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Venezuela’s political crisis loomed over the Organization of American States’ General Assembly meeting Tuesday, as heavy as the rain soaking this resort city. Foreign ministers from OAS’ 34 member nations failed to reach agreement the previous day on a joint statement of how to help stabilize the South American country, rocked by more than two months of anti-government protests in which more than 70 people have died. One proposal, introduced last month at a special OAS meeting on Venezuela, would... Читать дальше...

As defenses against standard cyberattacks evolve, so do the methods of attack carried out by malicious actors. Security researchers say a type of attack known as steganographic malware is on the rise.

A federal appeals court has upheld the Richmond Police Department’s firing of a longtime employee who claimed the department discriminated against her because of her religious disapproval of homosexuality. The Police Department had valid reasons for dismissing records clerk Loudesia Flanagan, including her mistreatment of a volunteer intern who was lesbian, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said Monday. The volunteer intern told a supervisor in March 2012 that Flanagan... Читать дальше...

Lawsuit claims outdoor recreational park failed to properly chlorinate water, regulate temperature of water and warn visitors of possible danger

The former Minneapolis employees of Arthur Andersen raised $1.5 million to build the $4.57 million wellness center at Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute.

After seemingly being on the block every trade deadline, Brook Lopez finally has been dealt — and the Nets have started the rebuild in earnest. The Nets shipped their star center and the 27th pick in Thursday’s draft to the Lakers in exchange for young guard D’Angelo Russell and veteran center Timofey Mozgov. The deal...

After seemingly being on the block every trade deadline, Brook Lopez finally has been dealt — and the Nets have started the rebuild in earnest. The Nets shipped their star center and the 27th pick in Thursday’s draft to the Lakers in exchange for young guard D’Angelo Russell and veteran center Timofey Mozgov. The deal...

Jon Ossoff looks at the ceiling and sighs. He appears tired after nearly six months of his unrelenting congressional campaign for a House seat in Georgia’s Sixth District. He’s less than six hours away from learning the results of a long-shot race turned tangible possibility.

The Borussia Dortmund winger bears striking similarities to Monaco wonderkid Kylian Mbappe, and both could be on the move this summer

Federal government wants to bar Floyd Landis' misdeeds from trial against Lance Armstrong.

Today is the 15th anniversary of the release of “Minority Report,” one of the most innovative and prescient sci-fi movies to grace the big screen. [...] in honor of the Steven Spielberg-Tom Cruise masterpiece, we wanted to run through 20 movies that predicted modern tech. Elon Musk, Google, and Uber have been duking it out to bring self-driving cars to the masses, but Arnold Schwarzenegger might have jumpstarted the competition when he took a robot-controlled ride in 1990’s “Total Recall.” ... Читать дальше...

MIAMI — Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Sapp is donating his brain for medical research. Sapp announced on social media Tuesday that his brain will go to the Concussion Legacy Foundation after his death. The 44-year-old said in a statement that he’s started to feel the effects of the many hits he took during

Attention, burger lovers. Which would you prefer — a hamburger made of fresh beef or one from frozen patty?

BBC's Barbara Plett Usher looks at what lays behind US moves to flood the region with weapons.

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Helen Mirren still has it!

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Index provider cautions that market-friendly changes under Macri could be reversed

When Grant Tribbett proposed to his girlfriend Cassandra Reschar, he didn’t just make a commitment to her. He made one to her daughter too.

LOS ANGELES (June 20, 2017) – Four-division world champion Adrien Broner and three-division world champion Mikey Garcia completed a two-day media tour that took them from coast-to-coast and culminated with a Los Angeles press conference Tuesday to discuss their super lightweight showdown that headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Saturday, July 29 live on SHOWTIME. Broner vs. …

Detroit Lions defensive tackle Khyri Thornton has been suspended for the first six games of the 2017 season for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy.

NEW YORK — The family of a New York City man killed by a police chokehold is set to meet with Justice Department officials as a federal investigation of the case hangs in the balance. Eric Garner’s family said Tuesday that the meeting would take place on Wednesday in Brooklyn. Federal authorities characterized the closed-door

The death of a 22-year-old college student in Ohio on Monday has dashed any hopes of a quick detente between the U.S. and North Korea. President Trump said the American government should have secured his release sooner and called his treatment “a disgrace” and the North Korean government “a brutal regime.” The furor in the U.S. over Warmbier’s death recalls the raw emotions felt after a chemical weapons attack in Syria killed children, which prompted Trump to fire cruise missiles at Bashar Assad’s regime. Читать дальше...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — After a break of more than two years, the Oregon Government Ethics Commission will resume its investigation into whether Cylvia Hayes used her relationship as the fiancee of former Gov. John Kitzhaber to win contracts for…