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US attorney general Jeff Sessions was named Tuesday as the first known member of Donald Trump's cabinet to be questioned over ties between the president's campaign and Russia, as Republicans hit back with allegations of anti-Trump bias in the FBI investigation.

BENTONVILLE (KFSM) — A Siloam Springs man has pleaded not guilty to raping a 10-year-old girl. Jose Rufino Garcia-Chicol, 33, was arraigned Monday (Jan. 22) in Benton County Circuit Court on one count of rape, a Class Y felony. The girl told Siloam Springs police Garcia-Chicol has sexually abused her about 15 times since 2015, according to a probable cause affidavit. She said Garcia-Chicol abused her as recently as December 2017. Garcia-Chicol has denied the rape allegation and laughed when […]

Stripe

• Stripe, the $9 billion online payments company, is putting an end to the product that enabled retailers to accept bitcoin as payment.
• It's a major hit to the popular cryptocurrency, once believed to be the future of online payments, but Stripe isn't the only company to back off.
• Expensive transaction fees and long wait times have made it difficult to use bitcoin for small transactions, since mining fees spiked at $37 per purchase in December.

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Mayor de Blasio defended the chair of the New York City Housing Authority as a superb administrator, a day after two elected officials called for her firing. Under NYCHA chair Shola Olatoye, the agency has lied to the federal government about lead paint inspections, ignored complaints about a leaky ceiling that later collapsed on tenants...

ESPN FC's Rob Dawson and Mark Ogden assess what Alexis Sanchez has to offer after sealing his move to Man United. Man United's Jose Mourinho feels there's a lack of 'internal competition' for places amongst the forwards in his team. It's remarkable, the difference that a few weeks and an elite signing can make. The arrival of Alexis Sanchez has probably come too late to affect Manchester United's hopes of winning the Premier League -- they trail Manchester City by 12 points, and by 19 goals... Читать дальше...

• Senate leaders reached a deal to take up an immigration bill that would address the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and border security in order to reopen the government on Monday.
• Senate Republicans and Democrats want to move forward with a bipartisan immigration plan in the next few weeks.
• House Republicans are coalescing around a much more conservative option, without showing any signs of compromise.

WASHINGTON — When Senate leaders... Читать дальше...

A 15-year-old boy was kept in illegal confinement and sexually assaulted over the course of four days by four men in Rawalpindi's Razzaq Town, police said on Tuesday.

With the Alexis Sanchez and Henrikh Mkhitaryan swap confirmed, Craig Burley and Alexis Nunes break down the deal from both sides. ESPN FC's Rob Dawson and Mark Ogden assess what Alexis Sanchez has to offer after sealing his move to Man United. The fans love flair at Old Trafford. The heritage of Manchester United demands clever, entertaining football. Alexis Sanchez, who has completed his transfer from Arsenal to United, will fit into those traditions. But they crave success even more than spectacle in this part of the northwest... Читать дальше...

Yikes. 

Feelings of alarm spread via tweets Tuesday morning after news broke that Anthony Noto would be leaving his role as chief operating officer of Twitter and joining financial tech company SoFi as CEO. 

For Noto, the new gig is a lucrative opportunity and lines up with his skill set. The 49-year-old — who spent nearly a decade at Goldman Sachs, then served as the National Football League's chief financial officer, and spent the last three and a half years at Twitter — can shape... Читать дальше...

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• Amy Chua published "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" in 2011, in which she argued for a very strict parenting style.
• Her younger daughter, Lulu Chua-Rubenfeld, said in an interview that her mother didn't let her watch TV or Netflix until she got to college.
• Experts say watching TV in moderation probably isn't detrimental to kids' health. But every parent has to set their own limits.

When Lulu Chua-Rubenfeld came home for Thanksgiving during her first semester at Harvard... Читать дальше...

On Monday evening, when all eyes were on congressional action to end the government shutdown, President Donald Trump took a step that could significantly slow the growth of renewable energy in the U.S. 

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How did a first-year pitcher with a 3-11 record and a 5.70 earned run average in Single-A baseball make it to the major leagues the very next year?  Right-handed pitcher Dave Gray was 20 years old in 1963, pitching in Iowa for the Waterloo Hawks that year. The next year he was pitching for the Boston Red Sox. And not only did he never lose a game for the Red Sox, he also sported a career batting average of 1.000 and... Читать дальше...

A candle accidentally went up Michael Crawford’s pants once during a show.

A candle accidentally went up Michael Crawford’s pants once during a show.

If you want to buy a drone, your best bet has long been DJI. But even while it apparently has the market cornered, DJI seems intent on filling it up with incrementally better models so that no one else can squeeze in.

A six-page summary of the Trump infrastructure plan seems to have leaked out yesterday.

Of the 30 U.S. children who have died from the flu this season, some 85 percent likely will not have been vaccinated, said Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, who urged Americans to get flu shots amid one of the most severe flu seasons in years. "My message is, if you haven't gotten a vaccine, please get a vaccine. Also, please get your children vaccinated," said Fitzgerald, who is urging citizens "to take every advantage that you can to protect yourself."... Читать дальше...

Jessica Rodriguez has been named President and Chief Operating Officer of UCI Networks, Univision announced Tuesday.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former elite gymnast said Tuesday that a sports doctor who treated Olympic athletes overlooked what turned out to be a broken leg while he molested her in the basement of his home, one of the latest victims to testify at a Michigan sentencing hearing for Larry Nassar. Isabell Hutchins practiced for weeks at a Lansing-area gymnastics club and even competed at national events despite acute leg pain as a teen in 2011. She said Nassar did nothing to encourage her to get help and... Читать дальше...

The ill-fated Munich Agreement of 1938 is the launching pad for the exciting new thriller by historical novelist Robert Harris.

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Startups face a difficult path to success no matter their field, but IoT startups wading into the hardware market often confront an especially challenging environment.

In a pair of illustrative examples, IoT startups Sphero and Tile recently announced cost-cutting measures, including layoffs and hiring freezes, on the back of a poor holiday season. Читать дальше...

Unless you have different picks, which is actually fine.

If it feels as though the whole NBA All-Star selection process is happening inordinately fast this season, it’s because it is. We usually wait a full week between the announcements of the starters and reserves for the All-Star teams, but things are expedited because we have a draft to not watch!

The starters, determined by a combination of fan, player, and media voting, were announced last Thursday. The four starting guards are Stephen Curry... Читать дальше...

The Oscars rarely acknowledge horror films outside of the technical categories. That’s changing fast.