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Until this week, the genus Neopalpa consisted of a single species of moth, Neopalpa neonata, about which virtually nothing is known beyond its underwhelming appearance. The size of a thumbnail, with dark, mottled wings folded straight back, N. neonata could be mistaken for a dishevelled roach or a tiny, moth-eaten butterfly. The genus belongs to a wider family, Gelechiidae, the twirler moths, so called for their habit of spinning in circles on the surface of leaves. There are more than forty-five... Читать дальше...

Balancing his small, sneakered feet on the lip of a planter as he impatiently waited Friday for the inaugural parade to start, Ronan McKerrow confessed he only knows three things about Donald Trump: His middle name starts with a J, he's 70 and he doesn't have much hair. However, in true 8-year-old fashion, he has some suggestions for the new president. "Give everyone floating cars," Ronan said, speaking over the shouting of nearby protesters positioned on Pennsylvania Avenue across from the Trump International Hotel. Читать дальше...

The inaugural address is traditionally a call to unity, a declaration of values, an affirmation of hope

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A suspect is charged with killing a western Wisconsin sheriff's deputy in October and endangering the safety of several other officers as they were arresting him.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A suspect is charged with killing a western Wisconsin sheriff's deputy in October and endangering the safety of several other officers as they were arresting him.

If a tree falls in a forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound?

Adam Radwanski weighs in on key passages from Donald Trump's inaugural speech

The crowd was smaller for the 45th president's inauguration than for Obama's first inauguration, but not historically small

US Senator John McCain congratulated Donald Trump via Twitter on his inauguration as the forty-fifth president of the United States.

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PARIS — Colorful fall-winter menswear shows in Paris mixed high culture, androgyny and streetwear, as Paris Jackson, the daughter of the late pop icon Michael Jackson, stepped out for the cameras at Givenchy’s library show— fittingly in the City of Light. Here are highlights: PARIS IN PARIS The budding 18-year-old model and daughter of music

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has suspended the reduction of annual mortgage insurance premiums that was supposed to go into effect January 27.

This woman suspects she has been swindled out of joint property

President Donald Trump has reportedly picked a fierce critic of the Obama-era "net neutrality" rules to be chief regulator of the nation's airwaves and internet connections. Citing unidentified people, Bloomberg and Politico both reported Friday that the next chairman of ...

PARIS (AP) — Colorful fall-winter menswear shows in Paris mixed high culture, androgyny and streetwear, as Paris Jackson, the daughter of the late pop icon Michael Jackson, stepped out for the cameras at Givenchy's library show— fittingly in the City of Light.

(AP) — Some top Republican legislators in Kansas are looking to cut aid to public schools significantly to help close a hole in the state budget, a move that would fly in the face of past state Supreme Court rulings on education funding. Senate Ways and Means Committee Chairwoman Carolyn McGinn, a Sedgwick Republican, said Friday that she's drafting a bill to cut spending to close the projected $342 million shortfall in the state's budget. Brownback has instead proposed liquidating a state investment... Читать дальше...

The individual mandate is Obamacare’s least popular feature. Republicans have pledged to eliminate it. This commitment remains good politics. However, it is also good economics.

John Moxley, serving a prison term of 30 years to life in the death of his 2-year-old son, has died at a Las Vegas hospital, according to the state Department of Corrections. Moxley, 53, had been imprisoned at the High Desert State Prison until his ...

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin congressman says the late nomination of Georgia's former governor as U.S. agriculture secretary could impact local farmers.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate confirms retired Gen. John Kelly to head Homeland Security Department in Trump administration.

WEST LIBERTY, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on an Ohio school shooting that injured one student (all times local):

Champaign County Sheriff Michael Melvin says more people would have been wounded at the West Liberty school building on Friday morning without the intervention because the shooter's intent was to harm more people. Officials say a male student who was shot and wounded at an Ohio school is being treated at a hospital, and another student suspected in the shooting is in custody. Local media report the Champaign County sheriff's office confirmed the wounded person is a student but didn't immediately release other details. Читать дальше...

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