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WEST PALM BEACH, Florida - A 24-year-old black man awarded $23 million in a lawsuit says he forgives the sheriff's deputy who shot and paralyzed him but would like an apology.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly investigating whether Boeing Co. properly accounted for the costs and expected sales of two of its best-known jetliners, the 787 Dreamliner and the 747 jumbo aircraft, according to anonymous sources who spoke to Bloomberg.

Iago Aspas broke his five-game goal drought with two against his old club, but he could not stop Unai Emery's men for reaching a first Copa del Rey final in six years

The actress dressed to impress a night before her 47th birthday.

CRYSTAL RIVER, Florida - Like most sensible creatures, manatees - the sea cows that live in the waters around Florida - seek warmth when it's cold.

HONOLULU - Most of Hawaii's species of coral is unlike other coral around the world in that it grows very slowly, making restoration projects for endangered reefs in the state difficult.

In the recent LIGO announcement, it was claimed the event was two colliding black holes 1.3 billion years ago. How do we know this?

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That's it: Global stocks are officially in a bear market.

On Thursday, the MSCI all-country world index closed down 20% from its recent high to meet that technical definition.

The index tracks large and mid-cap stock performance across 23 developed and 23 emerging countries. It peaked last May but fell about 1% on Thursday.

We'd note that the index had touched bear-market territory, but it has now closed down more than 20% from its peak.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will nominate Dr. John B. King Jr. to serve as Education Department secretary after receiving commitments from lawmakers to give his nomination speedy consideration, the White House said Thursday. "For proper accountability, especially as we work with the administration on implementing the new law governing elementary and secondary education, it is important to have in charge of the department a member of the president's cabinet confirmed by the United States Senate," Alexander said.

French President Francois Hollande on Thursday broadened his cabinet to include the heads of two smaller left-wing parties, looking beyond his Socialist party in a bid to improve his faltering chances of re-election in 2017.

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The sixth season of "Game of Thrones" premieres on April 24, and HBO just gave us our first look at the characters on set. In addition to short teasers, this is the only info we have so far for the next season.

Scroll down for a peek at what's to come:

Let's start in the North. Here's Bran Stark and Bloodraven. Both have the power to see into the past and future. Since Bran is crippled and can't stand up on his own, this still looks like it may be from a dream sequence. Читать дальше...

Britain's top share index slumped on Thursday, with a sharp sell-off in major banking and mining stocks pushing the market down to its lowest level in more than three years.

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NEW YORK, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- New research shows one way to keep students engaged and encouraged is to teach them about the struggles of famous scientists.

Meet the movies' 10 naughtiest computers, from HAL to Samantha

Markets are approaching extreme levels, observes a trade note from the Morgan Stanley futures desk, and it is hedge funds that have been selling this stock market in a big way and a  massive short squeeze could be approaching. The bank’s futures desk “Pain Trade Monitor,” meanwhile, points to relative value opportunities in derivatives and a potential short term bounce. The issue is: have stocks found at least a temporary bottom?

Activision Blizzard Inc. shares dropped in the extended session Thursday after the video-game publisher's quarterly results and outlook fell short of Wall Street expectations. Activision shares plunged 16% to $25.68 after hours. The company reported adjusted fourth-quarter earnings of 83 cents a share on revenue of $2.12 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast 86 cents a share on revenue of $2.2 billion. The company forecast adjusted first-quarter earnings of 11 cents a share on revenue of $800 million... Читать дальше...

A Forest Lake taxi business owner and Bosnian war criminal will be deported Tuesday.

In the back drop of Hyderabad High Court recently coming down heavily on Crime Investigation Department (CID), Andhra Pradesh police, for lack of proper handling of Agri Gold scam, finally the officials of CID arrested Chairman and Managing Director of Agri Gold on Thursday night.

American International Group Inc. late Thursday reported it swung to a fourth-quarter operating loss of $1.3 billion, or $1.10 a share, from an operating income of $1.4 billion, or 97 cents a share, in the year ago period. Operating income is a closely watched metric in the industry that excludes investment gains or losses. The company also reported a net loss of $1.8 billion, or $1.50 a share, compared with a net profit of $644 million, or 46 cents a share, a year earlier. Shares of AIG were mostly unchanged in after-hours trade. Читать дальше...

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