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Social sciences and institutions, private of public, have always played and will, no doubt, continue play a very important role in studying, researching and analysing trends in societies and proposing solutions or necessary courses of actions to move forward. But for all their hard work and dedication they sometimes miss the mark, by more than a mile.

In a very difficult period for Turkey's international public relations, movies are becoming a life vest. For the first time in October, there will be a "Turkish Film Festival" in Los Angeles and Turkey's Oscar nominee for foreign language film, "Ayla" will be the highlight.

The spread of the big forest fire near Los Angeles has been halted, BT Ti said, citing local media.

Efforts to control the fire, however, continue. Over 1,000 struggle with the fiery element that destroyed decars of land.
The Governor of California declared a state of emergency because of the fire, in which two firefighters and four civilians were injured.

A smattering of rain and easing temperatures helped more than 1,000 firefighters battling the largest wildfire in Los Angeles history gain the upper hand on the blaze on Sept. 3, but officials warned that danger remains.

"We've turned the corner, but this is not over," Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti told reporters. "With winds this strong, anything can happen."

Bad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are ‘back together’ after intense spiritual counselling, it has been claimed.

Rapper Kendrick Lamar became the great winner of the MTV Video Music Awards, winning six honors from eight nominations at the Forum ceremony in Inglewood, Los Angeles.

Among his prizes is the best video of the year.

Millions of people across Turkey have started to hit the roads during a 10-day public holiday for the Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) and Victory Day, which starts late on Aug. 25 and ends on Sept. 3.

In many tourism resorts, hotel occupancy rates have hit 100 percent.

The mayor of Rotterdam says police in the port city stopped a van with Spanish license plates containing a number of gas bottles close to the venue of a concert by an American rock band that was cancelled following a threat, CNBC has reported.

Linkin Park will host a public event in Los Angeles to honor late singer Chester Bennington. The band announced their plans in a short but poignant note on Facebook, saying they would share specific details soon. Bennington died by suicide on July 20th.

On the seventh season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” whether Jon Snow is facing brushes with death in battles against White Walkers or winning the heart of the Dragon Queen, he is doing it in style.