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(AP) — Listening to Warren Buffett never gets old to the thousands of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders who are filling an arena to listen to the billionaire investor at the company's annual meeting on Saturday. More than 30,000 people filled an arena and several overflow rooms in Omaha to hear Buffett and Berkshire Vice Chairman Charlie Munger talk. Berkshire's top two executives acknowledged Saturday that they missed out on investing in Google years ago, but they expressed pride in the company... Читать дальше...

Buffett acknowledges some insurance deals might be impossible to replicate once Jain is gone, but says a lot of solid habits are institutionalized at Berkshire's insurance companies. Berkshire owns Geico and General Reinsurance as well as a number of specialized insurers that handle malpractice, worker's compensation and other businesses. [...] they missed out on Google even though they knew the business well because Berkshire's Geico insurance unit advertised with the search engine. Berkshire holds about 133 million Apple shares... Читать дальше...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The world's oldest standing army has 40 new members after a Vatican Swiss Guard swearing-in ceremony. Each man took a loyalty oath Saturday evening in a ritual-rich ceremony in the St. Damaso courtyard of the Apostolic Palace.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — If you're saving the world from destruction and have 20 Rupees to spare, or if you're just passing through the University of Iowa campus, you might want to stop by Jonny's Milk Bar. The bar, based on The Legend of Zelda video games, operates out of Wild Bill's Coffeeshop in Iowa City and specializes in milk. At the coffee shop, wearing his brightly colored Zelda hat, he said the game series is "one of the biggest parts of the foundation that makes me, me." Wild Bill's solely... Читать дальше...

Man leaves corporate career for happiness in small bakery Two years ago next month, after leaving his job and tending bar for a while at nearby Harpoon Willy's and Harrigan's Pub, he used his business expertise to go to work for himself: A counter overlooks Main Street, bistro tables fill the bakery, and scones, pies, brownies, cookies, pies and quiche fill the glass cases. The regulars are blueberry, chocolate chip and cranberry walnut; others include coconut mango with a Key lime glaze, rum raisin... Читать дальше...

After dozens of symbolic votes, House Republicans finally pushed through a bill to gut Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, with President Donald Trump hailing the replacement as "a great plan" that has "really brought the Republican Party together." Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff, who is trying to score a special election upset in a traditionally conservative House district, said he strongly opposes "discrimination" over pre-existing conditions in response to the vote. The television and online blitz... Читать дальше...

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YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Investments should concentrate on high-quality projects to promote development that make technology available to all as the region stretches to make up for a shortfall in needed spending, the Asian Development Bank's president and other leaders said Saturday. Opening the meeting of the bank's board of governors, Finance Minister Taro Aso said Japan, the biggest donor to the ADB, would contribute $40 million to a fund promote use of high technology.

Ultimately, the story here is one that is achingly familiar to Doctor Who, and it more or less boils down to the idea that one life is not more important than another, that the preservation of one person's life doesn't outweigh the lives of many. In last week's "Thin Ice," the Doctor poignantly addressed this in his speech about the young orphan boy's life being no less valuable than the man who was born into wealth and comfort, and that's again true here. The first thing Bill does when moving... Читать дальше...

For months pundits and journalists worried over the possibility that a strategically timed leak could destabilize France's election, a replay of the obsessively covered disclosures that some Americans blame for scuppering Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's campaign and many others fear are sapping popular faith in Western democracy. All that can be said with much certainty is that shortly before midnight French time, someone on 4chan — a message board known for, among other things... Читать дальше...

Donald Trump always had money, so he always knew that many people would believe whatever he told them without question or, if they did have questions, would keep their doubts to themselves.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Diane Keaton will receive the American Film Institute's highest honor next month. AFI announced Friday that Keaton will accept its 45th Life Achievement Award during a gala tribute in Los Angeles on June 8. The starry dinner ceremony will air as a special on TNT later in June. The 71-year-old Keaton won an Academy Award for playing the title character in "Annie Hall" and has three other lead actress Oscar nominations. Previous recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award include George Lucas... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Warren Buffett's company reported a 27 percent drop in its first-quarter profit largely because of a big gain it booked last year in connection with two acquisitions. Berkshire's operating earnings excluding those investment gains were $3.56 billion, or $1.44 per Class B share. Berkshire Hathaway executives do not routinely discuss quarterly earnings results, but Buffett will likely talk about the company's performance during Saturday's annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. Berkshire's insurance operations... Читать дальше...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Boise businesswoman says she meant no offense for the remarks she made during a University of Idaho commencement address that has since sparked criticism from attendees. Meg Carlson, president and CEO of Boise-based Prosperity Organic Foods, has come under scrutiny while talking about accepting a job nearly 30 years ago inside a smaller division of a company known as the "black cousin." Bruce Hansen, who attended the event to celebrate his son's graduation and has three adopted black children... Читать дальше...

More than a quarter of workers age 55 or older say they have less than $10,000 in savings and investments, according to the latest retirement confidence survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. The unemployment rate for workers age 65 and over was 3.7 percent last month. Congress this past week voted to overturn a federal rule designed to help states give more workers access to retirement savings plans. Republicans and players in the investment industry, though, argue that the state-run... Читать дальше...

When an actor in the ad said "OK, Google" and asked a question about the Whopper, Google Home obediently began reading the burger's ingredients in homes around the country — effectively extending the commercial for however long it took someone to shout "OK, Google, stop!" Google and Wikipedia quickly made fixes to shut it down. PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says that women have made major strides in the workplace in the past 125 years but expressed concern about barriers that are holding women back today. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department has released a list of 27 national monuments it is reviewing under a presidential order, including Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in Utah and Katahdin Woods and Waters in Maine.