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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Calley's campaign director declined a $150,000 contract to help Flint with economic development, acknowledging that the proposal had led to "critical attention" and saying doing both jobs would have been a detriment to Flint and himself. Matthew Gibb declined the offer in a letter to Mayor Karen Weaver on Wednesday after the city council approved it Monday night. His pay would have come from a four-year, $2.9 million grant the city received... Читать дальше...

Acutely aware of class inequality and social injustice, Hardy was also a notable advocate of access to Higher Education.

David Warner and Steve Smith hit half-centuries but Australia were unable to dominate South Africa's bowling attack on the first day of the first Test at Kingsmead on Thursday.

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Brazilian superstar Neymar will be sidelined for up to three months — perilously close to the eve of the World Cup — after undergoing surgery on his broken foot, his doctor said Thursday. The worse than previously announced prognosis came minutes after the Paris Saint-Germain striker, 26, arrived in Rio de Janeiro on an Air France flight from Paris for Saturday’s operation. “The (recovery) period will be around two and a half to three months,” national team surgeon Rodrigo Lasmar, who flew with Neymar, said. Читать дальше...

Austin never lived up to expectations.

The 2017 season was a resurgence for the Rams’ offense, but Tavon Austin wasn’t a big part of it. Two years into his four-year, $42 million contract, the Rams are moving on, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.

Los Angeles drafted Austin with the eighth overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. Five years into his career, he hasn’t lived up to his draft status or the massive extension he signed before the 2016 season.

Now Austin will... Читать дальше...

Istanbul (dpa) - Im Juli 2015 führte der Mord an zwei Polizisten in der Türkei maßgeblich zum Ende des Friedensprozesses mit der verbotenen kurdischen Arbeiterpartei PKK - nun sind die neun Angeklagten in dem Verfahren freigesprochen worden. Das meldete die staatliche Nachrichtenagentur Anadolu am Donnerstag. Das Gericht in der südosttürkischen Stadt Sanliurfa folgte nicht der Staatsanwaltschaft, die lebenslange Haft für die Beschuldigten gefordert hatte. Die Angeklagten hatte die Tat bestritten. Читать дальше...

(CNN) — President Donald Trump is eager to announce protectionist measures on Thursday to buffer the US steel and aluminum industries from foreign imports. But the policy he wants to roll out isn’t ready yet, two White House officials said. The President told aides on Wednesday to lay the groundwork for him to announce new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports the next day, sending them scrambling to determine what specific policy he could announce and others racing to contact executives and union... Читать дальше...

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• John Kelly, the White House chief of staff, said Thursday his departure from the Department of Homeland Security was a punishment from God.
• Kelly said being appointed Homeland Security Secretary was "one of the great honors of my life."
• He has been dealing with the ongoing fallout from a scandal involving one of his former aides, whose security clearance was held up over allegations of spousal abuse.

White House Chief of Staff John... Читать дальше...

In 2003 Hilary Sweeney caught Cirque du Soleil’s touring production of “Varekai" for the first time. She was inspired.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky principal says a high school student has been charged with bringing a gun on campus. Lexington media cited a statement from Henry Clay High School Principal Paul Little Jr. in reporting that administrators were acting on a tip when they found the loaded weapon Thursday morning before classes began. Little said an investigation found the student brought the gun from home for protection outside of school. He said the teen was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon... Читать дальше...

Nach der Annäherung Nordkoreas will Südkoreas Präsident Moon Jae-in möglichst bald einen Sondergesandten nach Pjöngjang schicken. Das habe Moon dem amerikanischen Präsidenten Donald Trump am Telefon gesagt, teilte das Präsidialamt in Seoul am Donnerstag mit.

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• You'll get two chances to see a Worm Moon this month: on March 1 and March 20.
• There are two full moons in March.
• Coincidence? Nope — full moons go by different names depending on they month they occur.

Look up tonight and you'll see a rare sight: a Worm Moon.

It's happening only twice this year: There'll be one on the evening of March 1 at 7:51 pm ET, and there's another later this month, on March 20 at 9:42 pm ET.See the rest... Читать дальше...

Frankfurt/Main (dpa) - Folgende Investmentfonds (Teil 4 von 4) wiesen am 1.03.2018 um 17:30 Uhr folgende Kurse auf.361) --,--/ --,-- 362) --,--/ --,-- 363) 76,67/ 73,02 364) 45,65/ 44, 365) --,--/ --,-- 366) --,--/ --,-- 54* 367) 78,48/ 74, 368) --,--/ --,-- 369) 73,27/ 70,79* 74* 370) 133,92/ 129, 371) --,--/ --,-- 372) 107,13/ 102,03* 39* ... Читать дальше...

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• Amazon Go is Amazon's futuristic store that uses cameras and sensors to charge customers for what they take from shelves.
• Loup Ventures' Andrew Murphy thinks that Amazon will license the tech for other stores.
• In this way, Amazon would have a "Trojan horse" into traditional brick-and-mortar retail.

Amazon may be going in another direction with its "just-walk-out" technology.

According to a new bit of analysis from Loup Ventures' Andrew Murphy... Читать дальше...

JOHANNESBURGO (AP) — La salud del último rinoceronte blanco del norte que existe en el mundo se ha deteriorado, con lo que esa subespecie de rinoceronte se acercó un paso más a la extinción causada por la caza furtiva. El macho de 45 años de edad llamado Sudán fue catalogado el año pasado como "el soltero más elegible del mundo" en la aplicación de citas Tinder como parte de un evento para recaudar fondos. Vive con las dos últimas hembras de rinoceronte blanco del norte. El Centro de Conservación... Читать дальше...

The so-called 'Beast from the East' has caused travel havoc across Great Britain, and the heavy snowfall has also affected this weekend's sporting calendar. It has been, ahem, snow joke for commuters across Britain who have been left stranded in cars, at train stations and airports as the disruptive wintry weather crept into the first day of March – which marks the meteorological start of spring in the UK. And the sporting calendar has also succumbed to 'The Beast', not least in the Super League... Читать дальше...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma State Department of Health says this season's flu death toll has reached 194 in Oklahoma and that more than 4,100 people have been hospitalized with flu-related symptoms. Health officials said Thursday that 157 people have been hospitalized with the flu since Feb. 21, but that no new deaths were recorded. Since the flu season began Sept. 1, about 2,200 Oklahomans aged 65 and over have been hospitalized with the flu as well as 330 aged 4 and under. Most flu-related... Читать дальше...

Kelly Ripa offered co-host Ryan Seacrest some support ahead of the Oscars on “Live with Kelly and Ryan” Thursday.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — State health officials say North Dakota's immunization rate for kindergarteners remains at about 94 percent for all required vaccines. The information is from the Department of Health's 2017-2018 school immunization assessment. Health department epidemiologist Lexie Barber says a 95 percent rate is the goal which is recommended to maintain immunity in schools and prevent outbreaks. The immunization rate has climbed in the last two years after previous years of being at, or below 90 percent. Читать дальше...

HONOLULU (AP) — A measure that would allow terminally ill patients to request prescriptions for lethal doses of medication will soon be getting a vote by the Hawaii House of Representatives. The House Health and Human Services Committee and the Judiciary Committee on Wednesday both voted in favor of the measure called the "Our Care, Our Choice Act." HHS Committee Chairman Rep. John Mizuno said the proposal now has the strongest protections of any state. Medically assisted death is legal in the District of Columbia and five states... Читать дальше...

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West Ham turned to Moyes in November as they targeted a manager who could guide them away from relegation and subsequently agreed a short term contract with the option of a further year.

BOSTON — A Massachusetts man has been charged with sending a letter with a white powder to Donald Trump Jr. that landed his wife, Vanessa, in the hospital. Daniel Frisiello, of Beverly, was arrested Thursday. He is expected to appear in federal court in Worcester later Thursday. It could not immediately be determined if he...

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