The Latest: Rebel shelling in north Syria kills at least 10
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A day after the Giants signed Mark Melancon to be their closer, several critical details about the new closer emerged when he spoke on a conference call. Ryan Vogelsong did quite a sell job on the Giants when he and Melancon were teammates in Pittsburgh, long before Melancon became a free agent. Pence, Buster Posey, Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford and George Kontos also made telephone recruiting calls. Getting a record contract a reliever, four years at $62 million, surely highlighted Melancon's... Читать дальше...
(AP) — The Louisiana man who fatally shot ex-NFL player Joe McKnight during a road rage dispute was jailed on a manslaughter charge as a sheriff angrily defended the investigation Tuesday, saying authorities "strategically" waited for days to make the arrest because they needed to find independent witnesses. Ronald Gasser, 54, was initially taken into custody after the shooting last Thursday but he was released without being charged, drawing heated criticism from protesters who said race played a role in the investigation. Читать дальше...
Rep. Mark Meadows, the North Carolina Republican who helped prompt House Speaker John Boehner’s exit from Capitol Hill, has been elected chair of the House Freedom Caucus. Meadows, R-N.C., was … Click to Continue »
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Business Insider's IGNITION conference is in full swing, and we're hearing from some of the biggest business leaders in tech and media as they share their thoughts on what the future will look like.
To kick things off on Tuesday, I delivered the following presentation on the future of the digital business, put together with the help of the BI Intelligence team.
Henry Blodget
NEW YORK (AP) — A Bahamian man has been sentenced to five years in prison for hacking into celebrities' email accounts to steal scripts and sexually explicit pictures and videos.
NEW YORK (AP) — A Bahamian man has been sentenced to five years in prison for hacking into celebrities' email accounts to steal scripts and sexually explicit pictures and videos.
NEW YORK (AP) — A Bahamian man has been sentenced to five years in prison for hacking into celebrities' email accounts to steal scripts and sexually explicit pictures and videos.
There is a yawning chasm between what innovation promises for the economy and what it is delivering. Outside of personal technology, improvements in everyday life have been incremental, not revolutionary. A Wall Street Journal series explains why that is and looks at ways to reboot.
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AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson is quite optimistic about video, and thinks you'll be watching it nine hours a day, eventually.
There are only 24 hours in a day, so if Stephenson is correct, that means people will spend about 38% of their lives — including sleep — watching video.
"We are going to be living in a world where video is pervasively in front of you," Stephenson said at Business Insider's Ignition conference Tuesday.
Stephenson said that... Читать дальше...
Wade Sheridan
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Tom Hardy has revealed that he will be getting a new tattoo designed by Leonardo DiCaprio after he lost a bet to his "Revenant" costar.
President Barack Obama’s family vacation to Hawaii in 2015 cost taxpayers more than $4.8 million.
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The Timberwolves finished the 2003-04 season with the best record in the Western Conference (58-24), securing their eighth consecutive playoff berth in the process. They edged out the Spurs (57-25) — Kevin Garnett getting one up on Tim Duncan — by a game for that best-record distinction, a significant accomplishment considering San Antonio was the defending NBA champion and had also won a title in 1999 (defeating the Wolves in the first round in 1999, by the way, and frustrating an early 20s fan... Читать дальше...
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The Federal Reserve used extraordinary monetary policy measures to pull the US economy out of the Great Recession.
As the Fed continues to return to normal, fiscal policy is set to step up in a big way. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to cut income and corporate taxes, and allot about $1 trillion to infrastructure spending — two cornerstones of any fiscal-stimulus plan.
If Trump's fiscal policy drives up inflation, and the Fed decides to combat this overheating by hiking rates... Читать дальше...
Only the third youngest Indian to score a First Class Triple Century, Pant is currently amongst the leading run scorers this domestic season.
Total restaurant visits fell 1% in the third quarter, and fast-food visits fell at the same pace.
"Going through an injury like this, you know it’s going to come back and bother you at times, but it’s fine now."
Get ready for Christmas with the Pearsons! This Is Us' first-ever Christmas episode airs tonight on NBC, and keeping with NBC's new hit show's tradition, it'll make you...
Two California Army National Guardsmen were sentenced in federal court Monday following a scheme to sell weapons and Army-issued gear to an undercover agent posing as a buyer for a Mexican drug cartel.