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Lukashenko’s government had already been accused of responding to the protests with disproportionate force and violence, but the accusations of mistreating people behind bars has prompted renewed public outrage toward the government. A woman named Olesya told CNN that she was arrested Sunday while walking down the street alongside her boyfriend in the capital, Minsk. …

The business executive who was abducted and tortured near the Irish border has spoken for the first time about a crime that has shocked and bewildered Ireland. Kevin Lunney said the gang that kidnapped him went through a checklist of sadistic acts which left him in agony. “I think certainly the breaking the leg was …

11:30 PM ET Steve RichardsESPN What’s worse for a sports fan than a postseason losing streak of 14 games — and 15 years? You get all pumped up to watch your team in the playoffs, only to see the rug pulled out from under you time and time again. That’s what Twins fans have been …

After last week’s dramatic episode of rallies and U.N. speeches, I sense the climate change narrative has shifted (again). And it’s shifted into uncomfortable territory – culpability for our planet’s malaise is crossing into the domain of personal lifestyle. Your lifestyle. I think the turning point was late last year in Poland. That’s when and …

Not every announcer enjoys “Gleyber Day” as much as John Sterling. Orioles play-by-play man Gary Thorne appears to have been broken by Gleyber Torres and the 13 home runs the Yankees second baseman has hit against Baltimore this season.  “Way back left field, you gotta be kidding me. Goodbye home run!” Thorne said after Torres’ …

The fifth most common disease and the fourth leading cause of death all over the modern world, is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD. Besides being deadly, COPD disease can also be very debilitating. Better than fifty percent of COPD patients say that they’re severely hampered in even performing such ordinary task like household chores, …