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AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De AEX-index in Amsterdam is de beursweek maandag met een klein verlies begonnen. Ook elders in Europa sloten graadmeters overwegend iets lager. Beleggers moesten het doen met een nagenoeg lege agenda. Op het Damrak vierde ABN AMRO zijn terugkeer in de AEX in stijl met een winst van 1,1 procent, waarmee het tot de sterkste stijgers behoorde.

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There's an elephant in the room when it comes to race in Silicon Valley.

Locent CEO and founder Matt Joseph recently took to Twitter to describe what it was like for him, as a black entrepreneur, to try to raise money.

Venture capitalists are under pressure not to appear racist, so they claim to only invest on merit and the company, says Joseph. 

As a result, venture capitalists are dodging the race issue entirely,  to their own detriment. They don't... Читать дальше...

Leaked: Shahid Kapoor's 'Rangoon' first look

Ideal Conceal to launch folding derringer that looks like a smartphone.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A court in Poland on Monday refused to drop a case against two British teenagers caught stealing from the Nazi Auschwitz death camp and has referred it to a lower court.

WARSAW, Poland - A court in Poland on Monday refused to drop a case against two British teenagers caught stealing from the Nazi Auschwitz death camp and has referred it to a lower court.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A court in Poland on Monday refused to drop a case against two British teenagers caught stealing from the Nazi Auschwitz death camp and has referred it to a lower court.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A court in Poland on Monday refused to drop a case against two British teenagers caught stealing from the Nazi Auschwitz death camp and has referred it to a lower court.

Abu Musa al-Britani killed nearly 30 people, the group claims, in an attack on a military convoy

Abu Musa al-Britani killed nearly 30 people, the group claims, in an attack on a military convoy

When US President Obama touched down in Cuba at the weekend the visit was hailed as a "historic" occasion.

A laser-guided bomb fired by the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft missed its target during an exercise in Pokhran in Rajasthan and a probe had been ordered into this, a senior Indian Air Force officer said on Monday.

Work done by women simply isn’t valued as highly. The New York Times reports.

COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A bench trial for a former Ohio college women's basketball coach accused of groping a player has been rescheduled.

COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A bench trial for a former Ohio college women's basketball coach accused of groping a player has been rescheduled.

COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A bench trial for a former Ohio college women's basketball coach accused of groping a player has been rescheduled.

COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A bench trial for a former Ohio college women's basketball coach accused of groping a player has been rescheduled.

Les Snead said Case Keenum will be the starter at quarterback for the Rams “at the beginning of the season.” Unless he didn’t. And Snead didn’t. According to the Rams (and, more importantly, according to the video), Snead said only that Keenum will commence Organized Team Activities as the No. 1 quarterback. Which ultimately means…

NEW YORK - Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney was on her way to meet her family for brunch in New York when she had an idea for the opening scene of her debut novel, "The Nest."

NEW YORK (AP) — Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney was on her way to meet her family for brunch in New York when she had an idea for the opening scene of her debut novel, "The Nest."

IOWA CITY, Iowa - A surprise run to the top of the Big Ten standings was evidence that Iowa's once-dead program is on solid footing.

The 51st Academy of Country Music Awards will get a double dose of superstar power when Dolly Parton teams up with pop singer Katy Perry for a duet performance on the April 3rd telecast. It will be Parton's first time performing with Perry, and the pair is expected to sing two Parton...

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LOS ANGELES, March 21 (UPI) -- Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o and Scarlett Johansson posed with their on-screen characters to promote Disney's live-action adaptation of "The Jungle Book."