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Thursday 15 September 2016

Hyundai recalls SUVs; software flaw may stop acceleration

Hyundai is recalling about 41,000 small SUVs in the U.S. because a software glitch can stop the vehicles from accelerating.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has confirmed David Luiz will make his second debut for the club against Liverpool in the Premier League on Friday.

With 24 bookings in two-and-a-bit seasons, moody Chelsea striker Diego Costa is used to living on the edge in English football.

Germany's chancellor and France's president agreed Thursday that their joint priorities for an informal European Union summit taking place Friday in Slovakia include ensuring Europe's security and fighting terrorism.

An energy-sapping summer of tennis isn't quite over for Andy Murray.

Google has announced that it will be updating its Gmail and Inbox by Gmail apps later this month. The new versions of the company’s email apps will soon come with a design that would enable content to adapt to smartphones regardless of screen size.

Goodbye, Adele — maybe for an entire decade.

The war on drugs has been fought on American soil and beyond for nearly half a century with no end in sight, and has long been viewed by most as a massive blunder. One of its biggest opponents: Jay Z, whose drug-dealing past has become the stuff of legend.

Samsung may be in trouble with its Galaxy Note 7 batteries, but that’s not stopping rumors from circulating about the company’s next smartphone for 2017, the Galaxy S8.

Donald Trump has provided to The Washington Post a letter that summarizes his latest physical exam and discussed the results on a television show scheduled to air Thursday afternoon, bringing his health to the fore of the presidential race.

Marc Albrighton scored with the Foxes' first shot after a defensive error from right-back Luis Hernandez's long throw.

The UN Security Council on Wednesday urged South Sudan's government to take immediate steps to allow a new regional force to deploy in Juba as it weighed imposing an arms embargo.

President Barack Obama's homeland security adviser said Wednesday that it would be very hard for someone to hack into America's voting systems in a way that could alter an election outcome.

The Israeli military says it has struck three Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire toward southern Israel.

The World Bank says less than half the money pledged by donors to rebuild the Gaza Strip after the 2014 war between Hamas and Israel has been disbursed.

Unity Bank Plc, yesterday sacked not less than 215 of its employees as part of its reengineering strategy for greater performance.

The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has called on the Federal Government to seek the advice of economic experts in tackling the current economic crisis in the country.

America’s Got Talent has crowned its new winner!

Ford plans to eventually shift all North American small-car production from the U.S. to Mexico, CEO Mark Fields told investors Tuesday, even though the company's production investments in Mexico have become a lightning rod for controversy in the presidential election.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Alvaro Morata struck in the closing minutes to seal a stunning Real Madrid comeback to beat Sporting Lisbon 2-1 to start their Champions League defence on Wednesday.

The World Anti-Doping Agency said late Wednesday that a group of Russian "cyber-hackers" called Fancy Bears had leaked another batch of confidential athletes' information from its database.

Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday following Wall Street's decline in light trading with exchanges in China and Korea closed for holidays.

A Syrian freed from Guantanamo nearly two years ago was in a coma early Thursday after a hunger strike to dramatize his unhappiness about being resettled in Uruguay and his demand to be moved to another country.

Deep in a Kampala slum, young men kick each other while a stout man with a salt-and-pepper beard watches them, sometimes nodding in approval.

At least six passengers were killed and more than 100 others were hurt Thursday when a passenger train collided with a freight train near the central Pakistan city of Multan, rescuers and a railway officials said.

A former Filipino militiaman testified before the country's Senate on Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte, when he was still a city mayor, ordered him and other members of a liquidation squad to kill criminals and opponents in gangland-style assaults that left about 1,000 dead.

Tesla says it can't verify whether a vehicle autopilot system is to blame for the death of a Chinese man whose father claimed on state television that the driver-assist feature was active.

Samsung's recall of 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 phones after several dozen caught fire and exploded may stem from a subtle manufacturing error, but it highlights the challenge electronics makers face in packing ever more battery power into ever thinner phones, while rushing for faster release dates.

Google has set aside at least $350,000 for its Project Zero Prize contest, and to win part of that sweet, sweet prize pot, you'll have to hack a Nexus 6P and a 5X.

The head of the FBI on Wednesday defended putting a piece of tape over his personal laptop's webcam, claiming the security step was a common sense one that most should take.

The suit makes the man; the Batsuit makes the Batman.

As it confronts the threat of home-grown jihadist violence, the French government unveiled on Tuesday its latest security initiative: a “deradicalization center” aimed at the young people most susceptible to terrorist calls for domestic violence.

Wednesday, September 14, 2016, 8:10 PM - The world's strongest storm of the year has forced hundreds out of their homes and left more than a half a million without power.

New TV Show to Watch

Designated survivor the next New TV Show to Watch.

Adele Honors Her Late Idol Amy Winehouse With a Sweet Birthday Message

Amy Winehouse may be gone, but her eclectic soul and powerful vocals will never be forgotten.

It’s a favorite debate among comedy nerds and movie buffs: Which classic Eddie Murphy comedy is better, Trading Places (1983) or Coming to America (1988)? Well, Yahoo Movies has gotten the ultimate authority on this matter to weigh in: Eddie Murphy chooses Coming to America.

If a celebrity doesn't walk a red carpet, are they still a celebrity?