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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Steven A. Cohen on Thursday won the dismissal of a long-running lawsuit in which his former wife accused him of cheating her out of millions of dollars in their 1990 divorce.

Chief Judge Loretta Preska of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan said Patricia Cohen failed to show that her former husband defrauded her by hiding $5.5 million from a 1986 New York City real estate transaction, allowing him to lowball his net worth. Читать дальше...

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Scientists say they've identified a so-called "sunscreen" gene that may help protect against skin cancer.

Russia and the ASEAN have drafted a declaration stipulating their intent to bring bilateral ties to a whole new level.

By Kim Su-jin, Song Sang-ho NSANGI, Uganda/SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's overseas aid program is gathering steam in Nsangi, central Uganda, as locals are being trained to hone their agricultural skills and develop the rural town with the hel

State Department Spokesperson John Kirby answers reporters’ questions regarding the crash of an EgyptAir flight into the Mediterranean Sea on its way to Cairo.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The economy remains sluggish in rural areas of 10 Western and Plains states.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The economy remains sluggish in rural areas of 10 Western and Plains states.

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Motorcyclist deaths in the United States topped 5,000 last year -- a 10 percent increase from 2014, according to a new report.

Gauteng premier David Makhura has warned that Africa will not compete with other continents until it has ethically sound leaders‚ active citizens and strong democratic institutions.

Stephen Lam / Reuters

Default settings matter.

This truth of consumer technology brings significance to Google’s decision, announced Wednesday during its annual I/O developer conference, to offer end-to-end encryption through its new messaging app, Allo. But unlike WhatsApp or Apple’s iMessage, if you want the protection it offers you’ll have to turn it on.

Through an optional “incognito” mode, Allo encrypts communications in such a way that not even Google can access the contents of the messages you send. Читать дальше...

'I'm never coming back to wherever this is'

Modi’s BJP has secured a much needed win in the state assembly election in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, defying the myth that Modi-mania has waned.

Reports and relatives spoke of a passenger who lost his passport but found it in time to make the flight and of a young man who was flying home after his mother’s death.

The French parliament has extended the state of emergency for another two months to the end of July in order to cover the Euro 2016 football tournament and the Tour de France cycling race. It is the third time the state of emergency has been extended since the November 13 attacks on Paris. Press TV reports: Lawmakers in the National Assembly, France’s lower house of parliament, voted to endorse the extension by 46 votes to 20 on Thursday, a week after it was approved by a large majority in the upper house Senate. Читать дальше...

The competition along the Vikings offensive line during spring practices and down in Mankato will garner much more attention with potentially three starting spots up for grabs, but their linebacker group is crowded, too, which should set up some interesting battles for roster spots. Since coach Mike Zimmer was hired in 2014, the Vikings have selected two linebackers in each of the past three drafts (though 2016 seventh-round pick Stephen Weatherly will start his pro career at defensive end). Strong-side linebacker Anthony Barr... Читать дальше...

Steven Reinberg, HealthDay News
As baby boomers age, the number of Americans with vision problems and blindness is expected to double over the next three decades, a new study suggests.

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Ed Adamczyk
WASHINGTON, May 19 (UPI) -- The House of Representatives voted Thursday to restrict the use of the Confederate battle flag in national cemeteries.

DRC president Kabila accused of trying to stop Moise Katumbi from running for office

A takeover would be latest in a string of mega deals in global chemicals sector

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“Coding bootcamps” have earned friends in high places, including President Obama, who called them a ticket to the middle class.

These programs are designed to take in students with minimal coding knowledge and shoot them back out a few months later as employable software engineers.

And the top bootcamps have enjoyed outstanding success, boasting over $100,000 in average exit salaries and up to 99% employment rates.

And there are anecdotal tales of life turnarounds... Читать дальше...