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A GOP senator is 'more convinced than ever' the Senate needs to hold hearings after meeting Merrick Garland

BusinessInsider.com 

Associated Press/J. Scott Applewhite

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator said Tuesday she is "more convinced than ever" that there should be hearings on President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee after meeting with Judge Merrick Garland.

But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., made clear he is not budging, telling reporters, "I think it's safe to say there will not be hearings or votes."

Maine Sen. Susan Collins sat down with Garland on Capitol Hill for more than an hour. Читать дальше...

Historic moment in Treasury market

CNBC 

All of a sudden, the talk about a U.S. 10-year yield heading to World War II lows does not sound all that far-fetched.

Review: Grief gets weird in Vallee's 'Demolition'

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

What if a young man who just lost his young wife in a car accident experienced none of the stages of grief? What if he felt nothing? What if he, instead, started writing letters to a vending machine company and…

Review: Grief gets weird in Vallee's 'Demolition'

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

What if he, instead, started writing letters to a vending machine company and dismantling every object in sight? [...] at the wake, instead of socializing, he goes into a study to compose a letter to the vending machine company whose hospital unit failed to give him the Peanut M&Ms he paid for. Davis starts writing letters to the vending machine company on a regular basis, and, in his free time, decides to take everything apart including, but not limited to, a fridge, a bathroom stall, a bathroom light fixture and a random house. Читать дальше...

Nebraska coach Connie Yori resigns after 14 seasons

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Women's basketball coach Connie Yori abruptly resigned Tuesday after 14 seasons at Nebraska following an alleged investigation into how she treated her players.

Nebraska coach Connie Yori resigns after 14 seasons

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Women's basketball coach Connie Yori abruptly resigned Tuesday after 14 seasons at Nebraska following an alleged investigation into how she treated her players.

Nebraska coach Connie Yori resigns after 14 seasons

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Women's basketball coach Connie Yori abruptly resigned Tuesday after 14 seasons at Nebraska following an alleged investigation into how she treated her players.



Nebraska coach Connie Yori resigns after 14 seasons

«The Bismarck Tribune» (bismarcktribune.com) 

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Women's basketball coach Connie Yori abruptly resigned Tuesday after 14 seasons at Nebraska following an alleged investigation into how she treated her players.

Yucatan archaeology races to keep up with development

TheRepublic.com 

MEXICO CITY - Mexican archaeologists said Tuesday they are racing to keep up with development on the Yucatan peninsula as suburbs of the colonial city of Merida swallow Maya settlements.

How a founder who says his business ‘doesn’t sound like a good idea’ raised $16 million

BusinessInsider.com 

Rainforest

In the summer of 2012, Rainforest was struggling.

Rainforest CEO Fred Stevens-Smith and cofounder Russell Smith had been accepted into Y Combinator, the prestigious startup mentorship program.

But its core product — a service to track how much money a company was spending on the Amazon Web Services cloud — just wasn't coming together into something people actually wanted or needed. Friends and colleagues alike were skeptical of how this would shake out.

"Everyone was like... Читать дальше...

Renuncia socio de Mossack Fonseca a cargo de ministro consejero de Panamá

CNN Newsource 

(CNN Español) — Ramón Fonseca confirmó su renuncia a su cargo de ministro consejero del presidente de Panamá Juan Carlos Varela.“El exministro Ramón Fonseca Mora presentó su renuncia, el sintió que tenía que aclarar su nombre y el de su firma y él lo quiere hacer como un ciudadano privado y que no se le vaya a estar señalando por ocupar una posición en el gabinete, le agradecemos por los ...

Exiled Napoleon's island home recreated in Paris exhibition

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

PARIS (AP) — France's national army museum has recreated the home where Napoleon lived his final years, bringing furniture and belongings from the remote Atlantic Island of St. Helena to Paris for the first time since he was exiled there…

Exiled Napoleon's island home recreated in Paris exhibition

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

PARIS (AP) — France's national army museum has recreated the home where Napoleon lived his final years, bringing furniture and belongings from the remote Atlantic Island of St. Helena to Paris for the first time since he was exiled there 200 years ago. The exhibition that opens Wednesday offers a flavor of the atmosphere of the damp, rat-infested Longwood House, where the emperor spent his last years as a prisoner of the British government, surrounded by books and souvenirs. In total, 240 pieces of art... Читать дальше...

#Panamapapers: Prime minister resigns amidst paper scandal

NAIJ.COM (Nigeria News) 

– Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, the prime minister of Iceland has resigned – This is following  a leak of 11 million files from one of the world’s most secretive companies – Documents show Gunnlaugsson and his wife bought an offshore company in 2007 Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, the prime minister of Iceland has resigned after the leak of the […]

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Cold, rain and a little bit of golf

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

As a first-year coach in a spring sport, Randy Neumann needed an opening week of boys golf practice with sun and 70-degree temperatures.

Convicted killer OK'd for Washington retail pot license

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

SEATTLE (AP) — A report about a convicted murderer being granted a license to open a marijuana shop in Washington has prompted a double-take by state officials.

Convicted killer OK'd for Washington retail pot license

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

SEATTLE (AP) — A report about a convicted murderer being granted a license to open a marijuana shop in Washington has prompted a double-take by state officials. The Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board selected Green Grotto LLC to open a marijuana store in the Seattle suburb of Issaquah.

US immigration agents created a fake school to lure in foreigners illegally seeking student visas

BusinessInsider.com 

Google Maps

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The University of Northern New Jersey fielded no sports teams, held no graduation ceremonies and had no instructors, classes or degree programs. It did have a very attractive website that promised an "exceptional" education for foreign students wishing to study in the U.S.

The school was a sham from beginning to end — and it was created by federal authorities, who used it to arrest 21 people on charges they conspired to help more than 1,000 foreigners... Читать дальше...





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