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Dutch Lawmakers Reject EU-Ukraine Association Deal Withdrawal

RIA Novosti  

A majority of lawmakers in the Dutch parliament voted against refusing to ratify the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement whose free trade zone section took effect at the start of 2016, Dutch Telegraaf daily reported Tuesday.

No rotation for United

Business Report 

Louis van Gaal will resist the temptation to rotate his squad when Manchester United host Crystal Palace on Wednesday needing a victory to maintain any realistic hope of a top-four finish in the Premier League.

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ACLU: Student gets to keep blue hair

CNN Newsource 

A local middle school student took on the Clark County School District in order to protect what she called her right to self-expression, and the American Civil Liberties Union on Monday said it’s a fight she has won. The ACLU said it took up Lorelei Newberry’s case and that the district reversed its decision concerning her “unnatural” hair color. Newberry started an online petition after she said school administrators asked ...

Argentina raises $15B after 15-year hiatus from bond market

United Press International (UPI.com) 

Andrew V. Pestano
BUENOS AIRES, April 19 (UPI) -- Argentina is set to raise up to $15 billion after returning to international borrowing markets by selling bonds following a default 15 years ago.



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«Albany Democrat Herald» (democratherald.com) 

South Albany High School Senior Bricen James plays baseball and drives for NASCAR.

Biden: ‘Overwhelming frustration’ with Netanyahu

CNN Newsource 

Vice President Joe Biden criticized Israel’s government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday, warning that the current direction Israel is headed in leaves little room for Middle East peace efforts and is causing “overwhelming frustration.”"We have an overwhelming obligation — not withstanding our sometimes overwhelming frustration with the Israeli government — we have an obligation to push them as hard as we can toward what they know in their gut ...

Carnival reverses course, accepts Cuban passengers for homeland cruise

CNN Newsource 

When Carnival Corp. announced plans for a cruise ship from its Fathom line to sail from Miami to Havana in May, Francisco Marty jumped at the opportunity to surprise his kids with a trip back to their native land.But Marty, who’s cruised so many times that he’s a Platinum VIP in the company’s rewards program, was shocked when a representative told him he couldn’t go on the inaugural trip because ...

Child left in car sparks social media firestorm

CNN Newsource 

It’s the time of year when you start hearing warnings about leaving children in hot cars. FOX5 was already notified about a mother leaving her baby in a car while she was in a grocery store. A picture of the baby alone in a car has been shared all over Facebook, and people are outraged. The photo was posted Friday night. The incident was said to have happened outside the ...

Sun Tzu vs. ISIS: The Art of War on Terror

The National Interest 

Sebastian J. Bae

Security, Middle East

Sun Tzu understood knowledge of the adversary’s disposition, position, intentions and capabilities were paramount in achieving victory.

Carl von Clausewitz, the young Prussian strategist of the Napoleonic age, is a giant in the field of security studies. His seminal work, On War, is widely considered the definitive text in understanding the nature of war. His famous quote, “War is the continuation of politics by other means,” is generally... Читать дальше...

Time for a truce in the War on Drugs

The Independent 

An estimated $100billion a year is spent on anti-drug law enforcement activities and yet the trade in illegal narcotics only continues to grow

There's a global banana crisis

CNN Money 

Banana crops are under attack by a disease that is spreading around the globe and threatening the long-term survival of the world's most popular fruit.

FBI Tells Congress It Needs Hackers To Keep Up With Tech Company Encryption

BuzzFeed 

Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty Images

A high ranking technology official with the FBI told members of Congress Tuesday that the agency is incapable of cracking locked phones and devices on its own, even with additional resources.

Amy Hess, the agency’s executive assistant director for science and technology told a panel of the House Energy and Commerce Committee that encrypted communications continue to pose a challenge to the American law enforcement, and to the safety of the American public. Читать дальше...





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