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Travelers have been able to take Uber to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Now they can take it home.

NEW YORK - General Electric Co. reported a slight decrease in its core quarterly profit as the company continues to shed and distance itself from its finance and capital businesses.

NEW YORK (AP) — General Electric Co. reported a slight decrease in its core quarterly profit as the company continues to shed and distance itself from its finance and capital businesses. The Fairfield, Connecticut-based company has been shedding its financial and capital units over the last few years in an effort to slim down and refocus on its core businesses. Overall for the period, the company lost $98 million, or 1 cent per share, including costs associated with its financial units. The company's power unit... Читать дальше...

HAAKSBERGEN - De 96-jarige vrouw, die ernstig gewond raakte in het Haaksbergse verpleeghuis Het Wiedenbroek, is donderdagavond overleden. De vrouw kreeg een zware stalen branddeur bovenop haar. Ze liep meerdere verwondingen op, onder andere een schedelbasisfractuur. Vanwege haar hoge leeftijd was opereren geen optie meer. De hoogbejaarde is daarom naar een hospice overgebracht om te overlijden.

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The U.S. is buying heavy water, a key component in atomic-weapons development, from Iran in an effort to safeguard its landmark nuclear agreement with the country, according to senior American officials.

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Kasich seems to have forgotten to stick to the usual GOP script when it comes to denying Americans representation in Congress.

Chad's incumbent president, Idriss Deby, an important ally of the West in the fight against Islamist militants, won a fifth term in office in a lopsided first-round victory, the Central African country's elections commission announced on Thursday.

According to the British NGO, War on Want, the real reason why Obama wants Britain to stay in the EU is to impose the TTIP deal on Europe They warn that the US President is currently in the UK to force the “toxic” Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership deal on Britain, a move which would allow US firms to demolish the state health system and more… Obama penned an opinion column in Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper where among other things he outlined why he believes Britain should remain in the European Union (EU). Читать дальше...

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WASHINGTON, April 22 (UPI) -- The latest trailer for "Independence Day: Resurgence" sees the return of the lifeforms that threatened the Earth two decades prior.

In this photo by Achmad Ibrahim, a woman wades through floodwaters on a street in Bekasi, a town just east of Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, on Friday. Heavy downpours combined with poor sewage planning often causes heavy flooding in parts of greater Jakarta. The flood in Bekasi began Thursday and was reportedly the worst in the past nine years. The Bekasi River overflowed its banks and inundated residential areas nearby, with waters reaching 4 meters (13 feet) in some homes.

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Guus Hiddink admits he was stunned when Chelsea lost to Bournemouth earlier in the season and believes it was the result which exposed how much the Premier League champions were in decline.

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NGL Energy Partners' stock rocketed 31% in active morning trade Friday, after the energy company announced a $200 million investment from Oaktree Capital Management. Volume topped 6.5 million shares within the first 30 minutes of trade, compared with the full-day average of 1.5 million shares. The company said late Thursday that it will issue $200 million of Class A convertible preferred units to funds managed by Oaktree. NGL said it plans to use the proceeds from the investment to pay down debt. Читать дальше...

The sole streaming service still carrying Prince's music is Jay Z's Tidal 7

This week on Alt.Latino, the two iconic Brazilians discuss history and music.

A couple of friends living thousands of miles apart sit alone in their homes, strap goggles to their heads, and transport to Paris or Mars. They hang out in a shared space, read each other’s body language and maybe share a high-five, just like they would in the real world. This is Facebook’s vision for […]

What do Beyonce, Bruce Willis and Snooki have in common? They’re all celebrities who have launched their own fragrances. More stars have jumped on the perfume bandwagon, but companies in the $46 billion industry have reported a sharp fall in sales in this segment. Euromonitor estimates celebrity fragrances now account for just 4% of the […]

April 23, 2016, marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. That also means it's been about 400 years since people started arguing about whether or not Shakespeare really wrote Shakespeare. (Hint: He did.)

Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton holds a Breaking Economic Barriers Conversation with Lilly Ledbetter in Jenkintown, PA.

Mamas, please rush right out and get some toddler-size body armor for your little darlings, because the NRA has decided the best way to avoid getting shot by some lunatic (or responsible gun owner) is to wear body armor.

LOSSER - Het weerbericht voorspelt vanaf dinsdag al weinig goeds. Zondag, dertig procent kans op regen. Dat gegeven bezorgt de organisatoren van de Losserse Vlindermarkt al dagen buikpijn. Wel of niet door laten gaan, was de vraag. Zelfs weeramateur Johan Effing werd om raad gevraagd.