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The team agreed to a two-year contract with the pass rusher on Monday, sources said. Smith pleaded not guilty in September to misdemeanor counts of hit-and-run, drunken driving and vandalism, from an alleged Aug. 6 incident. The Raiders signed former Seahawks outside linebacker Bruce Irvin last month, and coach Jack Del Rio said he would like to have a couple of pass rushers to team with All-Pro defensive end Khalil Mack. [...] Bengals free-agent safety Reggie Nelson is scheduled to visit the Raiders facility on Tuesday, ESPN reported.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — TD Ameritrade's clients reduced their stock holdings overall as they cashed in some profits as the market rallied in March.

One of the most prevalent qualities of blockbuster cinema is constant one-upmanship, where each new $200 million dollar behemoth has to up the ante in terms of seemingly endless destruction, brought to you by whatever cutting edge technology best renders skyscrapers crumbling to dust while killing thousands of CG extras. Even though we know that the citywide destructions depicted in pretty much every superhero movie released these days are pieces of fiction and that there isn’t a real human cost to the mayhem... Читать дальше...

– Wani jigon jam’iyyar APC, Alhaji Muntari Mapia ya roki ya Najeriya su kara hakuri da gwamnatin shugaba Buhari – Ya bayyana cewa Buhari zaya magance matsalolin Najeriya cikin shekara 1 – Ya bayyana cewa Buhari na mutukar neman addu’a daga yan Najeriya. Alhaji Muktar Mapia, wani jigon jam’iyyar APC a jihar Sakkwato, ya bayyana […]

Governments around the world are investigating possible wrongdoing by politicians, billionaires and other powerful people after a huge leak of documents from a Panamanian law firm that specializes in setting up offshore companies. What should be done about offshore tax havens?

Californians cut water use 12 percent in February, while concluding a nine-month mandatory conservation initiative just short of the governor’s 25 percent saving goal, according to state data released Monday. Cumulatively, urban water use dropped 23.9 percent from June to February when compared to the same months in the baseline year of 2013 — a reduction that state water officials still praised as a success in combatting California’s historic drought. Californians rose to the occasion, reducing irrigation... Читать дальше...

Nas, Fabolous, Talib Kweli and Rapsody are the first big names announced for the 12th annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. The annual event,...

Sean M. Haffey

The Los Angeles Dodgers open the season with a $253 million payroll, the largest in Major League Baseball and one of only two teams with a payroll over $200 million. However, a closer look shows that the Dodgers will not have $253 million worth of talent taking the field when the season starts and it shows why some teams still have a huge advantage over others.

Of the Dodgers' $253 million in 2016 salaries, only $140 million (55%) is committed to players on the active, 25-man Opening Day roster. Читать дальше...

Vestly

Playing the stock market can be an expensive game, but one startup has a way to fix that: making it an actual game where you can’t lose money.

A new app called Vestly is essentially a fantasy sports app for stocks. You choose your portfolio by buying virtual stocks, and then rack up points based on its performance.

This way, you can prove that you’re a better stock trader than your friends without actually risking anything, Vestly explains in its notes.

And you can also win real money. Читать дальше...

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — Republic of Congo's Constitutional Court has published final election results showing that President Denis Sassou N'Guesso, who has ruled for more than 30 years, has won re-election.

After being rapped by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) for its 'unrealistic' budget, the TRS government appears to be in a tight spot over indiscriminate spending of public money.

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo - Republic of Congo's Constitutional Court has published final election results showing that President Denis Sassou N'Guesso, who has ruled for more than 30 years, has won re-election.

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — Republic of Congo's Constitutional Court has published final election results showing that President Denis Sassou N'Guesso, who has ruled for more than 30 years, has won re-election.

NEW YORK - And now, a few words about undefeated horses running in the Kentucky Derby - Nyquist, specifically.

Officer Daniel Pantaleo has been disciplined by the NYPD — but it’s not for his role in Eric Garner’s chokehold death.

– Saraki said he fully complied with law on asset declaration – Saraki said the law does not require a public officer to declare assets held by the spouse’s family Embattled senate president, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has said he has fully complied with the provisions of the law on declaration of assets by public […]

Along with the launch of information and communications technology (ICT) policy, the state government on Monday also unveiled four other policies that fall under the gamut of the IT department - innovation policy (addressing startups), image policy (catering to gaming and animation industry), electronics policy and policy on rural technology centers.