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Three women from the Philippines have filed a lawsuit against Ray Irani, the former chief executive of Occidental Petroleum Corp., and his wife Ghada, alleging the couple underpaid and overworked them at their Bel-Air mansion, and that two of the women were trafficked into the U.S. via Qatar and...

UK property valued at £170bn is held by overseas investors. While the wealthiest hold their spoils in empty property, the cost of living goes up for everyone

Jordan Spieth talks this year's Masters, the need to step it up and the latest from his deal with Under Armour.

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — A cease-fire largely held Wednesday around Nagorno-Karabakh after an outburst of fighting that raised fears of a new all-out war between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces. Russia sought to assuage tensions by reaching out to both sides.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says baggage claims, check-in lines and other vulnerable spots in airports need greater security to prevent terrorists looking to attack so-called "soft target" areas.

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LONDON, April 6 (UPI) -- Firefighters in London were able to rescue a kitten after it ran out onto a local street and became trapped in the engine of a British Gas van.

The white Donald Trump supporter accused of punching a black man being escorted from a Trump rally in North Carolina by sheriff's deputies has had his case continued. John Franklin McGraw, 78, briefly appeared in a Cumberland County courtroom ...

BERLIJN (ANP) - Ruzie over worstjes op de jaarlijkse aandeelhoudersvergadering van autoconcern Daimler heeft woensdag tot een kleine politie-operatie geleid. Twee aandeelhouders kregen het dusdanig aan de stok dat de politie moest ingrijpen om de gemoederen te bedaren.

HOUSTON (AP) — United Airlines says it has fired a flight attendant who deployed an emergency evacuation slide at an airport in Houston. Charlie Hobart declined to release the flight attendant's name or details of her employment history with the Chicago-based airline.

Rockwell Automation Inc. said Wednesday its board has authorized it to buy back an additional $1 billion in stock, adding to its 2014 authorization of the same size. The industrial automation company said $197 million remain in that program. Shares were slightly lower in midmorning trade, but are up 8% in the year so far, while the s&P 500 has gained 0.6%.

Ricky Rubio entered his fifth NBA season at a crossroads.

“For the last two years, I’ve been lugging water in and out of the house,” said Kerensz Harris. Life’s been rough for Flint resident Harris. That’s because her tap water has been tainted with lead after the city of Flint switched its water supply to the Flint River. And as explained at a meeting inside the Dort Arena, the state may be on the hook for millions in damages thanks ...

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When the Masters kicks off on Thursday, 89 golfers will be competing for the coveted green jacket. The size of the field — 67 fewer golfers than the other majors — combined with its status in the golf world makes it the most prestigious golf tournament in the world.

Over the years, the number of golfers competing in the Masters had slowly grown, reaching 99 in 2011, the largest number or golfers at the Masters since 1966. As a result, new rules were put in place... Читать дальше...

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TRENTON, N.J., April 6 (UPI) -- New Jersey is facing a possible budget shortfall after the state's richest resident, hedge fund entrepreneur David Tepper, moved to Florida.

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has thoughts on why big banks are important to America.

Dimon, whose firm is the largest US bank by assets, wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal about the benefits of large financial institutions like his — and the services they provide to consumers and smaller banks alike.

He framed the conversation around the relationship between large and small institutions, and led with an anecdote about some negative comments about big banks that the CEO of a regional bank recently made. Читать дальше...

Disputes over contested territory isn’t the only kind of fighting going on in the Gaza Strip lately as archaeologists and government officials are engaged in an all-out war to save an ancient church unearthed on a Gaza construction site, a RawStory.com via Agence-France-Press report said Wednesday. The site is believe to contain a church or cathedral dating back to at least the 7th century, the report said. Gaza, like much of the Palestinian territories and Israel, is filled with antiquities. The... Читать дальше...

President Obama is booked to make his first appearance on "Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace" since 2008.

So there's this New England Patriots fan who is "devastated" that his 7-year-old daughter is considering rooting for another NFL team.

Two Southern California food institutions -- In-N-Out Burger and Canter's Deli -- are coming to the Linq Promenade in Las Vegas this summer.

Terrorists have taken advantage of Europe's migration crisis to enter the EU and plot damaging attacks on member states, the EU's border agency has admitted, with concerns more militants may arrive on the continent by hiding among asylum seekers.

Greg Hardy isn’t making any more friends on his redemption tour.

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