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Kelly Ripa: ‘People deserve respect in workplace’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The dust has settled — for now — at Disney’s Live With Kelly and Michael, and the show’s longtime host is explaining her actions following her April 20 walkout. Ripa already spoke to her own audience…
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Poll: Clinton, Trump ‘dead even’ in Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s still early to analyze the general election, but a new poll shows Hillary Clinton andDonald Trump in a dead heat in three key swing states: Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll…
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Johnny Manziel indicted on misdemeanor assault charge
DALLAS — Johnny Manziel is expected to be indicted Tuesday on allegations that he attacked his ex-girlfriend in January, an attorney for the troubled former NFL quarterback said Monday. Robert Hinton told The Associated Press that prosecutors have notified him they expect a local grand jury to sign off on a misdemeanor assault charge for…
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Ancient Zoroastrian faith gets new temple in New York region
(RNS1-AUG27) Forty years after Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, widely divergent voices _ from the conservative Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore to liberal gay rights organizations _ claim to be fighting for King’s “dream.” See RNS-KING-COMPARE, transmitted Aug. 27, 2003. RNS file photo. FILE PHOTO
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Famed architect Zaha Hadid dies at 65
Zaha Hadid, the Iraqi-born British architect who designed modernist, futuristic buildings acclaimed around the world, died suddenly in a Miami hospital Thursday. She was 65. Her death was reported by British publications, such as The Guardian and the BBC, and confirmed by Hadid’s firm, according to the Associated Press. The firm said she suffered a…
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. will donate brain for research
Dale Earnhardt Jr. wants to donate his brain to science. NASCAR’s most popular driver revealed his intention Saturday night during a casual Twitter chat, saying he hoped to donate his brain in order to help concussion research. His tweet came after he tweeted a link to an article on three former Oakland Raiderswho also said…
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American servicemember killed in attack in northern Iraq
A U.S. servicemember was killed at a northern Iraqi base after it came under rocket attack, a U.S. military official told USA TODAY on Saturday. Two rockets hit the base, but one didn’t cause any casualties or damage, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak…
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Joe’s Crab Shack apologizes for using photo of lynching as table decor
ROSEVILLE, Minn. – Joe’s Crab Shack is under fire for using a photo of a black man’s execution as table decor. According to the Minneapolis NAACP, Tyrone Williams and Chauntyll Allen were preparing to dine at Joe’s Crab Shack in Roseville on Wednesday night when they noticed a photo embedded inside the table. It appeared to show a large group of…
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Troy Tulowitzki still seething over Rockies; Nolan Arenado upset with Tulo
DUNEDIN, Fla. – Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki still seethes recounting how it went down, and there are Colorado Rockies’ executives he’d rather not speak with again. “I’ll never talk to him, never talk to those people,’’ Tulowitzki told USA TODAY Sports. “You get lied to, straight to your face, you get upset. I believe…
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Islamic State video makes direct threats against Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey
SAN FRANCISCO — A video purportedly made by supporters of the Islamic State makes direct threats against Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for combating terrorism on their Internet platforms. The 25-minute propaganda video was released by a group calling itself “the sons of the Caliphatearmy.” In it, photographs of both technology leaders are targeted by bullets. The…