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Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens posted photos of himself on Facebook holding a black bear cub Tuesday as he faces a criminal investigation into an extramarital affair. The married Republican governor, who was indicted last month on charges that he blackmailed his mistress, posted on the social media site about his meeting with the black bears....

Rep. Keith Ellison (Minn.), deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee, on Wednesday became the new sponsor of the Expanded & Improved Medicare for All Act, the single-payer health care bill in the House.

Oldenburg (dpa) - Die MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg haben das deutsche Duell im Achtelfinal-Hinspiel der Basketball-Champions-League bei den EWE Baskets Oldenburg deutlich gewonnen. Die Mannschaft von Trainer John Patrick siegte am Mittwoch beim Vizemeister mit 88:63 (43:30) und steht dicht vor dem Einzug ins Viertelfinale.Vor allem in den ersten 20 Minuten dominierten die Gäste nach Belieben. Mit 26:12 holten sich die Riesen das erste Viertel und stellten die Niedersachsen mit ihrer aggressiven Verteidigung immer wieder vor große Probleme. Читать дальше...

Economist Art Woolf looks at who is funding Vermont's general fund budget with their income taxes and what that means.

Economist Art Woolf looks at who is funding Vermont's general fund budget with their income taxes and what that means.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Wednesday that Mexico, Canada and other countries may be spared from President Donald Trump’s planned steel and aluminum tariffs under national security “carve-outs,” a move that could soften the blow amid threats of retaliation by trading partners and dire economic warnings from lawmakers and business groups.

In aiming for Disney-friendly broadness, the film leans away from its source material’s weirdest — and best — parts.

Barcelona won the Catalan Super Cup. Jasper Cillessen was the hero as Barcelona beat Espanyol 4-2 on penalties on Wednesday to lift the Catalan Super Cup, exacting revenge for last season's defeat against the same opponent. Cillessen was famously taken off by Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal before a penalty shootout at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil but he stayed on against Espanyol to save from Jose Manuel Jurado and seal the win. The game had ended goalless, with Cillessen the busier of the two... Читать дальше...

LIVERPOOL - Liverpool forward Sadio Mane believes the Merseyside club have the ability to defeat any team in the world, including bitter rivals and Saturday's Premier League opponents Manchester United.

BERLIN (AP) — Millions of Europeans who arrived late to work or school Wednesday had a good excuse — an unprecedented lag in the continent's electricity grid that's slowing down some clocks. The problem is caused by a political dispute between Serbia and Kosovo that's sapping a small amount of energy from the local grid, causing a domino effect across the 25-nation network spanning the continent from Portugal to Poland and Greece to Germany. "Since the European system is interconnected ... when there... Читать дальше...

Bitcoin is having a moment — just not the kind its boosters hoped for. 

Faro (dpa) - Wegen Dauerregens ist das Frauenfußball-Finale um den Algarve-Cup in Portugal abgesagt worden. Die Verantwortlichen des Turniers beschlossen am Mittwochabend, das geplante Endspiel im Estadio Algarve in Faro zwischen Europameister Niederlande und Schweden wegen Unbespielbarkeit des Platzes nicht anzupfeifen und auf eine Neuansetzung zu verzichten. So kam es beim Jubiläum zu einem Novum: Beide Finalisten wurden zu Siegern der 25. Auflage des Algarve-Cups erklärt.Das Spiel um Platz drei... Читать дальше...

ACROSS the French countryside, in the summer of 1789, rumours swirled about vengeful aristocrats bent on the destruction of peasants’ property. It was not true. The Great Fear, as it is now known, tipped France into revolution with a flurry of fact-free gossip and rumour.

McDonald’s is celebrating International Women’s Day with a big, gleaming, W. “For the first time in our brand history, we flipped our iconic arches,” said McDonald’s Chief Diversity Officer Wendy Lewis. The giant arches have been physically flipped at just one California restaurant. On Thursday, International Women’s Day, upside-down arches will replace rightside-up arches across McDonald’s digital channels. Lewis said McDonald’s is flipping its logo “in honor of the extraordinary accomplishments... Читать дальше...

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is 84 years old and, as she remarks in the inspiring new trailer for RBG, "everyone wants to take a picture with me." One of the most talked about films at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, RBG seeks to honor Ginsburg's groundbreaking career and her 25 years on the Supreme Court. It is "a rare peek behind the curtain" at the life of "the Thurgood Marshall of Women's Rights" — pushups, internet memes, and all.

Burke brushed past reporters who tried to ask him about an issue that has rubbed some of his Hispanic constituents the wrong way.

As a post script to my last post, I see the price of an Arsenal share has gone up again today – without any even being traded. I mentioned last time that market makers, who decide the ‘bid’, ‘ask’ and ‘mid’ prices, had decided for reasons unknown to increase these markers following a couple of shares being traded on 2 March, one of them for a new record of £31,000. Prior to those trades the quoted prices were as shown here:The... Читать дальше...

Come 8th March and the internet gets flooded with articles glorifying and eulogizing the world of women – of what a great soul they are, of what a great fighter they are or how tough it is to be a woman, so on and so forth. But these articles soon vanish once we step on 9th March. Are we born just to be remembered for a day and then forgotten for the rest of the 365 days of the year. Definitely no! 

Bayreuth (dpa) - Medi Bayreuh muss um den Einzug ins Viertelfinale der Basketball-Champions-League bangen. Der Bundesligist gewann am Mittwoch das Achtelfinal-Hinspiel gegen den türkischen Club Besiktas Istanbul nur knapp mit 81:76 (34:29), kann sich im Rückspiel am kommenden Dienstag (18.00 Uhr) in Istanbul allerdings eine knappe Niederlage leisten.Mit den US-Amerikanern Gabe York und De‘Mon Brooks besaßen die Oberfranken lange Zeit das überragende Spieler-Duo. 30 Minuten kontrollierten die Gastgeber... Читать дальше...

BLOEMFONTEIN – Polokwane City defeated Bloemfontein Celtic 2-0 in an Absa Premiership fixture at the Dr Molemela Stadium on Wednesday.

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kawhi Leonard plans on returning "soon" from a leg injury, after missing all but nine games so far this season. Leonard held an impromptu, four-minute press conference Wednesday following Spurs practice. He won't travel with the team on their upcoming three-game road trip to Golden State, Oklahoma City and Houston. But the 26-year-old Leonard says his return is imminent. "Soon. I don't have a set date right now," he said. "But I've just got to keep doing what I'm doing. The progress... Читать дальше...

A lawyer for the Trump Organization, Michael D. Cohen admitted in a statement to the New York Times he paid porn star Stormy Daniels $130,000 in hush money out of his own pocket in 2016. It has been alleged Donald Trump had an affair with Stephanie Clifford AKA Stormy Daniels in 2006. President Trump has […]