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Adult film actress Stormy Daniels released a composite sketch on Tuesday of the man who threatened her in 2011 to stay silent about her alleged 2006 affair with Donald Trump, who was elected US president in 2016.

Small US businesses hit by last year's natural disasters often suffered doubly since they did not have the right kind of insurance to cover their losses, according to a report Tuesday.

President Trump’s pick to replace Rex Tillerson could become the first secretary of state to win confirmation over the objections of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

General Electric Co.'s stock was rallying 3.3% in afternoon trade Tuesday, and options traders are prepared for an even bigger move on Friday, after the industrial conglomerate reports first-quarter results before the market opens. Based on current at-the-month options expiring at the end of the week, a strategy known as a straddle is priced for the stock to move roughly 5.2% in either direction on Friday. That compares with the average move of 2.0% on the day of the past 20 quarterly reports. Читать дальше...

A Manhattan judge has ordered NYCHA officials to inspect thousands of apartments for lead paint within 90 days or face cross-examination by lawyers for tenants about the agency’s failings. “She rocks,” said an elated Andrew Jackson Houses resident Danny Barber, applauding Tuesday’s ruling by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Carol Edmead. Barber is chair of the...

Trying to do your civic duty and pay your taxes? Tough luck, says the IRS.

A suburban bookkeeper pleaded guilty Monday to a tax fraud scheme that lasted over a decade and cost the federal government more than $24 million.

I got into new wave/alt music in college during the 80’s. I also just finished reading former KROQ DJ and current XM First Wave DJ Richard Blade’s Autobiography and he was at the fore front of discovering and promoting bands like Berlin, Talk Talk, Depeche Mode and INXS.

I’m thinking the best 250-300 songs of that era (1977-1987). Bands can have more then one song on the list. Nominations? Should I do this in poll form?

EDIT: Please limit your suggestions to 4-5 songs at most per post. Читать дальше...

America finally has a president who grasps the basic logic of offshore balancing in the Middle East.

Sean Hannity still enjoys the “full support” of Fox News despite the host failing to disclose to the network that...

Cambridge, Massachusetts, police are reviewing the charges lodged against a 21-year-old black Harvard student who was violently arrested last week after calls were made saying he was behaving aggressively.

The Fox News host denies that Michael Cohen was ever his lawyer—but Hannity was represented by a pair of legal advisers who also have close links to the president.

Branch Technology

Constructing a home by hand can be both expensive and time-consuming, especially when the home features a custom design. Some homebuilders have chosen to automate part of the construction process instead.

A new architectural startup called Branch Technology uses 3D-printing robots that can construct parts for homes.

The company will build a prototype of its first home, designed by architecture firm WATG, this year in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Branch’s machines will print the walls... Читать дальше...

Attorney General says it was reasonable for nine officers to fire more than 12 shots at Nathan Giffin after he had robbed a credit union on Jan. 16.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of three men accused of plotting to bomb a mosque and apartment complex housing Somali immigrants (all times local): 12:45 p.m. Defense attorneys took aim during closing arguments at the paid informant who secretly recorded hundreds of hours of interviews with three militia members accused of plotting to bomb an apartment complex housing Somalis in Kansas. Attorney Melody Brannon told jurors that the men's conversations were all bravado, saying if informant Dan Day had not shown up... Читать дальше...

Johannesburg - The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) on Tuesday said it would also be embarking on an indefinite nationwide bus strike from April 18, 2018

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's largest city has moved a step closer to enacting new policies that would bar federal immigration agents from prisoner transport centers without a warrant, and prevent city workers, including police, from asking about people's immigration status. The City Council's vote to make Albuquerque more "immigrant friendly" Monday comes at a time when the Trump administration has sought to crack down on unauthorized border crossings and other immigration enforcements.... Читать дальше...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The state is considering changing the name of the John Wayne Pioneer Trail, which runs east of the Columbia River to nearly the Idaho border. The state Parks and Recreation Commission says the name of the trail is confusing and is not consistent with other trails, which tend to be named for geologic features, significant history or geographic locations. The John Wayne Pioneer Trail, named for the movie star, is a portion of the larger, 285-mile Iron Horse State Park Trail, which... Читать дальше...

It’s tax day — and the IRS is experiencing technical difficulties. The service that taxpayers use to file online is partly down, according to Acting IRS Commissioner David Kautter. “On my way over here this morning, I was told that a number of IRS systems are unavailable at the moment,” Kautter said at a Congressional hearing Tuesday morning. “We are working to resolve this issue and taxpayers should continue to file their returns as they normally would.” In a statement, […]

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A federal judge has denied a defense motion asking him to acquit four former executives of Wilmington Trust Corporation charged with bank fraud and conspiracy. Tuesday's ruling came after defense attorneys said in court papers last week that after calling almost two dozen witnesses and presenting volumes of exhibits over four weeks, prosecutors had failed to show the defendants engaged in any conspiracy or wrongdoing. Prosecutors say the former Wilmington Trust executives concealed... Читать дальше...

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• China is easing a decades-old rule governing auto manufacturing by foreign companies in the country and Tesla could benefit in a big way. 
• Electric carmakers will see the rule changed this year.
• That move benefits Tesla, but the company still has to find the money to invest in a new factory.

Since the 1990s, China has required foreign automakers to engage in joint-ventures with Chinese companies in order to sell US-badged vehicles in the Middle Kingdom. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Senator Rand Paul said he has not seen any evidence that proves that Syrian President Bashar Assad waged a chemical attack on civilians in Douma, nor does he understand what could possibly motivate such an attack.

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We are about a week from the 2018 NFL Draft, but the combine is now history, players and teams are jockeying for position, and experts have weighed in on who they think will be drafted by each team in the first round.

We surveyed 13 NFL Draft experts who have released mock drafts recently to get a sense for which players teams might be considering with all 32 first-round picks. With so many experts projecting trades in the first round, it is difficult to pinpoint a consensus draft order... Читать дальше...