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As the U.S. administration is pulling away from international cooperation around climate, security, and trade, leaders across California and Mexico are forging ahead with new initiatives to make progress on issues of global concern. GMF’s fourth Transatlantic Leadership Seminar took a group of 25 leaders from Europe and the United States on a nine day study tour to Sonoma County, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tijuana, and Mexico City to explore trends of relevance for the future of globalization. Читать дальше...

Putin urges military manufacturers to be ready for battle.

Going up against Saturday’s historic Vasyl Lomachenko-Guillermo Rigondeaux fight in New York, will be the all-Mexican battle between Orlando Salido and Miguel Roman. The ten-rounder may not be able to advertise the boxing pedigree or the sheer silky skills that will be witnessed in the Lomachenko-Rigondeaux fight (or chess match) but in terms of action, this fight will almost certainly outdo the WBO super-featherweight title fight.

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Michael Slager, the police officer in South Carolina who murdered 50-year-old Walter Scott by shooting him in the back in 2015 was sentenced to twenty years in prison on Thursday—a rare case in which video evidence taken by a bystander led to an officer being held to account for taking the life of an unarmed black man. Rodney Scott, one of Walter's brother, said the family was "pleased" with the sentence, though it would do nothing to bring Walter back.  "We got justice," he said. Читать дальше...

A passenger on a flight out of Newark took advantage of turbulence to grope a woman sitting beside him, according to a new report. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police received a report that a 73-year-old man had allegedly sexually assaulted his seatmate on a United flight to Charlotte Tuesday night — and handed the case over to the...

The open internet lost one of its unsung heroes this week, with the passing of David Vyorst, who served as Executive Director of the Washington, DC chapter of the Internet Society and as co-chair of the Internet Governance Forum USA.

Starting January 15th, a number of major airlines will ban any “smart luggage” that features a non-removable lithium-ion battery. Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, and Alaska Airlines have all released similar guidelines in the last week that will prohibit these bags from being checked or carried onto flights, and others are reportedly considering joining them.

America, the (increasingly) miserable. The percentage of Americans who are thriving — meaning that they rank their lives highly on a scale of 0 to 10 — has plummeted 10 percentage points since 2007, according to an analysis of the G20 nations that Gallup did for Moneyish. That’s the worst drop of any of the...

Toronto's Michael Bradley believes his side and Seattle have set the benchmark in MLS ahead of their second straight MLS Cup final matchup. Toronto FC manager Greg Vanney says it's important to not be too predictable in attack against a solid Seattle defense. Sebastian Salazar and Alejandro Moreno preview the Toronto-Seattle rematch, which might be headed for another cagey contest in cold weather. TORONTO -- Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore was emphatic in his belief that he'll... Читать дальше...

There have been many different internet challenges over the years, but the latest popular trend is one called the #InvisibleBoxChallenge. It involves using both your imagination and your physical strength to pull it off. Lots of people on Twitter are posting videos of themselves attempting the trick with mixed results. Here's a quick explainer so you can give it a try for yourself. Following is a transcript of the video.

The sheets here aren’t just hot– they’re smoking! A seedy Olympic Motor Lodge on Long Island caught fire Thursday morning, sending guests running for the street as their rooms went up in flames. Suffolk County police said the cause of the fire, which began around 9 a.m., is under investigation and no one was injured....

The "RHONJ" star and the "WWHL" host are being accused of defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

ROEPER: It's impossible not to think the director's sluggish film is also meant as a commentary about the Mia Farrow/Soon-Yi story.

In The Moment ... December 7, 2017 Show 235 Hour 2 As America faces an opioid epidemic, South Dakota wrestles to keep a full-blown crisis outside our borders. We spend the hour discussing pain, alternative paths to pain management, and opioid overuse. Scott Dover is the program manager for integrated health at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Grant Dorothy is a combat-wounded veteran. He served in Vietnam and gets his healthcare at VA. Next we hear from Dr. Richard Holm who says physicians and... Читать дальше...

I’ll preface what you’re about to read by stating that I know this is going to upset some people, but I challenge all you diehard fans to take a step back and objectively consider what I have to say.

TULSA, Okla. – A man and woman were arrested on accusations they shoplifted more than $18,000 in merchandise over the past year. Tuesday, officials say they pulled over 41-year-old Katina Scott and discovered she had outstanding warrants. Scott then gave police permission to search her home. During the search, 31-year-old Matthew Donaho arrived in the same truck involved in shoplifting cases. Scott and Donaho were arrested. Fox 23 reports the duo reportedly stole from multiple retailers like TJ Maxx... Читать дальше...

Smoke from the Thomas Fire in Ventura County, California, obscured blue skies with grey and orange hues on December 7. Jeremiah Byerley of Ojai Valley Electric Cyclists shot this video as he was leaving Ojai along State Route 101. As of December 7, reports from the National Weather Service said the town had been spared by the fire. The Thomas Fire was the largest of four burning in Ventura and Los Angeles counties that day. A CalFire report issued at 10am on December 7 said the fire was spread across 96,000 acres and just 5 percent contained... Читать дальше...

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With fame comes a big, fat paycheck.

The 20 biggest earners in entertainment and sports — from Beyoncé and Howard Stern to LeBron James and Ellen DeGeneres — raked in more than $1.7 billion between June 1, 2016 to June 1, 2017.

That's according to the most recent Forbes' Celebrity 100 list, which ranked the world's top-earning front-of-camera entertainers by pre-tax income during that 12-month period. Their estimates are based on figures from Nielsen... Читать дальше...

Alison Bender previews the Manchester derby as Manchester United prepare to host Manchester City at Old Trafford. The Manchester derby of 2012 was probably the most important since 1968. Like now, United needed to avoid defeat. In both those years both clubs were going for the league title and on both occasions City won and became champions. But however big those matches were, no derby attracted as much global media interest as the first derby of last season with Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola newly installed. Читать дальше...

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In October of 2017, Kiplinger, the business forecasting company, declared that the American economy was officially on a roll, citing 3 percent growth in the third quarter and projecting 2.7 percent growth continuing into the fourth. Of course, not everything was sunshine and roses for the brands that power the economy. For one reason or another, plenty of the titans of industry just want this year to be over.

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Danny Rose says there’s no rift between him and Mauricio Pochettino. We should believe him. Danny Rose is once again the center of some controversy. One day after Tottenham Hotspur’s 3-0 win over APOEL in the Champions League, Rose is back in the headlines and for all the wrong reasons: television cameras showed him having a verbal exchange with Mauricio Pochettino and then storming off down the tunnel after being substituted due to injury in the second half of the match at Wembley Stadium. He was replaced by Kyle Walker-Peters. Читать дальше...

History will be made on December 9th. For the first time ever two-time Olympic gold medalists will meet as professionals when WBO junior lightweight champion Vasily “Hi-Tech” Lomachenko and WBA super bantamweight champion Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux square off at the Theater at Madison Square Garden.

Mining Bitcoins uses more electricity than entire countries.

The price of a Bitcoin reached a record high of $16,601.77 Thursday morning before falling to $15,500, in what has been a weeklong tear in a price that was $10,000 a month ago and just $1,000 in January.

As the value of the digital currency has climbed, so has the amount of energy needed to keep this online economy running, which now exceeds the energy use of 159 individual countries, according to one controversial estimate. Читать дальше...