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Facebook just posted its internal guidelines for choosing which stories appear in its "Trending" topics section on its right rail. 

The company posted the guidelines in response to a storm of controversy that exploded after a report from Gizmodo quoted former news "curators" who said that the team routinely omitted articles from conservative news sources and could make objective decisions to "inject" stories that weren't actually trending. 

The Natchez Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/1OlSR9y ) a Baton Rouge forensics lab positively identified the body as that of 26-year-old Duell Moreland of Monterey. Chief Deputy David Hedrick said Wednesday that Moreland went missing from his grandparents' home on March 29 and his remains were found in a bayou April 29 by his grandfather.

With most S&P 500 member companies beating analysts’ estimates for earnings per share, a better gauge — gross profit margins — helps investors understand the real story, says Phil van Doorn.

Exelixis released first-quarter earnings last week; but with the approval of Cabometyx coming April, after the quarter ended, the focus was naturally on the launch rather than on first-quarter revenue and earnings.

NEW YORK — A once-powerful New York politician convicted of using his position as Senate majority leader to pressure companies to provide hundreds of thousands of dollars for his son was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison, the latest in a spate of corruption cases that have roiled Albany. The sentence for Dean Skelos, 68, was significantly lower than prosecutors had asked for, and the judge noted that the dollar value in the case “pales in comparison” to that of New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver... Читать дальше...

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Don't have the time or money to get a bachelor's degree?

Don't fret. There are plenty of high-paying jobs that only require a two-year associate degree or just a high-school diploma. 

According to the latest data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, these are the 25 highest-paying jobs that you don't need a four-year degree to pursue.

Each has a median annual salary of at least $64,000.

This is an update of a story originally written by Vivian Giang. Читать дальше...

At Royal Purple Friday night, which the race track promoted as a Ladies' Night with free admission for the females, Alexis and her team were already in action. An expert crew and dedicated driver made for a concentrated pit and enthusiastic runs, including her best run of the weekend, which happened to be Q2, where she secured a 3.910 second pass, a new career best ET for her. With still a way to go before she can reach her major goal - winning the Championship and becoming the first Female NHRA Funny Car Champ ... Читать дальше...

No, congressional Republicans aren't done trying to gut the Affordable Care Act through the courts.

The main cause for the hike was the government's recent elimination of utilities subsidies in the metropolitan area that have led to sharp increases in everything from bus rides to light bills. Macri came to power in December with promises to cut bloated spending, curb government deficits and tame one of the world's highest inflation rates.

Woolworths' largest shareholder, Perpetual Investments, has played down unsubstantiated speculation the retailer may be the target of a private-equity backed takeover bid.

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CANNES, France, May 12 (UPI) -- George Clooney and Julia Roberts promoted "Money Monster" with director Jodie Foster at the 2016 Cannes International Film Festival.

The audit by state officials released on Thursday says the bar has delayed payments to victims of dishonest attorneys because of a lack of funds and pays its executives more than other state agencies.

The House has approved a mountain of bills addressing the nation's opioid abuse crisis, fueled by lawmakers' bipartisan craving for election-year action on the deadly epidemic. Yet the measures are leaving anti-drug advocates underwhelmed, and Congress won't decide till later how much money it's willing to provide. … Click to Continue »

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on developments in the presidential campaign, including Donald Trump's meetings Thursday with House Speaker Paul Ryan and with other congressional leaders: (all times local):

Lumber Liquidators is trying to strike a balance between stemming losses and moving forward.

The aircraft mysteriously disappeared more than two years ago with 239 people on board, and so far an extensive underwater search of a vast area of the Indian Ocean off Australia’s west coast has turned up empty. Though the discovery of the debris has bolstered authorities’ assertion that the plane went down somewhere in the Indian Ocean, none of the parts thus far has yielded any clues into exactly where and why the aircraft crashed. Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said one is an engine... Читать дальше...

Spike Lee, Nile Rodgers, Esperanza Spaulding and Tavis Smiley were among the attendees and the private gathering.

MARKELO - Avanti Wilskracht sloot donderdagavond de competitie af met een 5-2 zege bij Sportclub Markelo. De gasten uit Enschede trokken de wedstrijd in de slotfase naar zich toe. Beide teams eindigen dit seizoen in de middenmoot en spelen daardoor ook volgend seizoen in de vierde klasse.

Austan Goolsbee, one of President Obama's chief economic architects, is warning the American people not to buy what Donald Trump is selling on the economy.

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– Governor Ezenwo Wike says Niger Delta states will work with the federal government and security agencies to stop the sabotage of pipelines by militants  – Says all those who have issues of any kind should embrace dialogue as violence will not lead to the solution of the challenges in the area Governor Ezenwo Wike of Rivers state […]

Our fear of fat keeps us docile and controllable. But what could we do if we stopped being afraid?