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Scotland plans deposit return scheme for drink containers

Lifting the 1 per cent public sector pay cap will likely please many Scots workers, while the strong focus on the economy , with the announcement of a Scott...

Israel holds largest military drill in 20 years 'simulating war' with Hezbollah

Some of the current exercises will involve soldiers posing as civilians in evacuation drills created to help the military evacuate wounded citizens under rock...

Trump rides fence on young immigrants

Ryan Dowell Baum, a Sioux City pastor . Tuesday afternoon, he joined others in a demonstration after the Trump administration rescinded the program known a...

Senate GOP Leaders Debate Adding Harvey Relief to Debt Ceiling

It's useful to keep in mind that there has never been a default, and also to note that the debt ceiling is somewhat of an artificial limit . Many expressed...

Deputy shoots newspaper photographer after confusing his tripod and camera for gun

He is expected to recover. The Dayton Daily News reports the case has been swung over to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. He did tell the Post tha...

ECHR says 'no' to employee communications snoopery

This judgment may affect the way in which United Kingdom courts consider employee privacy and monitoring going forwards. He took the case to court in Romania ...

Focus at Four: Local advocate calls for compassion, action for DACA reicipients

There are thousands of DACA recipients in Iowa, many of them college students. UVA's DACA students have undergone far more extensive background checks than our ...

World's 5 major rising economies support Iran deal

Thus far, however, reporting from the US intelligence community, the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ), and the other parties to the agreement make it...

Police detective who arrested nurse fired from part-time paramedic job

The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board wrote that Wubbels' arrest raises "serious questions" about the city's police department: "Unless the investigations turn...

Lady Gaga apologizes to fans with pizza after canceling a recent concert

Earlier on Labor Day, Lady Gaga tweeted , "To my handsome fans. I couldn't be more devastated that I am unable to perform tonight", Gaga wrote on Twitter M...

Maryland gas prices spike in Harvey's wake

This is slightly lower than the state average of $2.616. Modesto- $2.96/g, up 12.6 cents per gallon from last week's $2.84/g. Eighteen states saw average gas ...

Hurricane Irma becomes the strongest hurricane on record in the Atlantic Basin

As the storm headed west toward Caribbean islands, putting it on a trajectory to slam into Florida , the National Hurricane Center recorded winds gusting at ...

Eagle Creek Fire Rages On In Oregon

The largest fire of those 30 is the Chetco Bar Fire burning east northeast of Brookings in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. Red Cross shelters are s...

Hundreds gather in Chicago to protest Trump DACA decision

Today, we all learned that the White House has chose to rescind and phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA ) policy. If congress does not...

Tennessee Vols: Jauan Jennings' Injury Isn't Death Sentence For Offense

With that said, replacing your leading passer, rusher and receiver all in the same year is no small hill to overcome, but that's exactly what the Tennessee Vol...

Indian doctor arrested after scores of child deaths at state hospital

The probe revealed that Khan took leave from the hospital without proper permission on August 11, the same day on which the hospital faced a shortage of oxygen ...

Madonna moves to Portugal and reveals new projects

Madonna's 20-year-old daughter, Lourdes , with personal trainer Carlos Manuel Leon , is entering her senior year at the University of Michigan School of Musi...

Iran successfully tests surface-to-air missile system

Iran has already tested its home-grown air defense system, created to match the Russian S-300, Esmaili said, adding, "The system is made completely in Iran and ...

Senior journalist Gauri Lankesh shot dead in Bengaluru

Lankesh , in her 50s, edited a Kannada tabloid Gauri Lankesh Patrike besides owning some other publications. According to reports four unidentified men shot...

Labor Day demonstrators call on McDonalds for $15 minimum wage

Service Employees International Union Nevada, along with community members and Nevada's elected leaders, marched in solidarity with fast-food workers to advocat...

Putin threatens dismissal of further 155 USA diplomatic staff in Russian Federation

In comments carried by Russian news agencies, Putin said Trump is "not my bride, and I'm not his groom". If they are removed from the equation, Putin said, Russ...

Nitish Kumar 'Disappointed' With Cabinet Reshuffle, Say Sources

Nirmala Sitharaman has become the new defence minister as she becomes the second woman to hold this post after Indira Gandhi . The sources said that havi...

Modi, Xi hold first substantive bilateral meeting post-Dokalam

This will be the first meeting between the two leaders since the resolution of the tense stand-off between Indian and Chinese forces at Doklam. The two countr...

Tropical Storm Jose forms in the open Atlantic

On the heels of Hurricane Irma , which reached Category 5 strength on Tuesday morning, Tropical Jose formed. Jose now poses no immediate threat to land but i...

Excavation in Thornton results into discovery of 66M-year-old skull

The first skeleton was assembled at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in 1905, from a hodgepodge of parts from various skeletons. "We're re...

Three people charged in death of MMA fighter Aaron Rajman

She told the Florida Sun-Sentinel that a group of men that included Ortiz and Swinton forced her daughter at gunpoint to get in a vehicle and call Rajman to s...

Caitlyn Jenner and Kim Kardashian Are Still Not Speaking

Where Kendall opted to stay silent, Kim spoke up for Kendall in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter , revealing: 'We're not ideal, but you see these thi...

From Rs 8 to Rs 399

Reliance Jio has a similar plan where it offers unlimited local and STD voice calls and 84GB 4G data for 84 days for Rs. 399. Airtel has launched plans of ...

Pictures of Labor Day Celebrations Through the Years

Though it was originally celebrated by street parades and festivals for workers and their families, now officials address are more likely to address the nation ...

Kenya president warns judiciary after it nullifies election

Odinga had claimed the country's election commission's IT system had been hacked to manipulate the election results. (SOUNDBITE) (English) OPPOSITION PRESIDENTI...

12 people injured by burning fuel at vehicle enthusiast festival

The incident occurred at about 3.45pm yesterday. Footage of the incident was uploaded to Facebook. The spectators were rushed to hospital after they suffe...

More Than A Dozen Texas Hazardous Waste Sites May Be Flooded, Damaged

The agency goes on to say that "through aerial imaging , EPA has already conducted initial assessments at 41 Superfund sites - 28 of those sites show no da...

U.S. warns N Korea of 'massive military response' after nuke test

With General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at his side, he said: "Any threat to the United States or its territories, including Guam, o...

What's closed, what's open for Labor Day holiday

City residents with Monday service are asked to have their garbage ready for collection by 7 a.m. Tuesday. Curbside collections normally scheduled for Monday ...

Arun Jaitley Says 'Global Message' In Appointing Woman Defence Minister

Her elevation is being seen as a big boost to woman empowerment in the countryNirmala Sitharaman, 58, has been appointed as the new defence minister . The prim...

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