President Obama arrives in London for three-day visit
LONDON - President Barack Obama has arrived in London for a three-day visit that will include dining with the royal family and talks with Prime Minister David Cameron.
LONDON - President Barack Obama has arrived in London for a three-day visit that will include dining with the royal family and talks with Prime Minister David Cameron.
MOUNTAIN VIEW (AFN/BLOOMBERG) - Alphabet, het moederbedrijf van de populaire zoekmachine Google, heeft in het afgelopen kwartaal wederom een flink hogere omzet behaald. De groei was vooral te danken aan een forse verbetering van de advertentie-inkomsten op mobiele apparaten. Verliezen op investeringen in nieuw projecten wogen echter zwaar.
Fans feeling gutted by the death of Prince are in that post-bombshell trance today, dialing up their favorite tracks while also trying to be...
Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton doubled down Thursday on promises to make sure gun violence is not ignored.
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LOS ANGELES, April 21 (UPI) -- First lady Michelle Obama will promote her Joining Forces initiative on the May 3 episode of "NCIS" Season 13.
Prince Rogers Nelson’s music transcended genres and generations. There were songs you could sing every word to, ditties that drove you to dance and ballads so poignant in their descriptions of love and life that anyone could relate.Simply put, not that anything with the mercurial musician was simple, Prince had more hits than most musicians have songs in their catalogs. Writing and producing music in five decades, he touched and ...
New York Presbyterian Hospital was accused of allowing a TV crew to film a dying man in 2011.
Dutch Migration Minister Klaas Dijkhoff said that EU member states want the proposed joint European Border and Coast Guard to be established already this summer.
Univision and Disney have completed a deal to unwind the joint venture for Fusion, a cable channel and website. Univision will become the sole owner.The two companies said the terms of the deal will not be disclosed.”The transition of ownership will happen once the transaction is completed, which is expected to be as soon as reasonably practical,” according to a press release.Disney and Univision co-founded Fusion in 2013. The channel ...
The Dow industrials and the S&P 500 may be hurtling toward record highs, but the American people, whose love affair with stocks has understandably waned since the Great Recession, look to be more hesitant than ever to buy into the rally.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. shares rallied in the extended session Thursday after the chip maker's quarterly results and outlook topped Wall Street estimates. AMD shares jumped 20% to $3.13 after hours on heavy volume. The company reported an adjusted loss of 12 cents a share on revenue of $832 million for the first quarter. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast a loss of 13 cents a share on revenue of $818.4 million. For the second quarter, AMD said it expects revenue to rise sequentially by 12% to 18%... Читать дальше...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After graduating college in 1992, Joan Marie Laurer took odd jobs, entered fitness contests and eventually trained to become a flight attendant. Then she discovered the athleticism and theatricality of the mostly male pro-wrestlers on TV…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After graduating college in 1992, Joan Marie Laurer took odd jobs, entered fitness contests and eventually trained to become a flight attendant. Then she discovered the athleticism and theatricality of the mostly male pro-wrestlers on TV…
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Stocks are going up all over the world.
Meanwhile, it appears to us that the U.S. economy is going down. Go figure.
For instance, a labor-market index created by Fed economists… and closely watched by Fed chief Janet Yellen… has fallen for three straight months. It’s the first time that’s happened since 2009.
And the Atlanta Fed adds that GDP growth in the first quarter of 2016 was only 0.3%.
That’s not quite recession territory (commonly... Читать дальше...
Sanchez opens scoring Then adds spinning free kick Arsenal back into third Baggies in 15th with 40 pts Arsenal moved back into the Premier League’s third slot with a relatively easy 2-0 victory over visiting West Bromwich Albion on Thursday. The Emirates saw a pair of first half goals from Alexis Sanchez, and rode that […]
Concordia Healthcare Corp. said Thursday it is forming a special committee to review its strategic options comprised of independent members of the board. "The Company has had discussions, however, there can be no assurance that any transaction will occur," it said in a statement. Shares were halted in after-hours trade for the dissemination of the news, but are down 25% in the year so far, while the S&P 500 has gained about 2%.
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La Crosse police are warning downtown businesses about a man stealing tip jars and cash from unattended cash registers.
Declan Garrity had been due in court for arraignment on charges he abused his roomate's cat.
Get ~underneath the purple rain~
The legendary musician Prince died today at age 57.
In honor of the pop icon, Snapchat released a subtle purple rain filter, a nod to the artist's Grammy-winning sixth studio album.
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It's a filter, not a lens. You can add filters by swiping down to reveal the Settings icon, going to Manage, and turning on Filters.
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MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Prestage Foods of Iowa officials say its proposed $240 million pork processing plant in southwest Mason City will include a buffer zone and payments to the local school district. The Globe Gazette (http://bit.ly/1XL6Pli ) reports that the plans announced Wednesday include a 2.5-mile buffer zone around Mason City, Clear Lake and the lake itself in which Prestage won't build or operate any hog confinements or buy animals from a facility in the area. A tentative agreement also... Читать дальше...
Donald J. Trump, right, appeared with family members on NBC’s “Today” show in Manhattan on Thursday.