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• President Donald Trump spoke Friday about ways to lower the price of prescription drugs.
• The speech covered ways to increase competition, get more negotiating power, and find ways to lower pharmaceutical list prices as well as the out-of-pocket costs patients are facing.
• Trump also took the opportunity to criticize "freeloading" by countries that pay less than the US for drugs. 

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• President Donald Trump spoke Friday about ways to lower the price of prescription drugs. 
• The speech covered ways to increase competition, get more negotiating power, and find ways to lower pharmaceutical list prices as well as the out-of-pocket costs patients are facing. 
• Trump also took the opportunity to criticize what he calls "foreign freeloaders" for high drug prices.

President Donald Trump spoke Friday about lowering drug prices... Читать дальше...

A cruel zookeeper accused of boiling big cat bones to make wine has been mauled to death by a tiger. The man in his 50s, who has not been named, was cleaning the animals’ enclosure when he was attacked on May 8. He had been left alone inside the pen by his colleague at the...

Casey was fired on Friday.

The Toronto Raptors fired head coach Dwane Casey on Friday morning, four days after the team was swept by LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second straight season. Despite winning Coach of the Year in the coach’s vote, and winning a franchise record 59 wins en route to the No. 1 seed, Toronto is opting to go in another direction.

Now they’ll enter a free agent coaching market that’s hitting its peak. Three new head coaches have already been signed... Читать дальше...

May 11, 2018

The Department of State is proud to announce that the U.S. Embassy to Israel in Jerusalem will be dedicated on May 14. Ambassador David M. Friedman will preside over the dedication ceremony, which will be livestreamed. Media Note Briefing

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Hibs Ladies and Glasgow City meet at Petershill Park tomorrow in what will be their third head-to-head in a month.

A confluence of major events, within the country and beyond, threatens serious violence in the days ahead.

Elias Khoury’s 'Children of the Ghetto' adds a new layer to the Israeli-Palestinian story

After becoming the smallest nation to qualify for the World Cup, Iceland celebrated with their famous Viking clap. Iceland have selected playmaker Gylfi Sigurdsson and captain Aron Gunnarsson in their 23-man squad for the World Cup in Russia even though both midfielders are out injured. Sigurdsson, Iceland's star player, has been out with a knee injury since early March and will miss the final game of the Premier League on Sunday for Everton. Gunnarsson is recovering after undergoing knee surgery in late April. Читать дальше...

NEWCASTLE, Okla. – An Oklahoma teenager who is making strides following a devastating accident received a big surprise recently. In December, Caleb and Clayton Freeman were on their way to a University of Oklahoma basketball game when Caleb’s pick-up spun out of control on I-35. Caleb’s truck stopped directly in front of Alex Stout’s big rig. “Once his vehicle lost control, it spun out and came directly in front of my lane,” Stout said. “I knew I couldn’t stop. I knew […]

Spurs’ opponents for the last game of the season are locked in something of an identity crisis. Are their fans asking for too much? The Season In Review For much of this season, it has seemed like every mid-table Premier League team has teetered on the brink of implosion, identity crisis and unexpected relegation. The likes of Everton, Crystal Palace and Southampton, with teams so full of quality and top-level know-how, have been sucked into damaging and costly battles for survival, while West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City... Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Depart from your seat in front of the podium in the deadline room at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, take a right turn past the wall with four clocks and blue sound-proofing fabric, exit through the first door down the hall, go down four flights of stairs until you reach the ground, go straight for about 50 feet, and around the corner are two cars covered with tarps. Wait a few minutes and both Verizon IndyCar Series driver Conor Daly and NASCAR XFINITY Grand National Series driver... Читать дальше...

Media Note

Office of the Spokesperson

Washington, DC

May 11, 2018

The Department of State is proud to announce that the U.S. Embassy to Israel in Jerusalem will be dedicated on Monday, May 14. Ambassador David M. Friedman will preside over the dedication ceremony and Deputy Secretary John J. Sullivan will lead the Presidential Delegation to the historic opening along with Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin, Senior Advisor Jared Kushner, Advisor Ivanka Trump... Читать дальше...

Media Note

Office of the Spokesperson

Washington, DC

May 11, 2018

The Department of State is proud to announce that the U.S. Embassy to Israel in Jerusalem will be dedicated on Monday, May 14. Ambassador David M. Friedman will preside over the dedication ceremony and Deputy Secretary John J. Sullivan will lead the Presidential Delegation to the historic opening along with Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin, Senior Advisor Jared Kushner, Advisor Ivanka Trump... Читать дальше...

Years before Camila Alves married Matthew McConaughey or Tom Sandoval starred on “Vanderpump Rules,” they stripped down together for a Bon Jovi music video.

El Moussa and boyfriend Ant Anstead marked their six-month anniversary with a weekend trip to Mexico.

Just back from a business trip to Chicago in the States, and had the pleasure to visit Wrigley field Stadium to see the Cubs play the Marlins.

Not a huge baseball fan typically but great experience. Interesting getting off the Metro and walking towards the stadium with the Cubs fans, as if I was walking from Camp Hill with Blues fans. Wrigley Field is one of the oldest stadium in the US, and from a distance looks like a UK footie stadium.

I was trying to compare the crowd and... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's plan to reduce drug prices (all times local): 2:20 p.m. President Donald Trump is launching what he says will be the "most sweeping action in history to lower the price of prescription drugs for the American people." Trump is outlining his administration's long-awaited plan in a Rose Garden speech. He says the plan will lead to tougher negotiations, more competition and much lower prices at the pharmacy counter and will begin to take effect soon. Читать дальше...

In Google’s demonstration of its new AI assistant Duplex this week, the voice assistant calls a hair salon to book an appointment, carrying on a human-seeming conversation, with the receptionist at the other end seemingly unaware that she is speaking to an AI. Robots don’t literally have ears, and in order to “hear” and analyze the audio coming from the other end, the conversation is being recorded. But about a dozen states — including California — require everyone in the phone call to consent before a recording can be made. Читать дальше...

The Israeli air force conducted airstrikes on Syria for several hours on May 10, claiming that they were attacking Iranian forces purportedly stationed in Syria. Damascus has denied the allegations and slammed the attack, which claimed lives of several servicemen.

Estadio Ciudad de Valencia is the stage for the champions' latest La Liga clash, in the penultimate round of the 2017-18 season

The upcoming draft lottery is step one for the Bulls in addressing roster holes, but they'll have a month to try and weed out the potential busts.

The upcoming draft lottery is step one for the Bulls in addressing roster holes, but they'll have a month to try and weed out the potential busts.