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Battered Toshiba seeks exit from UK, India in nuclear retreat: sources
By Geert De Clercq and Kentaro Hamada LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp plans to withdraw from its lead role in projects to build nuclear plants in Britain and India, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, marking a retreat as it wrestles with an imminent multi-billion dollar...
Facebook celebrates 13th birthday with new products
On its 13th birthday on Friday -- and calling it “Friends Day” -- Facebook is launching new products to encourage people to connect with their...
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Stocks steady as investors digest earnings
New York Stocks ended Thursday's trading mostly unchanged, as cautious investors focus a large batch of earnings reports from U.S. companies, including Facebook and Merck. Ryder System, a truck leasing company, fell 8 percent after reporting earnings that fell far short of what Wall Street analysts...
Uber's CEO Cuts Ties To Trump Economic Advisory Group Amid Criticism
The CEO of Uber is leaving President Trump's economic advisory group. Travis Kalanick told employees in an email Thursday that he was concerned advising the president on the economy would send a signal that he, or the company, endorses...
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One-Dose Zika Vaccine Protects Laboratory Animals
An experimental Zika vaccine has been shown to be 100 percent effective in protecting laboratory animals from the virus, according to researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Scientists say one dose of the vaccine prevents transmission of the Zika virus in...
Unsealed records shed some light on Roof's mental state
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Documents unsealed in federal court reveal new details about the mental health of convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof, including a pychiatrist&aposs; finding that his disorders make it hard for him to focus, interact with others or express emotion. Roof&aposs;...
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Javi Martinez happy to operate in the shadow of Bayern's brightest lights
The Spaniard remains the most expensive buy in the Bundesliga club's history, but has no issue letting others take centre stage at the Allianz Arena ......
Chelsea v Arsenal preview
Chelsea host Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Saturday February 4, kicking off at 1230 GMT live on Sky Sports 1 HD. Here is our preview pack, which includes the team news, quotes from both managers, our predictions, key Opta statistics and details of the Sky Bet odds to help you...
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Kellyanne Conway blames refugees for 'Bowling Green massacre' that never happened
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US warns of 'overwhelming' response if N. Korea uses nuclear weapons
US warns of 'overwhelming' response if N. Korea uses nuclear weapons
U.S. President Donald Trump's defense secretary warned North Korea on Friday of an "effective and overwhelming" response if Pyongyang chose to use nuclear weapons, as he reassured Seoul of steadfast U.S. support at the...
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Kellyanne Conway blames refugees for 'Bowling Green massacre' that never happened
Donald Trump’s senior adviser uses fictional incident to justify US president’s travel ban: ‘Most people don’t know that because it didn’t get covered’...
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U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley blames Russia for new fighting in Ukraine
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley blames Russia for new fighting in Ukraine
WASHINGTON — The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, on Thursday blamed Russia for renewed, deadly fighting in Ukraine and said U.S. sanctions against Moscow would remain in place. ......
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Trump Backpedals on Israel Settlement Support
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The White House issued a statement on Thursday night that warned Israel over new or expanded settlements in the disputed West Bank "may not be helpful" but also that is has no "official position on settlement activity,"...
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Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog of folklore legend used to predict whether winter will end early or residents are in for six weeks more of winter, saw his shadow during an event in Punxsutawney, Penn. on Thursday...
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Brazil ex-first lady no longer has brain function
Brazil ex-first lady no longer has brain function
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Doctors and ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Thursday that Brazil's former first lady no longer has brain function and they are preparing to donate her organs. ......
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Malaysian government finalises plan to hire Rohingya refugees
Malaysian government finalises plan to hire Rohingya refugees
The Malaysian government has finalised a plan to employ Rohingya refugees, an ethnic Muslim minority group that faces growing discrimination in Myanmar, official sources said on Thursday. ......
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‘Eye for an eye’: Iran to blind woman acid attacker in retribution punishment
‘Eye for an eye’: Iran to blind woman acid attacker in retribution punishment
Ankara: Iran’s supreme court has ruled that a woman must be blinded in one eye as punishment for an acid attack that left her victim sightless, using the...
Donald Trump's undiplomatic diplomacy
Donald Trump's undiplomatic diplomacy
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump is quickly becoming the world's most undiplomatic -- and unpredictable -- diplomat. Over the course of a week, he had a...
VIDEO: Mysterious Jellyfish Bloom Covers Entire Beach in Queensland
VIDEO: Mysterious Jellyfish Bloom Covers Entire Beach in Queensland
Thousands of blue blubber jellyfish showed up on an Australian beach in Queensland this week, according to BBC News. Witness Charlotte Lawson described...
Most Americans Wish Obama Was Still President, Not Trump
Most Americans Wish Obama Was Still President, Not Trump
As President Donald Trump finishes his second week in office, more than half of Americans wish that Barack Obama was still leading the country. Meanwhile, a...
Nordstrom winds down relationship with Ivanka Trump brand: Bloomberg report
Nordstrom winds down relationship with Ivanka Trump brand: Bloomberg report
(Reuters) - Nordstrom Inc is winding down its relationship with the Ivanka Trump brand, Bloomberg reported, citing a person with knowledge of the matter....
Northeast South Africa Facing Deadly Flooding
Northeast South Africa Facing Deadly Flooding
According to Al Jazeera, Thursday brought intensely heavy rain that left portions of South Africa underwater with one person feared dead in the Northeastern...
Afghan girls fight prejudice with martial arts
Afghan girls fight prejudice with martial arts
KABUL (Reuters) - On a snowy mountaintop to the west of Kabul, a group of Afghan girls practise the flowing movements of Wushu, a sport developed from ancient...
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It's Time to Take America's Billionaire Class Head On
It's Time to Take America's Billionaire Class Head On
This is a time to expose, to educate and to resist. Combatting defeatism may be our single most...
AlterNet Comics: Jen Sorensen on the Muslim Ban
AlterNet Comics: Jen Sorensen on the Muslim Ban
America returns from vacation, is banned from JFK. Related Stories AlterNet Comics: Matt Bors...
Trump's Bloodthirsty National Prayer Speech Was Quite a Doozy
Trump's Bloodthirsty National Prayer Speech Was Quite a Doozy
"Religious liberty" at home and violence abroad. Donald Trump’s national prayer breakfast speech on...
Canadian Mosque Shooter Is Proof of the Dangers of Right-Wing Online Trolls
Canadian Mosque Shooter Is Proof of the Dangers of Right-Wing Online Trolls
Trolling is not harmless; it empowers right-wing terrorists. It’s not true that the accused gunman...
'Case Closed': The View and Dr. Phil Tick off List of Trump's Narcissistic Personality Disorder Traits
'Case Closed': The View and Dr. Phil Tick off List of Trump's Narcissistic Personality Disorder Traits
Psychologists get it, but what will it take for the American people to realize? On Thursday, the...
Jim Hightower: We Need a Revolution on Our Plates
Jim Hightower: We Need a Revolution on Our Plates
"Farm policy hasn’t come up even once in a presidential debate for the past 16 years." During the...
Is Microdosing Marijuana the Next New Thing?
Is Microdosing Marijuana the Next New Thing?
Is it a new phenomenon or a marketing ploy? Microdosing—ingesting tiny amounts of LSD or other...
