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• The Detroit Pistons have fired head coach and president of basketball operations Stan Van Gundy.
• The Pistons face a hazy future, as they're without salary cap space for the next two years, have little young talent on the roster, and don't have a draft pick this year.
• The Pistons may be stuck in place as a low playoff seed or high lottery seed, the worst place to be in the NBA.

The Detroit Pistons fired head coach and president of basketball operations Stan Van Gundy on Monday... Читать дальше...

Shares of AMC Theatres were up nearly 6 percent on Monday after the cinema chain reported first-quarter earnings that were above Wall Street’s expectations.

Shares of AMC Theatres were up nearly 6 percent on Monday after the cinema chain reported first-quarter earnings that were above Wall Street’s expectations.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) _ Nevro Corp. (NVRO) on Monday reported a loss of $17.7 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Redwood City, California-based company said it had a loss of 59 cents. The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 34 cents per share. The maker of an electrical implant that treats leg and back pain posted revenue of $87.6 million in the period, which also fell short of Street forecasts. Читать дальше...

President Muhammadu Buhari will be travelling to the United Kingdom for four days to see his doctor. The president announced this on Monday, May 7. He will leave the country on Tuesday, May 8 and be back in the country on Saturday

Snap Inc. Chief Financial Officer Drew Vollero is leaving the company next week, just days after the company reported underwhelming first quarter user growth and missed the mark on revenue projections, TheWrap has confirmed.

Police say that at approximately 4:05 p.m., a man entered the building, made threats to several people and fled in his vehicle following a verbal altercation.

NEW YORK — America’s abortion clinics experienced a major upsurge in trespassing, obstruction and blockades by anti-abortion activists in 2017, according to an annual survey by an industry group. The National Abortion Federation report chronicled a litany of actions that ranged from coordinated trespassing efforts by abortion opponents, repeated brick-throwing at windows of a Cleveland clinic and an attempted bombing in Illinois. The report found there was an overall... Читать дальше...

Notice to the Press

Office of the Spokesperson

Washington, DC

May 7, 2018

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan will deliver opening keynote remarks at the 48th Annual Washington Conference on the Americas, co-hosted by the U.S. Department of State and the Council of the Americas, on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at 1:55 p.m. at the Department of State.

This year’s conference will also feature remarks by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross... Читать дальше...

Notice to the Press

Office of the Spokesperson

Washington, DC

May 7, 2018

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan will deliver opening keynote remarks at the 48th Annual Washington Conference on the Americas, co-hosted by the U.S. Department of State and the Council of the Americas, on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at 1:55 p.m. at the Department of State.

This year’s conference will also feature remarks by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross... Читать дальше...

If you thought that the congressional spending orgy would slow down after the bloated omnibus bill passed in March, you were wrong. Republicans are preparing to bring to the House floor a farm bill that will cost taxpayers at least $867 billion over 10 years.

Stan Van Gundy will not return to the Detroit Pistons as coach or president of basketball operations

From Sarah Ferguson to Kate Middleton, here are six other "commoners" found within the Queen's immediate family.

By Saad Sayeed and Mubasher Bukhari ISLAMABAD/KARACHI (Reuters) - An assassination attempt on a minister has deepened divisions ahead of Pakistan's elections, with an Islamist party denying involvement and an opposition figure blaming it on fiery rhetoric by the ousted premier. A gunman shot interior minister Ahsan Iqbal, a senior member of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and ally of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, as he was leaving a constituency meeting in Punjab province late on Sunday. Читать дальше...

By David Shepardson and Mica Rosenberg WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The administration of President Donald Trump will increase criminal prosecutions of parents entering the United States illegally and place their children in protective custody as part of efforts to tighten immigration enforcement, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official. The policy, which the official said was signed on Friday, formalises plans that have been under discussion for more than a year. Reuters... Читать дальше...

By Gavin Jones and Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - President Sergio Mattarella called on Monday for Italy's bickering parties to rally behind a "neutral government", saying the only alternative would be a swift re-vote after March's inconclusive election. However, Italy's two largest parties, the far-right League and anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, rapidly came out against the proposal, raising the likelihood of an unprecedented immediate return to the polls, even as early as July. Italy... Читать дальше...

This spring, Anna Wintour is taking the fashion flock to church. On Monday, the world’s most beautiful people will attend the Vogue editor’s annual Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum in their most divine clothes — monkish capes, bejeweled crucifixes and Virgin Mary cosplay. The theme, a nod to the Costume Institute’s new exhibit...

David Haye has publicly congratulated Tony Bellew after Bellew beat him again.

DOHA (Sputnik) – Sudanese authorities are discussing getting oil supplies for five years with Saudi Arabia, Sudan’s Minister of Oil and Gas Abdul-Rahman Othman said.

Hollis Johnson

• McDonald's announced on Monday that it had completed its rollout of fresh beef in its Quarter Pounders at all US locations.
• Soon after the change was announced in March, Wendy's, long the fresh-beef fast-food king, shot back on Twitter, slamming its fast-food rival.
• We tried McDonald's new fresh-beef burger and Wendy's "fresh, never frozen" classic — and found that Wendy's reigned supreme.

McDonald's and Wendy's have a beef over fresh beef. Читать дальше...

NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — A harbor seal who gained some notoriety by making annual Super Bowl picks has passed away at a Connecticut aquarium. The 35-year-old seal, named Orange, had been at the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk since 2005 and was undergoing treatment for cancer, the aquarium said Monday. Orange was the aquarium's oldest seal. She was found stranded as a pup in 1982 and rehabilitated at the National Aquarium in Baltimore before coming to the state. For the past seven years, she would predict... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — All immigrants who cross the border illegally will be charged with a crime under a new “zero-tolerance” border enforcement policy, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Monday in a crackdown that could overwhelm already-clogged detention facilities and immigration courts with hundreds of thousands of new cases. Sessions also said that families who illegally cross the border may be separated after their arrest, with children sent to juvenile shelters while their parents are sent to detention facilities. Читать дальше...

Ilya Shapiro

The Supreme Court is on a record slow pace for deciding cases this term, leading to speculation that the justices are having a hard time incorporating their newest colleague, Neil Gorsuch. Of course, the real issue is more likely to be that, after an eight-justice year when the court shied away from particularly difficult issues, the justices have a slew of controversial cases on their hands, ranging from compelled support of unions to compelled baking of wedding cakes, to... Читать дальше...

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Summer is the perfect season to experiment with no-heat hairstyles.

Not only do they protect your strands against unnecessary damage from blow dryers and flat irons, these trendy styles are easy to recreate — especially if you're in a rush.

Here are 14 popular looks you should try.

Section your hair in a half-up, half-down style like Kendall Jenner.

Gently sweep the hair away from the face into one bun,... Читать дальше...