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WASHINGTON — House and Senate GOP leaders forged an agreement Wednesday on a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s tax laws, paving the way for final votes next week to slash taxes for businesses and give many Americans modest tax cuts starting next year. Top GOP aides said lawmakers had reached an agreement in principle on...

OBERLIN, Ohio (AP) — Oberlin College wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit that claims student protests after a 2016 shoplifting incident hurt business at a bakery near the Ohio school's campus. The Chronicle-Tribune in Elyria reports the motion filed last week disputes allegations made by Gibson's Bakery in a lawsuit filed in Lorain County. Oberlin's motion counters the police version of the event that led to criminal charges against three black students. The college claims Allyn Gibson assaulted a student who tried to buy wine with a fake ID. Читать дальше...

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• Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Alibaba will hold the lion's share of the cloud market, according to Goldman Sachs analyst Heather Bellini.
• She sees massive consolidation in the cloud market with companies that are highly differentiated and can invest a significant amount of money upfront as being on top.
• Check out the live stock price of Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Alibaba.

As businesses and individuals migrate their work and personal lives to the cloud... Читать дальше...

Philip Seymour Hoffman‘s partner is opening up about the late actor’s struggle with addiction.

Meghan McCain and Joe Biden may come from different political parties, but they were on the same side Wednesday.

Translated by Ollie Richardson & Angelina Siard 18:40:38 13/12/2017 glavnovosti.com The Ministry of Healthcare of Ukraine doesn’t announce to the public the results of drug tests, the carrying out of which earns financial reward. Information about clinical trials of their efficiency remains sealed away, noted the head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Public Health Olga […]

There's a maxim that says, "It's not the guitar, it's the player." And the video above bears it out. In this clip, musician Clay Shelburn and his pal Zac Stokes visit a Walmart at 3 a.m. and pick up a Disney Cars 2 toy guitar. Next, they proceed to play Stevie Ray Vaughan’s “Pride and Joy” and unleash […]

Britain's Electoral Commission requested Facebook look into any dubious activity in last year's Brexit vote.

On October 5, the New York Times published an exposé alleging that Harvey Weinstein, one of Hollywood’s most revered moguls and influential kingpins, has been sexually harassing and abusing women for nearly 30 years. On October 10, the New Yorker followed with another extensive report, including several graphic, on-the-record accounts from more of Weinstein’s alleged victims. Just a couple of hours later, the Times followed up its own report with yet more public accounts, including from industry stalwarts Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie. Читать дальше...

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela’s opposition received a European Union prize for human rights on Wednesday and urged the world to keep a close eye on an upcoming presidential election where it aspires to end two decades of socialist rule in the OPEC nation. Foes of President Nicolas Maduro failed to dislodge him during months of street protests this year that turned violent killing more than 125 people, and have been dismayed to see him consolidate his power in recent months. But they hope a presidential... Читать дальше...

Amiri attracts interest from Man Utd, Arsenal and Tottenham Report claims he could cost the Premier League giants £20m Hoffenheim, Germany U21 ace has had an impressive season so far  READ MORE: Man Utd starlet responds to calm angry fans after ‘Manchester is blue’ storm It seems as though Hoffenheim and Germany U21 starlet Nadiem Amiri is doing something right, as reports claim Man Utd, Arsenal and Tottenham are all keen on him.The post Man Utd, Arsenal in £20m transfer battle... Читать дальше...

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National Grid Plc (NYSE:NGG) is a $40.6 billion in market value constituent of the Multi-Utilities GICS industry group where The current Portfolio Grader ranking for NGG puts it 10 among the 19 companies in this industry group, which is a below-average position. NGG is ranked in the top half of the sector with a ranking of 55 among the 113 companies in the sector and number 1,108 in the 5000 company Portfolio Grader company universe. Читать дальше...

Wednesday, Sarah Sanders announced that Omarosa Manigault Newman, a former star on Trump’s “The Apprentice” show, is leaving the administration at the start of next month. The move comes after sources purportedly told the Daily News that “Kelly was unhappy with Manigault’s influence on the President and her ability to get him worked up over hot […]

We're pouring cold water on old ideas in this episode: from why the population of Easter Island really declined and what makes a good urban legend.

You didn’t have to be a professional football manager to realize that Liverpool needed to sign at least one central defender in the summer transfer window. But, although Jürgen Klopp seemed to be eying up a number of potential candidates for the job of strengthening at the back, no significant signings were made. This has had a huge impact on the start of the Reds’ campaign, and surely now they must bring someone in when the transfer market opens again in January. Who would be the best man, or men, for the job? Читать дальше...

Muslim groups will hold a rally on Saturday December 16, 2017, at The Capitol Ellipse near the White House to protest President Donald Trump’s recent announcement to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel and his intention of moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Join thousands of Muslims and allies from all across […]

Muslim groups will hold a rally on Saturday December 16, 2017, at The Capitol Ellipse near the White House to protest President Donald Trump’s recent announcement to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel and his intention of moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Join thousands of Muslims and allies from all across […]

Leicester (dpa) - In Großbritannien ist ein kleines Mädchen zur Welt gekommen, dessen Herz durch eine seltene genetische Erkrankung außerhalb der Brust schlägt. Nach mehreren Operationen gehe es dem «Wunderbaby» Vanellope nun gut, teilte das Glenfield Hospital in der mittelenglischen Stadt Leicester am Mittwoch mit. Das inzwischen drei Wochen alte Mädchen ist damit Experten zufolge wohl das erste Baby in Großbritannien, das diesen Geburtsdefekt überlebt.Vanellopes Eltern erfuhren zum ersten Mal im Juni bei einer Ultraschall-Untersuchung... Читать дальше...

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• The US is expanding its military campaign in Afghanistan, increasing its troop presence there and targeting Taliban financing.
• The Afghan government has reportedly requested the US deploy A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft to support those efforts.
• The US military, which has started to wind down operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, has yet to make a decision.

Afghanistan's government wants the US to redeploy the A-10 Thunderbolt... Читать дальше...

Apple has invested $390 million in Finisar, a manufacturer of optical communications components.  

MIAMI (AP) — A Florida mother brutally abused her toddler before fatally beating the boy officers called "Baby Lollipops" in a case that riveted Miami decades ago, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday. Prosecutor Reid Rubin said in his closing argument at the third murder trial of 56-year-old Ana Maria Cardona that she killed 3-year-old Lazaro Figueroa and hid his body in bushes in November 1990. The boy was beaten throughout his short life and was starving to death, weighing just 18 pounds. His body... Читать дальше...

MIAMI (AP) — A Florida mother brutally abused her toddler before fatally beating the boy officers called "Baby Lollipops" in a case that riveted Miami decades ago, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday. Prosecutor Reid Rubin said in his closing argument at the third murder trial of 56-year-old Ana Maria Cardona that she killed 3-year-old Lazaro Figueroa and hid his body in bushes in November 1990. The boy was beaten throughout his short life and was starving to death, weighing just 18 pounds. His body... Читать дальше...

An Alabama congressman who vied in Alabama’s special Senate election says losing may have saved his life. U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks — who ran in the GOP primary to fill the Senate seat left vacant when Jeff Sessions was elevated to Attorney General but came in third — announced Wednesday that he has been diagnosed...

TX Fort Worth TX Zone Forecast for Wednesday, December 13, 2017 _____ 007 FPUS54 KFWD 131738 ZFPFWD Zone Forecast Product National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 1138 AM CST Wed Dec 13 2017 TXZ119-132215- Dallas- Including the city of Dallas 1138 AM CST Wed Dec 13 2017 .THIS AFTERNOON...Sunny. Much warmer with highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Southwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the north after midnight. Читать дальше...