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Het partijbestuur van de PvdA wil dat de Tweede Kamerleden zich niet mengen in actuele partijdiscussies. Een mail met dat verzoek lekte vanmiddag uit.

The Galveston County Daily News (http://bit.ly/1RbaBPt ) reports the Texas City City Commission on Wednesday agreed to spend $221,000 to improve Bay Street Park, with new pavilions, a trail and a pedestrian bridge. Commissioners will spend $200,000 to help the state fund an oyster reef restoration project in Galveston Bay.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State forward Abdul-Malik Abu says he's withdrawing from the NBA draft pool and coming back for his junior season.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State forward Abdul-Malik Abu says he's withdrawing from the NBA draft pool and coming back for his junior season.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State forward Abdul-Malik Abu says he's withdrawing from the NBA draft pool and coming back for his junior season.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State forward Abdul-Malik Abu says he's withdrawing from the NBA draft pool and coming back for his junior season.

A Washington state senator announced Thursday he will jump into the race for state treasurer.

John Ketty stated that it was "too early to speculate" on the possible causes of the tragedy ahead of time.

Names of 14 more new cities would be announced soon under the flagship 'Smart City Mission' which will receive the first tranche of funding, the government said Thursday.

Growing up as one of the only Indian-Americans in her small town in Georgia, Sharada Jambualpati faced all sorts of discrimination and insults. Now, she's getting her law degree from UC Berkeley and working toward becoming an advocate for immigrant children and young convicts, who feel much like she did when she was growing up.

Morley Safer, the legendary, Toronto-born reporter who covered such landmark stories as the construction of the Berlin Wall and the Vietnam War, has died at the age of 84, according to CBS News.

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NEW YORK, May 19 (UPI) -- Blake Shelton confessed he and Gwen Stefani "could not be any more different" on Thursday's episode of the "Today" show.

Attorney General and GOP governor candidate Wayne Stenehjem says he'll unveil a plan to address prison overcrowding.

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Oracle is suing Google for billions of dollars and on Thursday Larry Page, the CEO of Google parent company Alphabet, was called to the stand by Oracle's lawyers to testify.

Oracle's lawyers asked him about the revenue that Google generates from its Android software, which is something Google doesn't publicly discuss.

Oracle's expert witness had previously testified that Google has generated $42.3 billion from Android, mostly through advertising.

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JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say that two bodies found in rural North Carolina are those of brothers reported missing last weekend.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of Assembly Republicans have asked the leaders of the Legislature's budget committee to approve funding for a public education campaign on Wisconsin's voter photo identification law.

(AP) — A group of Assembly Republicans have asked the leaders of the Legislature's budget committee to approve funding for a public education campaign on Wisconsin's voter photo identification law. The Government Accountability Board has asked the Joint Finance Committee for $250,000 to re-start education efforts the board dropped in 2012 after a legal challenge blocked the law.

BERLIN (AP) — Bayer's potential acquisition of Monsanto would create a giant seed and farm chemical company with a strong footprint in the U.S., Europe and Asia, combining two businesses with complementary geographical focus.

NEW YORK (AP) — The White House says there is "still more to do" to help Americans save money in reaction to an Associated Press poll that showed two-thirds of Americans would have difficulty raising $1,000 to cover an emergency.

The White House said President Obama has outlined several ideas over the years, including a proposed wage insurance program, which would protect a worker's pay after losing a job and creating a program that would make emergency funds available to low-income families in the event of a small financial shock.

ENSCHEDE - Als FC Twente besluit om de straf van de licentiecommissie bij de rechter aan te vechten neemt het mogelijk een groot risico. Dat is de inschatting van bijzonder hoogleraar sport en recht Marjan Olfers van de Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam.

Russian Foreign Minister has a phone talks with U.S. Secretary of State

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Take the same person, change one or two variables, and $100 can be a glorious victory or a vicious insult.

Recognizing this phenomenon lets you bend reality from insult to victory.

Let me give you an example. I have this coffee mug, red and white with the Swiss flag. No chips, but used. What would you pay for it, deep down in your heart of hearts?

You’re probably going to say something like $3.50.

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JPMorgan told clients to buy energy and materials stocks in this range bound market.

Wal-Mart posted surprise revenue growth in the first quarter and offered an upbeat view on the current period, underscoring that the company’s robust grocery business could help shield it from a difficult retail environment.