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This is one game Kristaps Porzingis desperately doesn’t want to miss — not after the way he performed the first time the Knicks faced the Celtics. The opportunity to defeat the team with the best record in the Eastern Conference at home on national television is one he is relishing. And, fortunately for the Knicks,...

This is one game Kristaps Porzingis desperately doesn’t want to miss — not after the way he performed the first time the Knicks faced the Celtics. The opportunity to defeat the team with the best record in the Eastern Conference at home on national television is one he is relishing. And, fortunately for the Knicks,...

The president of the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police thinks "next summer" for the legalization of cannabis is common sense.

SEATTLE (AP) — Experts say it's possible the engineer on an Amtrak train that derailed as it hurtled into a curve at more than twice the speed limit was distracted for an extended period of time before the train plunged off an overpass and onto a busy interstate, a key factor in the investigation. Authorities on Wednesday reopened two southbound lanes of Interstate 5 - the Pacific Northwest's main north-south arterial - that had been closed since Monday's accident as federal investigators focused... Читать дальше...

We hear at the end of ­G-Eazy’s performance she joined him on their duet “Him & I,” and then sang her own hit “Closer.”

ISLAMABAD: Former Punjab governor Sardar Latif Khosa, who is representing Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari in the Benazir Bhutto murder case, alleged on Wednesday that former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had given ‘safe passage’ to retired Gen Pervez Musharraf.

Ezekiel Elliott doesn’t want to talk about his six weeks away from the Dallas Cowboys now that he’s back from a suspension over domestic violence allegations. The running back abruptly ended his first session with reporters after 70 seconds Wednesday. Elliott said he wouldn’t address questions about a hiatus spent mostly in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, but was asked anyway. After five questions on that topic, Elliott said, “All right, I’m done.” The Cowboys went 3-3 without last year’s NFL rushing leader... Читать дальше...

Latin music manager, producer and promoter Angelo Medina, ex-manager of Ricky Martin, has listed his 65th-floor unit at the Time Warner Center for $9.95 million. (Martin, too, once lived in the building.) Medina’s two-bedroom, 2½-bathroom apartment is a sprawling 1,708 square feet at the Residences at the Mandarin Oriental, a k a 80 Columbus Circle....

• Boosting imports

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping stamped his authority over China’s economy at a major meeting ending on Wednesday, which called for “reasonable” credit expansion, increased imports and more open markets and efforts to curb noxious pollution.

RAWALPINDI: A Chinese engineer went missing on Wednesday while working on a tunnel linked to a river for the Karot power project in Kahuta.

NEW DELHI: India said on Wednesday it cut visas to Pakistan drastically this year, issuing 18,000 fewer visas than in 2016, while Pakistan’s mission said it issued at least 6,000 more visas than before.

ISLAMABAD: Deadlock over the implementation of the proposed Fata reforms package still persists as the first direct meeting between the government and a team of ally Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) on Wednesday fai­led to make any headway on issues of planned merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and extension of the superior courts’ jurisdiction to the region.

Paris Saint-Germain head coach Unai Emery denied midfielder Javier Pastore has asked to leave the Ligue 1 giants. Before PSG's 3-1 win over Caen, Pastore's agent Marcelo Simonian claimed Wednesday's Ligue 1 fixture could be the 28-year-old's last for the club. Pastore – contracted until 2019 – has only started eight games this season, scoring four goals amid reports of a move away in January. "I'm very pleased with Pastore," Emery said post-match. "He did not say he wanted to leave. He works to be on the field... Читать дальше...

COURCHEVEL, France — Mikaela Shiffrin beat Petra Vlhova of Slovakia in the final to win a World Cup parallel slalom race on Wednesday for the 35th win of her career. The defending World Cup champion followed up her victory in Tuesday’s giant slalom on the same course to extend her sizeable overall lead this season. “Petra has been so strong and pushing me hard this season,” Shiffrin said. “It’s cool to have this kind of a fight with her, and for everyone to watch... Читать дальше...

Charlie Villanueva The former NBA player has taken to Twitter to complain that a toilet was among the items stolen from his Dallas home during a burglary. Villanueva, 33, a former first-round pick who most recently played with the Mavericks, posted a photo of the space in his bathroom where his toilet once stood, describing the episode as “mind blowing,” saying he’s “in shock.” In a series of sometimes potty-mouthed tweets, Villanueva criticized police for a slow response to his burglary report... Читать дальше...

Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of an Iowa kosher meatpacking executive who received 27 years behind bars for money laundering.

Facebook has just come under even more scrutiny today for its lack of oversight into algorithmic ad targeting following a new joint investigation from The New York Times and ProPublica, this time focused on potential age discrimination. Similar to how ProPublica illustrated last year and again just last month how housing ads on Facebook could exclude users by so-called “ethnic” and “multicultural” affinities, this new report shows how the social network also lets advertisers exclude certain age groups for job ads. Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — Former Washington state Auditor Troy Kelley was found guilty Wednesday of several charges related to when he ran a real-estate escrow services business during the height of last decade's housing boom. Emily Langlie, a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office in Seattle, said Kelley was convicted of possession of stolen property, two counts of making false declarations in a court preceding and six counts of tax fraud. He was found not guilty on five counts of money laundering. Judge Ronald B. Читать дальше...

Kelly Killoren Bensimon, a former star of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of New York,” is about to list her stunning home in the Police Building at 240 Centre St. And she is also adding a new profession to her ever-expanding resume. The former model, TV reality star, author and jewelry designer has just joined Dolly Lenz...

A southeast Edmonton bank looks like other ATB Financial branches but as Kent Morrison explains, what’s happening inside stands out in many ways.

Знаменитые красотки, которые имеют огромное количество подписчиков, вдохновляют своей неземной красотой миллионы девушек. Однако, во многих случаях это лишь искусная работа пластического хирурга. С трудом верится, но сейчас эти девушки практически неузнаваемы!Виктория ЛопыреваМисс Россия-2003 сейчас выглядит несколько иначе, чем в самом начале карьеры. Эксперты по пластической хирургии считают, что она подправила нос, увеличила губы как минимум.Анастасия КвиткоЧудо пластической хирургии – красотка модель Анастасия Квитко. Читать дальше...

We stake our livelihood, as journalists, on the notion that facts matter, but an awful lot of people don't seem to agree.

Former “Million Dollar Listing New York” star Michael Lorber is listing his stunningly colorful co-op at 875 Fifth Ave. for $4.79 million. He bought the three-bedroom, three-bathroom unit for $3.6 million and hired interior designer Nick Olsen to transform the space into a bold residence that pops, with lots of stripes and custom built-ins....

The Communications Workers of America as well as several individuals filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday alleging that Amazon.com Inc. , T-Mobile US Inc . and several subsidiaries of Cox Enterprises Inc. sought to discriminate by age in several job ads on Facebook Inc. . The suit alleges that the defendants used Facebook ad-targeting tech to "routinely exclude older workers from receiving their employment and recruiting ads on Facebook, and thus deny older workers job opportunities." The story was... Читать дальше...