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U.S. stocks clawed back early losses Tuesday as Apple led a rally in technology companies. Smaller, more domestically-focused companies also climbed. The late push canceled out losses for household goods makers and industrial companies. On Tuesday: The S&P 500 index gained 6.75 points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,654.80. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 64.10 points, or 0.3 percent, to 24,099.05. The Nasdaq composite climbed 64.44 points, or 0.9 percent, to 7,130.55. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks picked up 8.44 points... Читать дальше...

The Israel Cycling Academy riders are using the historic Giro d'Italia start in Israel not only as an opportunity to add to their own palmares and to boost their cycling team, but their hope is the spectacle of the Grande Partenza in Jerusalem will provide inspiration for a new generation of cyclists.

NEW YORK (AP) — With someone walking onstage every few minutes to read a name off a piece of paper, the NFL draft wouldn't seem like a big television draw. Yet the 11.2 million people who watched this year made it the week's second most popular program. The first round of the draft was shown on Fox, the NFL Network and several ESPN networks simultaneously. This year's assignment of college football players to NFL teams was particularly suspenseful, with a handful of quality quarterbacks waiting to be drafted... Читать дальше...

As the Steinbach Pistons, the 2018 MJHL champions, made their way to Nipawin for Game 3 of the ANAVET Cup, they made a special stop along the route.

West, 40, was hospitalized in November 2016 following an onstage meltdown during the Saint Pablo tour.

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Is Bryce Harper excited for the impending returns of injured Washington Nationals stars Anthony Rendon and Daniel Murphy?

President Donald Trump has called himself a “very stable genius” — but a group of esteemed mental health professions apparently don’t agree.

Real Madrid are just a step away from playing their fourth Champions League final in five years when they face Bayern Munich at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. The first leg ended 2-1 in favour of Los Blancos at the Allianz Arena.

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday the world's largest social network will soon include a new dating feature -- while vowing to make privacy protection its top priority in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A former Seattle resident who admitted killing four people on a self-proclaimed "jihad" to avenge U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East received a life sentence without parole Tuesday for the 2014 ambush of a college student sitting in his car at a traffic light in New Jersey. Ali Muhammad Brown, 33, is expected to be extradited to Washington state to face charges in the three other killings. On Tuesday, facing a courtroom packed with more than 100 friends and relatives of the victim... Читать дальше...

Basque separatist group ETA is due to announce its final dissolution this week, ending Western Europe's last major armed insurgency, a 50-year campaign which killed more than 850 people in Spain. Here is a timeline of major events since the founding of ETA, whose initials stand for Euskadi ta Askatasuna (Basque Country and Freedom), and its gradual weakening. 1959 — Students in Madrid form ETA during dictatorship of Francisco Franco, who suppressed Basque culture, to fight for an independent state in northern Spain and southern France. Читать дальше...

Shares of Juniper Networks Inc. rose nearly 5% late Tuesday after the tech company reported adjusted first-quarter earnings and sales above Wall Street forecasts. Juniper said it earned $34.4 million, or 10 cents a share, in the quarter, compared with $109 million, or 28 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted for one-time items, Juniper earned $99.5 million, or 28 cents a share, compared with $178 million, or 46 cents a share, in the first quarter of 2017. Sales fell 11% to $1.08 billion... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook doesn't think hookups are meaningful and doesn't want you to date your friends — but it's known for a long time that its vast map of human connections could help people find long-term partners. At least that's the takeaway from a new dating feature the social networking giant is launching because, well, why not? After all, Facebook already lets you "poke" people, whatever that means, and lets you broadcast your relationship status. If you ever download all the data Facebook has on you... Читать дальше...

French workers took part in annual May Day protests while the president headed overseas. But the labor movement is not what it once was.

Shares of Apple Inc. were up 4.1% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company fell short of expectations for iPhone sales growth but announced an increase to its capital-returns program. Apple reported net income of $13.8 billion for its fiscal second quarter, or $2.73 a share, up from $11 billion a year earlier, or $2.10 a share. Analysts were expecting net income of $13.5 million, or $2.62 a share, according to FactSet. Revenue rose 16%, to $61.1 billion, and came in just ahead of of the... Читать дальше...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will be able to impose sanctions on people who commit gross human rights violations under a so-called "Magnitsky amendment" backed by members of parliament on Tuesday. The amendment to a new Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill going through parliament passed without a vote as it was backed both by the ruling Conservatives and the main opposition Labour Party.

By Antoine Boddaert and Lucien Libert PARIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of masked and hooded anarchists smashed shop windows, torched cars and hurled cobblestones at riot police on Tuesday, hijacking a May Day rally by labour unions against President Emmanuel Macron's economic reforms. Riot police used teargas and water cannon to disperse the protesters. Paris police chief Michel Delpuech said more than 200 demonstrators had been arrested and four people were lightly injured in the clashes, including a police officer

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Riot police fired tear gas on Tuesday to disperse thousands of May 1 demonstrators in Honduras' capital staging an opposition-led protest against President Juan Orlando Hernandez.

A businessman who was featured on the Bravo reality show “The Millioinaire Matchmaker” was cleared Tuesday, after being charged with rape. Michael Leslie Bernback’s attorney, Blair Berk, told TheWrap in a statement that the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office has chosen to drop the charges against Bernback. Berk added that Bernback, who maintained his innocence “from the start,” will “attempt to regain his reputation and put this terrible ordeal behind him.” Also Read: 'Millionaire Matchmaker'... Читать дальше...

If the plan goes through, it would be up to the football team to cover the cost starting in the 2019 season.

The future of Arsenal ace Jack Wilshere continues to be surrounded by intense speculation, as the England international rapidly approaches the end of his contract. Wilshere is said to be unhappy with the deal that the Gunners have put on the table, while Arsenal are not prepared to raise their offer due to the fan favourite’s consistent injury issues – which has alerted a number of sides. However, according to Arsenal man Perry Groves, Wilshere will ‘definitely’... Читать дальше...

A member of the IAAF has quit over the new rules that target intersex female runners with naturally occurring high levels of testosterone.

By Jessica DiNapoli (Reuters) - Private equity firm Lantern Capital is nearing a deal to acquire the Weinstein Company, the TV and film studio that filed for bankruptcy after its co-founder Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexual assault, with a $310 million offer, people familiar with the matter said. Hollywood trade paper Variety also reported, citing sources, that a second buyer submitted a late bid for the company on Tuesday. The Weinstein Company filed for bankruptcy in March with the offer... Читать дальше...