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For the first time since 1974, when the government began releasing data on foreign ownership of Treasury securities, the report broke out ownership for specific countries that it had always lumped together such as "oil exporting nations" and "Caribbean banking centers." Last month Saudi Arabia said that it could begin selling off its U.S. investments if Congress passes a law allowing the country to be held responsible in U.S. courts for any role in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. With the... Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — A former VA health system director has been sentenced to two years' probation for failing to disclose gifts received while supervising the Phoenix hospital where whistleblowers revealed veterans on secret waiting lists faced scheduling delays of up to a year. U.S. District Court Judge Steven Logan sentenced Sharon Helman on Monday for making a false statement to a government agency by not including more than $19,000 in gifts — including a car, concert tickets and round-trip airfare — on a financial disclosure report. Читать дальше...

Range Resources agreed to buy the natural gas company for $3.3 billion, or $15.75 per share. Energy companies and oil prices jumped after Goldman Sachs said it thinks the global oil glut is over. The prescription drug distributor announced a new generic drug supply deal with Wal-Mart.

CHAMA, N.M. (AP) — A missing hiker who disappeared along a remote stretch of the Continental Divide was found dead at a New Mexico campground over the weekend, about six months after he last spoke with relatives. Olshansky had hiked the Appalachian, Pacific Crest and Continental Divide trails — routes that together are considered the "Triple Crown of Hiking" and can take months to complete, the newspaper reported.

A campaign backed by a billionaire, medical groups and organized labor says it has collected more than a million signatures to qualify a ballot measure to raise California's cigarette tax by $2 a pack. Nearly 600,000 signatures of registered voters must be verified for the proposed state constitutional amendment to make the Nov. 8 ballot. Officials from a well-financed campaign whose backers include billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer, medical groups and organized labor say it has collected... Читать дальше...

Hawaiian, Delta top on-time rankings, Spirit Airlines last Here are the government's rankings of the leading airlines and their on-time performance for March. The federal government counts a flight as on time if it arrives within 14 minutes of schedule. Delta Air Lines, 87.9 percent The report does not cover smaller airlines including Allegiant Air and some regional carriers.

Airlines canceled and delayed fewer flights in March and consumer complaints were down. Another discount airline, Frontier, had the highest cancellation rate, while Delta and Hawaiian canceled the fewest flights. ExpressJet, which operates regional flights for bigger carriers, had the lowest complaint rate while Spirit had the highest.

[...] layering on that extra information better predicts whether a senior's next five years will be fairly robust or whether they're at higher risk for death or disability than just focusing on what chronic diseases they have, researchers reported Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Using a government study of 3,000 middle-aged and older people, the researchers compared the medical conditions that doctors look for in the average check-up — blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes... Читать дальше...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — SandRidge Energy filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, saying it hopes to convert $3.7 billion of long-term debt into equity while allowing the company to keep its operations going. The new capital structure will allow the Company to concentrate on oil and gas exploration and development in our active Oklahoma and Colorado project areas.

The giant turtles, a federally protected species that can grow to weigh up to 300 pounds, typically lay eggs through the end of August. Because sea turtles don't lay eggs every year, nesting in the region often fluctuates in three-year cycles — two strong years followed by a decline, Dodd said. With 216 beaches reporting nest numbers statewide, Florida doesn't keep a running tally, said Anne Meylan, statewide nesting program coordinator for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. During the sea turtle nesting season... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is ready to act on President Barack Obama's long-stalled request for emergency funds to combat the Zika virus, which has been linked to serious birth defects and other major health problems. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that pregnant women not travel to areas with Zika and that if they live in a Zika area to strictly follow steps to prevent mosquito bites and to prevent sexual transmission. The island's health secretary said a fetus turned over by an unidentified Puerto Rican woman to U.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ukrainian hacker pleads guilty to stealing and selling corporate press releases before they were published.

CANNES, France (AP) — Jim Jarmusch debuted his patient, bus driver-poet drama "Paterson" at the Cannes Film Festival where festival-goers responded enthusiastically to the film's gentle and quirky rhythms. In the movie, Adam Driver plays a bus driver in Paterson, New Jersey, who writes poetry inspired by conversations he overhears. The film, too, has a rhyming, internal tempo, full of everyday repetitions and is populated by twins in the background. Jarmusch, the New York filmmaker of "Broken... Читать дальше...

Stocks are moving higher on Wall Street, led by gains in energy companies as the price of crude oil rises sharply. U.S. benchmark crude oil rose 3 percent to almost $48 a barrel in New York after analysts at Goldman Sachs said the oil market has gone from oversupply to deficit far more quickly than expected. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street, led by gains in energy companies as the price of crude oil rises sharply. European stocks edged lower after weak industrial data from China, but trading... Читать дальше...

The new products could include nuts and spices and other consumer goods such as diapers and laundry detergent. According to the WSJ article, the new private-label goods will only be available to Prime members as well. In addition to delivery services such as Fresh Direct and Instacart, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. last month said it's expanding its service that allows customers to order groceries online and then pick them up in the parking lot of their local store.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says an Internet search site that posted false information about people can be sued only if the errors caused actual harm. The justices threw out an appeals court ruling in favor of Thomas Robins, a Virginia resident who sued Spokeo after it posted an online profile about him that was riddled with errors about his age, education, employment and marital status. [...] Robins was single, unemployed and looking for work.

Buffett says he thinks it's too hard to determine what tech companies will be worth in the future because their businesses evolve so quickly, but he's certain Snickers candy bars and Coca-Cola will remain popular decades from now. [...] the filing didn't disclose who made the Apple investment. Besides Buffett, Berkshire has two other investment managers, who each handle about $9 billion. IBM focuses more on software and technology services these days. Besides investments, Berkshire owns more than 90 companies in a variety of industries... Читать дальше...

CANNES, France (AP) — Director Park Chan-wook is defending his use of elaborate lesbian sex scenes in his erotic thriller "The Handmaiden," saying that avoiding them would be like "a war film without battle scenes." Park, whose 2003 film "Oldboy" won the Grand Prix award, is getting a lot of attention this time for the bedroom scenes but he hopes audiences will eventually embrace more than those moments.

CANNES, France (AP) — Jeff Nichols' quiet drama about the profound and simple love that toppled interracial marriage restrictions in the United States made its debut at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday. The film, "Loving," stars Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton as Mildred and Richard Loving, whose marriage got them jailed and exiled from Virginia but ultimately led to a landmark 1967 Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality. "Loving," which will open theatrically in the heart of awards season in November... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Radio host Glenn Beck and American Enterprise Institute president Arthur Brooks are some of the conservative leaders Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to meet with this week. A report in the tech blog Gizmodo claimed that Facebook downplays conservative news subjects.

Powered by electric lines overhead and following metallic rails, the welded carriages first call attention with their rattling sound, then with the screech of the breaks. Inside, passengers sit on slatted wooden benches against panoramic windows, jostling along the city's tramways at a maximum speed of 38 kph (23 mph), while the driver works brass levers from a glass-enclosed cabin.

Automakers are facing multiple threats to their business from nimble tech firms like Apple and Uber. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is partnering with Google to test self-driving software in 100 of its minivans. In congested and expensive cities, people are increasingly content to share cars or summon rides using their smartphones. Global revenue at traditional automakers totals $2.3 trillion a year, he says; the transportation business, including taxis, buses and car-sharing, is worth $5.4 trillion. Читать дальше...