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(4th LD) President Park named as bribery suspect in corruption probe

Yonhap News Agency (en) 

(ATTN: UPDATES with special prosecutors' estimate on profit and loss of merger of two Samsung affiliates) SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's President Park Geun-hye was named a bribery suspect on Tuesday as special prosecutors wrapped up their t

Grand opening ...

The Globe and Mail 

Browse March’s work by Brian Gable and David Parkins

Key pitcher struggles in return from injury

Yonhap News Agency (en) 

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean left-hander Cha Woo-chan struggled in his return from an ankle injury on Tuesday, as the country gets ready for the World Baseball Classic (WBC) starting next week. Cha gave up a run on three h



Cleveland sued, its panhandling laws called unconstitutional

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

CLEVELAND (AP) — A civil rights group has sued Cleveland in federal court on behalf of a homeless man and a coalition of homeless organizations that say the city's panhandling laws are unconstitutional.

Cleveland sued, its panhandling laws called unconstitutional

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

CLEVELAND (AP) — A civil rights group has sued Cleveland in federal court on behalf of a homeless man and a coalition of homeless organizations that say the city's panhandling laws are unconstitutional.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos appears to be attempting to clean up a messy situation after incendiary comments about black colleges

BusinessInsider.com 

Mike Segar/Reuters

After igniting controversy with a statement linking school choice and historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos tweeted some clarifying comments in an apparent attempt to clean up the situation.

Without mentioning the outrage, DeVos wrote in a series of tweets on Tuesday that "#HBCUs are such an important piece of the fabric of American history—one that encompasses some of our nation's greatest citizens."

She continued... Читать дальше...

Lawmakers Await Trump's First Speech on Capitol Hill

Voice of America 

Palpable anticipation and suspense prevailed Tuesday on Capitol Hill as President Donald Trump prepared to deliver his first speech to Congress, a body steeped in history and ritualized formality. "We are all looking forward to what the president has to say tonight," said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican. "It's a big moment for him. More importantly, it's a big moment for our country. Americans are ready to move forward." Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer struck a far less optimistic tone. Читать дальше...

Veeva shares fall after outlook fails to impress

MarketWatch.com 

Shares of Veeva Inc. declined in the extended session Tuesday as the provider of cloud-based software to drugmakers issued an outlook that was fairly in-line with Wall Street estimates. Veeva shares declined 3.9% to $42 after hours. Veeva sees earnings of 18 cents a share on revenue of between $151 million to $152 million for the first fiscal quarter, and 78 cents to 80 cents a share on revenue of $655 million to $660 million for the year. Analysts surveyed by FactSet estimate 18 cents a share... Читать дальше...

The Kansas Shootings and Trump’s America

The New Yorker 

Srinivas Kuchibhotla was mourned and cremated in his home town, Hyderabad, India, on Tuesday, six days after a white U.S. Army veteran—who reportedly shouted, “Get out of my country!”—shot him dead in a bar-restaurant in Olathe, Kansas. Kuchibhotla, who was thirty-two years old and a computer engineer, had lived in the United States for more than a decade and had a master’s degree from the University of Texas at El Paso.

Mardi Gras: 'One Time of Year People Can Act Like Fools'

Voice of America 

The streets of New Orleans are filling up with costumed revelers, dazzling floats featuring kings and queens, and people of all ages screaming for trinkets and beads. Lots of beads.   Tuesday marks the culmination of the Carnival season, which started Jan. 6.   One reveler, Craig Channell said Mardi Gras is "the one time of year people can act like fools and get away with it.''   Channell, his wife, Darlene Channell, and friend Dian Walsh were visiting from Tampa, Florida. Host Bill Tucker... Читать дальше...

Tribe puts ‘black snake prophecy’ at center of pipeline battle

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

WASHINGTON — Citing religious rites and the dark prophecy of a “terrible black snake” that will bring harm to its people, a Sioux Indian tribe returned to court Tuesday in an eleventh-hour push to keep the Dakota Access pipeline from carrying its first crude oil. The industry has been bolstered by President Trump’s reversal of Obama administration commitments to reconsider the route of the pipeline’s last link. While the Cheyenne River Sioux’s claims arise from ancient ritual and lore, their legal... Читать дальше...





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