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How major US stock market indexes fared on Thursday After a promising start, U.S. stocks gave up an early rally Thursday after Republicans delayed a vote on their health care bill and left investors concerned about delays for the business-friendly agenda of President Donald Trump. The Dow Jones industrial average edged down 4.72 points to 20,656.58.

Quarterly profit and sales for the company, which owns the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands, topped analyst estimates. The furniture maker said its North American business did better in the third quarter, and its profit was larger than expected. Real estate investment trusts did better than the rest of the market after a recent slump.

"The most notable part of this latest WikiLeaks release is that it shows the CIA doing exactly what we pay them to — exploit specific targets with limited attacks to support our national interests," said Rich Mogull, CEO of the security research firm Securosis.  

The best thing about getting out of the city is getting the room to really stretch out. And the owners of this beautiful home in Mount Vernon really allowed themselves to stretch.

A 47-year-old man is charged with robbery and assault after beating a mother, son and intervening Good Samaritan at a downtown Seattle bus stop earlier this month.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the United States and Britain on Thursday to drop what he said were "exaggerated" new aviation restrictions imposed on flights from some airports, including Istanbul. In a live television interview, Erdogan said the two countries were right to "dwell on security" but said the bans on some electronics, including laptops, on board flights from some Middle East and North African airports were excessive.

Right now, all of us nascent cyborgs (the vast majority of humankind) are rightfully concerned about protecting the private details of our lives stored IN our phones, computers and elsewhere in cyberspace.

There's no obvious successor at Disney since Iger's heir apparent, COO Tom Staggs, left last year. Since taking the top role in 2005, Iger has acquired Star Wars owner LucasFilm, Pixar and Marvel and driven improvements in Disney's consumer products and parks division, most recently with the opening of Shanghai Disneyland in 2016.

Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert goes to bat for public broadcasting, begins to break with Trump on federal budget.

Travel agents at Travel Leaders in Houston spend a lot of time talking to clients "like we are therapists," said agent Michelle Weller. A report issued Tuesday by the World Travel & Tourism Council showed that tourism dropped in destinations hit by terrorism in 2016, decreasing 4 percent in Belgium, 7 percent in France and 22 percent in Turkey. [...] WTTC said, tourism is growing in Portugal, Spain and Eastern Europe as travelers seek destinations they perceive as safer. After Wednesday's attack... Читать дальше...

A 22-year-old woman was shot outside a Renton restaurant Wednesday night while with her toddler daughter and a companion.

Trump is down to 37 percent job approval in latest Quinnipiac University poll, with support dropping among men, white voters and even Republicans.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are broadly higher Thursday as banks recover some ground thanks to an upturn in bond yields, which will make lending money more profitable by forcing interest rates on loans higher. Google's parent company, Alphabet, leads technology stocks lower as a number of companies say they will stop advertising on YouTube because they don't want their ads appearing alongside offensive videos. The S&P 500 rose as much as 10 points around midday, but the gains have faded somewhat... Читать дальше...

About 850 Israeli settlers in Hebron live in heavily-guarded enclaves, surrounded by tens of thousands of Palestinians. Much of the animosity in the biblical city is over a holy site known to Jews as the Tomb of the Patriarchs and to Muslims as the Ibrahimi Mosque.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led Senate moved Thursday to undo Obama-era regulations that would have forced internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon to ask customers' permission before they could use or sell much of their personal information. The regulations would have required a company like Verizon to get approval before telling an advertiser what websites customers visited, what apps they used, their health and financial information, or their physical location. The Senate voted... Читать дальше...

The University of Washington has released Nathan Hale's Michael Porter Jr. from his commitment to play for the school, according to a Thursday report from Christian Caple of The (Tacoma) News Tribune.

The chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus says there's "no deal" on the GOP health care legislation after a meeting at the White House with President Donald Trump. Former President Barack Obama is celebrating the seventh anniversary of his landmark health care law, saying in a statement on Thursday that "America is stronger because of the Affordable Care Act." [...] Obama says, "we should start from the baseline that any changes will make our health care system better, not worse for... Читать дальше...

"CHiPs" was a wholesome TV show in the 1970s and '80s about two California Highway Patrol officers. Reimagined by writer, director, producer and star Dax Shepard, the big-screen "CHIPS" is a tawdry, testosterone-fueled tale built around penis jokes and endless evaluation of women's appearances. The best thing about "CHIPS" is some classic Southern California scenery and superb motorcycle riding, complete with stairwell tricks, airborne stunts and long shots of that beloved mecca for local bikers, Angeles Crest Highway. Читать дальше...

A Communications Workers of America union local official had said Wednesday that AT&T was asking technicians who install cable to also work outside maintaining phone and cable wires, which is a higher-paid job. AT&T says its agreement with the union "clarified some work processes on assignments for a group of technicians."

NEW YORK (AP) — The trial between bankrupt brokerage MF Global, run by former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, and its former accounting firm, PwC, came to an unceremonious end on Thursday, with both parties saying they have reached a settlement. MF Global sued PwC, also known as PricewaterhouseCoopers, alleging that negligence by the firm's accountants led to confusion about the current financial health of MF Global at a time of global market turmoil. PwC alleged that MF Global's business decisions... Читать дальше...

[...] her go-to source has become the online subscription service Stitch Fix, which lets her try on clothes at home and decide what to keep. The number of "distressed" retailers — those with cash problems and poor credit profiles that are facing strong competition — is at the highest rate since 2009, says Moody's Investor Service. Department stores make regular announcements about the next way they're going to win customers back, like offering more athletic-inspired clothes or adding tech areas. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, attorney Jay Clayton, sought to assure lawmakers that he'll show no favoritism and act only in the public interest, as his Wall Street connections were scrutinized at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday. In cases where he might have to step aside from decisions on enforcement actions against companies, Clayton said, his fellow SEC commissioners would be able to capably handle the matters. Cases involving clients Goldman... Читать дальше...

The other was its hip vibe including mood lighting and young, attractive flight attendants. [...] when Alaska announced last year that it was buying Virgin for $2.6 billion, it was like asking Virgin customers to trade in their sports car for a minivan — a solid, reliable ride, but not exciting. Alaska flies only Boeing jets; Virgin uses Airbus planes. Sometimes a split personality works in the airline business, sometimes it doesn't — remember Ted, by United Airlines? [...] Alaska's announcement... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — An investigation by the U.S. federal telecom regulator says about 12,600 callers couldn't reach 911 directly from their cellphones during a five-hour AT&T outage on March 8. A Federal Communications Commission official said Thursday that the outage affected AT&T customers in the Southeast, central U.S. and parts of the Northeast as well as a significant number of callers in other parts of the country.

"Young adults who regularly or sometimes worried when they were children about care, safety or having enough to eat are also less likely to be employed, less likely to have consistent income month-to-month and less likely to pay all of their current monthly bills in full, compared with those who never or rarely worried about these concerns as children," Yellen said. Yellen said a growing body of research showed that greater success was being achieved by addressing workforce development in early... Читать дальше...