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Study: US Alzheimer's rate seems to be dropping

The rate of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias is falling in the United States and some other rich countries — good news about an...

Brazil's World Cup dream turns to nightmare

SAO PAULO (AP) — It wasn't just a bad dream. Brazilians woke up Wednesday to dreadful headlines describing the shame and humiliation of their soccer...

Overtime — June 25, 2014

:10—So you know how I’m always wanting to make sure I stay on point with my info to you and at least act like...

Slain German student's father criticizes US

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The father of a 17-year-old exchange student shot dead in Montana departed the U.S. on Thursday after criticizing the nation's...

Racism Watch…Dutch paper sorry for 'tasteless' Mandela article

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The top-selling Dutch newspaper has apologized for a story on its website that linked the death of anti-apartheid icon...

Lamborghini reveals $4.5 million roofless car

by Peter Valdes-Dapena NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Lamborghini has released photos of its latest multi-million supercar, the Veneno Roadster. The car is an open-roofed version of the Lamborghini Veneno coupe, which was unveiled at last year's Geneva Motor Show.

Germany gets its 1st Black members of Parliament

Actor and politician Charles M. Huber takes part in a benefit run for children held by the local fire-brigade youth in Griesheim, Germany. (AP Photo/dpa,: Fredrik von Erichsen,file) by Frank Jordans BERLIN (AP) — A chemist and an actor — both with family roots in Senegal — have become Germany's first Black federal lawmakers, according to official election results released Monday.

Chemist hopes to be Germany’s first Black lawmaker

In this picture taken July 25, 2013, Karamba Diaby, a German Social Democratic Party candidate talks with citizen Heidi Juergens during an election campaign in Halle , central Germany, Thursday, July 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) HALLE, Germany (AP) — Karamba Diaby makes his way through the historic heart of Halle with the speed of a seasoned politician: slowly. More than two decades of involvement in local politics means the 51-year-old immigrant can't go more than a few steps without being stopped for a chat. Two months before Germany's general elections each handshake and greeting carries added significance because Diaby is intent on becoming the country's first Black member of Parliament. He listens patiently to his constituents and responds in fluent German with a strong Franco-African accent, courtesy of his Senegalese origins.

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