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With the days counting down until the end of his final term – 209 days, 17 hours, 36 minutes and 40 seconds, not that we’re counting – Obama has already said that he will remain in Washington so his younger daughter, Sasha, can finish high school.

“I tried to get on to Richard Branson but it seems not to be happening”, he said.

Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron announced Friday that he will quit as Prime Minister follow.

The European Central Bank said Friday it was closely monitoring financial markets in the wake of the British vote to leave the EU.

Almost 200 structures on the west side of Pine Valley were evacuated earlier in the week, but those residents were allowed to return home earlier Thursday.

House Republicans avoided removing Democrats at the height of the sit-in – a move that would have been a political disaster as the protest was streamed live via social media on national television – with their cool and swift parliamentary maneuvering.

The final online Populus poll of the referendum campaign put Remain ten points ahead of Leave by 55 per cent to 45 per cent.

The $415 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission – the largest payout to the agency since 2013 – comes as regulators push banks toward less complex structures, meant to safeguard consumer assets from the sort of market risks investment banks...

Macy’s Inc (M.N) said Terry Lundgren will step down as CEO next year and be succeeded by former chief merchandising officer Jeff Gennette as the department store operator tries to revive sales hit by stiff competition from online and off-price retailers.

“The employees who were abducted in the incident include three Australians, two Nigerians, a New Zealander and a South African”, a statement released by the company said.

Swiss pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg took turns behind the controls to guide the single-seater plane to safety in the 15th leg of its record breaking round-the-world trip.

Britain is voting Thursday on whether to remain in the European Union in one of the most important national referendums in decades.

The U.S. Coast Guard has found a second body during its search for a family missing off the coast of southwest Florida.

After almost seven hours of comments from staff and the public on Wednesday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 4-3 not to hold a bear hunt this year.

The Palestinian Authority and Israel have been at loggerheads since USA -mediated peace talks broke down two years ago, resulting in a political vacuum that is fertile ground for violence.