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While Ted Cruz decried “gutter politics” against him, former Republican presidential contenders gave him a boost Wednesday, casting the Texas senator as the party’s last best chance to stop Donald Trump. “For the sake of our party and country, we must move to overcome the divisiveness and vulgarity Donald Trump has brought into the political arena,” said Bush, who was knocked out of the 2016 contest last month. [...] as Democrat Hillary Clinton addressed rising national security concerns, the Republican... Читать дальше...

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ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 23 (UPI) -- Rampant rivalries don't dry during an arid offseason.

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In the weeks leading up to a courtroom skirmish between Apple and the U.S. Department of Justice, the FBI and government lawyers hammered out a consistent message: Apple alone holds the power to unlock the iPhone used by Syed Rizwan Farook, one of the terrorists responsible for the shooting rampage in San Bernardino last year that left 14 people dead.

Having exhausted its technical capability to access the locked device on its own, the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency turned to the courts... Читать дальше...

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(Reuters) - A blizzard shut down Denver International Airport on Wednesday, canceling 1,200 flights and stranding travelers after the storm briefly knocked out power and made takeoffs and landings unsafe, airport officials said.

The storm, which hit Denver early on Wednesday, caused ripple effects across the country as planes awaited clearance to depart for snowbound Denver.

"We've got blowing snow out there, wet snow on the ground, icy conditions... Читать дальше...

Hun vader mag dan de machtigste man ter wereld zijn, maar hij krijgt niet alles voor elkaar. Sasha en Malia Obama moeten het tijdens een bezoek aan Argentinië zonder ontmoeting met Lionel Messi doen.

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PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - Providence sophomore Ben Bentil says that he will declare for the NBA draft but not hire an agent, leaving open the option to return to school.

It said the main factors affecting earnings included an impairment charge net of taxes of almost $1.25-billion

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It's called the OODA loop, and it keeps him ahead of everyone.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — A central Minnesota woman has been extradited from Kentucky to face charges she fatally bludgeoned her father with an axe-like tool.

Former income trusts and REITs dominate the list for their high yields

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on North Carolina lawmakers returning to work to address Charlotte's ordinance that lets transgender people choose men's and women's bathrooms according to the gender they identify with (all times local):

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on North Carolina lawmakers returning to work to address Charlotte's ordinance that lets transgender people choose men's and women's bathrooms according to the gender they identify with (all times local):

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the case of a New York City police officer charged with fatally shooting a man in a darkened stairwell of a Brooklyn public housing complex (all times local):

NEW YORK - The Latest on the case of a New York City police officer charged with fatally shooting a man in a darkened stairwell of a Brooklyn public housing complex (all times local):

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the case of a New York City police officer charged with fatally shooting a man in a darkened stairwell of a Brooklyn public housing complex (all times local):

MOSCOW - A metal support beam at a stadium being built for the 2018 World Cup in the Russian city of Volgograd collapsed Wednesday during construction work, the company contracted to oversee construction of the arena said.

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The company’s move would mean a return to work for some 420 laid off workers, but no date was given for resuming operations.

"Today, we lost one of the pioneers in hip-hop by the name of Phife Dawg", he said.

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(Reuters) - Democracy Works Inc, a non-partisan, non-profit organization, said on Wednesday it is joining forces with Starbucks Corp, Airbnb, Target Corp and others to boost U.S. voter turnout to 80 percent by 2020.

The project, called the TurboVote Challenge, was announced during one of the most contentious and unpredictable U.S. presidential races in recent memory.

Democracy Works, which aims to create "a more representative and inclusive democracy,"... Читать дальше...