Pope Francis issues emotional plea for migrants on U.S. border
His final stop in Juarez has special meaning not only because of the border Mass he will celebrate later in the afternoon, but also because of the sharp distinction between the economic state of the two countries on each side of the border.
Vehicle Explodes In Turkish Capital Ankara, Many Hurt - Police, Media
A Turkish military general staff official has confirmed to Reuters the explosion targeted a bus carrying military personnel. According to foreign media outlets Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued an official statement condemning the attack.
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Radioactive material stolen in Iraq raises security fears
Commissioner Bettman upholds Wideman's 20-game suspension
Los Angeles officers charged with raping women on duty
Blue Devils trim Tar Heels in Chapel Hill
Draxler nets double as Wolfsburg beat Gent 3-2 in Champions League
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You can unlink the accounts at any time. "Many of you would like more of Gmail's powerful features, like spam protection and inbox organization, on these accounts - but don't want to go through the hassle of changing your email address", Google wrote in a blog post on Wednesday.
SFI distances itself from pro-Afzal slogans during JU rally
In the middle of a controversy over anti-India slogans raised at an event in support of terrorist Afzal Guru at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), BJP parliamentarian Vijay Goel today held a sit-in protest against "anti-nationals". A third poster refered to a quotation of Mao Tse Tung and declared: "We are in favour of freedom fo all oppressed people". Meanwhile, BJP has strongly condemned the incident of Jadavpur University.
What are gravitational waves?
British physicist Stephen Hawking says the detection of gravitational waves provides a completely new way of looking at the universe, and is at least as important as the detection of the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider. Scientists announced the first detection of gravitational waves. In fact, this caused so much doubt to Einstein regarding the prospect of gravitational waves being ever detected that he twice declared them "non-existent" before reverting to his original position.
Batman v Superman Interviews with Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill
According to the site, Warners aren't necessarily anxious about the quality of the film, but are more nervous about how it'll be perceived . When questioned whether or not it's a fair fight between Superman and Batman , Cavill was surprisingly candid saying: "It's not, but we've got to make the story interesting".
Jet Set Radio, Other Sega Classics Available for Free on Steam
Wrath of the Dead Rabbit and Virtual Rabbit Missions and Pimp My Rabbit Pack DLC, all for the low, low price of absolutely free. Along with the free games, SEGA is also having a big sale on its many RTS series on steam as well. Whether or not you're interested in any of SEGA's free war games or not, the free games are up for grabs and there are some pretty huge discounts off its other games too.
Samsung Galaxy S7 fully revealed in first real photo leak
There are rumors that Samsung will bring back the microSD card with this device after having found a way to combine external and internal storage without creating any detrimental effects on the performance. Recently, a new report from TechRadar is suggesting the reason Samsung chose to cancel the Galaxy S7 Edge + flagship. Samsung has released a teaser for the upcoming Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones by announcing a Samsung Unpacked event on 21 February, one day ...
Tussle between Swamy, Sibal over National Herald hearing in SC
Thakur and Justice R. Banumathi that the Gandhis would be given an urgent hearing on February 12 itself. The Delhi High Court had earlier observed that the conduct of Congress office bearers, including Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, smacked of criminality.
Kidnapped Snapdeal employee Dipti Sarna traced to Panipat, is safe
The incident created a tension among company officials. "I don't want to say anything else", Dipti's mother said. Her father was waiting for her near the Ghaziabad bus stand when he received a call from her friend. Her father and brother, who went to the railway station along with the police, met her as she arrived 36 hours after she went missing. "Several police teams are involved in the search", he said.
Obama vows to press ahead on Clean Power Plan after setback
The US green economy received a blow yesterday, after the Supreme Court ruled that the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan should be halted while a case challenging its legality is heard. The ruling late Tuesday "confirms that the legal justification for the Clean Power Plan should be examined by the courts before scarce state and private resources are used to develop state plans", said Melissa McHenry, a spokeswoman for Columbus-based American Electric Power Co., one of the biggest coal ...
North Korea to cut hotlines with South
The North's moves, announced by the North's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea, significantly raised the stakes in a standoff that began with North Korea's nuclear test last month, followed by a long-range rocket launch on Sunday that outsiders see as a banned test of ballistic missile technology.
University of Missouri leaders address state lawmakers
Click picked a beef with Columbia cops, who captured the encounter on a body camera during a Concerned Student 1950 protest at the school's homecoming parade in October, according to the Missourian . In suspending Click last month, the university system's governing board of curators ordered an investigation by its general counsel to determine whether additional discipline "is appropriate".
Clearwater Beach named America's best beach by TripAdvisor
In 2008, Caladesi Island State Park was named the No. 1 beach by Dr. Beach (whose real name is Stephen Leatherman) of Florida International University. This is my favorite place in the world! Four other Florida beaches made the list, including Siesta Beach in Siesta Kay at No. 3; Pensacola Beach in Pensacola Beach at No.
Suffolk/USA TODAY poll shows Sanders stronger in general election
A CNN/ORC poll released Wednesday found that Clinton and Sanders are locked in a dead heat among likely caucusgoers, Clinton capturing 48 percent of the vote and Sanders winning 47 percent. He polls higher among independents, men, voters under 35, and voters with college degrees, the Daily Caller noted. The Democratic candidates are vying for support in Saturday's Nevada caucuses and then facing off in SC on February 27 and a series of March 1 "Super Tuesday" contests that include ...
Death toll from Ankara vehicle bomb attack rises to at least 28
The capital itself was targeted before as recently as October, when a double bombing of a peace rally killed at least 100 in the deadliest attack of recent times. "This attack did not only target our military personnel in those shuttles". We are "deeply saddened by this attack", he said. Military officials condemned the attack as "contemptible and dastardly".
Snyder announces plan to replace lead water pipes in Flint
Flint Mayor Karen Weaver said she could take the city's case to a national audience if state lawmaker's delay funding for the removal of lead water lines in the city, which she targets to begin next week. The more corrosive water from the river leached lead from water system pipes, leading to unacceptably high levels of lead in hundreds of homes. The governor says he's also conducting a review of the state Department of Health and Human Services on why officials waited to warn the public ...
Tesla Loss Widens, But Shares Up 10% On Outlook
Musk has stated that the carmaker, whose Model S was the best-selling luxury vehicle in the United States in 2015, according to estimates compiled by EV Obsession , and a perennial favorite of Hollywood's ruling class, will sell 500,000 cars a year by 2020.
Sell gold now as recent rally isn't justified, says Goldman Sachs
Concerns remain that gold could correct further as some analysts say gold gained too much, too quickly. Central banks are driving a lot of the demand for gold as they diversify away from the USA dollar. After a volatile start to the new year, investors await the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) minutes from the January 26-27 meeting, hoping to glean information on the policy-board's decisions moving forward.
Yuan surges as markets reopen
Chris Beauchamp, senior market analyst at IG, says Monday's rise "gets filed as a brief flowering of bullish sentiment, rather than the start of something much more long-term". In an interview with Caixin magazine published over the weekend, PBoC head Zhou blamed foreign speculators for volatility in the yuan and said there was "no foundation for continued depreciation".
MARKET & ECONOMICSIran may be offered special terms to freeze oil output
Brent oil prices fell 2 per cent on Tuesday to below $33 a barrel on concerns that Iran may reject the deal. Top oil producers Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday agreed to limit oil production at January levels, provided other oil exporters joined in, and stopping short of agreeing cuts in oil output.
Kanye West: Rapper disses Taylor Swift in his song
MC Hammer caught the adorable moment on video, and uploaded it for his 3.58 million Twitter followers to see. Listen to Selena Gomez talk that Taylor Swift lyric below. "She's killing it and she kind of always has been". The Orange is the New Black star has exhausted of Kanye's risque comments about his ex-girlfriend Amber Rose and embattled comedian Bill Cosby, who has been accused of sexually assaulting more than 50 women, but it was the rap star's song lyric about her friend ...
India U19s vs Sri Lanka Under
But if at all there is one advantage to having so many fresh players, it is the possibility of catching the opposition unawares. Mahendra Singh Dhoni might have down played India's astonishing batting display at Pune in the first T20 global by saying that the track conditions were more "English" than "Indian" but make no mistake, Sri Lanka did catch Indian batsmen off guard.
Mourinho completes Manchester United move?
Rio Ferdinand warns that Manchester United face a title drought akin to Liverpool's should they fail with their next managerial appointment. "I do not believe that there is already a relationship between Jose Mourinho and Manchester United ".
Rockets: Dwight Howard trade talks heat up as trade deadline approaches
The Heat would be forced to include multiple other players-most likely Luol Deng , Chris Andersen and Josh McRoberts-to make the contracts work. The Hornets became the latest team to join the fray in the Howard sweepstakes following a report by ESPN NBA insider Marc Stein confirming the exploratory talks between the Hornets and the Rockets regarding Howard's availability.
Mourinho agrees £45m deal to be Man Utd manager
United have not commented on the suggestion they are interested in hiring Mourinho although Van Gaal reacted angrily when asked about the rumours following the Red Devils' 1-1 draw at Chelsea on Sunday. But as a family, our home will be in London . " I think if they bring someone else in, it is a huge decision because if this doesn't go right, it could be a long cycle ", Ferdinand warned.