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Donald Trump is famous for his bombastic and controversial tweets, but his hands stole the show when he recently surprised an audience by shaking hands with more than 1,000 Naval Academy graduates in Annapolis, Maryland. The US president arrived on Friday to deliver a commencement address. However, instead of leaving immediately after the speech, he […]

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Tucson's largest school district might miss out on $16 million in desegregation funding. The Arizona Daily Star reports that the funding was to come from what one Pima County official called an "illegal tax" on homeowners in the Tucson Unified School District. District Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo said Pima County might refuse to collect that property tax, which would be debilitating to the district's efforts to meet the demands of the court in its longstanding desegregation suit.

US President Donald Trump lacks the level of intelligence that is required for “collusion” with Russia, says former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, noting that the ongoing Russian investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller won’t produce the results that Democrats hope for. “I think people are asking for too much when they hope that the Mueller […]

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В Самаре в воскресенье, 27 мая, произошел пожар в многоэтажке на Металлурге. Возгорание произошло в доме, расположенном на улице Строителей. Сообщение о ЧП поступило в МЧС в 13:54. По словам очевидцев, открытым пламенем горели балконы на двух этажах. К месту ЧП направили семь единиц техники. В тушении участвовали 33 пожарных. Площадь пожара составила 30 квадратных метров. Фото с места происшествия очевидцы опубликовали в соцсети. "Общага горела", - рассказал очевидец.

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The royal banking commission will today hear how the Commonwealth Bank treated business customers after it bought Bankwest a decade ago. Several former Bankwest customers have made submissions to the inquiry, but only a few will give evidence during its public hearing into small business lending. The CBA has defended itself against accusations it bullied a Perth Property developer over loan negotiations around the time of the Global Financial Crisis. The royal commission previously rejected claims... Читать дальше...

A teenager was found dead in her Queens apartment on Sunday, cops said. Emily Gonzalez, 18, was found unresponsive by her mother who called police to their Flushing apartment at about 12:30 p.m., according to police. Sources said Gonzalez went to sleep the night before and never woke up. First responders declared her dead at...

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A southern Utah family that has produced several generations of rodeo champions is chronicled in a new book called "The Last Cowboys." The Spectrum reports that the Wrights family book written by New York Times' Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter John Branch was released May 15. Branch spent more than three years with the Wrights to put it together. The Wrights from Milford, Utah, have produced generation after generation of rodeo champions. But the book isn't just about winning saddle bronc titles. Читать дальше...

A Swedish man who was attacked by an elk on his land ended up killing the animal after throwing a stone at it to defend himself.

Iran's president will attend a summit with his Chinese and Russian counterparts next month, officials in Beijing said Monday, amid efforts to salvage the nuclear deal thrown into upheaval by Donald Trump.

BOSTON — With another Game 7 victory at stake, LeBron James would not sit out. He would not say goodbye to Cleveland again — not yet, anyway. And he would not be denied an eighth straight trip to the NBA Finals. The four-time league MVP scored 35 points with 15 rebounds and nine assists Sunday night, leading the Cavaliers to an 87-79 win over the Celtics and eliminating Boston from the Eastern Conference finals in the decisive seventh game. ... Читать дальше...

The Prime Minister’s appointment of veteran Gozitan politician Anton Refalo, who failed to make it to the Cabinet after the last election, to the chairmanship of Heritage Malta illustrates the very worst of the country’s crony political system. It also shows how little has changed despite promises on transparency in public appointments. This appointment shows how little regard the political establishment has for the country’s cultural institutions. The new Heritage Malta chairman may be an aficionado... Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's largest county has opened a new re-entry center aimed at helping recently released inmates find access to temporary shelters, housing, food, medicine, and drug rehabilitation. The Albuquerque Journal reports that the Bernalillo County's Resource Re-Entry Center opened Tuesday. The center will be open 24 hours a day for men and women. County Manager Julie Morgas Baca said most of the agencies and programs that will have a presence at the center already exist throughout the city. Читать дальше...

As part of the four day activities outlined to mark the 2018 Deomcracy Day in Nigeria, ministers under the government of President Muhammadu Buhari are expected to go on a media circuit to defend the achievements of his government

As part of the four day activities outlined to mark the 2018 Deomcracy Day in Nigeria, ministers under the government of President Muhammadu Buhari are expected to go on a media circuit to defend the achievements of his government

Foreign banks are circling Australia once more as they bet on resources and infrastructure investment gathering pace at a time when local banks are distracted by a government inquiry following a string of scandals. Some, like Barclays, are plotting a return to the market, which holds some $3.5 trillion in banking assets and whose banks are among the most profitable in the world, just two years after an abrupt exit. Besides Barclays, Dutch lender ABN AMRO expects to launch onshore banking operations in Australia in the second half... Читать дальше...

• Royal Bank of Canada has changed its description of Taiwan from a country to a province of China.
• It appears to be the first financial institution to make the change this year amid China's political crackdown on how foreign companies describe its disputed territories.
• The change occurred just two weeks after Air Canada made a similar change after receiving a letter from China's Civil Aviation Authority.

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Insgesamt drei Einbrüche gab es am Wochenende im Bundesland, zwei davon in Salzburg-Maxglan, wie die Polizei berichtet.

The leader of Italy's biggest political party has called for the president to be impeached after he vetoed a choice for finance minister.

Javier Baez hit a three-run home run and the Chicago Cubs overcame another wild outing from Tyler Chatwood to beat the San Francisco Giants 8-3

Thousands of Florida residents have evacuated homes as Subtropical Storm Alberto picked up strength as it headed north through the Gulf of Mexico, with forecasters saying it could bring life-threatening inundation to Southern coastal states. The storm was about 105 miles (165 km) south of Apalachicola, Florida, on the Gulf of Mexico coast as of 8 p.m. EDT (0000 GMT) and was expected to make landfall along the Florida Panhandle on Monday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Alberto, the first named Atlantic storm of 2018... Читать дальше...

Dutch coach Pepijn Lijnders is in line to return to Liverpool for a second spell next season, according to the Echo. The regional newspaper claim manager Jurgen Klopp could turn to the 35-year-old to fill the coaching position that is vacant following assistant manager Zeljko Buvac’s exit just weeks before the Champions League final. The Echo report it is “increasingly unlikely” Buvac will return to his post and Lijnders is in the frame to replace him after his recent... Читать дальше...

Australia's Rohan Dennis (BMC) cleverly netted the leader's pink jersey on stage 2 of this Giro d'Italia, having just missed out in the opening time trial won by defending champion Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb). Dennis then held the lead for four days, and in doing so completed the set of having held all three leader's jerseys from each of the Grand Tours.