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Blue Apron began marketing an initial public offering on Monday, as an already competitive meal-kit industry faces a potential threat from Amazon’s plan to buy Whole Foods. Blue Apron’s up to $510 million IPO will test whether the growth seen by the meal-kit industry’s greatest players will continue to whet investor appetite, even as costs...

Ten people were injured and a man also died at the scene after a van drove into a crowd of Muslim worshippers near a mosque in London in the early hours of Monday. London Mayor Sadiq Khan called it an "horrific terrorist attack" while Muslim leaders linked the incident to a rise in Islamophobic crime. Witnesses said a white van struck a crowd of Muslim worshippers who had been attending evening prayers during the holy month of Ramadan and were looking after an elderly man who had collapsed in an unrelated incident. Читать дальше...

The Muslim cleric who prevented the angry worshippers from harming the suspect of the van attack at a mosque in London's Finsbury Park, has been praised for his “bravery and courage.”
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A million-year-long period of volcanic activity led to the rise of the dinosaurs, a study suggests.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Showers have brought some relief to South Dakota farmers, but much of the state remains dry.

The Government wants Brexit to usher in a new era of freedom of movement - as long as you strap into a space rocket.

Donald Young seems comfortable and confident as he discusses his performance so far at The Queen's Club.

A registered sex offender has just become the world's most unlikely free speech crusader.

This is day four of a 40-day respite before the 49ers gather for Training Camp 2018. Thus, a perfect time to review what we learned during the team’s off-season program, which ended last Thursday with a three-day minicamp. 1. The offense lags badly behind the defense. In off-season practices open to the media, the offense struggled mightily, including last Wednesday, when the offense threw three straight interceptions on consecutive drives. 2. The above is not surprising because the defense is simplified... Читать дальше...

Amazon, Apple CEOs among tech leaders meeting with Trump, and Google cracks down on hate content. These headlines and more from CBS MoneyWatch

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A divided California Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of a man convicted of killing a jewelry store owner during a 1996 robbery in Fresno.

Otto Warmbier, an American college student who was released by North Korea in a coma last week after more than a year in captivity, died Monday, his family says.

Drug addiction in Afghanistan, once mostly limited to men, has exploded into a nationwide scourge that affects millions of people, including a growing number of women and children.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s president has vetoed legislation that would have reduced the size of protected environmental reserves, most of them in the Amazon. While it’s an apparent victory for environmental groups that opposed the changes, most likely it will be short-lived, as the government’s environmental minister is working on similar legislation. On Monday,

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on Paris security operation on Champs-Elysees (all times local):

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on Paris security operation on Champs-Elysees (all times local):

WeWork’s getting gig economy workers back into the office. Using their strategies can also bring customers back in your door.

I spoke with actor Marisha Ray who is best known by Dungeons & Dragons fans for playing her Druid character Keyleth on Geek & Sundry's D&D livestream Critical Role.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — It's a lobster lover's dream.

A Portsmouth, New Hampshire, restaurant is hoping it set the record for the longest lobster roll at 159 feet, 6 inches (49 meters). Chef James Gibney says 200 pounds (91 kilograms) of lobster meat went into the sandwich and 48 pounds (22 kilograms) of it was donated.

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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A 21-year-old man charged with multiple counts of murder in connection with a shooting spree last week across northern New Mexico will receive legal representation from public defenders at the state's capital crimes unit.

Vic Mensa does not mince words.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's president has vetoed legislation that would have reduced the size of protected environmental reserves, most of them in the Amazon.

While it's an apparent victory for environmental groups that opposed the changes, most likely it will be short-lived, as the government's environmental minister is working on similar legislation. Last week, Temer's environment minister announced plans to create a new expedited bill in Congress that would convert 1.1 million acres to other uses.