A police officer from Edison, New Jersey was arrested on five counts of attempted murder and one count of aggravated arson, according to NJ.com, after he allegedly firebombed another ...
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U.S. News Headlines - Yahoo! News
OptionsJersey shore reopens for 1st post-Sandy summer
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey rolled out some of its big guns Friday to proclaim that the shore is back following Superstorm Sandy, using Gov. Chris Christie and ...
Read more.Wash. I-5 bridge collapse caused by oversize load
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A truck carrying an oversize load struck a bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles ...
Read more.Evacuated residents of ND city returning home
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Residents of a northeastern North Dakota city who evacuated their homes Tuesday because flooding threatened a nearby dam are going home.
Read more.Jury foreman says Arias testimony didn't help her
PHOENIX (AP) — As jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on ...
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NYT > Home Page
OptionsAlarming Picture as Rebels Prepare to Leave Goma
Human rights groups said that the rebels who captured Goma last week were now going on an assassination campaign as they prepared to leave, creating a vortex of crime and ...
Read more.3 Dead After Attack at Wyoming Community College
Police say a suspect, who also died, used a sharp-edged weapon in the killings of a faculty member and another person.
Read more.Court to Decide if Human Genes Can Be Patented
The justices will hear an appeal from medical professionals who want to stop Myriad Genetics Inc. from patenting genetic mutations that are linked to increased risk of breast cancer.
Read more.Most Americans Face Lower Tax Burden Than in the 80s
Despite their complaints, most Americans in 2010 paid far less in total taxes — federal, state and local — than they would have paid 30 years ago, according to an analysis by ...
Read more.Senate Votes to Curb Indefinite Detention
An amendment to a defense bill would prohibit the government from keeping American citizens and green card holders indefinitely without trial.
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Business Insider
Options'The Internship' Movie Is A Two-Hour Commercial For Google [REVIEW] (GOOG)
On June 7, a comedy about two 40-somethings becoming interns at Google hits theaters. Liz Gannes of AllThingsD recently got a chance to attend a screening of the movie, "The ...
Read more.CHART OF THE DAY: Central Banks Covering 27% Of The World Slashed Interest Rates This Month
"Central bankers claim that they aren’t starting a currency war," wrote market expert Ed Yardeni. "They deny that their policies are aimed at the competitive devaluation of their currencies ...
Read more.A Boatload Of Money Flowed Into Stocks Again This Week
Investors poured a massive $7.5 billion into equity funds this week.Bond funds had a big week too, increasing assets under management by $4.5 billion. Commodity funds suffered ...
Read more.The Illegal Street-Racing Story That Inspired The 'Fast And Furious' Movies
At the heart of explosive, globe-spanning, physics-defying "Fast And Furious" franchise lies a real-life story about street racing in New York City.
The movies, which had earned $1.6 billion ...
Read more.Gisele's Backside Is Starring In A New Ad Campaign
When you’re a world-famous fashion model, your face is your fortune. Odd then, that Gisele Bündchen’s new campaign doesn’t feature hers.
In her latest assignment for cult ...
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Jalopnik
OptionsA Porsche owner abandoned his car on a ferry in Vancouver, according to The Ottawa Sun.
A Porsche owner abandoned his car on a ferry in Vancouver, according to The Ottawa Sun. He claimed he couldn't find it, and then took the bus home. The ...
Read more.The Mid-Engined Renault Twin'Run Hatch Is The Rebirth Of A Legend
Do you know what's even better than a hatchback? An insane hatchback with an engine in the trunk that's built to go racing! Renault made quite a few ...
Read more.Beck – 'Loser'
Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we'll provide the jams.
So, I posted on Facebook a lyric to ...
Read more.For $26,000, Go On Tour
BMW never offered a wagon edition of the E34 M5 - or its 3.8 engine for that matter - in the USA. That hasn't stopped enterprising individuals from rectifying that ...
Read more.Could You Pull Off The Fast 5 Safe Heist In Real Life?
Welcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from Vulture, Mother Jones, Hooniverse and Smart ...
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CNN
OptionsTwo men arrested as Pakistan flight diverted to London
A Pakistan Airlines flight due to land in England's Manchester Airport was diverted by fighter jet to London's Stansted airport amid reports of an incident on board.'
Read more.Pakistani airliner diverted in the UK
Aviation editor Philip Baum talks about the Pakistan Airlines plane diverted from Manchester to Stansted airports.
Read more.Tributes for murdered British soldier
Tributes are pouring in for Drummer Lee Rigby, killed in a grisly knife attack in London -- and police are now holding four suspects in connection with the crime.
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Yanko Design
OptionsUn-knotty Plugs
The age-old concern of knotted wires, messy plugs on a power socket get a fresh new solution. The Rotate Plug design allows users to plug appliances effortlessly, without the worry ...
Read more.Smart Swimming Goggles
If you are an avid diver then I am sure you will appreciate the concept of the Smart Swimming Goggles. This simple eye cover actually assists with communication between divers ...
Read more.Clean Your Mind!
In an age of anxiety, every opportunity to reduce stress matters. Electrolux’s new UltraSilencer vacuum transform the chore of vacuum cleaning into a resource for personal well-being, with a ...
Read more.The Most Hipsterest Lamp Ever!
The Cassette lamp harkens back to a time when hair bands ruled and acid wash jeans were all the rave. Bringing new life to the iconic object, tapes are bound ...
Read more.Shelf Yourself!
What’s more fun than one of those pin-press needle impression toys that we loved to stick our faces in as kids??? …a GIANT one! Besides being über-fun, the PinPres ...
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Huffington Post
OptionsRussia Earthquake: Powerful Temblor Hits Off East Coast In Sea Of Okhotsk
MOSCOW -- A powerful earthquake on Friday hit Russia's Far East with tremors felt as far away as Moscow, about 7,000 kilometers (4,400 miles) west of the epicenter ...
Read more.Gay Mormon Characters In The Arts Step Out Of The Shadows
By Kellie Kotraba
Religion News Service(RNS) Twenty years ago, a gay Mormon character stepped onstage for the first time. His name was Joe Pitt, and he was in Tony ...
Read more.Elizabeth Warren Student Loans Bill Endorsed By Several Colleges, Organizations
A little more than two weeks after introducing her first bill, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is already seeing a wave of strong support.
Back on May 8, Warren announced her ...
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TechCrunch
OptionsThe Fairphone, World's First Ethically Sourced Smartphone, Opens Pre-Sales To General Public
Netherlands-based hardware initiative Fairphone began around three years ago as a project designed to highlight the use of conflict minerals in the construction of consumer electronics, and then evolved three ...
Read more.Report: Waze Could Be In Play Again, With Google The Latest Suitor. Or Not Actually
Google is the latest suitor to be reportedly circling around social sat-nav smartphone app Waze. Bloomberg reports ‘people familiar with the matter’ who say Mountain View is considering an acquisition ...
Read more.Flickr Suffers Outage Four Days After Major Revamp
Just four days after Yahoo-owned Flickr unveiled a brand-new upgrade, the site is experiencing major downtime for some—but not all—users.
Flickr tweeted its acknowledgement of the site going ...
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The Washington Post
OptionsKerry to Israelis, Palestinians: ‘Stay focused on the prize’
TEL AVIV – Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Friday that he hopes that Israel will refrain from further Jewish settlement expansion on land Palestinians claim for a future state ...
Read more.Low interest rates are the final straw for many company pensions
It was no small matter for the ILM Group’s executives when they froze the pension plan that has provided retirement security for the firm’s employees since 1947.
The ...
Read more.President Obama to speak at Naval Academy graduation
President Obama is scheduled to address the U.S. Naval Academy’s graduating class of 2013 Friday morning, his second commencement speech in Annapolis since taking office.
Every spring, the ...
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Hollywood Reporter
OptionsUTA Hires Top Investment Banker to Explore Finance Options
Sources say Ken Moelis is advising the agency in the wake of outside investment deals done by rivals CAA and WME.
Read more.Google's Eric Schmidt Says Hollywood's 'Storytelling Wins' in 'The New Digital Age'
Major studios still have the advantage in producing content, but should look to the Internet as a home for its farm team, say the search giant's chairman and his ...
Read more.Max Rose: Cannes Review
Jerry Lewis stars as a one-hit wonder jazz musician who makes an unsettling discovery following the death of his beloved wife in Daniel Noah's debut feature.
Read more.German Soccer Rules Europe, Can It Conquer the World?
Will success in the Champions League, where the first all-German final kicks off Saturday, translate into global riches for the Bundesliga?
Read more.Cannes: 'Magic Magic' Stars Juno Temple, Michael Cera on Culture Shock in Chile (Video)
Temple credits Cera's friendship for helping her get through the emotional scenes in Sebastián Silva's psychological thriller, which screened in the Directors' Fortnight section.
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Jezebel
OptionsIndonesian Lawmakers Consider Stricter Laws Against Sexy Black Magic
Earlier this week, we found out that Indonesia would finally be doing something about all the out-of-wedlock sex and black magic that its citizens are enjoying, probably simultaneously, since a ...
Read more.Dancing, Kissing, and Public Proposing on the All-Seeing Jumbotron
The Jumbotron sees all, and sometimes the Jumbotron sees so much that we can use it as a sort of compendium of our wildest hopes and darkest fears, like that ...
Read more.Amanda Bynes Was Suicidal Before Bong-Throwing Arrest, Says 'Friend'
During her arrest in Midtown last night, Amanda Bynes was taken to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation; it turns out this was set in motion by "friend and Hollywood publicist ...
Read more.Amanda Bynes Has Reportedly Been Arrested at Her Midtown Apartment
The Amanda Bynes entropy cycle has reached an unfortunate (and probably inevitable) new stage: the actress is rumored to have been arrested in her Midtown apartment late Thursday night after ...
Read more.Crusty Old Dickhead Jerry Lewis Still Doesn’t Like Female Comedians
Superannuated comic misogynist Jerry Lewis, who, we ought to say, looks great for 87, still can’t stomach the idea of women performing comedy. A potential life-giving mother with a ...
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Adweek : Advertising & Branding
OptionsAdweek's Top 10 Commercials of the Week: May 17-24
Atlanta's Most Infamous Stripper Pimps Charity Advertising Contest
The Creative Circus, Atlanta's advertising school, has hired the most famous, perhaps infamous, stripper in town to pimp its do-goody-goody advertising contest known as A+, where all the winners ...
Read more.How J.Lo Is Becoming A Wireless Brand
Jennifer Lopez’s partnership with Verizon Wireless to launch a new mobile brand targeting Latinos is a no-brainer when you consider the surging growth rates of those consumers in the ...
Read more.Jell-O Hijacks Twitter's Profane #FML Hashtag, Changes It to Mean 'Fun My Life'
The ubiquitous Twitter hashtag #FML (there have been 37,000 #FML-tagged tweets in the past seven days alone) is generally understood to be short for an obscene phrase uttered when ...
Read more.Ad of the Day: VisitEngland
Everyone's favorite British Claymation characters are famously fond of taking trips to far-flung places.
In their first Oscar-nominated short, Wallace (a known Wensleydale enthusiast) and Gromit spend a bank ...
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Le CITY deluxe - Estados Unidos
OptionsFashion: The Palace On Fifth Avenue
This enthralling documentary features the process of how fashion's most elite designers, buyers, and stylists contributed in making the most luxurious department store.
Read more.Fashion: The icon watch from Louis Vuitton
With its elegant character Tambour eVolution opens unprecedented chapter in the history of Louis Vuitton watch. A new interpretation Tambour male, a watch firm line silhouette high tech innovative material ...
Read more.Fashion: Loewe's first in Italy
As befits Spain's leading luxury brand, this new store is situated by the Spanish Steps in the Piazza di Spagna, the heart of Rome's high-end fashion district.
Read more.In the Now At Village of Merrick Park Event
In the Now @ Village of Merrick Park debuts with a bang with Nigel Barker as guest of honor.
Read more.Fashion: 2013 MET Gala Fashion
Le CITY deluxe USA recaps on the best and worst red carpet fashion at the greatest red carpet event for stars, The MET Gala.
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New York Times
OptionsDealBook: Banks’ Lobbyists Help in Drafting Financial Bills
In a sign of Wall Street’s resurgent influence in Washington, bank lobbyists are aiding lawmakers in preparing legislation that softens financial regulations.
Read more.The Lede: Video of Bridge Collapse North of Seattle
A bridge collapse north of Seattle sent two vehicles and three people into the Skagit River.
Read more.Russia Says Syria Will Attend Geneva Peace Talks
The United States and Russia had agreed to pull together the peace conference, with Russia responsible for bringing the government of President Bashar al-Assad to the table.
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National Geographic News
OptionsIs Australia the Face of Climate Change to Come?
As extreme weather seems to accelerate globally, scientists believe events Down Under can help explain what to look for-and guard against.
Read more.Improved Models Predict Active 2013 Hurricane Season
NOAA expects up to 20 named tropical storms, which could yield as many as six major hurricanes, as it utilizes new technology to improve forecasting.
Read more.Pictures: Top 10 Newly Discovered Species of 2012
Glowing cockroaches and a destructive fungus make the grade in Arizona State's list of top 10 new species of 2012.
Read more.Taking you behind the scenes at a NatGeo cover shoot ...
Q&A: Last Survivor of a Dramatic World War II Rescue
After a crash landing in Albania during World War II, Harold Hayes was trapped behind Nazi lines with 25 fellow medics and nurses.
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China Daily >USA Edition > Opinion
OptionsSocial responsibility key to overseas investments
In the late 1970s, China started investing overseas. The total amount of investments has exceeded $60 billion, ranking number five in the world.
Read more.NY City bridge repairs can't span US-China steel divide
Next to seeing the starting point of the New York City Marathon, the best reason to drive across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is the panoramic view of New York Harbor.
Read more.Respect the spirit of education
We should not forget that the goal of education is to cultivate all-round talents, and not to churn out graduates without self-confidence.
Read more.Li's visit to India full of hope
The challenge before the two countries' all the stakeholders is to maintain the momentum and take bilateral ties to greater heights.
Read more.Rent prices
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Billboard.com The Feed
OptionsEmail Warned of Michael Jackson’s Waning Health, Court Told
A stage manager working on Michael Jackson's ill-fated "This Is It" concert warned an AEG executive days before the star's death that he was in a...
Read more.Kid Rock, Rolling Stones Talk Scalping & Summer Shows
Kid Rock is a scalper. The 42-year-old Grammy winner, who is launching a summer tour where most tickets are priced at $20, said he's scalping about 1...
Read more.Boards of Canada Release Video of 'Reach For The Dead’: Watch
Boards of Canada aren’t done teasing their fanbase with new material. The Scottish electronic act has released a clip for "Reach For The Dead," the...
Read more.Mary J. Blige Faces $3.4M Tax Lien
Mary J. Blige and her husband have been hit with a $3.4 million tax lien in New Jersey. Court documents show the Internal Revenue Service filed a...
Read more.Reports of Rapper Tim Dog’s Death May Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Lack of a death certificate or of a burial site and sparse obituary information led to talk in hip-hop circles that rapper Tim Dog, who owes...
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The Onion
OptionsGay Kid Excited To Be Made Fun Of For Second Thing
SUGAR LAND, TX—Shortly after reports surfaced today that the Boy Scouts of America had voted to lift its ban on gay youths, local homosexual child Max Lovell, 14, told ...
Read more.American Voices: U.S. Admits To Killing Americans In Drone Strikes
The government confirmed for the first time that it has killed Americans in strikes by unmanned aerial drones, killing four U.S.
Read more.Opinion: The Events Depicted In ‘Star Wars’ Actually Happened To Me (by George Lucas)
Restaurant's Extreme Burger Challenge Moved Down To Regular Menu
COLUMBUS, OH—According to staff at Dusty’s Kitchen, the local restaurant’s extreme burger challenge, formerly described as “an insurmountable mountain of beef and cheese,” has recently been moved ...
Read more.Sportsgraphic: Highlights From David Beckham’s Career
With David Beckham retiring last week, Onion Sports examines notable moments from the soccer player’s illustrious 21-year career.
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News - latimes.com
OptionsBridge section collapses on I-5 north of Seattle
SEATTLE — A large section of a bridge on Interstate 5 north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, sending vehicles and people plunging into the swirling, icy waters of the Skagit River.
Read more.Heinrich Rohrer dies at 79; a father of nanotechnology
With IBM colleague Gerd Binnig, Rohrer invented the scanning tunneling microscope, which can show individual atoms on a surface and move them around.
The electron microscope revolutionized biology in the ...
Read more.Many Southern California beaches get top grades, report says
Southern California beaches had overall good water quality during the last year, and a vast majority of beaches received good to excellent ratings, according to an annual report released Thursday ...
Read more.Obama reveals conflicted thinking on drone strikes
In a major speech, President Obama tries to answer critics of drone strikes but also raises his own questions.
WASHINGTON — At times defensive, solemn, lawyerly and personal, President Obama on ...
Read more.Obama puts restrictions on drone program
Setting a new tone on U.S. counter-terrorism policy, he also lifts the ban on sending Guantanamo prisoners home.
WASHINGTON — Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for ...
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Billboard.com The Feed
OptionsEmail Warned of Michael Jackson’s Waning Health, Court Told
A stage manager working on Michael Jackson's ill-fated "This Is It" concert warned an AEG executive days before the star's death that he was in a...
Read more.Kid Rock, Rolling Stones Talk Scalping & Summer Shows
Kid Rock is a scalper. The 42-year-old Grammy winner, who is launching a summer tour where most tickets are priced at $20, said he's scalping about 1...
Read more.Boards of Canada Release Video of 'Reach For The Dead’: Watch
Boards of Canada aren’t done teasing their fanbase with new material. The Scottish electronic act has released a clip for "Reach For The Dead," the...
Read more.Mary J. Blige Faces $3.4M Tax Lien
Mary J. Blige and her husband have been hit with a $3.4 million tax lien in New Jersey. Court documents show the Internal Revenue Service filed a...
Read more.Reports of Rapper Tim Dog’s Death May Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Lack of a death certificate or of a burial site and sparse obituary information led to talk in hip-hop circles that rapper Tim Dog, who owes...
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SI.com
OptionsJets teammates bailing on Sanchez
Nadal, Djokovic could meet in French Open semi
Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal could face top-seeded Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals a year after they met to decide the title.
Read more.Cabrera up to 55 RBIs as Tigers slip past Twins
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ESPN
OptionsRangers stay alive, drop B's on Kreider OT tally
Chris Kreider steered in a pass from Rick Nash 7:03 into overtime, and the New York Rangers stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 victory over ...
Read more.Indians cruise in Francona's Fenway return
Drew Stubbs and Mark Reynolds drove in three runs each and Cleveland had 16 hits in the Indians' 12-3 win over the Boston Red Sox in manager Terry Francona's ...
Read more.Notre Dame paid Weis more than Kelly in 2011
Former Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis made more from the school in the 2011 season than Brian Kelly, the man who actually coached the Irish that season.
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Reuters: Sports News
OptionsDonald bemoans `terrible' display as he heads for PGA exit
VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Luke Donald, the PGA Championship winner in 2011 and 2012, is almost certain to miss the cut after returning a level-par 72 for a six-over total ...
Read more.IOC sets September 1 deadline for India to hold elections
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee has set India a September 1 deadline for a new election to facilitate the country's return to the Olympic fold.
Read more.Nadal, Djokovic on semi-final collision course in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - Defending French Open champion Rafael Nadal was drawn in the same half as world number one Novak Djokovic on Friday as the Spanish claycourt machine chases a record ...
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TMZ.com
OptionsTim Curry -- Reportedly Suffers Stroke ... Recovering In L.A.
Tim Curry reportedly suffered a stroke at his L.A. home last night ... but the 67-year-old actor is recovering and is said to be "doing great."Curry -- who starred in ...
Read more.Jose Canseco -- Flirty Picture w/ Rape Accuser ... Hours Before Alleged Incident
Just hours before Jose Canseco allegedly committed rape ... the alleged victim posed for a very flirty pic with J.C. in a Vegas casino and joked that they had just ...
Read more.Michael Clarke Duncan's Tomb -- VANDALIZED BY RACIST ... Family Says
Some racist jerk has desecrated Michael Clark Duncan's grave ... this according to a Duncan family rep, who tells TMZ a vandalism report has already been filed with the police ...
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Wired Top Stories
OptionsSilicon Swagger: Tech Titans Embrace Big Architecture in Staggering New HQs
No longer satisfied with hiding in standard-issue tech-company hives, Apple, Facebook, and Google have embraced Architecture with a capital A.
Read more.DIY Market Slows Dramatically as 3-D Printing Hits Its Industrial Stride
Buyers hit the brakes on purchasing hobbyist 3-D printers in the past year, even as industrial-grade printers are playing a larger role in manufacturing finished parts rather than prototypes.
Read more.The $99 Ouya Is No PlayStation or Xbox, and That's Just Fine
All this time, I've been thinking about Ouya the wrong way.
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Business Insider
OptionsA Boatload Of Money Flowed Into Stocks Again This Week
Investors poured a massive $7.5 billion into equity funds this week.Bond funds had a big week too, increasing assets under management by $4.5 billion. Commodity funds suffered ...
Read more.The Illegal Street-Racing Story That Inspired The 'Fast And Furious' Movies
At the heart of explosive, globe-spanning, physics-defying "Fast And Furious" franchise lies a real-life story about street racing in New York City.
The movies, which had earned $1.6 billion ...
Read more.Gisele's Backside Is Starring In A New Ad Campaign
When you’re a world-famous fashion model, your face is your fortune. Odd then, that Gisele Bündchen’s new campaign doesn’t feature hers.
In her latest assignment for cult ...
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China Daily >USA Edition > World
OptionsChina calls for denuclearization on peninsula
China hoped relevant parties to continue sticking to the objective of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula and work for peace and stability in Northeast Asia.
Pyongyang to take Beijing's ...
Read more.S Africa touts ties with China
The relationship between South Africa and China are mutually beneficial, a South African official said Thursday.
Read more.Strong Chinese-US economic ties benefit both
A former US treasury secretary said Thursday that enhanced Sino-US economic relations would benefit both countries.
Read more.Japanese PM leaves for Myanmar on ties
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday left for Myanmar in an effort to promote bilateral ties.
Read more.Central prison of Aleppo hit by rebels
A Syrian military source said Thursday that the rebels have shelled the central prison in Syria's Aleppo, killing many prisoners and injuring others.
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