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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of protesters were marching in Minneapolis to demonstrate against the inauguration of Republican President Donald Trump.

Message is that power will switch from bureaucrats to the people, says Roger Kimball

Former President Barack Obama commuted prison sentences of nearly 2,000 federal inmates, the highest total since President Harry Truman left office in 1953, according to a report by the PEW Research Center.

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On the National Mall, far fewer showed up than the throng that attended Obama's 2009 inauguration, and some protesters downtown hurled bricks and broke windows in a show of defiance. Obama's staffers left one reminder on the wall near a West Wing entrance: a collection of newspaper front pages from Obama's proudest moments, including the day he signed the Affordable Care Act and the day the Senate confirmed his nomination of the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice. He sat stoically as Trump, in his inaugural address... Читать дальше...

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chuying on Friday called the Taiwanese presence at the inauguration a "publicity stunt, which aims to undermine and disrupt the China-US relationship." [...] he said Taiwan would like a free trade agreement and investment treaty with the U.S.; its support in participating in international organizations like Interpol, currently blocked by China; and stronger defense capabilities to ensure stability in the Asia-Pacific. Speaking through an interpreter, Yu... Читать дальше...

If Giants GM Jerry Reese wants to keep Big Blue’s big comeback going, he’ll burn all his running back scouting tape right now.

Inslee and Murray offer a warm sendoff to Barack Obama, and deliver a cold shoulder to President Trump.

Trump is the first president in decades not to release his returns.

Protesters are flying to the nation’s capital to take part in the Women’s March on Washington.

Every time it looks like Microsoft has learned its lesson, it goes out and finds an exciting new way to make people angry again.

NEW ORLEANS — An off-duty police officer and a woman he was helping were shot and killed Friday in a New Orleans suburb, and authorities were searching for a man who had been involved with the woman, officials said. Authorities shut the Mississippi River bridge from New Orleans’ east bank to its west bank to conduct the search, causing traffic to back up for miles. Munch said he joined the department in July 2015 and “finished first in everything” in his police academy class of roughly 20 recruits. Читать дальше...

The Blues boss is confident the striker's future at Stamford Bridge is secure and does not expect the fans to jeer him if he plays against Hull City

Today's edition of quick hits.

The striker put pen to paper on a new deal until 2020 almost exactly a year ago but the club never made an official announcement and don't plan to

A new study finds that being physically involved with serving your food can lead you to healthier eating choices.

President Donald Trump put Nebraska on the map Friday, when he mentioned our “windswept plains” during his inaugural address.

In the largest year-over-year decline in nearly 20 years, the volume of new farm loans issued in the fourth quarter of 2016 dropped an eye-widening 40 percent compared with the year prior, according a recent report from the Federal Reserve…

A police complaint was lodged against unidentified persons on Friday for threatening Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) general secretary, Narendra Rawat with his life in November last year.

Two months after a Bharuch-based businessman had lodged a complaint alleging that he was robbed of Rs 2.25 crore, the probe in the case has been transferred to the detection of crime branch (DCB)

The Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) is all set to host its eleventh edition of Anand Run, the annual marathon conducted by the institute on January 22.