George H.W. Bush Out Of Intensive Care As He Recovers From Infection
HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush was moved out of intensive care and into a regular patient room...
HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush was moved out of intensive care and into a regular patient room...
The Mohammed bin Rashid Initiative for Global Prosperity has unveiled key partnerships with eight entities of the United Nations and Solve, an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, during a private event hosted by the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit, GMIS, at the Hannover Messe 2018 in Germany. This announcement reaffirms the importance […]
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Chipotle Mexican Grill shares soared more than 10% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company beat on earnings, showed an improvement in same store sales, and announced it was allocating more money to buy back stock. Читать дальше...
In The Moment ... April 25, 2018 Show 323 Hour 2 Since 2004, more than 1,700 lives have been lost to suicide in South Dakota. Those numbers have increased each year, with nearly one in six high school students in South Dakota having suicidal thoughts or tendencies. (That's according to the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.) South Dakotans take those numbers personally. The South Dakota Department of Social Services has developed a suicide awareness and prevention campaign, BeThe1SD, to help decrease the number of suicides in South Dakota. Читать дальше...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — An Israeli court on Wednesday sentenced an Israeli occupation soldier to nine months in jail over the fatal shooting of a Palestinian teenager in 2014, an incident documented by video footage.
Читать дальше...WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The White House believes the decision by a federal judge to overrule President Donald Trump's efforts to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program puts US national security at risk, Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters on Wednesday.
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Читать дальше...In The Moment ... April 25, 2918 Show 323 Hour 1 The race for mayor in Sioux Falls is heating up. On May 1st, voters in Sioux Falls choose between Jolene Loetscher and Paul TenHaken. Both are business owners with strong communications backgrounds. In spite of those similarities, city residents are looking at some distinct differences in the candidates. We talk with both candidates this week and also ask about what leadership in Sioux Falls means for the rest of the state. Today we welcome candidate Jolene Loetscher.
Netgear Inc. shares dropped in the extended session Wednesday after the internet router maker's outlook fell short of Wall Street estimates. Netgear shares fell 6.4% after hours, following a 3.9% decline to close at $59.80 in the regular session. For the second quarter, Netgear estimated revenue of $340 million to $355 million, while analysts polled by FactSet expect revenue of $355.2 million. The company reported first-quarter net income of $5.6 million, or 17 cents a share, compared with $16 million... Читать дальше...
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The Department of State has concluded an administrative settlement with FLIR Systems, Inc. of Wilsonville, Oregon, to resolve alleged violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 22 U.S.C. § 2751 et seq., and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 CFR Parts 120-130. The Department of State and FLIR have reached this settlement following an extensive compliance... Читать дальше...
Shares of Ford Motor Co. rose more than 2% late Wednesday after the car maker reported first-quarter earnings and sales above Wall Street expectations and said it plans to reduce its capital spending by $5 billion in the coming years. Ford said it earned $1.7 billion, or 43 cents a share, in the quarter, compared with $1.6 billion, or 40 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Sales rose to $42 billion, from $39 billion a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected earnings of 41 cents a... Читать дальше...
Prince William may have told crowds today that he and Kate Middleton‘s newborn is sleeping “reasonably well” — but it seems that the new dad of three could use a few more hours of shut-eye!
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Shares of software company Citrix Systems Inc. are up 4.2% in after-hours trading after the company reported a wide earnings beat. Net income for the first quarter rose to $144 million, or 99 cents a share, up from $70 million, or 44 share a year earlier. Adjusted earnings per share increased to $1.29 from 97 cents and came in ahead of the FactSet consensus expectation for $1.08. Citrix grew revenue 5%, to $697 million, behind estimates for $706 million. "Our subscription-based revenue accelerated... Читать дальше...
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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt isn't going down without a fight.
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Shares of eBay Inc. sank 2.9% in after-hours trade Wednesday, after the online marketplace reported and in-line profit and revenue that came up a bit shy, and provided a somewhat downbeat outlook. Net income fell to $407 million, or 40 cents a share, from $1.04 billion, or 94 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. Excluding non-recurring items, adjusted earnings per share came to 53 cents, matching the FactSet consensus. Revenue rose to $2.58 billion from $2.30 billion, but missed the FactSet consensus of $2.59 billion... Читать дальше...
Section 7. Worker rights a. Freedom of Association and the Right to Collective Bargaining The law protects the right of workers to form and join trade unions, bargain collectively, and conduct legal strikes, with significant restrictions. The government, however, did not always respect these rights. The law does not apply to public-sector employees, domestic workers, […]
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“Wow!” —You, in a few minutes.
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Except for the astronaut behind the camera, this photo contains every single human being who was alive at that moment.
The photo was taken by the astronaut Michael Collins while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were returning to the command module for the journey home after having landed on the moon. With the Earth in the background, it's a photo of everyone who was alive at the time. Читать дальше...
BRUSSELS, Belgium — International donors raised $4.4 billion in emergency aid for Syria and its neighbours on Wednesday, but the total fell well short of the UN target for 2018 after the United States failed to submit a pledge.
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BASRA, Iraq — The Iraqis who pick over their country's old battlefields for military scrap metal and wiring have few other ways to make a living, but the task comes with enormous risks.
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A beautiful, inspirational story of perseverance
In the first inning of Wednesday’s game against the Pirates, Tigers outfielder Leonys Martin was in a two balls, one strike situation. Also, the count was 2-1.
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— David Todd (@DTonPirates) April 25, 2018Here at SB Nation, we’ve developed the the BEANS Score™ (Baseball-Endured Aggravation Numerical Standard)... Читать дальше...
Credit-reporting agency Equifax Inc. said Wednesday it had net income of $90.9 million, or 75 cents a share, in the first quarter, down from $153.3 million, or $1.26 a share, in the year-earlier period. Revenue climbed to $865.7 million from $832.2 million. The FactSet consensus was for EPS of $1.37 and revenue of $855 million. The company said it took a charge of $68.7 million in the quarter related to the hacking attack announced last September that revealed the personal data of millions of consumers. Читать дальше...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India aims to produce a record 283.7 million tonnes of grains in the crop to June 2019, the farm ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, up from 277.49 million tonnes of estimated production in the current year. India, the world's leading producer and consumer of an array of farm goods, is likely to harvest 113 million tonnes of rice and 100 million tonnes of wheat in the 2018/19 crop year, the ministry added.
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Boxing's underfire rulers on Wednesday handed over a crucial report on internal reforms to the International Olympic Committee which is threatening to axe the sport from the 2020 Tokyo Games.
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As the 2018 Women's WorldTour makes its transition from the one-day spring Classics to stage racing, it's hard not to notice the overlap between Tour of California Women's Race (May 17-19) and Spain's Emakumeen Bira (May 19-22). The conflict has forced many women's teams to choose one over the other, something that the UCI told Cyclingnews it aims to fix in future.
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