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Walt Disney Studios touted its movie slate at CinemaCon with a sneak peek at 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' and the beginning of 'Incredibles 2'.

A week of deadly protests in Nicaragua has exposed widespread public resentment and frustration directed at the government of veteran President Daniel Ortega.

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio – After 54 holes of the sixth annual Great Midwest Athletic Conference Men's Golf Championships, the Trevecca Nazarene University men's golf team finished second in the team competition while Blain Turner (FR/Mt. Juliet, TN) finished as the Medalist in the individual Medalist battle.

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio – After 54 holes of the sixth annual Great Midwest Athletic Conference Men's Golf Championships, the Trevecca Nazarene University men's golf team finished second in the team competition while Blain Turner (FR/Mt. Juliet, TN) finished as the Medalist in the individual Medalist battle.

Shares of Six Flags Entertainment Corp. rose 6% late Tuesday after the amusement-park operator reported a narrower-than-expected first-quarter loss and sales that beat Wall Street expectations. Six Flags said it lost $62 million, or 74 cents a share, in the quarter, compared with a loss of $58 million, or 63 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Sales rose to $129 million, from $100 million a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected a loss of 79 cents a share on sales of $119 million for the company. Читать дальше...

A Pennsylvania State supreme court ordered the rapper released after 5 months after violating parole on decade-old drug and gun conviction.

The world’s first successful total penis and scrotum transplant was completed at Johns Hopkins Hospital on March 26, according to a news release issued Monday. The procedure lasted 14 hours and involved nine plastic surgeons, two urological surgeons and a team of anesthesiologists, nurses and surgical technicians, according to the release. The transplant recipient, who wished to remain anonymous, is a young U.S. serviceman who sustained injuries to his lower pelvis, lower abdominal wall and lower... Читать дальше...

USA TODAY's exclusive poll ends this week, and a record of more than 200,000 votes have been cast. Add yours, to support (or not) 30 endangered network series.

Ken Thomas has filed a complaint saying two police officers drove him south of Saskatoon where he was dropped off.

Brandon Belt did not hit a home run Monday night, which is a story. Had he gone deep again he would have had the Giants' first five-game homer streak since Barry Bonds set the franchise record with seven in a row in 2014. As the Giants seek their first three-game win streak of the season Tuesday night, Belt will face the pitcher who surrendered his most memorable home run, Tanner Roark. You might remember it. 18th inning. Nationals Park. Very, very cold. 2014 Division Series. Game 1. Читать дальше...

Global carmakers will take the stage in Beijing on Wednesday with new car models to woo the world's largest auto market as China promises to liberalise the industry.

Saint John will be posting road signs in areas where there may be a higher number of deer collisions.

Chrissy Teigen is tapping out of this feud.

The supermodel/Bravo superfan somehow found herself tangled up in the crossfires of a nasty battle between Kim Zolciak-Biermann and NeNe Leakes on this season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta — and now, she wants out.

“Ok I’m done with this,” she tweeted in response to a Bravo article about the drama Tuesday. “I’ve talked to Kim as much as I’ve talked to NeNe. As a fan. I love the show. As much as I love the show, I’m not on it for a reason, please remove me from this narrative. Читать дальше...

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• Shire and Takeda are announcing Wednesday that they've reached a preliminary deal.
• Takeda has sweetened its most recent $62 billion offer to reach the deal.
• The Japanese drugmaker had until Wednesday evening to make a final offer to Shire under UK takeover laws, but Shire is expected to agree to an extension to allow Takeda to carry out more due diligence and firm up its bid, according to people familiar with the matter. 

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Sangamo Therapeutics Inc. shares fell in the extended session Tuesday after the biotech company announced a secondary offering of its stock. Sangamo shares fell 8.5% after hours, following a 1.9% decline to close at $17.80 in the regular session. The company said it planned to offer $200 million in shares, with an additional $30 million to cover overallotments. At Tuesday's closing price the offering and overallotment works out to around 12.9 million shares. Sangamo has about 86 million shares outstanding. Читать дальше...

Frozen beef is out. Fresh beef is coming to 570 McDonald’s locations throughout the  tri-state area starting Wednesday. The burgers, cooked fresh when ordered, marks the biggest change to McDonald’s since the launch of All Day Breakfast, a company spokesperson said. Order a Quarter Pounder or Signature Crafted Recipe burger, and you’ll get one made with fresh beef. The change does not apply to Big Macs and regular hamburgers and cheeseburgers. McDonald’s has changed its ingredients and menu to shift... Читать дальше...

It turns out we’ve all been sitting in planes wrong –  unfortunately, there’s not a lot we can do about it. In an emergency landing, passengers would be much less likely to suffer serious back, neck and head injuries if they were facing backward. According to The Telegraph, backward facing seats would provide much better support...

Members of the Tourism Industry Association of New Brunswick say they’re frustrated by the Gallant government’s decision not to impose a hotel tax. Industry is wants the province to reconsider and say they feel “blind-sided” by the decision. They’re also calling on the tourism minister to resign

Members of the Tourism Industry Association of New Brunswick say they’re frustrated by the Gallant government’s decision not to impose a hotel tax. Industry is wants the province to reconsider and say they feel “blind-sided” by the decision. They’re also calling on the tourism minister to resign

The work comes as 12 properties on Sportsmens Bowls Road remain under a mandatory evacuation order due to flooding.

His death was confirmed by friends and by the company where he worked, Copacabana Brazilian Steakhouses, in a letter to employees.

Plymouth Argyle failed to make the most of a game in hand as the League One play-off plot thickened on Tuesday night.

Beginning next month, the members of the Penn State Outing Club can no longer go out. The university says that the threat to life and limb is just too great.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at Tennessee restaurant that left four dead (all times local): 3:30 p.m. A Nashville judge has reset the court date for a man accused of killing four people when he opened fire outside a Waffle House with an AR-15 rifle. Davidson County court officials announced Monday that the hearing for 29-year-old Travis Reinking is being rescheduled for May 7. Steve Hayslip, a spokesman for the Nashville District Attorney's office, said the date is being reset due to scheduling conflicts with the lawyers. Читать дальше...