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The U.S. government has imposed massive tariffs on Chinese steelmakers in a bid to halt alleged large-scale dumping by their Asian competitors.

Sadhvi Pragya Thakur said on Wednesday that she was not a criminal and would be acquitted.

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Yes, the U.S. Army invents fictional countries as stand-ins for very real potential enemies.

It goes without saying that combat training should be as realistic as possible. But realism has its downside. The U.S. Army, for one, wants to be able to prepare to for war against particular countries without announcing to the whole world what it’s doing.

Thus, the American ground-combat branch invents fictional countries as stand-ins for very real potential enemies. Читать дальше...

ATLANTIS, South Africa (AP) — Every Friday afternoon, some South African boys head for the sand dunes that surround Atlantis, a poor area on Cape Town's outskirts where drug gangs operate and shootings occur regularly. There, they slide and skid…

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA will elect a new president on Sept. 14, with former FIFA candidate Michael van Praag first to declare plans to replace Michel Platini in a contest likely to have several contenders.

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA will elect a new president on Sept. 14, with former FIFA candidate Michael van Praag first to declare plans to replace Michel Platini in a contest likely to have several contenders.

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA will elect a new president on Sept. 14, with former FIFA candidate Michael van Praag first to declare plans to replace Michel Platini in a contest likely to have several contenders.

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA will elect a new president on Sept. 14, with former FIFA candidate Michael van Praag first to declare plans to replace Michel Platini in a contest likely to have several contenders.

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA will elect a new president on Sept. 14, with former FIFA candidate Michael van Praag first to declare plans to replace Michel Platini in a contest likely to have several contenders.

DJ Sbu may have once claimed to be "broke AF" but he says that his wealth is not found in popping bottles and nice cars, but in the people whose lives he's touched.

The pound typically hasn't reacted to Brexit polls, but it strengthened suddenly after an outlier gave remain an 18 point lead.

Thousands were stranded during the evening rush after a fire erupted in East Harlem, The New York Times reports.

TROMSOE, Norway (AP) — Norway awarded on Wednesday 10 new licenses for offshore oil and gas exploration in the Barents Sea, including three in previously untouched waters near the Russian border.

TROMSOE, Norway (AP) — Norway awarded on Wednesday 10 new licenses for offshore oil and gas exploration in the Barents Sea, including three in previously untouched waters near the Russian border.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) kick-off its proposed nation wide strike today, May 18, over the recent removal of petroleum subsidies by the federal government on Wednesday, May 11.  Until the removal, the official price of petrol was N87 per litre, but is now selling for N145 per litre. Although consumers have been paying as […]

Zika virus may spread across the European region during late spring and summer, though the overall risk is from low to moderate, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday.

According to LVG, Red Devils supporters need to curb their enthusiasm.

President Muhammadu Buhari is fortunate a good number of Nigerians are on his side regarding the removal of the fuel subsidy The Industrial Court ruled against the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) from embarking on any strike The discordant tune among the labour leaders has made the strike action embarked upon […]

Former Samajwadi Party MP, who was on Tuesday nominated for a Rajya Sabha seat, today thanked the party supremo for nominating his name for the post.

After Bernie Sanders took home another win in Oregon’s primary Tuesday night, the Democratic presidential candidates have a 2 1/2-week break until the final round of primaries and caucuses in early June. Hillary Clinton still holds a nearly insurmountable lead over Sanders, but California’s primary June 7 could offer the Vermont senator a last ray of hope.

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Two Sigma does things differently.

The giant hedge fund, which manages $35 billion, is as much a technology company as it is a hedge fund.

It uses advanced technologies to find investment opportunities, and just hosted its annual artificial intelligence competition.

One of those technological applications involves using natural language processing (NLP) techniques to analyze the Fed minutes, like those published Wednesday afternoon.

"Historically... Читать дальше...

OAKDALE, Minn. (AP) — A Twin Cities suburb has settled a disability discrimination complaint about how police interacted with a deaf suspect.

A woman who shared so-called Islamic State execution videos, magazines and propaganda online is jailed for four years and six months.

Luxury sea travel presents significant opportunities, a senior cruise executive said, as more people choose cruise ships over traditional vacation travel.