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Report: 'El Chapo' Guzman's sons wounded in cartel attack

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A prominent Mexican journalist reported Wednesday that the sons of Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman say they were wounded in an attack they blamed on a rival drug gang figure and onetime "top lieutenant"…

Report: 'El Chapo' Guzman's sons wounded in cartel attack

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A prominent Mexican journalist reported Wednesday that the sons of Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman say they were wounded in an attack they blamed on a rival drug gang figure and onetime "top lieutenant"…

Report: 'El Chapo' Guzman's sons wounded in cartel attack

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A prominent Mexican journalist reported Wednesday that the sons of Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman say they were wounded in an attack they blamed on a rival drug gang figure and onetime "top lieutenant"…

NASCAR rule change: In-race repairs limited to pit road

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

NASCAR will not permit damaged race cars to return to the track this season unless the repairs can be made on pit road within a tight window. Beginning this month at Daytona, if a car is damaged enough in an on-track incident that it must go to the garage for repairs, the team may not repair it in an effort to get it back on track. Vehicles can be repaired on pit road, with a five-minute cumulative time limit. NASCAR said the new rule prevents severely damaged race cars from creating a safety hazard for other teams. Читать дальше...

China's central bank is going after Bitcoin

BusinessInsider.com 

Ethan Miller/Getty Images

China’s central bank, battling to curb capital outflows due to persistent fears over continued weakness in the Chinese yuan, has issued a blunt warning to Bitcoin exchanges that they risked closure should they seriously violate the country’s regulations.

In a statement posted on the People’s Bank of China’s (PBOC) website on Thursday, the bank said it told the exchanges during a meeting held on Wednesday to not to take part in financial activities such as margin lending or allow money laundering. Читать дальше...

Why Democrats are challenging Neil Gorsuch’s nomination

The Economist 

WITH degrees from Columbia, Harvard and Oxford, a trio of elite judicial clerkships, decade-long stints as both a Washington, DC lawyer and a circuit-court judge in Colorado, Neil Gorsuch, Donald Trump’s choice to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, is a pick straight from central casting.

Indianen geven strijd tegen Dakota-pijpleiding niet op

Tubantia 

De indianen in North Dakota blijven zoeken naar juridische mogelijkheden om de bouw van de omstreden Dakota-pijpleiding stil te leggen. Juridische experts zijn echter van mening dat de Standing Rock Sioux geen bezwaar meer kan maken. Alle wettelijke wegen zijn bewandeld en afgesloten, aldus de experts.



Ohio University plans to choose next president Feb. 22

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio University board of trustees plans to choose the school's 21st president in a Feb. 22 vote. Current President Roderick McDavis plans to leave office Feb. 17, with David Descutner serving as interim president from Feb. 18 until June 30.

Oculus Rift Sales: Facebook To Close Demos In 200 Stores

International Business Times 

Facebook is reportedly closing down 200 of its 500 pop-up Oculus Rift demo stations across the United States. Oculus later confirmed the report saying that the closings are due to “seasonal changes.” “We’re making some seasonal changes and prioritizing demos at hundreds of Best Buy locations in larger markets,” Oculus spokeswoman Andrea Schubert told Business Insider. “You can still request Rift demos at hundreds of Best Buy stores in the US and Canada.”

Facebook To Close Oculus Rift Demos On 200 Best Buy Stores In The US

International Business Times 

Facebook is reportedly closing down 200 of its 500 pop-up Oculus Rift demo stations across the United States. Oculus later confirmed the report saying that the closings are due to “seasonal changes.” “We’re making some seasonal changes and prioritizing demos at hundreds of Best Buy locations in larger markets,” Oculus spokeswoman Andrea Schubert told Business Insider. “You can still request Rift demos at hundreds of Best Buy stores in the US and Canada.”

Malia Obama Was A Model Intern Because She's Malia Obama

BuzzFeed 

“You’re smarter than me. Let’s just be done with this.” —Lena Dunham

Via Twitter: @PageSix

Now that Obama is no longer in the White House, Girls creator Lena Dunham and showrunner Jenni Konner are able to spill the beans — and they did just that on Monday's episode of The Howard Stern Show.

@sternshow / Via instagram.com

"She's an angel. Obviously, we weren’t making her go get our coffee," Dunham said. Читать дальше...

Top 5 Bollywood Film Sequels You Can't Miss In 2017

Forbes.com 

Anyone who has seen a movie in the last few years would know that Bollywood is making an awful lot of sequels right now. Here are the Top 5 sequels we are most looking forward to.





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