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How major US stock market indexes fared on Tuesday The Nasdaq composite index ticked higher to another record Tuesday, but a drop in energy stocks held other indexes back. Stocks have been stuck in a largely listless trading pattern in recent weeks, as investors see few reasons to make big moves.

Nasdaq sets another record; energy stocks hold back S&P 500 NEW YORK (AP) — The Nasdaq composite index ticked higher to another record Tuesday, but a drop by energy stocks held other indexes back. Stocks have been stuck in a largely listless trading pattern in recent weeks, as investors see few reasons to make big moves in either direction. Companies have been turning in a series of stronger-than-expected profit reports, which has tempered concerns that stocks have grown too expensive relative to earnings. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld as lawful the government's bailout of American International Group in the heat of the financial crisis. Writing the new opinion for a three-judge panel of the appeals court, Chief Judge Sharon Prost said any claims against the government rightfully belong to AIG, not Greenberg's company, Starr International. An eight-week trial in the fall of 2014 brought the rare spectacle of back-to-back courtroom testimony by three former leaders of the government's bailout ... Читать дальше...

Ag Dep't delays animal welfare standards for organic meats WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is delaying a rule that would require organic meat and egg producers to abide by stricter animal welfare standards.

The rental car company missed Wall Street forecasts as prices fell and its cars lost value. The media and marketing company's profit and sales fell short of analyst estimates. Real estate investment trusts and other high dividend stocks fell Tuesday as bond yields increased.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A techno-infused opera about the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has earned the financial backing of opera companies in San Francisco and Seattle, ensuring the musical meditation on the iconic entrepreneur will travel to America's high-tech enclave. Job's life story, as the relentless technology pioneer who embraced Buddhism and simple vegetarian family dinners, has been the subject of documentaries, books, a feature film and a graphic novel since his death from cancer in 2011. Читать дальше...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island lawmakers are considering a proposal that would allow students to take sunscreen into schools without a doctor's note. Rhode Island's proposal would exempt sunscreen from rules banning students from using over-the-counter medications at schools without special permission.

(AP) — The Walt Disney Co. (DIS) on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $2.39 billion. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.45 per share. The entertainment company posted revenue of $13.34 billion in the period, which missed Street forecasts.

(AP) — Irate passengers swarmed ticket counters and some started a near-riot at Fort Lauderdale's airport after Spirit Airlines canceled nine flights, blaming the decision on pilots' failure to show up. Deputies arrested three people from New York in the Fort Lauderdale airport, charging them with inciting a riot, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and trespassing. The Broward Sheriff's Office said about 500 people were crowded into Spirit's terminal at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook says its researchers have found a new way to use artificial intelligence to translate material on its social network faster and more accurately. The method uses something called a convolutional neural network, a technology that's already used for image processing and other types of machine learning.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Scott Gottlieb is on track to win Senate confirmation to head the Food and Drug Administration despite Democratic questions about his financial ties to medical companies the agency regulates. The FDA regulates products that affect about a quarter of all consumer spending — everything from new drugs and medical devices to food safety, nutrition labeling, tobacco and e-cigarettes, animal drugs and cosmetics. Democratic senators focused on Gottlieb's finances, citing government... Читать дальше...

A woman who says she was mistreated by former Fox TV star Bill O'Reilly is calling on British regulators to reject 21st Century Fox's bid to buy the 61 percent of Sky that it doesn't already own, saying the deal would allow Fox to bring a culture of sexual and racial harassment to the U.K. The takeover values Sky, which broadcasts Premier League soccer and top film offerings across Europe, at 18.5 billion pounds ($24 billion). For Fox, the situation is all too reminiscent of Britain's phone-hacking scandal... Читать дальше...

A woman sitting in her Lake City home Tuesday was killed when a car pummeled her home Tuesday morning, according to KOMO reports.

Ask anyone perusing the Seattle-area real estate market aside from the sellers, and they can give you a one-word summation: Frustrating.

The top 10 movies on the iTunes Store iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending May 7, 2017: iTunes Movies US Charts: Guardians of the Galaxy Return of Xander Cage Fifty Shades Darker (Unrated) iTunes Movies US Charts - Independent:

The Mage (Astrid Berges-Frisbey), a strange animal-controlling sorceress who we recently saw with a knife at her throat, or Maggie (Annabelle Wallis) who over the course of the movie is so underdeveloped that at different points I'd thought she was Arthur's presumed to be dead mother (who is in fact played by the just similar enough-looking Poppy Delevingne) or the evil King Vortigern's (Jude Law) wife. It's a stretch to even deem it a King Arthur movie (marketing calls it an "iconoclastic take... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The Seahawks have signed veteran defensive end David Bass as Seattle continues to look for options on the defensive front. Among those released by Seattle was cornerback Perrish Cox, running back George Famer and kicker John Lunsford, leaving the Seahawks with Blair Walsh as the only kicker on the roster.

Waking up every day meant facing new terrors for Kent couple Courtney and Steve Allen. And it was because of one man Courtney met online.

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is giving its voice-enabled Echo speaker a touch screen and video-calling capabilities as it competes with Google's efforts at bringing "smarts" to the home. The 7-inch screen on the new Echo Show enables the speaker to supplement voice responses with visuals and other information displays , similar to the Echo-like features on the Fire tablets and Fire TV streaming devices. The research firm eMarketer expects usage of such speakers to more than double this year, with nearly... Читать дальше...

The (Northwest Indiana) Times (http://bit.ly/2pXWHhc ) reports the lawsuit alleges the contamination came from a 4.1-acre hazardous waste disposal facility owned and operated by Conservation Chemical Co. of Illinois. "In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Honeywell and 14 other parties conducted an extensive cleanup of a portion of the airport's property under an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency," Honeywell said in a statement issued Monday. Since we conducted this cleanup, the law protects us from the lawsuit's claims.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight U.S. senators have requested an investigation into whether a billionaire investor and adviser to President Donald Trump violated insider trading rules with bets made in the renewable fuel credit market. In a letter Tuesday to three separate government agencies, the senators note that then President-elect Trump brought on Carl Icahn in December as an unpaid adviser on regulatory reform, despite Icahn's position as the majority owner of CVR Energy, an oil refining company based in Sugar Land... Читать дальше...

The Magic Kingdom is wagering a reported half-billion dollars that you and zillions of other people will line up for new theme park attractions based on the movie's bioluminescent world of Pandora. While the movie smashed box-office records thanks to its dazzling 3-D effects and higher 3-D ticket prices, it's also left little but a fading echo in pop-culture consciousness. [...] theme parks are big business, and Disney is counting on what its executives call "Avatar Land" — the official name is "Pandora - World of Avatar" ... Читать дальше...