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3 killed, 20 hurt after car strikes pedestrians in Melbourne

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

SYDNEY (AP) — A man deliberately drove into a street crowded with pedestrians in Australia's second-largest city on Friday, killing at least three people and injuring 20 others, police said. Officials said the incident had no links to terrorism.

Bin Laden documents: worry over IS tactics, 'aging' Al-Qaeda

Yahoo Autos 

Months before his death, Osama bin Laden fretted about the Islamic State group's impatient, violent tactics and the fading of Al-Qaeda, documents released by the CIA Thursday showed. The latest release from the trove of documents found when Navy Seals stormed the Al-Qaeda chief's secret Pakistan compound and killed him in 2011 show bin Laden trying to keep his jihadist followers around the world aligned in his war against the United States. One letter to AQAP founder Nasir al-Wuhayshi warns... Читать дальше...

Australia: 3 dead as car plows into crowd in Melbourne

GantDaily.com 

A baby being pushed in a pram was among three people killed when a driver repeatedly ran over pedestrians in a busy street in central Melbourne. Photos from the scene showed wreckage of the baby’s pram atop the car’s bonnet, as emergency workers attended to injured people nearby on the ground. At least 20 people […]

Netflix Strategies Fuel Soaring Stock Price

WSJ.com 

Netflix’s global expansion and ramp up of its streaming-operations has resulted in its share price hitting an all-time high on Thursday. Shares closed at $138.41 after the company posted strong fourth-quarter results Wednesday.

BJP to include Metro train plan in Goa poll manifesto

Zee News (zeenews.india.com) 

The BJP's manifesto for the upcoming Goa Assembly polls will focus on a comprehensive mobility plan for the state, including Metro train facility, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said.



Veterans call on Iowa lawmakers for benefits, bargaining rights

Stars and Stripes 

Military veterans conducted maneuvers at the Iowa Capitol Wednesday, calling for improved benefits for the 230,000 who call Iowa home and protection for the collective bargaining rights of more than one-fifth of Iowa veterans who hold public sector jobs.

Nicholls holds off Abilene Christian for 62-59 win

TheRepublic.com 

THIBODAUX, La. — Johnathan Bell, who finished with 20 points, made two free throws in the final seconds as Nicholls held off Abilene Christian for a 62-59 victory on Thursday night. Bell made a layup as Nicholls took the lead 38-36 with 15:53 remaining. The Colonels led 54-48 with 4:08 left. Abilene Christian closed to

China's growth edges up but 2016 weakest year since 1990

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

BEIJING (AP) — China's economic growth ticked up in the final quarter of 2016 but its full-year performance was the weakest in three decades as it heads into a potential trade battle with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

China's growth edges up but 2016 weakest year since 1990

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

BEIJING (AP) — China's economic growth ticked up in the final quarter of 2016 but its full-year performance was the weakest in three decades as it heads into a potential trade battle with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

China's growth edges up but 2016 weakest year since 1990

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

BEIJING (AP) — China's economic growth ticked up in the final quarter of 2016 but its full-year performance was the weakest in three decades as it heads into a potential trade battle with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

China's growth edges up but 2016 weakest year since 1990

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

Supported by government spending and a real estate boom, the world's second-largest economy expanded by 6.8 percent over a year earlier in the three months ending in December, up from the previous quarter's 6.7 percent, government data showed Friday. China's economy has cooled steadily as communist leaders try to nurture domestic consumption and reduce reliance on trade and investment but trade still supports millions of jobs. Export industries could face more pressure, raising the threat of politically dangerous job losses... Читать дальше...

Ex-Speaker Hastert sues molestation victim to recover hush money

MarketWatch.com 

Former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert is seeking the repayment of $1.7 million in hush money from one of his molestation victims, according to a claim filed Thursday. Attorneys for Hastert, who is serving a 15-month prison sentence in Illinois for violating banking laws related to the payoffs, said the unnamed victim was paid money with the understanding he would not go public. Hastert claims that the deal was invalidated when the now-adult victim talked to investigators in 2014, and that he deserves his money back. Читать дальше...

Miller, Kabellis lead North Dakota St past Fort Wayne, 89-83

TheRepublic.com 

FARGO, N.D. — Paul Miller hit seven 3-pointers and scored 33 points, Khy Kabellis made five 3s and added 25 points — all career highs — and North Dakota State closed the game with a 18-5 run to beat Fort Wayne 89-83 on Thursday night. Kabellis and Miller combined to make 17 of 28 from

Ryan Lochte's New Family Helped Him Find His Spark Again

«Just Jared» 

Ryan Lochte is ready to leave 2016 in the past and focus on the future. The swimmer, who faced controversy at the Olympics last summer, is engaged, has a baby on the way, and is looking forward to improving his swimming abilities. “By all means, 2016 is in the past,” the 32-year-old Olympian told Today. [...]





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