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Best-Selling Books Week Ended February 26th. "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss (Random House Children's Books) "The Cat in the Hat" by Dr. Seuss (Random House Children's Books) "Fantastic Beasts" by J.K. Rowling (Arthur A. Levine Books) "Oh, The Places You'll Go" by Dr. Seuss (Random House Children's Books) "Killing the Rising Sun" by Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard (Henry Holt & Co) "Big Little Lies" by Liane Moriarty (Penguin Publishing Group) "Heartbreak Hotel" by Jonathan Kellerman... Читать дальше...

USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS Entertainment; topic:ap_topic:general entertainment;subtopic:other; Language:en-us; "The Shack" by William Paul Young (Windblown Media) "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly (William Morrow Paperbacks) Art & Artifacts by Nintendo (Dark Horse Books) "Green Egss and Ham" by Dr. Seuss (Random House Books for Young Readers) "Dr. Seuss's ABC" by Dr. Seuss (Random House Books for Young Readers) "Killing the Rising Sun" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard (Henry Holt... Читать дальше...

Seahawks general manager John Schneider and head coach Pete Carroll took questions from reporters during this week's NFL scouting combine. While neither gave too much away, it's possible to glean some concrete information from their answers, as well as make some educated guesses based on what they said or didn't say.

Ask anyone and they'll tell you the Seattle market is expensive. This house – the priciest on Alki Avenue – is no exception. But at least it gives back more bang for your buck.

"Doctors are supposed to preserve health and life, but Dr. Kang allegedly turned his back on all medical and ethical standards, not to mention all standards of human decency," Porrino said. By indiscriminately peddling this dangerous painkiller — which has been the gateway to so much opiate addiction, misery and death — Dr. Kang allegedly caused the death of a vulnerable young man and put himself on a par with every street-corner drug dealer.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A spokeswoman for the PwC auditing firm says the company has hired protection for the two accountants responsible for the best-picture flub at the Oscars. The company says Cullinan and Ruiz made "a series of mistakes" and failed to follow established backstage protocols.

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon says an incorrectly typed command during a routine debugging of its billing system caused the five-hour outage of some Amazon Web Services servers on Tuesday. In a summary posted online, the Seattle company says a command meant to remove a small number of servers for one of its S3 subsystems was entered incorrectly and a larger set of servers was removed.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — To say actress Zoey Deutch is a regular at Art's Deli is an understatement. Sporting an oversized sweatshirt, she breezes into the restaurant, a Studio City institution since 1957, and is immediately greeted with familiar hugs from the wait staff. Earlier this year, she was paired opposite James Franco, 16 years her senior, in the studio comedy "Why Him," and last year played the wise female lead in the otherwise testosterone fueled Richard Linklater indie "Everybody Wants Some!!" The film explores subjects like bullying... Читать дальше...

With precise questioning, and by pulling all-nighters on the Senate floor, Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., have emerged as trenchant, effective critics of Trump administration Cabinet nominees. The nation has tuned in, especially with Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.

Apple, IBM, Microsoft back transgender teen at Supreme Court WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple, IBM and Microsoft are among 53 companies urging the Supreme Court to rule that a transgender teenager has the right to use the boys' bathroom at his Virginia high school.

Montana Resources and BP-owned Atlantic Richfield Co. are proposing to use four noise-making propane cannons on tripods that would be triggered by long-range motion sensors as an additional measure to scare birds away from the Berkeley Pit, part of the nation's largest Superfund site. [...] in the plan are radars, air and water drones, and strategically positioned lasers that would create a "net" across the pit and deter the birds from landing in the metal-laden water. The open-pit copper mine... Читать дальше...

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus expects to hit another record number of tourists this year, with visits to the east Mediterranean island expected to increase 5 percent over last year, a tourism official said Thursday. Loizou pointed to the example of the U.K. market which is rebounding after dropping four years ago to nearly half of the 2001 high of 1.5 million arrivals. Loizou said as much 11 percent of the island's total workforce will be employed in the tourism industry this year, up from around 9 percent in 2016.

Banks and other financial companies led a modest decline in U.S. stocks early Thursday afternoon a day after indexes soared to their latest record highs. The parent company of the messaging app Snapchat soared 47.6 percent in its stock market debut. Kroger slid 3.4 percent after the supermarket operator said business conditions in the first half of 2017 will remain difficult due to low food prices. Shake Shack was down 2.7 percent after the restaurant chain's sales at established locations and... Читать дальше...

Though crimes such as tax fraud or evasion certainly can come with jail time, the IRS probably won't send you to prison simply for being short on cash, says Ken Portera, an enrolled agent in East Brunswick, New Jersey. Pay what you can right away. Because the IRS charges interest and failure-to-pay penalties on unpaid balances , sending even a little money with your tax return is better than sending nothing. "If you can pay down more now, that means less interest and penalties as you scrounge together the rest of the money to cover the bill... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Federal Reserve official has added his voice to a growing group of Fed officials who are indicating that it might be appropriate to raise interest rates this month.

Sen. Rand Paul is demanding House Republican leaders release a draft health care bill so the public can see it. [...] to make the point, the Kentucky Republican held an impromptu news conference outside a room on the first floor of the Capitol where he claimed the bill is being kept. Coffman described Ryan's remarks after Republicans met privately Thursday to discuss replacing former President Barack Obama's health care law with their own programs.

MILAN (AP) — Italian alpine rescuers say three skiers have been killed in avalanche in the northern Italian Alps near the French border that injured another five people. An official with the Financial Police, which include an alpine rescue unit, said a total of 18 skiers were hit by the avalanche, and many survived thanks to air bags.

Many investors had been expecting a victory for Hillary Clinton, and markets around the world tumbled on election night as the result became apparent. Lower tax bills for companies should lead to an immediate rise in earnings, and stock prices tend to track profits over the long term. Financial stocks have been the best-performing sector by far of the 11 that make up the S&P 500 since the election. Besides the hope for looser regulations, analysts are also excited about the prospect for bigger... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Senate Democrat is asking the Treasury Department to evaluate whether President Donald Trump and his family's business associates and possible investors from Russia and other countries have violated U.S. laws against financing terrorism, money laundering and other illicit activities. Trump's refusal to jettison or disclose investments that create potential conflicts of interest raises concern over his extensive international holdings, Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio said in a letter Thursday to the new Treasury secretary... Читать дальше...

Kiska called the political thriller "Kidnapping" by director Mariana Cengel Solcanska a sad story — "and the saddest thing is it's based on reality."

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Banks and other financial companies are leading a modest decline on the stock market a day after indexes soared to their latest record highs. Snap, which runs the Snapchat messaging app, soared 50 percent in its stock market debut. Stocks are easing lower in early trading on Wall Street, a day after the market notched its latest record highs. Supermarket operator Kroger dropped 3 percent after it said business conditions for the first half of the year will remain difficult. Snap, which runs the Snapchat messaging app... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The company behind Snapchat is trading sharply higher in its Wall Street debut. Snap's IPO is one of the most anticipated for a technology company since Twitter's in 2013.

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Snapchat owner rocket higher in Wall Street debut after biggest public stock offering since 2014.