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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is moving toward raising interest rates from record lows — just not likely yet. On Wednesday, when it ends its latest policy meeting, Fed officials will issue a statement that will be parsed for clues to just when the first rate increase since 2006 might occur. The meeting will end with a policy statement but no news conference by Chair Janet Yellen. Though many economists foresee the first hike coming in September, they don't expect this week's policy statement to clearly signal the timing. Читать дальше...

It took me just a weekend to get comfortable with Microsoft's new Windows 10 operating system, something I never did with its predecessor, Windows 8, even after nearly three years.

NEW YORK (AP) — It took me just a weekend to get comfortable with Microsoft's new Windows 10 operating system, something I never did with its predecessor, Windows 8, even after nearly three years. With Wednesday's update, Windows no longer feels jarring, as though I'm using two different computers at once. Best part: This update is free. Windows 8 was Microsoft's way of modernizing personal computers, as smartphones and tablets grew more popular. But it came across as trying to shove a square peg into a round hole. Читать дальше...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for an influential opposition leader and an aide to a former prime minister for his role in mass killings during the country's independence war against Pakistan in 1971. Chief Justice S.K. Sinha delivered the verdict Wednesday against Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, a former aide to ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. The ruling clears the way for the man's execution unless he gets presidential clemency. Читать дальше...

Cuban said presidential candidate is 'probably the best thing to happen to politics in a long, long time'

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Spokane police say an SUV swerved onto a sidewalk, striking and killing a 68-year-old woman who was pushing her grandson in a stroller. Cmdr. Brad Arleth says the woman died at the scene Tuesday morning, while the boy suffered minor injuries. Arleth says a drug recognition expert determined the SUV driver was likely impaired by drugs. The Spokesman-Review says the 34-year-old SUV driver was arrested on investigation of vehicular homicide. The Spokane County medical examiner's... Читать дальше...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Her scarred face long ago became a symbol of the atrocities committed during Chile's 1973-90 dictatorship led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet. Now Carmen Quintana finally feels justice is being done. Soldiers drenched a then 18-year-old Quintana and 19-year-old Rodrigo Rojas with gasoline and set them ablaze during a street demonstration on July 2, 1986. Rojas died four days later. Quintana underwent lengthy treatment for severe burns to more than 60 percent of her body. For decades their attackers enjoyed impunity. Читать дальше...

Inclusion in IMF’s special drawing right currency unit could prompt $100bn of official buying

Construction of individual household latrines (IHHLs) has improved substantially in rural areas since the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), government data shows.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — For weeks, billboards on buses and television spots have been announcing what promises to be Colombia's next big prime-time sensation. But the planned debut Wednesday of a TV soap opera dramatizing the life of Colombia's only Roman Catholic saint is shrouded in controversy after devotees of the missionary nun known universally as Madre Laura filed a lawsuit seeking to correct what they say is an unseemly depiction. Born in Colombia's coffee-growing region in 1874, Laura Montoya... Читать дальше...

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Windows 10 has finally arrived, but how does it compare to previous versions, asks Sophie Curtis, and has Microsoft succeeded in righting the wrongs of Windows 8?

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BEIRUT — After four months of setbacks, fighters backed by Saudi Arabia have seized the offensive in Yemen’s war, taking control of a major city and pressing to expand ground operations against rebel forces.Read full article >>

First responders discovered the four bodies at the family’s house on S. Drexel Ave. in the East Chatham area at around 8:30 p.m. on July 18, the Chicago Tribune reported.

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Kipenzi, a baby giraffe that captivated an Internet audience with its live birth at the Dallas Zoo a few months ago, has died. The calf was scampering around the giraffe habitat Tuesday evening when she ran into the perimeter and broke her neck. The zoo said Kipenzi died instantly. “This is a huge loss for […]

On the 58th day of his son’s capital murder trial, Robert Holmes took the witness stand on Tuesday and repeatedly tried to make eye contact with the mentally ill young man he still calls “Jimmy.” He spoke of his son’s idyllic boyhood in Castroville, a small California town south of San Jose that treasured its […]

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