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ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — A court in Paraguay has sentenced a man to 12 years in prison for the 2015 murder of a teenage US citizen. Twenty-one-year-old Rene Hofstetter was sentenced late Tuesday in the death of his friend Alejandro Villamayor. The 16-year-old native of Rockville, Maryland, was found dead on June 27, 2015, with a bullet in his temple. He was in his last year of high school in Asuncion when he was killed during a trip with friends to a ranch about 250 miles (400 kilometers) south of the Paraguayan capital. Читать дальше...

The University of Toledo men’s basketball team has added two versatile players in Keshaun Saunders and T.J. Smith coach Tod Kowalczyk thinks can contribute right away.

The University of Toledo men’s basketball team has added two versatile players in Keshaun Saunders and T.J. Smith coach Tod Kowalczyk thinks can contribute right away.

The University of Toledo men’s basketball team has added two versatile players in Keshaun Saunders and T.J. Smith that coach Tod Kowalczyk believes can contribute right away. The duo signed their National Letter of Intent today and will play beginning in the 2018-19 season.

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Court filings say a suburban St. Louis woman charged with fatally shooting a disabled man to divert attention from herself in her friend's stabbing death is refusing to answer questions from attorneys for her friend's husband. Russell Faria went to prison for the 2011 killing of his wife, Betsy Faria, before being acquitted in a 2015 retrial. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that his attorneys are suing those who helped put him behind bars and want to make Pam Hupp talk. Читать дальше...

Battle royale shooter Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds is quite popular in China, with the country making up nearly half of the game’s tens of millions of users. But with that popularity comes a significant amount of in-game cheating, with around 99 percent of all unauthorized modifications originating from Chinese players. Cheating is so prevalent, in fact, that Dell even went so far as to advertise a new laptop for the Chinese market as being superior for running PUBG-specific plugins, with plugin being a euphemism for a cheat or hack. Читать дальше...

Madrid (Spain) (AFP) – Zinedine Zidane handed Gareth Bale his first Champions League start since September as Real Madrid prepared to face Juventus in the quarter-final second leg.  Bale was a surprise inclusion ahead of Karim Benzema at the Santiago Bernabeu, where Real held a 3-0 advantage from the opening match in Turin.  Sergio Ramos’ suspension meant a call-up for 21-year-old Jesus Vallejo in central defence while left-back Marcelo assumed the captaincy.  For Juve, Medhi Benatia and Miralem... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Russia to "get ready" for a missile attack on its ally Syria, suggesting imminent retaliation for last weekend's suspected chemical weapons attack. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis took a more measured tone, saying the U.S. and its military coalition partners were still studying intelligence on the attack. At stake is the potential for confrontation, if not outright conflict, between the U.S. and Russia, former Cold War foes whose relations... Читать дальше...

He wasn’t the only factor. But he was a significant one.

Paul Ryan will be remembered for a lot of things — his rise to fame as President Barack Obama’s most prominent critic in Congress; his 2012 run for vice president; his role leading the Republican establishment as it accepted Donald Trump as its nominee and then president.

But he deserves to be remembered as the person who, more than anyone else, committed the Republican Party to an extreme libertarian vision of government in response to Obama’s election. Читать дальше...

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There are some things you should just never, ever do at work — but some people apparently missed that memo.

Hundreds of Reddit users responded to the question, "Employers of Reddit, what is something that an employee did that resulted in immediate termination due to sheer unprofessionalism?"

And boy, did the employers — and coworkers — of Reddit have answers. Some of them might make you feel remarkably competent in comparison.

Keep in mind that because these stories come from Reddit... Читать дальше...

Another high-ranking National Security Council staffer is leaving the White House as new National Security Adviser John Bolton makes his mark. Nadia Schadlow tendered her resignation in a letter Tuesday. It's effective April 27. The deputy national security adviser for strategy was a confidante of ex-National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster and oversaw the president's first National Security Strategy document. White House spokesman Raj Shah says the administration thanks Schadlow for "her service and leadership" and says... Читать дальше...

Facebook isn’t deliberately pulling right-wing voices from its platform, despite the suspicions of conservative Congress members, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday.

Romeo Langford's decision belongs to Romeo Langford. It may mean a lot to the people of Indiana, but he owes them nothing.

CHICAGO (AP) — An aviation security officer who was fired after forcibly dragging a passenger from a plane last year is suing United Airlines and the city of Chicago, claiming he wasn't properly trained to deal with such a situation and he was defamed in the aftermath. James Long was one of the officers called to a plane in April 2017 after Dr. David Dao refused to give up his seat to a United employee traveling from O'Hare International Airport to Louisville. Video taken by other passengers show Long dragging a bloodied Dao from the plane. Читать дальше...

One week after his solo triumph in Paris-Roubaix, world champion Peter Sagan will lead the Bora-Hansgrohe team in the next WorldTour event, the Amstel Gold Race.

GENEVA (Sputnik) - Moscow asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide specific sources of information on 500 victims of the alleged chemical attack in the Syrian city of Douma but hasn't received comprehensive answers, Russian Envoy to UN office in Geneva Gennady Gatilov told reporters.

Shaka Hislop and Steve Nicol explain why a European super league would be a terrible idea, despite the feeling of inevitability surrounding it. This week's In Case You Missed It features Paul Pogba putting Manchester City's title celebrations on hold, another Lionel Messi masterclass and more. PARIS -- Paris Saint-Germain rejected reports on Wednesday that said the club are set to fall foul of UEFA's financial fair play (FFP) rules for a second time, branding it "erroneous information."... Читать дальше...

GENEVA (Sputnik) - Moscow asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide specific sources of information on 500 victims of the alleged chemical attack in the Syrian city of Douma but hasn't received comprehensive answers, Russian Envoy to UN office in Geneva Gennady Gatilov told reporters.

The prospect of a trade war poses "downside risks" to the US economy, which otherwise is poised to grow at a solid pace, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — This year's effort to end the death penalty in Louisiana is likely over after House lawmakers rejected a proposal to abolish the punishment. The House criminal justice committee on Wednesday voted 10-8 against the bill . Bill sponsor Rep. Terry Landry says the punishment is costly and barbaric. The Democrat and former state police superintendent says it's time to stop putting people to death. Multiple religious leaders spoke in support of the measure, saying executions violate the sanctity of life. Читать дальше...

If you didn’t know that taxes were due on April 17th this year, don’t worry, because neither did 66 percent of millennials. A study of 1,000 millennial Americans sought to uncover just how much millennials know about filing taxes, and just how they feel about the notoriously daunting process. Taxes are due on April 17th...

• Premier League gives Kane winner at Stoke after Spurs appeal • Golden Boot rival Mo Salah tweets “Wooooooow really?”Harry Kane has been handed a boost in his bid for a third successive Premier League Golden Boot after being awarded Tottenham’s second goal at Stoke.The goal was originally given to Christian Eriksen but after Spurs appealed to the Premier League’s goal accreditation appeals panel the decision was overturned and Kane’s tally now stands at 25, four behind the leading scorer Mo Salah. Читать дальше...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A baby was found dead in a suitcase left near PATH tracks in Jersey City on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. The gruesome discovery was made about 12:40 p.m. underneath the Tonnelle Avenue Bridge, just off Broadway, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office said. A PATH train crew spotted a suitcase near tracks not far from the Journal Square stop and called police, sources told PIX11 News. When officers arrived, they found human remains in the container. The […]

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• North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump are poised to meet for the first time.
• Although details of the specific time and location of the summit are unclear, an international destination could pose a problem for Kim.
• Some experts believe North Korea's aircraft may not be able to handle a transcontinental trip without refueling, and that would be an unflattering wrinkle for Kim on the global stage.

As... Читать дальше...