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• IBM is holding a contest to see who can create the best solution for natural disaster relief. 
• The winning team will get $200,000, support from IBM to make the prototype a reality, and introduction to venture capitalists.

IBM is asking developers to build a solution to disaster relief — and the company is providing an incentive to do it.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

NOW WATCH: Google's new AI can impersonate a human... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Splunk Inc. (SPLK) on Thursday reported a loss of $118.5 million in its fiscal first quarter. On a per-share basis, the San Francisco-based company said it had a loss of 83 cents. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 7 cents per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 17 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 9 cents per share. The maker of software that helps companies collect and analyze internal... Читать дальше...

Erie Police Officers Jason Belton and Sal Velez have been patrolling downtown Erie on bicycles, for the past month.

DENVER (AP) — The trial of a refugee from Uzbekistan charged with conspiring to support a terrorist group and making plans to join the organization is underway in Denver. Prosecutors say Jamshid Muhtorov received $300 from another man to give to the Islamic Jihad Union and was arrested in 2012 before boarding a flight with plans to join the organization. Muhtorov's attorneys say he emailed with people claiming to belong to the group but never sent money or intended to join in person. They say he... Читать дальше...

It is the most dramatic of baseball plays, the walk-off home run. The exuberance of the hometown fans is immediate as the batter begins to circle the bases. Amid the gathering of an excited and victorious team, the home-plate umpire waits stoically to ensure that all runners have touched the plate. Game over!

Because we have not yet reached peak messaging on Google products, YouTube is now bringing its previously mobile-only messaging feature to the web. Now, when you’re logged into your Google account and browsing YouTube.com, you can share and talk about videos with your friends right on the site. You can access conversations from the chat bubble icon next to the notifications bell on the upper right corner. Chat histories will pop up on the bottom left of the screen and allow you to continue conversations... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Law enforcement officials say Harvey Weinstein is expected to surrender to authorities Friday morning to face...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Latest on meetings being held by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott following the mass shooting at a high school near Houston (all times local): 3 p.m. Santa Fe High School will have extra security when students return to class for the first time since a shooting inside the Texas school left 10 people dead last week. Santa Fe Independent School District issued a statement Thursday about its preparations to resume classes. Teachers and staff reported to work Wednesday, but students won't return until early next week. Читать дальше...

DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) _ Ross Stores Inc. (ROST) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $418.3 million. On a per-share basis, the Dublin, California-based company said it had profit of $1.11. Earnings, adjusted for pretax gains and non-recurring gains, were 92 cents per share. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.06 per share. The discount retailer posted revenue of $3.59 billion in the period, beating Street forecasts. Читать дальше...

Sahar Khan

On Monday, Gina Haspel was sworn in as the director of the CIA. When asked about Pakistan during her confirmation hearing, she discussed the CIA’s concerns about the link between extremist groups and Pakistan’s nuclear scientists, and stated that the CIA has been monitoring these contacts closely.

Why it matters: In March, the U.S. Department of Commerce sanctioned seven Pakistani companies for engaging in nuclear trade in ways that undermine U.S. peace interests. Pakistan... Читать дальше...

The Ukrainian military tested its new Javelin anti-tank missiles on Tuesday for the very first time since they arrived from the US in late April.

The union leader says the U.S. needs a trade strategy and he supports the Trump administration looking at a range of issues.

Brumbies Super rugby head coach Dan McKellar has named a side with two changes for their match this Saturday against the Bulls in Pretoria. Blake Enever and Lachlan McCaffrey have been recalled to the starting line-up in the absence of the suspended Rory Arnold and injured Rob Valetini. Enever will partner co-captain Sam Carter in […]

A dozen pro-regime fighters were killed in an air strike on Syrian army positions a monitor said Thursday was carried out by the US-led coalition, but the Pentagon denied the report. State media reported the overnight air raid in an area where both the regime and coalition have been battling holdout jihadists, but said it only caused material damage. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies on a broad network of sources across Syria, said the strike had hit army positions south of Albu Kamal... Читать дальше...

div class=field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hiddendiv class=field__itemsdiv class=field__item evenJessica Corbett, staff writer/div/div/divdiv class=field field--name-field-email-teaser field--type-text field--label-hiddendiv class=field__itemsdiv class=field__item evenThe Peoples Climate Movement (PCM) has announced its next mass mobilization: Advocates across the globe plan to take to the streets on September 8 to challenge the Trump administration's deregulatory agenda... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump canceling his planned summit with North Korea (all times local): 4 p.m. The White House is accusing North Korea of displaying a lack of judgment in dealing with the U.S. over the now-cancelled summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. A senior White House official says the North Korean government violated several promises to the U.S. and South Korea, stood up an American delegation seeking to plan the summit in Singapore last week... Читать дальше...

Domenico Pozzovivo (Bahrain-Merida) coughed hard and deep as he tried to recover from his huge effort to finish with Chris Froome (Team Sky) and Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb) on the Prato Nevoso finish at the end of the Giro d'Italia's stage 18, but he was happy to have gained a few seconds on Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) and show that he can more than hold his own in the fight for the final podium places.

CHICAGO - Pablo Sandoval was stoked. Not only was he going onto the field to take grounders at second base, but he was going to use one of shortstop Brandon Crawford’s gloves. “I’ve got a Gold Glove right here,” Sandoval said aloud for anyone nearby to hear, including Crawford. “Oh, baby.” Coming off two losses in Houston, the Giants will begin a three-game series against the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Friday, their latest step in a trying season that has been detoured by key injuries and rotation woes.

Agence France-Presse (AFP) will launch fact-checking sites in English, Spanish and Portuguese with financial support from Facebook, the international news agency announced on Thursday.

John Dale Grover

Security, Asia

An event at the Center for the National Interest looks at developments on the Korean Peninsula.

Today President Donald Trump created shock waves around the world by announcing America’s withdrawal from the proposed summit with North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. Over the past week, relations between North Korea and the United States steadily cooled. On May 16, North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs First Vice-Minister Kim Kye-gwan... Читать дальше...

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — A northwest Arkansas woman has been arrested on a capital murder warrant in the hammer beating death of her 81-year-old grandmother. A Benton County Circuity Court judge set a $750,000 bond Wednesday after finding probable cause to hold 26-year-old Andrea Lea Wilson pending the filing of a formal charge. The defense attorney...

Former champion Rory McIlroy found the spark he was looking for with his best ever opening round in the BMW PGA Championship, despite a final hole which was far from picture perfect.

Panthers capture the program's third NCAA Division III men's tennis championship with Wednesday's 5-3 victory over Bowdoin.

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. U.S. stocks are finishing mostly lower as energy companies skidded along with oil prices. The market dropped Thursday after President Donald Trump said he canceled a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but recovered most of those losses. Crude oil prices and energy companies fell as investors reacted to reports the nations of OPEC may start producing more oil. Exxon Mobil fell 2.3 percent. Car companies... Читать дальше...

Manchester City superstar Leroy Sane has dumped his trademark Afro hairstyle for a new one for this year's FIFA World Cup in Russia. The PFA young player of the year will be instrumental to Germany's campaign in Russia this summer