He was authorized to probe whether Manafort worked with Russian government officials to interfere with the presidential election.
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Canadian and Mexican currencies pared losses against the dollar Tuesday following news that President Donald Trump was pushing for a preliminary North American Free Trade Agreement deal to be ready as soon as mid-April.
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“Listen, that kid, he was on fire.”
Donte DiVencenzo’s performance in the 2018 NCAA title game didn’t just push Villanova to its second national championship in three seasons — it also earned the praise of one of basketball’s biggest stars.
Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James took notice of the redshirt sophomore guard, who set a career high with 31 points in the biggest game of his life.
“Listen, that kid, he was on fire,” James said Tuesday morning. “But he did it in an all (around way). Читать дальше...
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Recent statistics in the Champions League revealed that Barcelona star Lionel Messi's talent is one of a kind. According to the observation the 30-year-old has scored six goals at every one minute and has barely broken a sweat.
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks shook off a rocky start and are solidy higher in midday trading, led by gains in banks as interest rates move higher. State Street rose 1.2 percent Tuesday. Consumer products makers and health care companies also rose. Coca-Cola climbed 1.8 percent and Johnson & Johnson added 2 percent. Ford and General Motors also climbed. Media conglomerate Viacom sank 4 percent following reports that sibling... Читать дальше...
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks shook off a rocky start and are solidy higher in midday trading, led by gains in banks as interest rates move higher. State Street rose 1.2 percent Tuesday. Consumer products makers and health care companies also rose. Coca-Cola climbed 1.8 percent and Johnson & Johnson added 2 percent. Ford and General Motors also climbed. Media conglomerate Viacom sank 4 percent following reports that sibling... Читать дальше...
Heads up. 450+ MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) are getting underway this month, giving you the chance to take free courses from top flight universities. With the help of Class Central, we've pulled together a complete list of April MOOCS. And below we've highlighted several courses that piqued our interest. The trailer above comes from Drawing Nature, Science […]
Donald Hermann used the N-word when discussing a scenario in which a white supremacist shouts the epithet during the funeral of a civil rights leader.
Ronnie O'Sullivan chalked up his 14th maximum 147 break - but was still knocked out in the first round of the China Open 6-2 by Elliot Slessor. O'Sullivan, 42, produced the perfect clearance in the fifth frame to secure the £42,000 prize fund. However, it was 23-year-old Slessor who progressed, having earlier opened up a 4-0 lead before going on to secure his place in the second round at the expense of the world number two. There was also another unexpected result in Beijing, as Chris Wakelin coasted past Shaun Murphy... Читать дальше...
BII
Cross-border, peer-to-peer money transfers — better known as remittances — are an integral part of societies around the world, especially in developing markets where receiving funds could mean the difference between life and death for families and community who remain behind. This has resulted in a massive global remittance market, which totaled $575 billion in 2016 alone, according to The World Bank.
However, this pales in comparison to what the future holds for the sector,... Читать дальше...
The Seal Point beach in Cape St Francis has been closed following a non-fatal shark attack just after 3 PM today (Tuesday 3 April). The victim, a surfer (Ross Spowart), has been taken to hospital in a stable condition and is set to undergo surgery later this evening. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) in St Francis Bay, Municipal lifeguards, and local authorities have urged the public not to enter the water until further notice following the incident. “Local authorities are monitoring and will... Читать дальше...
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II's 96-year-old husband, Prince Philip, has been admitted to a London hospital for a previously scheduled hip surgery, Buckingham Palace said Tuesday. The palace said the prince entered the King Edward VII Hospital in the afternoon and would have the surgery Wednesday. It said the hospital admission and surgery were planned. Officials declined to provide additional details about the surgery and said "further updates will be issued when appropriate." The prince announced... Читать дальше...
China has notified the World Trade Organisation it is imposing $611.5 million worth of retaliatory tariffs on $2.75 billion worth of US imports including pork, nuts and ethanol in response to US duties on aluminium and steel, a WTO document showed. The document, dated last Thursday but posted only after the Easter public holidays, came after China said late on Sunday it has increased tariffs by up to 25 percent on 128 US products, escalating a dispute between the world's biggest economies. China... Читать дальше...
The SEC charged the two guys behind a $32 million cryptocurrency scam hyped by the boxer Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled with fraud.
Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and others use pooled data to stamp out child abuse imagery. Some revenge porn victims want something similar, but who is going to make it?
Since their divorce was finalized nearly two years ago, Matt and Amy Roloff have coexisted in separate homes on the family farm they built together — but those days may soon be ending.
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President Trump has ripped Amazon for the fourth time in a week, repeating accusations on Tuesday that the web giant has cut a sweetheart deal with the US Postal Service at taxpayers’ expense. “I am right about Amazon costing the United States Post Office massive amounts of money for being their Delivery Boy. Amazon should...
March Madness is over, the nets have been cut down, a college hoops champ has been crowned, and the sights of the collective basketball world are set on the NBA.
There is no place on earth more (less?) ideal than Jerusalem for pondering the mysteries of existence, and for a not-insignificant number of people mysteries don’t get more engrossing than the self-exile of chess prodigy Bobby Fischer. The all-time great retreated into obscurity—and, later, derangement—at the age of 32, shortly after refusing to defend his 1972 world championship, which he captured against Soviet grandmaster Boris Spassky. Fischer played tantalizingly little high-level chess after 1972... Читать дальше...
Cue up your favorite playlist if you’re an early Spotify shareholder.
Spotify is set to make its Wall Street debut on Tuesday, with the Swedish music streaming kingpin taking a unique approach — especially for a company of its size — to going public. As shares get ready to start moving on the New York Stock Exchange, here are a few things to keep in mind on the world’s biggest streaming platform.
Price
The first thing that comes to mind when a company starts trading is how much its stock will cost per share. Читать дальше...
Will Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson‘s baby girl take after Mom or Dad?
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You hardly keep your car in the garage and may think about converting that extra space into a bedroom. A converted garage will give you additional living space without shelling a lot of cash from your pocket. In an enclosed area in your house, and you’re doing just a bit of remodeling. Therefore, your home will be less disrupted, and you can save on the overall construction costs.
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AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso believes Wednesday's 'Derby della Madonnina' against bitter city rivals Inter is beginning to recapture its past glory with Champions League qualification potentially at stake.
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