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Kristaps Porzingis is freezing out the Knicks from afar

New York Post (basketball) 

The cold war continues. In officially announcing his participation with Team Latvia this summer, Kristaps Porzingis revealed Monday he still has not spoken to Knicks officials since the season ended or gotten permission from the team on his decision to play in the European Championships. Speaking at a press conference in Liepaja, his hometown, and...

Kristaps Porzingis is freezing out the Knicks from afar

New York Post (sports) 

The cold war continues. In officially announcing his participation with Team Latvia this summer, Kristaps Porzingis revealed Monday he still has not spoken to Knicks officials since the season ended or gotten express permission from the team on his decision to play in the European championships. Speaking at a press conference in Leipaja, his hometown,...



'Jelly legs'

BBC 

Why do some runners experience "jelly legs" at the end of a marathon?

Russia Third Largest Military Spender Globally After US, China

Sputnik International 

Russia increased its military expenditure by 5.9 percent to $69.2 billion in 2016 and became the third largest military spender after the United States and China, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) revealed in a study published on Monday.

French voters choose change – but what type?

CBC 

In a historic departure from 30 years of alternating between the country's parties on the left and right, the French have voted out the old guard and chosen two candidates who have little experience governing in the first round of presidential election voting, Michelle Gagnon writes from Paris.

Japan's Prime Minister Abe Thanked Trump for Saving Money On the F-35

The National Interest 

Thomas Phippen

Security, Asia

Trump criticized the F-35 program in December, proclaiming on Twitter that the U.S. would open competition between the F-35, made by Lockheed Martin, and the F-18 Super Hornet, made by Boeing.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe personally thanked President Donald Trump for his role in bringing down the cost of the F-35 fighter jet, Trump told the Associated Press in an interview Friday.

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Facebook Stories could end up driving younger users away instead of attracting them

The Conversation (UK) 

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If you use Facebook’s mobile app, you may have recently noticed the sudden appearance of circles at the very top of the display. The social media giant has previously tried pushing this “Stories” feature into three of its other products: Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram. This point wasn’t lost on many internet users, who quickly began sharing memes mocking Facebook’s addition of Stories to everything.

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Red Sox’s reckless head-hunter can’t be stomached in baseball

New York Post (sports) 

To believe that Matt Barnes was not trying to hit Manny Machado on Sunday afternoon, well, let’s go through it: — Barnes and his Red Sox manager, John Farrell, insisted the ball got away from the reliever as he was trying to come inside on the Orioles’ best player. But catcher Christian Vazquez was set...

Miami passport office closed because of water damage

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

MIAMI (AP) — Travelers seeking a last-minute passport out of South Florida are out of luck. The U.S. State Department posted on its website (http://bit.ly/1P86eDI ) Monday that its Miami Passport Agency is temporarily closed to the public. The Miami Herald (http://hrld.us/2pdqdPY) reports that the building where the office is located suffered water damage, ruining electronics and paperwork. The office says it's unable to take appointments or process passports in one of the nation's major hub cities for international travel. Читать дальше...

J.C. Penney to hire 800 workers as part of Sephora beauty expansion

MarketWatch.com 

J.C. Penney Co. Inc. said Monday that it will hire 800 consultants as part of a beauty expansion that will include 70 new Sephora store-in-store locations. J.C. Penney is also expanding 32 Sephora shops by nearly half. All additions start May 5. Sephora Inside JCPenney will be available in 650 stores this year, the company said. J.C. Penney has also launched same-day pickup for online Sephora orders. Soon customers will be able to schedule makeovers online with Sephora consultants. J.C. Penney shares are down 0.4% in Monday trading... Читать дальше...





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