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The NHL slapped Predators forward Ryan Hartman with a one game suspension Thursday for an illegal check on Avalanche forward Carl Soderberg.

Stocks closed broadly lower Thursday, snapping a three-day winning streak. Losses in technology companies and consumer products makers and health care stocks accounted for much of the decline. Banks bucked the downward trend and rose along with bond yields. Energy stocks also rose. On Thursday: The S&P 500 index fell 15.51 points, or 0.6 percent, to 2,693.13. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 83.18 points, or 0.3 percent, to 24,664.89. The Nasdaq composite lost 57.18 points, or 0.8 percent... Читать дальше...

Kanye West, the once-omnipresent rap superstar who vanished a year and a half ago amid a purported mental breakdown, on Thursday re-emerged to announce not one but two albums.

Ten-day-old Maile got an extremely early introduction to US politics Thursday when her Senator mom Tammy Duckworth made her the first baby ever to visit the floor while the Senate was in session.

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns general manager John Dorsey is old-school cool, from his wardrobe to keeping his plans for the upcoming NFL draft private. He's not tipping his hand. "You know," Dorsey said, "a man once told me: Don't show all your cards at once." Dorsey kept things close to the vest — or in his case, a white-and-orange team sweat shirt — on Thursday during a mandatory pre-draft news conference in which he sidestepped any questions about which quarterback he's considering with the No. 1 overall pick. Читать дальше...

UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is moving on.

Two weeks after he was ruled medically unfit to compete at UFC 223, Holloway is hopeful he’ll be scheduled defend his title against Brian Ortega at UFC 226 on July 7 in Las Vegas, sources say. While the fight isn’t finalized just yet, that’s what Holloway wants.

The UFC is looking for a second title fight to accompany the already announced Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier heavyweight title fight and Holloway has been vocal about... Читать дальше...

NASA's latest nail-biting drama was far from orbit as the Senate narrowly confirmed President Donald Trump's choice of a tea party congressman to run the space agency in an unprecedented party-line vote. In a 50-49 vote Thursday, Oklahoma Representative James Bridenstine, a Navy Reserve pilot, was confirmed as NASA's 13th administrator, an agency that usually is kept away from partisanship. His three predecessors — two nominated by Republicans — were all approved unanimously. Before that, one NASA chief served under three presidents... Читать дальше...

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• Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is joining the legal team representing President Donald Trump in the Russia investigation.
• He's served as an informal adviser to Trump, and was once considered for secretary of state.

Rudy Giuliani is joining President Donald Trump's legal team, the former New York City Mayor told the Washington Post.

"I'm doing it because I hope we can negotiate an end to this for the good of the country and... Читать дальше...

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• Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is in talks to join the legal team representing President Donald Trump in the Russia investigation.
• He's served as an informal adviser to Trump, and was once considered for secretary of state.

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is in talks to join President Donald Trump's legal team, according to The Daily Beast.

Giuliani was a strong supporter of Trump, a fellow New Yorker, during his presidential campaign in 2016. Читать дальше...

ROCKFORD, Mich. — There will be no shortage of hand-me-downs for this Michigan kid. The Grand Rapids Press reports that Kateri and Jay Schwandt welcomed the birth of their 14th son on Wednesday, five days before he was due. They have no daughters. WOOD-TV reports that the boy weighs 8 pounds, 4 ounces and is...

Federal authorities investigating a nationwide E. coli outbreak say people who've bought chopped romaine lettuce should throw it out - and not eat it.

A Justice Department watchdog says McCabe lacked candor about his role in leaks about a Clinton investigation.

Avengers: Infinity Wars is nearly upon us, signaling both the death of a bunch of beloved superheroes, probably, and a marketing cycle that thirsts for the blood of every possible cash cow. Today’s sacrifice comes to us via Build-a-Bear, which has announced a new series of Marvel-themed nightmares. For the children, of course.

Your weekly bargains, give them a look quick. Most won’t last long. The fishing bargains of the week come from HOOK1 and SUPANDSKIFF Outfitters. The last listing of deals focused on core general gore. This time we're looking at boats, SUPs, paddles, and shades with a sizable price cut.   Wilderness Systems Aspire 100 Regular $779.99   

Google’s in-house incubator Area 120 just released an app called Grasshopper, which teaches you how to code JavaScript through a series of fun mini-games, as reported by 9to5Google. The goal, according to the coders who worked on the app, is to make coding feel fun and approachable as it increasingly is becoming a necessary skill.

In a victory for the longstanding Wall Street "Charging Bull" statute, New York City Hall announced the "Fearless Girl" statue will soon move to a new location three blocks away.

Helen Fisher, an anthropologist at Rutgers University and a well-known expert on love, led a study that revealed the brain has an in-love phase, with 13 telltale signs that say you are definitely in love.

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services chief Francis Cissna has responded to a letter from 15 influential US Congress lawmakers who requested the Trump administration to "reconsider" its plan to revoke work permits for spouses of H1B workers in America, suggesting that the writing is on the wall and that the public can comment during the typical 60 day notice period before any new rule becomes cast in stone.

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A screenwriter is suing Oprah Winfrey for allegedly stealing her Greenleaf idea.

TMZ, is reporting that Screenwriter  Shannan Lynette Wynn, is claiming that she teamed up with a Pastor to create a Megachurch drama called “Justice & Glory.”

Wynn claims they met with Oprah’s team at OWN in fall 2014 and pitched their idea … and got great feedback.

According to the docs … they were lured by OWN for more ideas and versions... Читать дальше...

Foreign desk: So Who’s Really Running Cuba Now? Cuba finally has a new president with a new name, Miguel Diaz-Canel. But, assert The Daily Beast’s Christopher Dickey and Ingrid Arnesen, “the notion that a new face in Havana means a new Cuba” is “sadly mistaken.” Indeed, “nobody should believe the Castros are gone, or that...