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The continuing budget impasse in Illinois means the state will delay its November pension contribution, state Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger announced on Wednesday. The resulting cash shortage has caused the state’s unpaid bill backlog to swell to $6.9 billion this...

The second-season Fox hit attracted 12.2 million viewers Wednesday, a 6% drop from the October. 7 episode, according to preliminary Nielsen ratings. Lead-in Rosewood scored a 1.4, down 18% from its previous airing.

The AFC Bournemouth fans now in The Transfer Tavern have received a few good news regarding the future of their manager, and it is shots all round for the Cherries faithful by the bar!

Mr Obama, who had promised in his 2012 re-election campaign to end the war, will slow down the withdrawal of troops, maintaining 9,800 troops at several Afghan bases throughout most of next year before reducing the number to 5,500 into the following year.

Russia’s short war in Georgia in 2008 had exposed its military weaknesses, including poor communication and coordination. The USA said it would not talk unless Russian Federation followed Washington’s lead and stopped helping the Syrian government of President Bashar Assad.

The New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons are on a short week as they look to face each other Thursday night at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

JS Shinde, president of the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists, which called the protest, said the retailers’ trade group will consider an indefinite strike if the government does not stop online drug sales within two months.

For skilled workers, the fixed minimum wages are Rs. 423 a day or Rs.10,998 per month.

Erik Hamren’s side finished third in Group G behind Austria and Russian Federation despite Ibrahimovic scoring eight goals in eight qualifiers.

Ramos-Vinolas got the first advantage, opened up a 5-2 lead, served big to bring up set points, and Federer hit a forehand wide to concede the set, 7-6(4). “Mentally I feel fresh, which is good”.

Increasingly powerful electronics mean that CubeSats – which can be built economically by students, scientists and small companies around standard-sized 10cm by 10cm frames – are becoming powerful tools for researching in-orbit capabilities, and even direct imaging of...

Such is the additional care the star needs to play and hope his club stave off elimination in the American League Division Series, as Sunday night’s 5-1 Game 3 win did to keep the Jays’ chances alive in their first postseason appearance in 22 years.

Those remarks sparked criticism in Israel and the United States, and State Department spokesman John Kirby on Wednesday tried to explain that Kerry did not mean to assign blame to any of the parties for the recent violence.

He admitted he has found himself getting into the ear of quarterback Cardale Jones the same way receivers used to get in his ear.

At the time they were the best team in the American League. Kansas City’s bullpen is rock solid even without Greg Holland (out with season-ending elbow injury).