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Povaliy on the verge of anorexia!
Unfading Povaliy wondered whith losing weight. — Mom forbade me to continue losing weight, I thought,well I'm 51-year-old now. Thanks to journalists that constantly remind about this!, — the singer wrote in her Instagram. Note the star has arrived to Kiev for shooting the video...
What’s Inside the Controversial 1994 Crime Bill That’s Plaguing Hillary Clinton on the Campaign Trail
One of the latest flash points in the Democratic presidential race is a crime bill signed into law more than two decades ago. The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, passed by then-President Bill Clinton in 1994, has caused outbursts from protesters and is bringing his time in the White House under scrutiny. Last...
Bernie Sanders Proposes National Ban on Fracking
Bernie Sanders has a new addition to his campaign speech. Speaking to crowds around New York state and Pennsylvania in the last week, the progressive Democratic candidate has ratcheted up his focus on environmental issues, specifically talking at length about his opposition to fracking. Last fall, Sanders introduced during...
Starbucks Serves Man Beverage With Label ‘Diabetes Here I Come’
One Starbucks really got the name wrong on one customer’s order label last Friday. A man who ordered a Grande White Chocolate Mocha at a St. Augustine, Florida Starbucks reported receiving the drink with a printed label that read, "DIABETES HERE I COME." The customer, who prefers to remain anonymous,...
Syrian Cease-fire Fraying; Aleppo in Regime Sights
Rebel commanders and opposition politicians who have been battling to unseat Syrian Presidential Bashar al-Assad for five years say the cessation of hostilities brokered by the U.S. and Russia in February is on the verge of collapse, and they are readying for a regime offensive on Aleppo. Anti-Assad activists say they have...
Bible makes list of books most challenged at libraries, public schools
On the latest list of books most objected to at public schools and libraries, one title has been targeted nationwide, at times for the sex and violence it contains, but mostly for the legal issues it raises. The Bible. "You have people who feel that if a school library buys a copy of the Bible, it's a violation of...
Human remains found, suspect arrested in case of missing Seattle-area woman
A 37-year-old man has been arrested after human remains believed to be those of a missing Seattle-area mother of three were found in a recycling bin, authorities said late Monday. Ingrid Lyne, 40, was last seen Friday night before going on a blind date to a Seattle Mariners game, Q13 Fox reported. Seattle Police said late...
A Closer Look at the Panama Papers
Host Seth Meyers considers the corruptions scandals that have popped up around the so-called Panama Papers. This story, Meyers said, is important because it sheds light on how wealthy individuals and organizations around the world hid their money from the public and avoid getting taxed....
Yes, All American Alcohol Has to Be Radioactive
America has a long and storied history with regulating alcohol, which has left us with a high drinking age, and a very strange requirement that all alcohol be slightly radioactive. As Tom Scott explains, the requirement stems from the fact that all alcohol sold for human consumption has to be made from plant matter—no...
Zika linked to second autoimmune disorder similar to multiple sclerosis
The Zika virus has been linked to a second type of autoimmune disorder, according to a small study released today. Doctors have known that Zika is associated with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a condition in which the immune system attacks the nervous system, causing paralysis, since the Zika outbreak in French Polynesia in...
David Cameron blasts ‘deeply hurtful’ claims against his dad as he is grilled by MPs
DAVID CAMERON hit out at “deeply hurtful and profoundly untrue allegations” against his late father as he faced a grilling by MPs over his financial affairs. The Prime Minister today made a statement to the House of Commons, having last week seen himself dragged into a global offshore tax avoidance scandal. The leak...
Duchess dazzles in embroidered Indian-inspired dress for New Delhi garden party
THE Duchess of Cambridge went for an elegant look tonight in a £2,535 Alice Temperley outfit for the Queen’s birthday party in New Delhi. On the second day of the royal tour of India and after a wardrobe malfunction earlier when her dress nearly blew up in the wind, Kate changed into a loose fitting Temperley London...