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A gay man who says he was pummeled during a boozy spat at Dallas BBQ withstood a grilling on the witness stand Wednesday.

The Harrison, San Francisco's most notable and unique residential offering, is now open for viewing by appointment. Unrivaled in design and sophistication, the 49-story luxury tower in Rincon Hill boasts beautiful panoramic vistas from every floor and an urban living experience like no other.

The number enquiries about people who died without a will has more than doubled over the past five years, Citizens Advice says.

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Foreign Affairs Minister to discuss terrorism, human rights and the controversial armoured vehicles contract

Tesla Motors Inc. said it will sell about $1.4 billion in stock to help pay for an expansion that includes its Model 3 electric car and boosting annual production to 500,000 vehicles in 2018. The Palo Alto company faces a sharp rise in spending for its accelerated production plan, which includes making as many as 200,000 of its Model 3 cars by the second half of next year. Tesla is also building a massive battery factory east of Reno, expanding sales and service globally, and adding charging stations for use by customers. Читать дальше...

The ex-striker believes Anfield is a more attractive transfer destination than anywhere else in the Premier League, with only the two Spanish giants as rivals

Three years ago, DeAndre Smelter, a junior at Georgia Tech, was a pitcher returning to football after four years away from the sport. [...] the big-bodied wide receivers are both with the 49ers. [...] despite their unique backgrounds and inexperience — neither has played an NFL snap — they have a chance to move from the shadows to the spotlight in 2016. Ten of the 12 wide receivers on their 90-man roster have fewer than 37 career catches and are younger than 26 years old. Rogers (6-foot-3, 210 pounds)... Читать дальше...

Barack Obama in a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated the importance of bilateral cooperation between the two nations to defeat Daesh.

WASHINGTON -- Truck driver Dana Logan tried on Wednesday to recount a crash that decapitated two fathers and two children, hoping to convince Congress to stop weakening rules that require truckers to get rest.

Afghanistan signed Wednesday a draft agreement with the Hezb-e-Islami militant group that the government hopes could lead to a full peace accord with one of the most notorious warlords in the insurgency. Hezb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar is a veteran of decades of Afghan war and human rights organizations have accused his group of widespread abuses, particularly during the civil war of the early 1990s, when he briefly served as prime minister. The U.S. has also linked the group to al Qaeda and the Taliban... Читать дальше...

The following is a review of All the Way, playwright Robert Schenkkan's Broadway show about Lyndon Johnson that inspired an HBO film by the same name, which airs this Saturday, May 21, 2016. The review first appeared on May 2, 2016 at New York Review Daily. Read the original here.

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Alarmed that an outbreak of yellow fever in southwest Africa could spread if not quickly contained, medical experts will convene this week to consider whether to declare an international health emergency.

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Many startups are starting to put the materials together to go public, but that doesn't mean the IPO market has warmed up to tech, says venture capitalist Sandy Miller of IVP.

For now, those companies are content watching from the sidelines, and very few have even taken the steps to confidentially file, he added. 

If anything, he doesn't expect the IPO window to open until Q3 at the very earliest.

"It's really quiet right now. No one wants to wade... Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Judge Paul Higginbotham, the first African-American to serve as a Wisconsin appellate court judge, says he won't seek re-election to the Madison-based 4th District Court of Appeals.

Demands for Suhr’s removal growing, May 15, A18 The story, which began on the Front Page, inaccurately stated when San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr’s wife would become eligible for continuation benefits should he die. She became eligible on May 1, one year after the couple registered for a domestic partnership.

Man-advantage goals coupled with solid penalty killing prove important weapons against St. Louis Blues

Online platforms matching lenders and borrowers have big benefits that lawmakers should consider before rushing in with regulations.

Wednesday’s top personal finance stories.

McDonald's

In an ongoing price war that has been heating up with fast food competitors this year — driven in part by cheap commodities — McDonald's is making a long-term commitment to a new kind of low-cost deal, one that frees restaurants from the $1 price point of yesteryear.

The chain today said its "McPick 2" deals — which give customers a rotating menu of items to build a cheap, two-piece snack or meal, or two items to share — are now part of the company's value offerings nationwide. Читать дальше...

Cara Delevingne looks chic in blue on the cover of W Magazine’s June/July 2016 issue. Here is what the 23-year-old actress and model had to share with the mag: On auditioning for Suicide Squad: “I met the director, David Ayer, at a hotel in London on a dark and stormy night. He didn’t tell me [...]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department issued a scathing review Wednesday of a small town's police practices in a big drug and immigrant smuggling corridor on California's border with Mexico, finding a lack of basic controls and oversight…

Its propeller-like wings likely helped it travel long distances.