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With money, comes fame and severe scrutiny and slowly but surely, BBNaija winner, Miracle, will realize this. He is currently trending after a video of himself holding on to Ahneeka flirtatiously surfaced online.

With money, comes fame and severe scrutiny and slowly but surely, BBNaija winner, Miracle, will realize this. He is currently trending after a video of himself holding on to Ahneeka flirtatiously surfaced online.

Despite issuing policy papers on how to combat sexual harassment in the workplace, it seems the Democratic think-tank doesn’t take its own advice.

Bill Cosby was found guilty on all three counts of aggravated indecent assault on Thursday. One victim Cosby said the conviction is a "victory for womanhood and sexual assault survivors."

MASAYA, Nicaragua — The revolutionary, many Nicaraguans say, is suddenly facing a revolution of his own. The insurrection that led to the rise of President Daniel Ortega and his Cold War struggles with the United States began here in Masaya 40 years ago. Ortega’s brother died fighting in this town, and an old national guard post still stands as a landmark to the uprising that brought their leftist guerrilla movement to power. But in recent days, the guard post has been turned into a charred, vandalized mess. Читать дальше...

In einer Ölraffinerie im US-Staat Wisconsin ist es laut Medienberichten zu Explosionen und einem Feuer gekommen. Mindestens 15 Menschen seien bei dem Vorfall in der Stadt Superior verletzt worden, berichtete der lokale Sender WDIO unter Berufung auf umliegende Krankenhäuser. Die Zeitung "Duluth News Tribune" meldete elf Verletzte.

Amazon.com Inc. reported blowout earnings for the first quarter late Thursday, with profit more than doubling and sending shares toward record highs. Amazon reported net income of $1.6 billion, or $3.27 a share, up from $724 million, or $1.48 a share, a year ago. The company reported that revenue jumped 43% from last year, to $51 billion from $35.7 billion. The report blew away expectations: Analysts on average projected Amazon to report earnings of $1.24 a share on sales of $49.9 billion, according to FactSet. Читать дальше...

OKLAHOMA CITY – It’s time to clean out those medicine cabinets and safely get rid of those outdated medications. The Coalition Against the Rx drug Epidemic is hosting the ‘Drive Up Drop Off’ medication take-back event. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, organizers will be collecting unused and unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications at several locations in the metro. Residents can drop off medications at the following locations: Homeland- 9225 N. May Ave. in Oklahoma City... Читать дальше...

A study published in Science Robotics on Wednesday details an innovative eel-like robot that was created by a team of researchers from UC San Diego and UC Berkeley to better examine marine life.

Canada on Thursday rolled out funding and stepped up efforts to prevent the transshipment of foreign steel and aluminum into the United States and dumping in this country.

The 52nd-annual Vermont Maple Festival runs through Sunday; ticket registration for a also popular Vermont Brewers Festival opens Sunday.

IT’S AAC/DRAFT/INFINITY WAR DAY for PAPN.

Josh Heupel’s years at UCF > future Saban national titles. Probably.

Topics:

• IT’S DRAFT DAY GET EXCITED
• INFINITY WAR SPOILERS. (Not really, OR REALLY? No, not really.)
• The Rice Commission, wastes of time, and losing your media cheerleaders.
• Memphis vs. Houston in the AAC West.
• Decide on the Ole Miss transfers already, NCAA.
• Is the AAC’s quality a bubble that might burst?
• Bill was right about David Beaty (so far). Читать дальше...

Bishop George Hagler was viewed as a father figure in his community and emphasized the importance of family, said grandson John W. Fountain.

Chris Archer takes the hill as the Rays go for their second consecutive series sweep.

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The voice app ecosystem is booming. In the US, the number of Alexa skills alone surpassed 25,000 in January 2018, up from just 7,000 the previous January, in categories ranging from music streaming services, to games, to connected home tools.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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The Senate confirmed Mike Pompeo as President Trump's next secretary of state Thursday. Pompeo, who was previously serving as CIA director, was sworn into office Thursday afternoon by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and immediately departed to Brussels for a summit with NATO allies.

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• Pop star Will.i.am, of the Black Eyed Peas, exclusively tells Business Insider about his friendship with Google cofounder Larry Page.
• The friendship began in 2003, after the Black Eyed Peas first visited the Googleplex. They've kept it up to this day.
• Will.i.am is actually active in the tech space, and sums up his interest thusly: "Music is technology."

The past six years or so, pop star will.i.am... Читать дальше...

SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — An explosion rocked a refinery in northwestern Wisconsin on Thursday, injuring at least 11 people, forcing the evacuation of homes, schools and a hospital, and sending a plume of noxious smoke into the air. Authorities said a tank containing crude oil or asphalt exploded at the Husky Energy oil refinery in Superior, a city of about 27,000 that borders Minnesota and the westernmost tip of Lake Superior. That prompted them to order the evacuation of a three-mile (five-kilometer) radius around the refinery... Читать дальше...

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Bauchi state for his scheduled two-day working visit. The president arrived the state today, Thursday, April 26. and was received by governors of Bauchi and Adamawa states,

Ah, leave it to The Men to give themselves a pat on the back for "predicting" accused Hollywood predators like Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein — who, let the record show, were actually outed by talented journalists (many of them women) and the survivors who found the courage to speak up against them (again, many of them women).

Las Vegas sportsbooks: Miami's win over Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers overcame highest odds in more than a decade.

When Mirai Nagasu made history at the Winter Olympics this year, one former (and notable) member of the U.S. figure skating world wasn’t watching: Tonya Harding.

The Blade particpated in a community forum focused on school safety Thursday, which was streamed live on toledoblade.com.

The Blade will participate in a community forum Thursday focusing on school safety that will be live streamed on toledoblade.com.