recent ballistic missile test as ‘bizarre’ in the face of much heavier military spending by Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Gulf.

“I'm just going to leave it up to the professionals at the Justice Department, because nothing that this says changes the fact that I never sent or received material marked classified,” she said.

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In what may prove to be the multi-billion-dollar online gaming industry's biggest change in a decade, Russia appears to be ready to finally let its estimated 20 million poker players legally compete on the internet. Russia is considering declaring poker predominantly a "game of skill" and requiring online poker operators to be licensed and regulated under Russian law. Although the timing of these measure remain uncertain, observers believe the move could come within months.

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The number of infants born with the rare brain defect known as microcephaly continues to rise in Brazil, and 3,893 new cases have been identified since health officials began investigating the causes in October. Officials say they’re convinced that the wave of new cases is linked to an outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus known as Zika, according to the Associated Press.

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah officials say a man accused of getting himself into almost two dozen car crashes to collect insurance money has been charged with fraud.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials say a man accused of getting himself into almost two dozen car crashes to collect insurance money has been charged with fraud.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials say a man accused of getting himself into almost two dozen car crashes to collect insurance money has been charged with fraud.

Armand Glick with the Utah Insurance Department's fraud division says those charges came in cases where investigators could show the car was damaged before the crash. Glick says his department opened a six-month investigation after an insurance company recognized similar claims with the same vehicle.