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Two-hour flights from Sydney to London are a step closer after Australian and international researchers blasted an experimental rocket into the atmosphere and back at seven and a half times the speed of sound.

Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday held a wide-ranging discussion with a group of conservative commentators who said afterward the Facebook CEO acknowledged the giant social network has a problem reaching conservatives.

Record for the Warriors after losses this season, including 3-0 in the playoffs. Points for Stephen Curry in the third quarter of Game 2. Points for Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook, who scored 19 in the third quarter alone in Game 1. Rebounds for the Warriors, only the second time this postseason the Thunder (36) have been outrebounded (OKC lost both). Points for the Warriors’ center tandem of Festus Ezeli (12) and Marreese Speights (13), who combined for four in Game 1. Three-point shooting by the Warriors. Читать дальше...

Employers preparing for a new federal overtime-pay regulation say the change will lead them to slow hiring, reduce workers’ hours and cut pay, bonuses and benefits.

By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Stephen Curry exploded for 15 of his 28 points over a 1:58 stretch of the third quarter Wednesday night.

An outspoken critic of the Los Angeles City Council has been arrested after allegedly submitting a public-comment card that depicted a burning cross, a body dangling from a tree and an apparent Ku Klux Klan figure holding a sign labeling Council President Herb Wesson with a racially charged epithet.

After reading Ross T. Quinn's profound letter about his father and the bombing of Nagasaki [“Mailbag: Life After the Bomb,” May 14], I have only one question: Why wasn't this printed on the front page instead of trivia [“Beyoncé's Superpower,” May 14]? That article belongs in the entertainment...

Uber suspended its motorcycle-booking service in Bangkok after warnings from local authorities over operating licenses for drivers.

The airline says the Airbus A320 from Paris to Cairo disappeared from radar shortly after it entered Egyptian airspace Thursday morning.

The ride-sharing company Uber will become legal and its drivers will have to carry special licences while the taxi industry will be compensated under WA government reforms.

NEW YORK (AP) — As a student at Columbia University, Jonah Reider wowed foodies and rankled city health officials by opening an exclusive supper club in his dorm. [...] after graduating this week, the 22-year-old whiz chef from Newton, Massachusetts, is facing the same reality as a lot of other new college grads. Four months after leaving his dorm, Reider is being booted from the Columbia-owned apartment where he hosted the latest incarnation of his supper club. Reider's cooking career started... Читать дальше...

By Steve R. Waterhouse, The Sports Xchange
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Khris Davis is getting used to his new home, and the Oakland A's are the beneficiaries.

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A plane with 56 passengers flying from Paris to Cairo went down into Mediterranean sea, media reported.

The acting provincial governor of northern Balkh province and Chief Executive of Jamiat-e-Islami party Ata Mohammad Noor has claimed that several people were left dead in an attack by the supporters of Junbish Milli party which is led by Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum. According to a statement by Noor, the attack was carried Read the full article...

Once Stephen Curry finally gathered himself and got up following a scary first-quarter dive into the stands, everybody inside Oracle Area could take a breath, sit back and ...

The list of conservative judges marks a rare moment of acknowledgment by the presumptive GOP presidential nominee that he could be doing more to appease those in his party opposed to his candidacy. Party leaders are growing increasingly vocal in their concerns about the continued candidacy of the White House hopeful who, for his part, has sharpened his critique of the party. The opposition demands the government allow it to pursue a recall referendum against unpopular President Nicolas Maduro.... Читать дальше...

Links to material cited on Wednesday night's show

Woolworths says there won't be any potato shortage after the collapse of a major industry player while rival Coles says Oakville isn't a material supplier.

Local recruitment begins to facilitate long-awaited international flights out of Canberra.

Stephen Curry exploded for 15 of his 28 points over a 1:58 stretch of the third quarter, helping the Golden State Warriors pull away from the Oklahoma Thunder en route to a 118-91 victory that evened the Western Conference finals at one game apiece.