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Bank’s president appeals to Trump’s business instincts over case for foreign aid

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Latest on tram problems at Orlando International Airport(all times local): 11:45 a.m. For the third time in a week, shuttle problems at Orlando International Airport are causing headaches for travelers. One of the trams that connect the main terminal building to a section of gates was shut down for less than

Last month, the Federal Reserve Bank approved People’s United Financial, Inc.’s acquisition of Suffolk Bancorp. As part of its approval, the Fed quadrupled its review threshold for banking M&A transactions from $25B to $100B in combined assets, opening the door for a flurry of banking M&A.

French stocks rally on Monday after centrist Emmanuel Macron won the first round of voting in the French presidential election, neutralizing fears that two anti-European Union candidates would be in the final runoff.

With Trump signing a new legislation last month adding human exploration of Mars to NASA's mission, Whitson was also asked about the Mars schedule and when could they see a manned probe to the Red Planet.

NASA TV

President Trump has made a long-distance call to Peggy Whitson, a decorated NASA astronaut who just broke the US record for the most cumulative days spent in orbit.

Whitson and her astronaut colleague Jack Fischer took Trump's call at the International Space Station (ISS) live on NASA Television on April 24. Their conversation covered everything from getting to Mars, microgravity's effects on the human body, and the necessity of drinking water recycled from urine.

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LAST month, Samuel L. Jackson drew attention to a little-known schism in the black community. Speaking of the decision to cast Daniel Kaluuya, a British actor, in the American horror-comedy “Get Out”, Mr Jackson said that he wondered “what that movie would have been with an American brother who really feels that [racism]. Daniel grew up in a country where they’ve been interracial dating for a hundred years. What would a brother from America have made of that role?” His claim that black Britons... Читать дальше...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The Latest on tram problems at Orlando International Airport(all times local):

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on tram problems at Orlando International Airport(all times local):

Buses transported some travelers to their gates, and the airport opened a walkway between the gates and the main terminal building. For the second time in a week, shuttle problems at Orlando International Airport caused long lines and more than 50 passengers to miss their flights. On Wednesday, shuttle service from the airport's entrance and baggage handling area to dozens of gates was shut down for about three hours. Buses transported some travelers to their gates, and the airport opened a walkway... Читать дальше...

The series' first episode revisits the story of a man who served 17 years of a double-life sentence and was exonerated after testimony from a new witness.

Doug Bandow

Foreign Policy, North Korea

The more Washington threatens, the stronger the case becomes for the North to develop long-range missiles capable of hitting U.S. targets.

It’s been barely three months, and already I’m starting to miss Barack Obama. Even worse, I’m pining for Hillary Clinton. Neither one of them would have so dramatically botched dealings with North Korea.

True, there’s no easy answer to Pyongyang’s challenge. The isolated Communist monarchy... Читать дальше...

"Did you ever want it? Did you want it bad?" Those are the opening lyrics to "Cold Little Heart" by Michael Kiwanuka, the song that serves as the theme for Big Little Lies, and...

The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear the appeal of a Houston man who was paralyzed when a policeman shot him in the back during a traffic stop.

Panera

Panera is expanding its delivery service — and that means hiring more workers.

The sandwich chain announced on Monday that it expected to add more than 10,000 new in-cafe and delivery driver jobs by the end of 2017, as the company expands delivery services to 35% to 40% of its locations by the end of the year.

"In many places across the country, all that's available for delivery is pizza or Chinese food," Ron Shaich, Panera founder and CEO said in a statement. "We're... Читать дальше...

If you happened to forget that nature is insanely terrifying, look no further than these two angry gators. 

New Orleans workers in bullet-proof vests have removed a Confederate monument that officials say was a symbol of the formerly slave-owning US South's racist past.

As gap years become more popular, the science behind them show their benefit. Experts agree that a structured year away from a formal academic setting can help students refine their goals, increase motivation, and give developing brains more time to undergo crucial structural changes.

(ATTN: CLARIFIES paras 5-6; ADDS background) SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry said Monday it is checking information about North Korea's latest detainment of a U.S. citizen amid tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear and missi

An attorney for Disability Rights Maine says restraint and isolation methods are dangerous and ineffective, and they should be reserved for emergencies. In a statement, officials with the Department of Education say they have a qualified specialist working with schools to provide support and training.

Blake Shelton said on "Today" that he gets why people can't "wrap their head around" him dating fellow "The Voice" coach Gwen Stefani.

Nope, these days advertisers are starting to aim their messages squarely at Generation Z — the tweens and teens born from the early 2000s on, who don’t remember a life before the Internet (or before Miley Cyrus had blonde hair, for that matter) — the Snapchat generation, if you will. Once upon a time in a fast-fading era known as the ’90s, Generation X — the self-deprecating, cynical cohorts born in the ’60s and ’70s and named for a Douglas Coupland novel — captured our imagination with their indie rock-loving, slacker ways. Читать дальше...