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The Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5 on Apr 21, 2017 at Coors Field in Denver.

The Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5 on Apr 21, 2017 at Coors Field in Denver.

North Carolina officials repeatedly raised questions about the finances of a high-tech battery company before pledging millions of dollars in tax incentives for a Concord plant expansion earlier this year, … Click to Continue »

They pushed the application after their former CEO joined the administration.

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) - Kerem Demirbay scored in the third minute of injury time to qualify Hoffenheim for European football for the first time with a 1-1 draw at Cologne in the Bundesliga on Friday.

Oscar Munoz, the chief executive of United Continental Holdings Inc. , will no longer be the default choice for the airline's next chairman, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing late Friday. Munoz initiated changes to his employment agreement that would have him as the company's chairman, "leaving future determinations related to the Chairman position to the discretion of the Board," United said. The move follows Munoz's handling of a public-relations crisis earlier in the... Читать дальше...

The scouts saw it; they’ve been shuffling into basketball arenas to watch him play since his freshman season at VCU.

DALLAS — United Airlines said CEO Oscar Munoz, who came under withering criticism for the airline’s handling of a passenger-dragging incident, will not automatically add the title of chairman in 2018 as planned. The company said Friday that Munoz proposed rewriting his employment contract to remove the expectation that he would become chairman at next

Most of the deaths took place in El Valle, a working-class neighborhood near Caracas’ biggest military base where opposition leaders say a group of people were hit with an electrical current while trying to loot a bakery protected by an electric fence. Two days of huge protests on the streets of Caracas against the government of President Nicolas Maduro spilled into a violent night in several parts of the city, with residents in El Valle witnessing repetitive gunfire, street barricades set aflame and more than a dozen businesses looted. Читать дальше...

If you missed the podcast this week, check it out here. Here are four players widely mocked to be available in the 20’s who we’ve not covered extensively outside of the podcasts or the comments section. Jabrill Peppers (S, Michigan) The narrative on his lack of production is hugely misplaced. He was challenged at Michigan […]

The president aims to dismantle even more financial regulations with executive orders on Friday at the Treasury Department.

The victim was kicked repeatedly and gave birth prematurely.

Amnesty International (AI) has accused the Lagos state government of planning to carry out hurried executions of prisoners like Reverend King on death row.

Challenges are growing to the validity of Sunday's referendum in Turkey to extend the country's presidential powers. "Referendum won by cheating," declared Osman Baydemir, spokesman of the pro-Kurdish HDP, Turkey's second-largest opposition party. An HDP report on the vote said 2,462 "No" campaigners were detained and 453 jailed during the 85-day campaign. HDP's honorary president and deputy, Ertugrul Kurkcu, said the past two months were a "total violation of democratic principles." Kurkcu... Читать дальше...

A murder video uploaded to Facebook brought attention to how the company monitors upsetting content. Artificial intelligence may be a solution, but experts say it could bring unwanted results.

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As the possibility of a government shutdown looms, the horse trading over what to include in a funding bill has begun in earnest.

Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said at a Bloomberg Live event on Friday that for every $1 in funding that goes toward a border wall in the funding bill, the Trump administration would put $1 of funding toward Obamacare.

"We'd offer them $1 of CSR payments for $1 of wall payments. Right now that's the... Читать дальше...

President Trump took aim at more Obama-era government regulations Friday -- rules and safeguards put in place to prevent a repeat fiscal crisis in the future.

Forest bathing and being green spaces is good for the mind, body and spirit.

Donald Trump says US oil firms, including Exxon Mobil, cannot resume drilling in Russia.

Who doesn't love D.R.A.M.'s “Broccoli,” featuring Lil Yachty? It's such a jam. Everyone wants to sing along to it. When D.R.A...

Oscar Munoz, the CEO of United Airlines, apparently won’t become the chairman of the company as planned.

TEL AVIV, Israel — Syria still stockpiles chemical weapons, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said in Israel on Friday, warning against the banned munitions being used again. The implication is that Syria may be concerned about additional U.S. strikes following the cruise missile attack earlier this month in retaliation for alleged Syrian use of sarin gas. “There can be no doubt in the international community’s mind that Syria has retained chemical weapons in violation of its agreement and its... Читать дальше...