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American and German riders dominated the top four places in tonight’s (Thursday) opening competition of the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France. A blistering clear round in 61.89 seconds by Beezie Madden (USA) and Breitling LS saw them take victory on the opening day while Germany’s Daniel Deusser and Cornet d’Amour are in second (62.61). Another American rider, Devin Ryan is in third with Eddie Blue, while Germany’s Marcus Ehning, who is bidding to become... Читать дальше...

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• In an effort to better guarantee rider safety, Uber has announced that it will perform annual criminal background checks on all U.S. drivers.
• This announcement is one of several new safety features, including easier access to calling 911 and alerting friends and family of the rider's whereabouts.
• Uber's new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has led the recent shift toward prioritization of rider safety in an attempt to repair both Uber's troubled image and the "substance" of the service. Читать дальше...

Chicago is one of the top ten U.S. destinations. Here are some suggestions for eating, drinking, and hanging out.

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WASHINGTON — Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office and President Donald Trump's legal team are now proceeding with strategies that presume a presidential interview will likely not take place as part of the Russia investigation, after months of talks between the two sides collapsed earlier this week, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Facebook says it will stop spending money to fight a proposed California ballot initiative aimed at giving consumers more control over their data. The measure, known as the "California Consumer Privacy Act," would require companies to disclose upon request what types of personal information they collect about someone and whether they've sold it. It also would allow customers to opt out of having their data sold. The company made the announcement Wednesday as chief executive... Читать дальше...

Houston T Derek Newton, who injured both patella tendons on one play in 2016, will be released and won't get bonus.

Stop me if you've heard this one before: A group of people think the world is going to end very soon. 

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Hugh Melville

When The Sporting News profiled baseball’s greatest second basemen in 1929, four photos appeared at the top of the page: Rogers Hornsby, Eddie Collins, Frankie Frisch, and Hughie Critz.1

As Sesame Street teaches us, one of these things is not like the others. Hughie Critz hit over .300 only once, never reached double figures in home runs, never weighed more than 150 pounds or topped 5-foot-8.

Hornsby dominated... Читать дальше...

Technology companies, banks and industrial companies all rose Thursday as investors continued to let go of some of their concerns about the trade dispute between the U.S. and China. On Thursday: The S&P 500 index rose 21.80 points, or 0.8 percent, to 2,663.99. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 293.60 points, or 1.2 percent, to 24,483.05. The Nasdaq composite surged 71.22 points, or 1 percent, to 7,140.25. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks picked up 10.52 points, or 0.7 percent... Читать дальше...

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is reviewing a sexual assault case against Kevin Spacey, CBS News has confirmed. The case was presented by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department last Thursday; no further details were provided. More than a dozen men have accused the former “House of Cards” star of sexual misconduct. The allegations first came to light last fall when “Star Trek: Discovery” star Anthony Rapp said that Spacey made a sexual advance on him when he was 14. […]

Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha has defended himself against allegations of being a perennial diver, insisting critics fail to comprehend the types of fouls he attracts. The Ivory Coast international was confronted by Bournemouth defender Simon Francis during last weekend's 2-2 draw at Bournemouth after going down under a challenge in the box. It is not the first time Zaha has faced accusations of diving, with Eagles boss Roy Hodgson speaking out in support of his player in December. The 25-year-old... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The current situation in Syria is extremely dangerous, and therefore the top priority for all parties involved should be to avoid a wider war in the country, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia told reporters on Thursday.

Broad City is back, baby. The Comedy Central hit will return for its fifth and final season in 2019, per a press release.

Broadcom Ltd. shares rose in the extended session Thursday after the chipmaker announced a large share buyback plan that had been anticipated after its deal to acquire Qualcomm Inc. fell apart. Broadcom shares rallied 4.5% after hours, following a 0.4% decline to close at $239.43 Thursday. Broadcom said its board authorized the repurchase of up to $12 billion in shares out to Nov. 3, 2019. "We are maintaining our policy of delivering 50% of trailing 12-month free cash flow to shareholders in... Читать дальше...

The new CEO of Germany's scandal-hit auto giant Volkswagen, Herbert Diess, is a former BMW executive known as a fierce cost-cutter who is unafraid to clash with labour unions.

The United States said Thursday it was considering revoking import preferences for India, Indonesia and Kazakhstan over concerns about trade barriers and worker rights.

These days you don't have to walk far in any metropolitan city to find sprouted-grain avocado toast in a Nordic-inspired coffee shop or a natural wine in a bar doubling as art space. But upstate has been quietly percolating its own quirky oases for caffeine and cozy Danish hygge. I've told you of the perfect bitter mocha and the dukkah-dressed avocado toast at 3Fish, a cafe popular with cyclists and the yoga-inclined near Albany's Washington Park, and sampled every morsel of walkable Troy from its... Читать дальше...

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• Sears is closing its last remaining store in Chicago.
• Sears was based in Chicago for more than a century. In its heyday in the 1970s, the company forever changed Chicago's skyline by building the iconic, 110-story Sears Tower.
• The company's sales have dropped from $53 billion in 2006 to $16.7 billion in 2017.

Sears is closing its last remaining department store in Chicago.

The company is shutting down the store, located in a shopping center called Six Corners... Читать дальше...

CINCINNATI — An Ohio county prosecutor has opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a teenage boy who became trapped by a minivan bench seat. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters told reporters Thursday his office is seeking experts to help investigate 16-year-old Kyle Plush’s death Tuesday in the parking lot of Seven Hills School in Cincinnati. Deters says the teen died of positional asphyxia. The teen called 911 at 3:16 p.m. Tuesday saying he was in “desperate need... Читать дальше...

ALTUS, Okla. – The Altus Police Department is asking the public for help in finding a man who is wanted on multiple felony charges. Police say 28-year-old Quincy West “is a black male who is confined to a wheelchair from injuries he suffered as a result of a gunshot wound approximately four years ago.” Altus police say West may be behind or “coordinated the operation” of multiple drive-by shootings, including at the home of an Altus police detective in July […]

There’s a photograph of Alex Cearns as a baby, laying on a blanket next to her Old English Sheepdog named Ben. As an only child growing up on a large rural property in outback South Australia, Ben was one of Cearns’s first real friends. She also found companionship in a guinea pig, a horse, some...

NEW YORK (AP) — Technology companies, banks and industrial companies all rose Thursday as investors continued to let go of some of their concerns about the trade dispute between the U.S. and China. Big tech companies like Apple and Microsoft, the market's leaders over the last year, rose again. They've struggled recently as investors wondered if the trade tensions would spiral into a bigger dispute that affects global economic growth and stock prices. Industrial companies like Boeing and Caterpillar gained ground as well... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that a U.S. attack on Syria could happen "very soon or not so soon at all," while Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned such an attack carried the risk of spinning out of control, suggesting caution ahead of a final decision on the response to an attack last weekend that U.S. officials are increasingly certain involved the use of banned chemical weapons. Although Mattis noted that military action carried risks, he also emphasized that Syrian use of chemical weapons should not be tolerated. Читать дальше...

Stocks rose as President Donald Trump softened his tone on protectionist policies, suggesting the US could reenter the Trans-Pacific Partnership and that a trade war with China might not happen. 

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Ralph

“I had a slow ball, a slow fastball, a fast fastball, and a drop ball. You could count the seams on my slow fastball, and you could just barely see my fast fastball. But you couldn’t hit either one of ‘em.”1 – Lefty Mellix

By his account, Ralph “Lefty” Mellix pitched in more than 1,500 games and threw nine no-hitters. A legendary semipro hurler in the Pittsburgh area, Mellix was full of “exuberance, wit and joviality” and used “a mixture of grimaces, one-liners... Читать дальше...