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Minnesota State Fair to Increase Security
- August 17, 2016
Other safety procedures have been adjusted in other areas, too, including security staffing levels, vehicle access, traffic management and video. Fair officials announced the planned security enhancements on Tuesday. Fair officials said Tuesday that they are taking several steps to tighten security for the fair, which begins August 25 and runs through Labor Day. (more...)
- August 17, 2016
Other safety procedures have been adjusted in other areas, too, including security staffing levels, vehicle access, traffic management and video. Fair officials announced the planned security enhancements on Tuesday. Fair officials said Tuesday that they are taking several steps to tighten security for the fair, which begins August 25 and runs through Labor Day. (more...)
Over 2000 drug tests conducted so far at Rio Olympics
- August 17, 2016
He claimed that tainted doping samples of Russian athletes had been swapped for clean ones at a control lab during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Matches in the Olympic Village have increased by 129 percent, Rosette Pambakian, VP of Global Communications & Branding at Tinder, said to the Associated Press . (more...)
- August 17, 2016
He claimed that tainted doping samples of Russian athletes had been swapped for clean ones at a control lab during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Matches in the Olympic Village have increased by 129 percent, Rosette Pambakian, VP of Global Communications & Branding at Tinder, said to the Associated Press . (more...)
Manafort: Trump 2nd Amendment comments were not a threat
- August 17, 2016
Yanukovych. Manafort was peppered with questions about Trump's eventful week and defended the candidate's comments on the Second Amendment, sidestepped seemingly inconsistent Trump remarks about his economic plans and avoided a question about a campaign co-chairman's remarks that refreshed the Khizr Khan Gold Star family imbroglio. (more...)
- August 17, 2016
Yanukovych. Manafort was peppered with questions about Trump's eventful week and defended the candidate's comments on the Second Amendment, sidestepped seemingly inconsistent Trump remarks about his economic plans and avoided a question about a campaign co-chairman's remarks that refreshed the Khizr Khan Gold Star family imbroglio. (more...)
Minor change made to charges against mom in drowning deaths
- August 17, 2016
CPS officials said in court filings that Thomas and her children had been homeless at the time and were staying in a shelter. Thomas' husband, Danny Ray Thomas, is now serving a three-year prison sentence for possession of PCP, according to the Houston Chronicle . (more...)
- August 17, 2016
CPS officials said in court filings that Thomas and her children had been homeless at the time and were staying in a shelter. Thomas' husband, Danny Ray Thomas, is now serving a three-year prison sentence for possession of PCP, according to the Houston Chronicle . (more...)
Phelps wins 22nd Olympic gold
- August 17, 2016
Thursday's victory was Phelps' 22nd Olympic gold medal as he continues to extend his record as the most successful Olympian of all time. Phelps has a number of other records: the most medals of any athlete in Olympic history, the most gold medals in any one Olympic Games (he had eight in Beijing), as well as world records in a number of events including the 100m and 200m butterfly, the 400m individual medley, and the 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle relays. (more...)
- August 17, 2016
Thursday's victory was Phelps' 22nd Olympic gold medal as he continues to extend his record as the most successful Olympian of all time. Phelps has a number of other records: the most medals of any athlete in Olympic history, the most gold medals in any one Olympic Games (he had eight in Beijing), as well as world records in a number of events including the 100m and 200m butterfly, the 400m individual medley, and the 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle relays. (more...)
Bella Thorne And Gregg Sulkin Split After A Year Of Dating
- August 17, 2016
Both actors have said that one of the main reasons for the split was their schedules and the difficulty that they had being able to see each other. You are such a wonderful, Kind, generous, loving person and you are insanely important to me, ' he boasted. Their breakup surprised many fans since they have been enjoying each other's company. (more...)
- August 17, 2016
Both actors have said that one of the main reasons for the split was their schedules and the difficulty that they had being able to see each other. You are such a wonderful, Kind, generous, loving person and you are insanely important to me, ' he boasted. Their breakup surprised many fans since they have been enjoying each other's company. (more...)
Trump claims Obama 'is the founder of ISIS'
- August 17, 2016
Bush's attempt to blame Obama and Clinton for the rise of the militant group backfired, most notably when a 19-year-old college student told him "your brother created ISIS", but that didn't stop Trump from appropriating the line of attack for himself. (more...)
- August 17, 2016
Bush's attempt to blame Obama and Clinton for the rise of the militant group backfired, most notably when a 19-year-old college student told him "your brother created ISIS", but that didn't stop Trump from appropriating the line of attack for himself. (more...)
Rangers' Choo set for surgery on broken left wrist, forearm
- August 17, 2016
Choo fractured his forearm on Monday after being hit by a pitch. Beltre's 19th homer, which gave him 432 to break a tie with Cal Ripken on the career list, came after singles from Ian Desmond and Carlos Beltran following the pitch that hit Choo. (more...)
- August 17, 2016
Choo fractured his forearm on Monday after being hit by a pitch. Beltre's 19th homer, which gave him 432 to break a tie with Cal Ripken on the career list, came after singles from Ian Desmond and Carlos Beltran following the pitch that hit Choo. (more...)
Comedy Central Cancels 'The Nightly Show' Months Before 2016 Election
- August 17, 2016
Kent Alterman, the president of Comedy Central , told The New York Times that the show " hasn't resonated " after a year and a half on the air. " The Nightly Show " has been hovering around 776,000 viewers in 2016. The cancellation, however, doesn't come as much of a surprise when "Nightly Show" ratings are compared to that of "The Colbert Report." The Daily Show's Stewart pitched the idea for the series as "a show that exists in between news and punditry, or "fake news' and ... (more...)
- August 17, 2016
Kent Alterman, the president of Comedy Central , told The New York Times that the show " hasn't resonated " after a year and a half on the air. " The Nightly Show " has been hovering around 776,000 viewers in 2016. The cancellation, however, doesn't come as much of a surprise when "Nightly Show" ratings are compared to that of "The Colbert Report." The Daily Show's Stewart pitched the idea for the series as "a show that exists in between news and punditry, or "fake news' and ... (more...)
Justin Bieber axes Instagram amid war with Selena Gomez fans
- August 17, 2016
Justin Bieber has deleted his Instagram account hours after he and former girlfriend Selena Gomez indulged in an ugly spat on the photosharing site, with the songstress accusing the pop star of "cheating multiple times". She continued, "Don't be mad at your fans. They love you", Gomez had said. Hope u can all be kind to my friends and eachother. She seemed to apologize for riling him up with her comments. (more...)
- August 17, 2016
Justin Bieber has deleted his Instagram account hours after he and former girlfriend Selena Gomez indulged in an ugly spat on the photosharing site, with the songstress accusing the pop star of "cheating multiple times". She continued, "Don't be mad at your fans. They love you", Gomez had said. Hope u can all be kind to my friends and eachother. She seemed to apologize for riling him up with her comments. (more...)
Mourinho hints that Pogba deal is close to completion
- August 17, 2016
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has said that Louis Van Gaal's style of play, philosophies and dynamics are different to his. The biggest thing for me and my own family wasn't the money, it was: 'What's Giggsy like? It stays like this. (more...)
- August 17, 2016
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has said that Louis Van Gaal's style of play, philosophies and dynamics are different to his. The biggest thing for me and my own family wasn't the money, it was: 'What's Giggsy like? It stays like this. (more...)
Disney to Release Live-Action 'Little Mermaid' Movie with Lin-Manuel Miranda
- August 17, 2016
The music will be orchestrated as "a remix of pre-existing songs" from the 1989 Disney animated classic, for which Menken won two Academy Awards. Miranda will also produce the movie with Marc Platt , and the duo are expected to hire a writer in the coming weeks. (more...)
- August 17, 2016
The music will be orchestrated as "a remix of pre-existing songs" from the 1989 Disney animated classic, for which Menken won two Academy Awards. Miranda will also produce the movie with Marc Platt , and the duo are expected to hire a writer in the coming weeks. (more...)
Antonio Conte: My thoughts on this Chelsea star's debut against West Ham
- August 17, 2016
Conte celebrated wildly with the Chelsea supporters on the touchline and was full of praise for his players' performance in his first game at the helm. I know we can improve through the work. The victory was deserved for me. The former Italy head coach revealed he had thoroughly enjoyed his first experience of football in England, despite being forced to wait until the 89th minute to seal victory. (more...)
- August 17, 2016
Conte celebrated wildly with the Chelsea supporters on the touchline and was full of praise for his players' performance in his first game at the helm. I know we can improve through the work. The victory was deserved for me. The former Italy head coach revealed he had thoroughly enjoyed his first experience of football in England, despite being forced to wait until the 89th minute to seal victory. (more...)
John Williams will return to score upcoming 'Star Wars: Episode 8'
- August 17, 2016
Star Wars: Episode VIII is expected to land on December 15, 2017. We already knew that Williams would return to the franchise, but as MassLive reports, Williams broke revealed this weekend that work would be starting on the score in just few weeks. (more...)
- August 17, 2016
Star Wars: Episode VIII is expected to land on December 15, 2017. We already knew that Williams would return to the franchise, but as MassLive reports, Williams broke revealed this weekend that work would be starting on the score in just few weeks. (more...)
Dick Van Dyke sings 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' at Denny's
- August 17, 2016
The chipper actor was looking dapper in a sharp black suit - definitely more dressed up than the rest of the Denny's patrons, some of whom (a small child included) don't seem to quite understand the magnitude of the performance they're witnessing by the living legend. (more...)
- August 17, 2016
The chipper actor was looking dapper in a sharp black suit - definitely more dressed up than the rest of the Denny's patrons, some of whom (a small child included) don't seem to quite understand the magnitude of the performance they're witnessing by the living legend. (more...)
Slain runner from NYC laid to rest in MA
- August 17, 2016
Investigators probing the killing of a New York City woman who went for a run near her mother's home in central MA and was found dead in the woods Sunday have received about 450 tips. A remarkably poised Abrahams, who pulled up stakes in New York City and moved to California two weeks ago "for a job and a boy" at Marcotte's urging, said her "partner in crime" was "truly a modern-day Jackie O". (more...)
- August 17, 2016
Investigators probing the killing of a New York City woman who went for a run near her mother's home in central MA and was found dead in the woods Sunday have received about 450 tips. A remarkably poised Abrahams, who pulled up stakes in New York City and moved to California two weeks ago "for a job and a boy" at Marcotte's urging, said her "partner in crime" was "truly a modern-day Jackie O". (more...)
Joss Whedon could direct Supergirl/The Flash musical!
- August 17, 2016
More importantly, the network made it clear that everyone understood that these musical episodes are different from the four-show crossover that will premiere in November. Therefore, one of the great questions of the fans is who will execute this famous episode and of course the name of Joss Whedon was soon on everyone's lips. (more...)
- August 17, 2016
More importantly, the network made it clear that everyone understood that these musical episodes are different from the four-show crossover that will premiere in November. Therefore, one of the great questions of the fans is who will execute this famous episode and of course the name of Joss Whedon was soon on everyone's lips. (more...)
Donald Trump claims that President Obama "founded ISIS"
- August 17, 2016
He then referred to the President by his full name - Barack Hussein Obama, putting emphasis on "Hussein". "He's the founder! He founded ISIS". "He was the founder of ISIS and so was she", he said. "I gave the co-founder to Hillary". I think we're going to have a victory. "I made that decision", he said. "And regardless of whether the candidate on my side of the aisle says things that I disagree with or not, if you ask me, I'm going to share my disagreement on certain things and my ... (more...)
- August 17, 2016
He then referred to the President by his full name - Barack Hussein Obama, putting emphasis on "Hussein". "He's the founder! He founded ISIS". "He was the founder of ISIS and so was she", he said. "I gave the co-founder to Hillary". I think we're going to have a victory. "I made that decision", he said. "And regardless of whether the candidate on my side of the aisle says things that I disagree with or not, if you ask me, I'm going to share my disagreement on certain things and my ... (more...)
Supergirl Comes to Lego Dimensions with Red Lantern Transformation
- August 17, 2016
The Supergirl LEGO minifigure unlocks Supergirl within the game, where she can use abilities such as Super Strength, Flying, X-Ray Vision, and a heat vision Beam Attacks. She will later be available as a "Hire-a-Hero" in the game, which lets players sample characters with studs collected. Parsons then proceeded to name all of the 16 franchises that will be arriving in Lego Dimensions at some point in the future, which include Adventure Time , Harry Potter , Ghostbusters, The Goonies ... (more...)
- August 17, 2016
The Supergirl LEGO minifigure unlocks Supergirl within the game, where she can use abilities such as Super Strength, Flying, X-Ray Vision, and a heat vision Beam Attacks. She will later be available as a "Hire-a-Hero" in the game, which lets players sample characters with studs collected. Parsons then proceeded to name all of the 16 franchises that will be arriving in Lego Dimensions at some point in the future, which include Adventure Time , Harry Potter , Ghostbusters, The Goonies ... (more...)
Brian Williams to anchor late campaign newscast for MSNBC
- August 17, 2016
Of course, this brings to mind Williams's long fantasy of dabbing into the late-night talk show scene, but it won't butt up directly against the show's of comedians Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, and Jimmy Kimmel. Network insiders say MSNBC bosses see an audience for live news and politics at 11, but have yet to settle on specific plans for the hour. The new time slot would be a big step for Williams, who hasn't had a regularly scheduled gig since serving a six-month suspension for ... (more...)
- August 17, 2016
Of course, this brings to mind Williams's long fantasy of dabbing into the late-night talk show scene, but it won't butt up directly against the show's of comedians Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, and Jimmy Kimmel. Network insiders say MSNBC bosses see an audience for live news and politics at 11, but have yet to settle on specific plans for the hour. The new time slot would be a big step for Williams, who hasn't had a regularly scheduled gig since serving a six-month suspension for ... (more...)
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