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Antonello Losito is a worldly and well-travelled native of Puglia, Southern Italy and former professional cyclist. Losito's passion is to share the food, landscape and culture of his home region with other travelers and he does so when meeting cyclists on their Pure Adventures tours.More...

Hi there. My name is Jeffery Self, and in my brand-new book, Straight People: A Spotter's Guide to the Fascinating World of Heterosexuals, I show regular people just like you how to spot the fascinating species known as the "Heterosexual."Now, I know what you're thinking: "This seems too hard. I can't do it. Does the new season of Vanderpump Rules really not start for another six months?!" Calm down! I'm here for you.More...

Chris Whitley had already survived three tornadoes and had worked at the scene of dozens more before arriving in Joplin, Mo."It was unlike anything I'd ever seen," the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency spokesman recalled of the devastation left by the deadly twister that struck the town two years ago Wednesday.More...

I did a double take when I first saw it. A teen girl in Florida was expelled from her high school and arrested for having a relationship with another girl. I hunkered down in full fury mode to read about the case. Then my racing mind came to a screeching halt as it read the magic number: 18. A legal adult had been with a legal minor. Things just got complicated.As a dad with 10-year-old sons, under no circumstances do I want their intimacies leveraged by predators or abusers. I would like to have my sons curtail their sexual experiences until they are at the appropriate emotional and spiritual maturity level. Opinions on when that time arrives are likely to differ depending on whom you're talking to. For the sake of argument, I penciled in age 30 for my boys, but I suspect that they might find that a tad unreasonable.More...

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO - El técnico del América, Miguel Herrera, aseguró que su equipo está listo para la final y confió en poder ganarla, logrando así su primer título como estratega en el fútbol mexicano."Estamos listos, va a ser una gran final, son dos buenos equipo y haremos todo por ganar", expresó.More...

LINDALE, Alta. - About 200 people have been ordered from their homes in a rural area west of Edmonton as a wildfire fanned by heavy winds burns out of control.The County of Brazeau says it has delivered 200 evacuation notices to residents in the Lindale area.No homes have been destroyed, but another 200 people in the nearby Birchwood area are on one-hour evacuation alert.Municipal crews are fighting the 17-hectare blaze supported by Alberta water bombers, helicopters, bulldozers and ground crews.A reception centre has been set up in Drayton Valley to help evacuees.The wildfire danger in many parts of Alberta is listed as high to extreme.More...

MOORE, Okla. -- Around 10 a.m. Wednesday, two days after the tornado, Darius Joseph and his friend Brandon Dick set out for the disaster zone that used to be their neighborhood to see what they could salvage from the rubble.Their eyes searched for contours of geography they could place, some shape they knew. But all they could see, sprawled in every direction, were piles of bricks, beams, splintered two-by-fours, shingles, twisted lengths of pipe and shattered glass.More...

WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will lay out the rationale for U.S. drone strikes in a speech on Thursday, a White House official said. "He will discuss why the use of drone strikes is necessary, legal, and just, while addressing the various issues raised by our use of targeted action," the official said. The speech will coincide with the signing of new "Presidential Policy Guidance" to lay out standards for lethal drone strikes, the official said. Obama will also reiterate his pledge to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba where foreign terrorism suspects are held and "announce a number of specific steps to advance that goal," the official said. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton and Jeff Mason; editing by Christopher Wilson)More...

In this week's special summer issue, we're putting the spotlight on all the season's diverse offerings, with an emphasis on ways to enjoy the summer with less stress.To do that, we've brought together a range of voices and features reflecting on the spirit of summer, starting with comprehensive (and yes, opinionated) guides to the best of entertainment, culture and lifestyle, including a photo essay featuring the Met's much-discussed exhibit, "Punk: Chaos and Couture," an exclusive excerpt from Stephen King's forthcoming novel Joyland, young adult author Una LaMarche on life lessons learned at summer camp, and an interview with Frances Ha star Greta Gerwig.More...

WASHINGTON -- Republicans at a House subcommittee hearing this week objected to a 2010 law that targets conflict minerals from Central Africa, saying it places too many regulations on U.S. businesses and hasn't accomplished enough since it went into effect."Some of us may pat ourselves on the back and say, 'Well, we're making sure we're not using their minerals,' but we're only hurting the people of the Congo," said Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.), who called the law "a massive paperwork burden on U.S. companies."More...