NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks posted solid gains on Tuesday, led by gains in energy companies after news reports said Saudi Arabia and Russia were working toward an agreement to cut oil production. Investors also worked through the initial batch…
Rumors may continue, but Paul Ryan is adamant that he will never be the GOP nominee for president. In a 6-minute press conference on April 12 at the Republican National Committee headquarters, Speaker Ryan announced he would not accept the nomination, even if it was offered, and went so far as to suggest the delegates create a rule keeping anyone but those candidates who ran in the 2016 primary from receiving the nomination. … Click to Continue »
Court seeks data on drought affected people and districts
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A new report says Oregon Department of Justice employees don't receive enough training on preventing racial profiling.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook says people who use its Messenger chat service will soon be able to order flowers, shop for shoes and talk with a variety of businesses by sending them direct text messages.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook says people who use its Messenger chat service will soon be able to order flowers, shop for shoes and talk with a variety of businesses by sending them direct text messages.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook says people who use its Messenger chat service will soon be able to order flowers, shop for shoes and talk with a variety of businesses by sending them direct text messages. CEO Mark Zuckerberg used Facebook's annual software conference Tuesday to describe its latest initiatives at a time when some reports indicate people may be sharing less personal information on the social network — either because of privacy concerns or the growing appeal of competing apps. With its new emphasis on chatting with businesses... Читать дальше...
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One of Valeant Pharmaceuticals' creditors has told the company that it will call a default on the company, Dow Jones reports.
Earlier this month, Valeant announced that it had secured agreement to avoid default and refinance $11 billion in secured loans from 50% of those creditors.
The company risked default because it had failed to file its annual report by March 15, and a failure to file it before April 29 would have triggered a technical default on those loans.
Now that it has been called... Читать дальше...
New York, April 12, 2016 (AFP) -Strong gains by petroleum producers and large banks propelled US stocks higher Tuesday as the market brushed aside a downcast growth forecast from the International Monetary Fund. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 164.84 points (0.94 percent) at 17,721.25.
Rendering of Lemonade’s Yerba Buena location. Starbuck’s sweeping closure of all its La Boulange stores last summer left a number of storefronts vacant in premium locations around the Bay Area. Last September, former Starbucks partner and La Boulange founder Pascal Rigo was able to buy back six locations for his rebooted neighborhood bakery La Boulangerie de San Francisco. Related Links La Boulange will live again as La Boulangerie de San Francisco Along with Rigo’s acquisitions, word also got out... Читать дальше...
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In case you missed it, Elon Musk's company SpaceX made history on April 8.
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket into space and then improbably landed its booster on the deck of a robotic ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
The level of precision, accuracy, and ingenuity that went into this feat is mind-boggling. In fact, four previous ocean-landing attempts by the aerospace company ended in explosions.
Lucky for us, SpaceX just uploaded some incredible new photos of the successful landing. Читать дальше...
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As Facebook continues to grow its user base, investors want to see more than revenue growth -- they also want to be reassured that users on the platform are remaining engaged. Recently, the social network's engagement level seems to have hit a ceiling. Is this a cause for concern? And how can investors check on user engagement when the company reports first-quarter results later this month?
Facebook's user engagement
Arguably the most useful way to check on Facebook... Читать дальше...
Nigeria’s army killed 347 Shiite Muslims during a clash last December, according to a special investigation by a state government in northern Nigeria.
Hear the New York rock band perform songs from its new album, You Know Who You Are.
The Sports Xchange
BEREA, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns suffered more losses than gains in free agency, so the draft will be more important than ever to them this year.
The campaign to impeach Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is a "congressional coup" by the the country's conservative political groups affected by her policies, a Bolivian lawmaker told Sputnik.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The top contenders in both the Democratic and the Republican presidential nominating races have roughly equal support among members of their respective parties, according to a national Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday.
The results suggest the race to get onto the Nov. 8 presidential ballot is tightening, as candidates prepare for their next state contest, in New York next week.
In the Democratic race, former Secretary of State Hillary... Читать дальше...
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Autism Spectrum Disorder currently affects 1 in 68 kids in the United States, impairing their cognitive functions (in some cases) and their emotional intelligence.
Catalin Voss, a Stanford University graduate student, wants to make that emotional deficit a thing of the past.
Voss is the winner of the $15,000 "Cure it!" Lemelson-MIT Student Prize, an annual award given to the nation's top two collegiate inventors in health tech.
Voss' invention is Autism Glass... Читать дальше...
With the "Game of Thrones" season six premiere weeks away, most diehard fans are beside themselves with anticipation. This season has been the most secretive yet, with code names for characters and canceled press screeners worldwide.
But one man probably got his hands on an advanced copy of the season six episodes: President Obama.
During an interview at the Hollywood premiere of "Game of Thrones" on April 10, showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss discussed Obama's access to the tightly-sealed material. Читать дальше...
Facebook laid out its growth roadmap for the next 10 years at its F8 developer’s conference on Tuesday.
Facebook laid out its growth roadmap for the next 10 years at its F8 developer’s conference on Tuesday.
E.W. Scripps Co. has added to its stable of digital media properties, acquiring humor site Cracked from Demand Media for $39 million in cash.
E.W. Scripps Co. has added to its stable of digital media properties, acquiring humor site Cracked from Demand Media for $39 million in cash.
Hear the highlights of the Duck Commander 500 through team radio communications in Scan All.