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Cleveland grand jury has declined to bring criminal charges against Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback, the police officers who killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice after mistaking his gun replica for a real weapon.

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Johnny Manziel's tumultuous run as a quarterback for the Cleveland Browns appears to be over.

A report came out that he was spotted in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Even though he was not playing on Sunday due to a concussion, head coach Mike Pettine told the media the report was "disappointing" if true.

While there were questions about how big of a deal it was that Manziel was in Las Vegas when he was not going to play the next day, it turns out... Читать дальше...

It's something you'll hear in your entry-level courses in finance or investing: Stocks on average return about 10% a year, and bonds return about 5%.

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(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order on Sunday requiring local officials throughout the state to force the homeless into shelters when temperatures dip below freezing, and vowed to defend the edict if challenged in court.

The order, which goes into effect on Tuesday, requires social service agencies and police to move homeless individuals into shelters, against their will if necessary, when the temperature is at or below 32 degrees Fahrenheit (O degrees Celsius). Читать дальше...

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As 2015 comes to an end, so does Q4. And that means corporate America will announce the financial results of their fourth quarter in a few weeks.

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The Cleveland Browns did not wait until the NFL's "Black Monday," and instead announced that they had fired head coach Mike Pettine and general manager Ray Farmer just hours after losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers to complete a 3-13 season.

The move was not a surprise as there had been a report that Farmer was informed prior to the game that he was being let go and that a decision had already been made on Pettine with a meeting scheduled for after the game. Читать дальше...

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For the past year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been reading two books a month. He's spent other years learning Mandarin or only eating meat that he killed.

This year, Zuckerberg is clearly envious of Iron Man Tony Stark's futuristic life. He's challenged himself to code his own version of JARVIS from "Iron Man," the digital butler who controlled Stark's life and home.

Zuckerberg says he'll start with understanding some basic smart-home technology that's out there ... Читать дальше...

Futures markets are open and the price of crude oil in the US and Europe is surging on the back of increased tensions in the Middle East after Saudi Arabia beheaded Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.

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One would be hard-pressed to find a better year-end encapsulation of how the Republican establishment has screwed up the presidential contest than news of a certain ad-buy Tuesday. Jeb Bush’s super PAC, Right to Rise—after burning through $40 million already—has made a $1.4 million buy in ... Iowa? To go after Sen. Marco Rubio?

Yes, the same Rubio who currently polls at a distant third in the first caucus state, one that no one (including Rubio) expects him to win. Читать дальше...

Since the financial crisis, S&P 500 companies have spent trillions of dollars buying back shares of their own stock. In the third quarter alone, these companies gobbled up $156 billion worth of themselves.

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Linebacker Sean Lee did not play for the Dallas Cowboys in the season finale and the decision was a costly one, likely a $2 million bonus.

After the game, Lee told the media that the decision to not play was his. He had been listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

The $2 million bonus was tied to playing time. He is in the second year of a six-year, $42 million contract. His $2.5 million salary would have been bumped to $4.5 million if he played... Читать дальше...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will take his case for new gun control measures directly to the American people this week while proposing new executive actions in a final big effort to reduce gun violence during his last year in office.

Obama meets with Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Monday to discuss his administration's options for tightening gun rules without going through the Republican-controlled Congress, which does not support the wide-ranging... Читать дальше...

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(Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc, the pioneering electric car maker, said on Sunday it delivered 17,400 vehicles during the fourth quarter of 2015, in line with its forecasts, and a total of 50,580 for the year.

The Palo Alto, California-based company headed by Chief Executive Elon Musk delivered about 75 percent more of its Model S than during the same period of the previous year, Tesla said.

Tesla's total fourth-quarter deliveries were consistent with its November... Читать дальше...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The mayor of a city south of Mexico's capital was shot to death on Saturday, less than a day after taking office, officials said.

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As the pendulum of wealth swings heavily toward Silicon Valley, Y Combinator founder Paul Graham is happy to push it even higher. Rather, the talk of ending economic inequality — or the growing separation between the rich and poor, but mostly the rich getting richer — makes Graham scared, for society and startups.

In a new essay, Graham defends startups because they generate new wealth rather than take from the existing pie. Instead, people should be focused on ending poverty, not ending income inequality. Читать дальше...

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A tense standoff at an Oregon wildlife center is touching on a relatively niche issue in conservative politics.

On Saturday, an armed, antigovernment group protesting the jail sentences of two men who set fire to federal land took control of the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in southern Oregon.

The occupiers were apparently led by Ammon Bundy, whose father, Cliven Bundy, made national headlines for a tense standoff with law enforcement in a similar dispute in 2014. Читать дальше...

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There is not a single state in the U.S. where a minimum wage employee working full-time can reasonably afford a one-bedroom apartment at the fair market rent. While 29 states, plus the District of Columbia, have taken steps to raise the minimum wageabove the federal rate of $7.25 per hour, affordable housing remains out of reach for the country's low-income workers.

RELATED: THE 3 BIGGEST MYTHS ABOUT RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE

A report from... Читать дальше...

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Starting with the iPhone 5, Apple has launched its latest smartphones in September. This release cadence meant that each new iPhone flagship got about a year in the sun before it was replaced with a newer, better device.

This strategy worked quite nicely as the company has seen iPhone shipments grow nicely year after year, with the iPhone 6/6 Plus generation proving to be particularly wonderful products for Apple and its stockholders.

However, it's becoming... Читать дальше...

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Getting audited is many taxpayers' worst nightmare, but that shouldn't stop you from taking advantage of the tax deductions you're legally entitled to take. You should just take care to make sure you have the documentation you need to back up your deduction if the IRS decides to take a closer look at your return.

Below, you'll learn about three tax deductions that often raise red flags from would-be auditors.

1. Home office deduction
Self-employed entrepreneurs often work out of their homes... Читать дальше...

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The official groundbreaking ceremony for the TAPI pipeline was held in Turkmenistan on December 13, a milestone for a project that has been on the drawing board for over two decades. The pipeline would carry natural gas across four countries that make up the TAPI acronym: originating at the gas fields in Turkmenistan, TAPI will carry natural gas through Afghanistan, Pakistan, and terminate in India.

The groundbreaking for the USD$7.6 billion pipeline was attended by leaders from the four countries involved... Читать дальше...

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Mastering your money has a lot more to do with psychology and mindset than we might think.

That's what Napoleon Hill preached in his bestselling 1937 book "Think and Grow Rich," the culmination of his intensive study of more than 500 self-made millionaires.

Self-made millionaire Steve Siebold, who has interviewed 1,200 of the world's wealthiest people during the past three decades, agrees. As backward as it sounds, getting rich often... Читать дальше...

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The New York Jets will not make the playoffs as they lost to the Buffalo Bills. Instead, the Pittsburgh Steelers have grabbed the final playoff spot in the AFC thanks to their win over the Cleveland Browns and three fourth-quarter interceptions thrown by Ryan Fitzpatrick.

With the Jets needing only a win or a Steelers loss to make the playoffs, both games were in doubt mid-way through the fourth quarter.

But with the Jets trailing by two and threatening to score... Читать дальше...

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Japan's central bank, which dominates the domestic bond market, has begun to call the shots in the equity market as well -- to the point where asset managers are looking to design investment funds with the Bank of Japan in mind.

The bank has blazed a trail in global central banking by becoming something of an activist investor in pursuit of economic revival, using its influence as a mainly indirect owner of shares to support firms that spend more cash at home.

The bank... Читать дальше...

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Actress Emma Watson and Hermione Granger, the "Harry Potter" character she played for a decade, have at least one thing in common: they both love to read.

After starring in the billion-dollar franchise — which she did from age 11 to 21 — Watson attended Brown University and graduated in 2014 with a bachelor's in English literature.

Since graduating, Watson has continued to promote education — and reading — through her role as a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, which she took on in 2014... Читать дальше...