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Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is no longer advising President Donald Trump.

Icahn, who had been an unpaid adviser, announced the move on Twitter late Friday afternoon.

"Today, with President Trump’s blessing, I ceased to act as special advisor to the President on issues relating to regulatory reform," Icahn tweeted.

His announcement follows that of several business titans who have distanced themselves following the president's comments equivocating... Читать дальше...

ENDICOTT, N.Y. (AP) - Kevin Sutherland shot a 7-under 65 for a share of the Dick's Sporting Goods Open lead Friday, three years after scorching the En-Joie course for the only 59 in PGA Tour Champions history.

ENDICOTT, N.Y. (AP) - Kevin Sutherland shot a 7-under 65 for a share of the Dick's Sporting Goods Open lead Friday, three years after scorching the En-Joie course for the only 59 in PGA Tour Champions history.

ENDICOTT, N.Y. (AP) - Kevin Sutherland shot a 7-under 65 for a share of the Dick's Sporting Goods Open lead Friday, three years after scorching the En-Joie course for the only 59 in PGA Tour Champions history.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a court hearing to determine if a convicted mass killer should be spared the death penalty (all times local):

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a court hearing to determine if a convicted mass killer should be spared the death penalty (all times local):

Russian spies in fiction and reality, Curtis Sittenfeld on men and romance novels, Annie Dillard describes a total eclipse, and a story by Sherman Alexie.

American jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk would have been 100 years old this year. To celebrate his legacy, Japanese record label Epistroph...

Rory McIlroy has decided his health is good enough for him to start the FedEx Cup playoffs next week in New York. McIlroy had said after he finished at the PGA Championship that he could feel a back muscle spasm in recent weeks as he practiced more to get ready for the final major of

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CNN political commentator Angela Rye said Thursday that all statues and memorials of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Robert E. Lee "need to come down."

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Digital rights group cautions "any tactic used now to silence neo-Nazis will soon be used against others."

Georgia Tech has dismissed Dedrick Mills, its leading rusher, who had been named to the All-ACC team.

AP: Carolyn Kaster

Prior to his departure from the White House, former chief strategist Steve Bannon reportedly met with Robert Mercer, the billionaire mega-donor who backs President Donald Trump, at Mercer's Long Island estate on Wednesday.

The two discussed what comes next in terms of political and media strategy, according to Axios. Mercer, who is co-CEO of Renaissance Technologies, then met with Trump and a small group of donors the next night in Bedminster.

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Rory McIlroy has decided his health is good enough for him to start the FedEx Cup playoffs next week in New York.

Rory McIlroy has decided his health is good enough for him to start the FedEx Cup playoffs next week in New York.

Rory McIlroy has decided his health is good enough for him to start the FedEx Cup playoffs next week in New York.

BERLIN — It was out with the old and in with the new but Bayern Munich still started the 55th Bundesliga in familiar fashion on Friday, with a 3-1 home win over Bayer Leverkusen. Bayern was playing its first league game without the retired Philipp Lahm and Xabi Alonso, but two new signings – Niklas

Bayern Munich benefit from a historic video replay decision as they open the Bundesliga season with a win over Bayer Leverkusen.

DETROIT (AP) — A former union official in Detroit has been charged with making more than $40,000 in purchases for herself and others with money from Fiat Chrysler.

DETROIT (AP) — A former union official in Detroit has been charged with making more than $40,000 in purchases for herself and others with money from Fiat Chrysler.

When white supremacists showed up last week at Charlottesville's to protest the removal of a Robert E. Lee statue, their fear "cultural replacement" was on full display.

Investors have a "gnat-like attention span" in markets right now, says strategist Michael Farr.

Ivanka Trump’s company dismisses Congressional inquiry, saying that there is no link between her visits with foreign government officials and the issuance of new trademarks.

The votes are in and counted, and there's absolutely no denying that North West and Penelope Disick are hands-down the cutest cousins in Hollywood. Yesterday, Kim Kardashian took to...