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Price of pods used in ice cream soars as top producer grapples with damage

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville judge Casey Moreland will receive more than $4,500 monthly through a pension. He resigned in March after being charged in an ongoing FBI investigation.

The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office said Monday an autopsy revealed that Moran “likely succumbed to complications of stage 4 cancer.” EMTs were called at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday to an Indiana home to tend an “unresponsive female,” the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department confirmed. “A joint investigation into Mrs. Moran’s death was conducted by the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department and the Harrison County Coroner’s office,” the full statement said.

China actively maintains contact with the US in an effort to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula and prevent a military conflict near its borders. On Monday, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping held a conversation regarding the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

Donald Trump has said that his border wall - a point of contention in a spending bill that could shut down the federal government - could cost more than $10bn (£7.8bn) if he decides to make it 'super-duper'. Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer said even with Mr Trump’s lower estimate, Mr Trump's insistence on Americans funding it is a “poison pill” for a budget deal, which has to be reached by 28 April in order to keep the federal government operating.

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down a long shot request to reconsider the appeal of an Alabama inmate scheduled to be executed by lethal injection next month.

By beating Andre Berto in a WBC title eliminator in Brooklyn on Saturday, Shawn Porter gave himself another shot at unified welterweight champion Keith Thurman.

Companies run by robots. That’s what one of China’s most influential CEOs is predicting for the future.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The Latest on Arkansas' attempt to carry out the nation's first double execution since 2000: (all times local):

For this week, Strauss and his teammates will rest as they have a bye but it won’t take away the impending danger in the Crusaders.

Her new book—"Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy"—chronicles the devastating loss, her grief and how she emerged from it

Former White House Secretary Josh Earnest told MSNBC's Chris Jansing that President Obama wouldn't engage in political debates unless the federal government started to cross

The Bellator roster continues to bloom with the signing of former UFC title challenger Valerie Letourneau.Filed under: Bellator, News, UFC

Roughly 1 in 20 actively managed domestic funds beat index funds.

Bernie Sanders made waves last week when he pointed a finger at the extravagant indulgences of the ultra-wealthy in a tweet posted Thursday. “How many yachts do billionaires need? How many cars do they need? Give us a break. You can’t have it all,” the Vermont senator wrote. Read:  Bernie Sanders' Plans Include Fighting Trump And Revamping The Democratic Party

Tour buses have been cleaning up their act. Specifically, the diesel-fueled coaches that deliver artists to the show have reduced their negative...

In the black community, “the talk” with your children isn’t just that of the birds and the bees ― it’s the one where you explain to them how their skin tone may one day make them a police target. 

Here’s who’s working on tax reform

As the Trump administration turns, allegedly, to the development of a tax reform proposal, it’s notable that his administration’s Treasury Department does not yet have any confirmed political appointees for the jobs that would be tasked with reforming the tax code.

There is supposed to be an Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, who is supposed to be assisted by Deputy Assistant Secretaries for Tax Policy, Tax Analysis, and International Tax Affairs. Читать дальше...

Vorige week lanceerde Gucci zijn pre-fall 2017 campagne en dat ging gepaard met heel wat funky danspasjes. Nog opvallender is dat het Italiaanse

Several delegations continued to voice concerns about the growing resort to safeguard actions by WTO members at a meeting of the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards on 24 April, despite a dip in the number of actions raised for discussion. Sixteen notifications of safeguard actions were addressed at the meeting. The United States sought clarification regarding Tunisia’s safeguard investigations while Brazil questioned China regarding its safeguard on sugar imports. In addition, the European Union cited... Читать дальше...

Members welcomed Ecuador’s reiterated commitment to completely remove by June 2017 the import surcharge imposed on various tariff lines since March 2015. At a meeting of the Committee on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions on 24 April 2017, Ecuador reaffirmed its intention to adhere to the agreed timetable for the reduction and total dismantling of this measure.

Director-General Roberto Azevêdo welcomed Susana Malcorra, Argentina’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and host of the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference, to the WTO on 24 April to discuss the forthcoming Conference which will be held in Buenos Aires at the end of the year. After a bilateral meeting they hosted a roundtable meeting which was the first of its kind – a preparatory discussion between WTO negotiating group chairs and a Ministerial Conference host.