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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tony Gwynn's widow and two children filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to hold the tobacco industry accountable for the Hall of Famer's death.

As the nation debates transgender people and bathrooms, one question has been left largely unanswered: Where do most Americans stand on trans issues in general?

Bank of Montreal is the focus

Here's a good reason to avoid ditching those veggie scraps.

Domino's Pizza wasn't just delivering pizza but also substandard wages to hundreds of its workers, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman charged in a lawsuit Tuesday.

According to the Russian Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev, the European Union is unlikely lift anti-Russia sanctions at the upcoming European Commission session in June.

American University distinguished professor Allan Lichtman testified Monday in a federal court trial challenging a series of voting laws implemented in Wisconsin between 2011 and 2015.

Long deployments can be tough for members of the military and their finances. These special benefits programs can help.

Kelly Osbourne exacted digital revenge on her dad’s alleged hairstylist mistress Monday night.

Mamelodi Sundowns will play in the Champions Leagues group stages after AS Vita of Congo were disqualified from the competition, CAF confirmed on Tuesday.

There is a widespread belief that the system is being exploited by disreputable insiders

NEW YORK (AP) — The fair-skinned man with the hoodie and dark ski cap sits on a bench outside McNally Jackson Books in downtown Manhattan, where neither patrons nor employees seem aware that he's the author of a work so in demand at the store that it's often out of stock. Known to his growing fan base as "Anonymous," he has given us one of the more unusual self-published successes: "Diary of an Oxygen Thief," a 147-page fictionalized memoir, or autobiographical novel, depending on how much of this... Читать дальше...

Academy Award winner, Angelina Jolie Pitt is set to join the London School of Economics as a visiting professor.

Toll Brothers’ orders, a key metric of future revenue for homebuilders, increased 3.2 percent to 1,993 homes in the second quarter — a period well into the spring selling season, which is to homebuilders what the holiday shopping season is to retailers. “We continue to believe the drivers are in place to sustain the current housing market’s slow but steady growth,” Executive Chairman Robert Toll said in a statement. “Interest rates remain low, the job picture continues to improve.”

Met een spelletje kiekeboe en een speelgoedbeer heeft een Dordtse wijkagent maandagmiddag voor afleiding gezorgd bij de per ongeluk in een auto opgesloten peuter Kayleigh.

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Via Dave Lutz at JonesTrading, here's a quick guide to what traders are talking about right now:

Good Morning!   US Futures are in rally mode, rebounding near yesterday’s highs.  Russell is gaining 50bp, outperforming SPX as the $ gains.  Over in Europe, a sea of green as the DAX climbs 1% as IWIM every major group rallies, led by a 1.5% pop in the Fins. London is lagging slightly, up only 70bp as weakness in the Energy sector weighs on the FTSE.  Volumes remain abysmal... Читать дальше...

TORONTO (AP) — The Tragically Hip says lead singer Gord Downie has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.

TORONTO (AP) — The Tragically Hip says lead singer Gord Downie has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday thanked DMK treasurer MK Stalin for attending the swearing-in ceremony in which the Council of Ministers were administered oath of office and Secrecy.

Hundreds of Minnesota sexual-abuse victims say the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis shielded $1.7 billion in assets (and more) on Daily Docket.

Caltech theoretical physicist Sean Carroll stopped by BI to talk about string theory, parallel universes, and other exciting topics he discusses in his new book, "The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself." 

Decisions by Twitter and YouTube to stream sports online may push more consumers to “cut the cord” of their television service.

She can perform on the Billboard Music Awards hanging from the ceiling, but when it comes to talking to her celebrity crush Johnny Depp, Pink simply can't do it.  "Him and...

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