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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest has sent 10 countries' performers to the Grand Final — and ended the dream of nine others. Contestants from Austria, Estonia, Cyprus, Lithuania, Israel, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Albania, Finland and Ireland were chosen Tuesday night to advance in the competition after votes by a professional jury and the general public. Performers from Greece, Switzerland, Armenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Belarus, Belgium, Iceland and Azerbaijan went home. Читать дальше...

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• President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he would award retired Navy SEAL Britt Slabinski the Medal of Honor for his actions during a 2002 battle in Afghanistan.
• Slabinski rallied his team to attempt a rescue after one SEAL fell out of the helicopter during the initial insertion, led a frontal assault on enemy positions, and repeatedly exposed himself.
• But members of the Air Force and Naval Special Warfare communities have taken sides and offered competing versions of events. Читать дальше...

The Millcreek Township man charged with killing his wife and confessing to an Erie Catholic priest, has been ordered to stand trial.

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Any red carpet event brings out a few crazy ensembles, but the Met Gala — which is often dubbed "the fashion Oscars" — is where celebrities get really creative.

The Met Gala, an annual fundraising gala for the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, always takes place on the first Monday in May. It's been an annual event since 1946, and features a theme that guests must adhere to, meaning that it sees some of the most creative and iconic creations year after year. Читать дальше...

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• Don't panic if your luggage has been lost, but make sure you report it right away.
• Ask for reimbursement for your baggage fee and for purchases that will hold you over until your luggage has been returned.
• Stay on top of the search for your missing belongings to ensure that nothing slips through the cracks.

Report your lost luggage immediately

Especially after a late-night or red-eye flight, it can be difficult to muster the... Читать дальше...

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If Richard Branson launches a space station we might be able to watch it up there!

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___ Google showcases AI advances at its big conference MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google again put artificial intelligence in the spotlight at its annual developers conference Tuesday. The company's digital concierge, known only as the Google Assistant, is gaining new abilities to handle tasks such as making restaurant reservations and placing other tedious phone calls without human hand-holding. ___ More Americans expect to work until 70; there are benefits NEW YORK (AP) — When it comes to retirement, later may be better. Читать дальше...

It's not a bird, nor a plane. But Uber's new prototype vehicle unveiled Tuesday shows off its vision of the future of transportation -- a "flying taxi" that aims to alleviate urban congestion.

Twitter has started building an encrypted direct messaging feature in its Android app, according to a computer science student who dug through the code. Jane Manchun Wong looked through Twitter’s Android app code and saw the feature.

After four days of glorious sunshine, at the stunning 1st Central County Ground Hove, Sussex CCC scored a wonderful Specsavers County Championship win over giants Middlesex CCC.

Paris (AFP) – Tiny Les Herbiers fell short of claiming one of the biggest upsets in football history but pushed the mighty Paris Saint-Germain most of the way before losing 2-0 in Tuesday’s French Cup final. Giovani Lo Celso scored PSG’s opening goal in the first half at the Stade de France, breaking the resistance of Les Herbiers after they had been saved three times by the woodwork in the opening stages. PSG were then denied a second goal by a controversial call from the Video Assistant Referee... Читать дальше...

Le premier ministre Philippe Couillard se dit prudent quant à la possibilité de voir le gouvernement québécois financer des médias, mais ouvert à l'idée de modifier la législation afin de permettre à La Presse de devenir un organisme sans but lucratif (OSBL).

West Brom were relegated from the Premier League on Tuesday following Southampton’s 1-0 win over Swansea at the Liberty Stadium, joining Stoke in the Championship next season.

Google on Tuesday unveiled an artificial intelligence tool capable of handling routine tasks -- such as making restaurant bookings -- as a way to help people disconnect from their smartphone screens.

In an age of decadence, narcissism and shit behavior from well-to-dos that's excused with mutterings of affluenza, it's always nice to be surprised by someone anonymously throwing a large sum of money at a worthy cause.

Congressional Democrats wrote to the Justice Department on Tuesday demanding an Inspector General investigation into allegations that the department has...

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the threat of tariffs and counter-tariffs between Washington and Beijing looming, Chinese buyers are canceling orders for U.S. soybeans, a trend that could deal a blow to American farmers if it continues. At the same time, farmers in China are being encouraged to plant more soy, apparently to help make up for any shortfall from the United States. Beijing has included soybeans on a list of $50 billion of U.S. exports on which it has said it would impose 25 percent tariffs if... Читать дальше...

Twice a week, The Chronicle features a home on the market that caught our eye for its architecture, history or character. More photos: www.sfgate.com/columns/walkthrough Address: 3621 Scott St., San Francisco Asking price: $4.475 million Description: Four bedrooms, a roof terrace, stylish finishes and a sleek kitchen can be found in this freshly remodeled Marina district home. Calcutta quartz counters... Читать дальше...

Hull boys club fc wrote:

Yeah possibly before hand , moon is a quality player but I wouldn’t say he is something we need or indeed need to look for . We have more obvious positions to fill than a centre / half back .i like the look of the prop from london but none of us should expect the kid to be starting every week next year . Will take time to settle in I reckon and don’t want to give him too much too soon an possibly crush him .

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• Scientists have managed to train a spider named "Kim" to jump on command.  
• By doing so, they are hoping to then create robots that can mirror the movement of spiders. 
• The researchers got Kim to jump a short distance, roughly twice her body length and a longer distance some six times her body length.

In what is tantamount to every arachnophobia's worst nightmare, scientists have managed to train a spider to jump on command.  

Rather than creating a tiny spider army... Читать дальше...

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Some jobs intrinsically have more health risks than others.

A flight attendant working in close quarters with passengers is more likely to catch an infectious disease than a lawyer working in an office, for example. Factor in the greater exposure to cosmic radiation, abnormal sleep patterns, and a less-than-clean work environment, and it's just not the healthiest job.

To rank the most unhealthy jobs in America, we used data from the Occupational Information Network... Читать дальше...

The blaze turned one mobile home at the Valley View Mobile Home Park on Mabel Lake Road into a pile of smoldering ash and twisted metal.