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Is Facebook regulation ‘inevitable’? Not so fast
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told lawmakers that regulation of his company is “inevitable,” but still came to Capitol Hill prepared to defend against proposals he thought went too far. He rarely had to. After about 10 hours of hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday, markets rallied and...
Vacation.rentals Domain Name Sells For Record $500,300
Vacarent, LLC, a vacation rental company, has paid $500,300 to acquire the domain name vacation.rentals from Donuts in an all-cash transaction, Domain Name Wire reported Wednesday. The sale is the highest publicly reported sale of a second level domain under a new top level domain name to date, the...
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India to grow 7.3% this fiscal, 7.6% in next: ADB
India's economic growth is expected to rebound to 7.3 percent this fiscal and further to 7.6 percent in 2019-20 with increased productivity post GST and investment revival due to banking reform, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said today. PTI @moneycontrolcom India's economic growth is expected to...
McConnell says he's open to paring back US spending bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's top Republican says he's open to a proposal from the White House to pare back a hard-fought spending package that has come under assault from...
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Wildfire smoke hurts heart, not just lungs, new study finds
Wildfire smoke is bad for your lungs, but now scientists say it may be just as bad for your heart. As rising global temperatures spark more and more intense fires, a new study out of UC San Francisco suggests smoke may rise as an even bigger problem for cardiovascular health in California —...
Brain injuries increase dementia risk, study finds
People who suffer brain injuries are at increased risk of dementia later in life, a large study...
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Australian Cryptocurrency Exchanges Required to Report to Watchdog Agency
Australia moves to regulate cryptocurrency providers by putting them under the direct purview of Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (AUSTRAC) – the country’s money-laundering watchdog. The changes, as reported by Reuters, are to become effective immediately. Months after AUSTRAC...
Spanish Authorities Arrest 11 In Crypto Money Laundering Ring
CoinTelegraph reports an undercover operation codenamed Operation Tulipan Blaca (White Tulip) coordinated by Europol and conducted by the Spanish Guardia Civil, has resulted in the arrest of 11 people for laundering more than EUR 8 million via cryptocurrencies, a Europol press release reported. The...
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Record-setter Nadal roars back as Spain draw level against Germany
Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates a point during his match against Philip Kohlschreiber of Germany in the Davis Cup quarter-final on Friday.—AFP MADRID: Spain’s Rafael Nadal returned to action with a 6-2 6-2 6-3 Davis Cup win over Germany’s Philip Kohlschreiber on Friday to set a record for the...
Qualifier Danielle Collins topples Venus Williams to reach Miami Open tennis semis
Danielle Collins produced the performance of a lifetime and pulled off an almighty shock at the Miami Open tennis tournament on Wednesday, sending Venus Williams crashing out 6-2, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals. It was an amazing effort from a 24 year-old qualifier in just her second season as a...
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Bayern Munich reaches Champions League semifinals
MUNICH (AP) - Bayern Munich reached its sixth Champions League semifinal in seven seasons with a 0-0 draw against Sevilla in the second leg of their quarterfinal on Wednesday. The Bavarian powerhouse, which clinched its sixth consecutive Bundesliga title...
Late Ronaldo penalty puts Madrid into CL semifinals
MADRID Cristiano Ronaldo converted an injury-time penalty to prevent Juventus from pulling off another stunning comeback in the quarterfinals of the Champions League as Read Madrid advanced despite a 3-1 home loss on Wednesday. The goal was enough to...
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Parkland Shooter Wants to Donate His $1 Million Inheritance To Survivors Of Mass Shooting
Parkland Shooter Wants to Donate His $1 Million Inheritance To Survivors Of Mass Shooting
The alleged gunman who carried out the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida wants to give any inheritance that is due to him from his late mother's estate to the victims'...
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Bootleg Alcohol Kills More than 100 In Indonesia As Authorities Vow To Find Culprits
Bootleg Alcohol Kills More than 100 In Indonesia As Authorities Vow To Find Culprits
Police in Indonesia promised a "scorched earth" crackdown after more than 100 have died from drinking toxic bootleg alcohol this month, according to The Associated Press. Deputy National Police Chief...
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Pope Francis Admits to 'Serious Errors' In Chilean Bishop Sex Abuse Coverup
Pope Francis Admits to 'Serious Errors' In Chilean Bishop Sex Abuse Coverup
Pope Francis wrote a letter that admitted to "serious errors of judgment" concerning his handling of a sex abuse case in Chile that caused anger among many Catholic Chileans during his visit,...
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French Police Fire Tear Gas, Clash With Eco-Activists At 9-Year-Old Airport Protest Camp
French Police Fire Tear Gas, Clash With Eco-Activists At 9-Year-Old Airport Protest Camp
Police officers were still working to evict hundreds of activists from one of the largest utopian experiments and entrenched protest camps in France that was constructed on the site of what was...
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U.S., North Korea In ‘Detailed’ Talks On Trump-Kim Meeting, Says South
U.S., North Korea In ‘Detailed’ Talks On Trump-Kim Meeting, Says South
The New York Times reported negotiations between the United States and North Korea have been quietly proceeding with “will and sincerity” over details of the planned talks between President Donald...
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Nerve Agent Victim Yulia Skripal Says Life Now 'Totally Different'
Nerve Agent Victim Yulia Skripal Says Life Now 'Totally Different'
Yulia Skripal, one of the victims of the nerve agent attack in the English city of Salisbury in March, has said she is "safe and feeling better" but finds herself "in a totally different life than the...
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NAFTA Chiefs Plan Meeting This Week Amid Push For Deal
NAFTA Chiefs Plan Meeting This Week Amid Push For Deal
The top North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) cabinet officials from the United States, Canada and Mexico plan to meet this week amid an accelerated push to reach a preliminary deal, according...
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Scotland Produces Enough Wind Energy In Month To Power All Its Homes Twice Over
Scotland Produces Enough Wind Energy In Month To Power All Its Homes Twice Over
In one month alone, Scotland powered the equivalent of more than 5 million homes using renewable wind energy, IFL Science reports. That’s pretty impressive,...
Former US House Speaker Boehner Joins Firm To Promote Legalization of Marijuana
Former US House Speaker Boehner Joins Firm To Promote Legalization of Marijuana
Former Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner made a surprising announcement on Wednesday that he was joining the voices calling for marijuana reform...
Canadian Hockey Team Bus Crash Claims 16th Victim
Canadian Hockey Team Bus Crash Claims 16th Victim
The death toll rose to 16 Wednesday in the April 6 Canadian junior hockey team bus crash when the team’s athletic therapist died from her injuries, CBS...
California Governor Pledges More National Guard Troops To Fight 'Transnational Crime'
California Governor Pledges More National Guard Troops To Fight 'Transnational Crime'
California Gov. Jerry Brown said Wednesday he would accept federal funding to add 400 California National Guard troops to a program to “combat transnational...
Bruce McArthur: alleged Toronto serial killer charged with seventh murder
Bruce McArthur: alleged Toronto serial killer charged with seventh murder
Prosecutors in Canada have charged alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur with a seventh murder involving a missing man whose family initially thought he had...
Is a hot dog a sandwich? The Apollo 13 astronauts had some thoughts
Is a hot dog a sandwich? The Apollo 13 astronauts had some thoughts
The Apollo 13 crew arrives safely on the U.S.S. Iwo Jima. NASA on the Commons Forty-eight years ago today, a Saturn V rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space...
Legal marijuana could soon be a bigger market than fizzy drinks
Legal marijuana could soon be a bigger market than fizzy drinks
Cannabis could soon become a bigger industry than fizzy drinks and it has already started putting pressure on alcohol sales. If...
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Column: Without Paul Ryan in Congress, Will Things Get Better or Worse?
Column: Without Paul Ryan in Congress, Will Things Get Better or Worse?
It is possible the words “He cared deeply and passionately about the federal budget” have never...
Op-Ed Contributor: The Other Border Problem: American Guns Going to Mexico
Op-Ed Contributor: The Other Border Problem: American Guns Going to Mexico
Trump should consider how the United States exports its own deadly products. ......
George Will: How should America respond to Syria's use of chemical weapons?
George Will: How should America respond to Syria's use of chemical weapons?
WASHINGTON -- On April 22, 1915, chlorine gas, wafted by favorable breezes, drifted from German...
Paul Ryan implodes his party — ahead of schedule
Paul Ryan implodes his party — ahead of schedule
Ryan’s decision to retire will no doubt spur others to do the same, rather than be part of a...
The bottom drops out for Republicans
The bottom drops out for Republicans
Paul Ryan can’t stop holding onto Trump even as he destroys the party. ......
Trump is making less sense than ever
Trump is making less sense than ever
The president’s foreign policy in particular defies any kind of sense, common or otherwise. ......
Paul Ryan’s Republican Party no longer exists
Paul Ryan’s Republican Party no longer exists
Unwilling or unable to confront Trump, the House speaker relinquishes the GOP to him. ......
