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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Metro Transit police have arrested about two-dozen demonstrators for blocking light-rail trains leading to Target Field for the Minnesota Twins' home opener.

Donald Trump’s children can’t vote for him in New York, though we're pretty sure the technical millennial term is "can't even." With New York the center of the political universe, Big Apple-based reporters are discovering strange places like “Staten Island,” “Syracuse" and “Rochester,” places which up until now they assumed were neighborhoods east of Ditmas Park. And a British PM was tossed from the House of Commons after calling David Cameron “dodgy,” which makes us wonder how the United Kingdom would handle Ted Cruz. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK - The Yankees have agreed to extend the lease for their spring training home at Steinbrenner Field through 2046 as part of an agreement that calls for a renovation expected to cost more than $40 million.

There is no TRY in divorce. That doesn't stop clients from trying to fix their own problems before even asking for help. When a client walks into my office for a first consult with a printed spreadsheet detailing the division of the estate, I am impressed and worried at the same time. He/She will proudly explain to me that "everything is decided. All you have to do is draft it." Famous last words.

This same client will explain that even though their estate may look complicated, it's not. Читать дальше...

The question on every investor’s mind is whether this earnings recession will cause the whole economy to contract

The question on every investor’s mind is whether this earnings recession will cause the whole economy to contract

The lily pad beetle moves across the surface of the water in a kind of self-powered windsurfing

Over 100 years after the Komagata Maru episode, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in the country's parliament on Monday that he would apologise for it in the House of Commons on May 18.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on campaign 2016 (all times Eastern Daylight Time):

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton is reiterating her promise to release transcripts of her paid speeches to Wall Street banks but only when other candidates agree to do the same. Hillary Clinton is acknowledging some of the consequences of the 1994 crime bill during a newspaper editorial board interview, saying that the legislation led to "over criminalization" of non-violent offenders. Clinton noted that the bill came at a time of high crime rates and included an assault weapons ban... Читать дальше...

The Patriots announced the release of running back Tyler Gaffney on Monday. Gaffney has not been able to stay healthy. A sixth-round pick of the Panthers in 2014, Gaffney was waived-injured by the Panthers after suffering a knee injury and claimed by the Patriots, who saw adding Gaffney as a low-risk transaction. He spent 2014…

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First-quarter earnings season kicks off this week and analysts are forecasting the worst quarter for corporate earnings since 2009. But one particular sector—namely the banking sector—has made investors lose their sleep.

First-quarter earnings season kicks off this week and analysts are forecasting the worst quarter for corporate earnings since 2009. But one particular sector—namely the banking sector—has made investors lose their sleep.

Shares of sports apparel maker Under Armour dropped nearly 6 percent on Monday, a day after defending champion Jordan Spieth lost the Masters golf tournament in a shocking meltdown.

The To-Sua Ocean Trench is a swimming hole in a volcano's crater. People from all over the world travel to the Samoan island of Upolu to swim in the crystal clear salt pool.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Supporters of legalizing medical marijuana in Nebraska are switching their focus to the voters after a defeat in the Legislature, although a looming deadline to collect enough signatures could complicate efforts to get a plan onto…

Bach’s violin music gets a film track Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas are written for a solo violin and, when Gil Shaham performs them all this week on a recital program, there won’t be any other musical instruments in the mix. In a program that promises an unusual fusion of sight and sound, Shaham — who released a CD of these six works last year — will play Bach’s music alongside films by photographer and video artist David Michalek.

"In spite of so much money given for small and marginal farmers, credit is not flowing to this sector.Small and marginal farmers are knocking on the doors of money lenders.

LOS ANGELES - It's a sweet day to be The Weeknd.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's a sweet day to be The Weeknd.

The Beaumont Independent School District is undergoing an investigation after the arrest of a high school teacher who repeatedly hit a student in class.

After former Saints defensive end Will Smith was shot and killed on Saturday night, Saints coach Sean Payton called Smith’s death “senseless” in a post on Twitter. Payton expanded on those thoughts during an interview with Jarrett Bell of USA Today and drew a line from Smith’s murder to the overall climate of violence in…