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JERUSALEM — The Israeli police recommended on Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust, casting a pall over the future of a tenacious leader who has become almost synonymous with his country. The announcement instantly raised doubts about his ability to stay in office. Concluding a yearlong graft investigation, the police recommended that Netanyahu face prosecution in two corruption cases: a gifts-for-favors affair known as Case 1000... Читать дальше...

• President Donald Trump held a discussion with senators from both parties on trade, specifically possible action on steel and aluminum imports.
• Lawmakers repeatedly attempted to urge caution on the use of tariffs, while Trump complained about unfair trade practices by foreign countries.

President Donald Trump held a meeting on trade at the White House on Tuesday and raised the spectre of possible protectionist policies while pushing back on senators suggestions... Читать дальше...

Booked to go half board for 5 days. How does the half board work because I've read that if your meal costs more than the half board tickets you get you have to pay the difference, how much are the half board tickets worth does anyone know? The travel agent has told me to ring up the places i want to eat in and reserve tables before i go but i dont know what i want to flaming eat that far in advance. As long as they have onions on the carvery and red sauce for my bacon and brown for my sausage it should be fine.

Rupert Murdoch's Sky will pay £3.58 billion to show 128 Premier League matches for three seasons from 2019/20, in a deal that brings to an end rampant inflation in the value of the domestic rights for English top-flight soccer. Rival BT said it had agreed to pay £885 million to show 32 games a season for three years, after five of seven packages were auctioned on Tuesday. In total, the £4.46 billion the two companies agreed to pay for 160 games a season for three years is below the record £5.14 billion raised in 2015... Читать дальше...

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The Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show (which includes up to 2874 dogs and 200 different breeds) crowns the best in show pup every year. In 2017, a German shepherd named Rumor took home the grand prize, but all the other impressive breeds gave their best. 

Scroll down for a look at some of the other incredible dogs (and cats) featured both last year and in the current 2018 competition.

Here's Sparkle the Papillon spaniel weaving through one course with enthusiasm. Читать дальше...

Looks like somebody dropped the dime on him. An NYPD detective who investigated tips as part of the department’s Crime Stoppers Unit was a crook himself, scheming with a buddy to commit bank fraud to the tune of more than $1.5 million, authorities said Tuesday. Detective Michael Bonanno, 44, of Staten Island would use swiped...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma State Department of Health interim commissioner has resigned following allegations of domestic violence. Tulsa police tell The Frontier officers responded to a domestic violence call from Preston Doerflinger’s wife in 2012. Tulsa police spokesman Shane Tuell read from a police report but didn’t supply The Frontier with a copy. Tuell said the case was assigned to the department’s family violence unit but it was closed and not forwarded to prosecutors. The woman, who is... Читать дальше...

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New details have emerged about Amazon's late 2017 acquisition of smart home camera maker Blink, Reuters reports.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• THE INTERNET OF THINGS 2018 REPORT: How the IoT is evolving to reach the mainstream with businesses and consumers
• THE IoT PLATFORMS REPORT... Читать дальше...

Former Team Sky rider Mikel Landa, now with Movistar, says that Chris Froome is a welcome presence at the Vuelta a Andalucia - Ruta del Sol stage race, where the Briton will make his debut to the 2018 season.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's Legislature took a step Tuesday toward enshrining the right to health care in the state Constitution, which would be unprecedented in the United States. The House of Representatives' 35-25 endorsement of the bill sends it to the state Senate, whose approval would put it on the ballot for Oregon voters in the November election. The move comes as the Trump administration has tried to dismantle former President Barack Obama's health care law. Those who spoke out in favor... Читать дальше...

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• In his new book, 'How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars: The Snapchat Story,' Billy Gallagher delves into the secretive culture of Snapchat.
• Evan Spiegel has long been hesitant to speak with reporters, especially about the company's long-term goals and mission.
• That secrecy characterizes the company internally, as well — there are no all-hands meetings, and employees sometimes find out about new Snapchat features from the press.

Evan... Читать дальше...

Nothing says true love like flying to Europe for $100.

WOW Air is ready for Valentine's Day with deals to Iceland from American cities like Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York, and Pittsburgh starting at $99 one-way. San Francisco flights to Iceland's capital city, Reykjavik, start at $129. The sale started Tuesday ahead of the heart-filled day.

SEE ALSO: What's really romantic is saving money. Here are the best Valentine's Day gifts for under $20.

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Leading telecoms operator, Airtel Nigeria on Tuesday, February 13th, officially announced the deployment of its 4G (LTE – Long Term Evolution) service in the historic city of Ibadan at an electrifying event attended by a broad stakeholder group comprising key government officials, traditional rulers, corporate bigwigs and telecoms consumers across Oyo State.   Airtel says... View Article

Computers say the darndest things. Research scientist Janelle Shane trained a neural network to create candy heart messages — and the results range from cute (“Love Bot”) and confusing (“Love 2000 Hogs Yea) to the downright crude (“Stank Love.”) To train the AI, Shane collected all the “genuine heart messages” she could find and fed...

The United States on Tuesday described Myanmar denials of ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims as "preposterous" as it called on the U.N. Security Council to hold the military accountable and pressure leader Aung San Suu Kyi "to acknowledge these horrific acts that are taking place in her country." "Powerful forces in the Burmese government have denied the ethnic cleansing in Rakhine State," U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told the Security Council. "To make sure no one contradicts their preposterous denials... Читать дальше...

Amazon is hard at work on a new brain for its popular Alexa virtual assistant. The e-commerce giant is designing an artificial intelligence chip that will allow its line of Alexa-enabled Echo devices to more quickly process commands and queries, according to a Monday report by The Information. This would put Amazon on an even...

At the current rate of melting, the world's seas will be at least 2 feet higher by the end of the century compared to today.

The Kremlin said on Tuesday it had no information about Russian mercenaries reportedly being killed in Syria, saying it only knew about Russian nationals who had been deployed there as members of the Russian armed forces. It was responding to media reports citing associates of Russian mercenaries saying some of them had been killed this month when U.S.-led coalition forces clashed with pro-government forces in Syria's Deir al-Zor province. "We don't have information about other Russians who... Читать дальше...

U.S. National Intelligence Director Dan Coats told the Senate Intelligence Committee Tuesday during its annual worldwide threats hearing that North Korea's weapons of mass destruction will pose a significant danger to the U.S. and its allies in the near future.   "North Korea will be the most volatile and confrontational WMD (weapons of mass destruction) threat in the coming year," Coats said. "In addition to its ballistic missile tests and growing number of nuclear warheads for these missiles... Читать дальше...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taking a hard line against nations and foreign energy companies exploring for gas in the eastern Mediterranean, warning them not to "step out of line" and encroach on his country's territorial rights. “Let them not think that the search for natural gas in Cypriot waters and opportunistic initiatives relating to islets in the Aegean have slipped our attention,” Erdogan said Tuesday as he addressed his ruling AK Party parliamentarians. Both Greece and Turkey claim the islets... Читать дальше...

London (AFP) – Gary Cahill said he was “devastated” after Hull City and England midfielder Ryan Mason announced his retirement from football on Tuesday after failing to recover from a fractured skull caused by their accidental clash of heads. The 26-year-old was involved in a sickening collision of with Chelsea defender Cahill at Stamford Bridge in January 2017 and has not played since. “Devastated to hear today’s news from Ryan,” tweeted Cahill. “Competing for a corner is something we’ve done... Читать дальше...