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The major U.S. stock indexes finished unevenly Tuesday after President Donald Trump said the U.S. was withdrawing from a landmark nuclear deal with Iran. The policy shift, which would reinstate sanctions on the country, weighed on crude oil prices. Gains in banks and industrial companies were offset by losses in health care and consumer goods stocks. On Tuesday: The S&P 500 index dipped 0.71 points, or 0.03 percent, to 2,671.92. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 2.89 points, or 0.01 percent... Читать дальше...

The major U.S. stock indexes partially recovered from a daylong slide in the final minutes of trading Tuesday to finish essentially flat. The indexes had been drifting slightly lower as investors weighed the Trump administration's decision to withdraw from a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and reinstate sanctions on the country. The policy change, announced in an afternoon speech by President Donald Trump, had been largely expected by traders, who sent crude oil prices sliding more than 2 percent a day... Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor has vetoed a bill that would have criminalized unauthorized computer access after receiving blowback from the state's booming cybersecurity industry. The bill, vetoed by Republican Gov. Nathan Deal on Tuesday, would have made it a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail to intentionally access a computer or network without authorization. The proposal passed the Georgia legislature in March amid the final chaotic hours of the legislative session. The bill was... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday: Citigroup Inc., up $2.50 to $71 The Wall Street Journal reported that activist investment firm ValueAct Capital bought $1.2 billion in Citigroup stock. Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., down 5 cents to $37.99 Reuters reported that Comcast intends to make a new, all-cash offer for the businesses Fox agreed to sell to Disney. Xcerra Inc., up 40 cents to $13.24 The chip testing equipment maker accepted a cash and stock offer from rival Cohu worth $13.92 a share... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. Stocks are ending little changed and oil prices fell after President Donald Trump said the U.S. was withdrawing from a landmark nuclear deal with Iran and would reimpose sanctions on the country. The price of oil ended 2.4 percent lower Tuesday, paring some of its earlier losses. Gains in banks and industrial companies were offset by losses in health care and consumer goods stocks. Comcast fell 5.6 percent after... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top executives of the nation's leading wholesale drug distributors told Congress under oath Tuesday that their companies didn't help cause the nation's deadly opioid epidemic, drawing bipartisan wrath that included one lawmaker suggesting prison terms for some company officials. The confrontation came at a House subcommittee hearing at which legislators asked why huge numbers of potentially addictive prescription opioid pills had been shipped to West Virginia, among the states hardest hit by the drug crisis. Читать дальше...

Stocks edged lower in late-afternoon trading Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced the United States' withdrawal from a landmark nuclear deal with Iran. Crude oil prices, which fell sharply ahead of the afternoon announcement, pared some of their early losses. Gains in banks and industrial companies were outweighed by losses in health care and consumer goods stocks. KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 index fell 3 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,669 as of 3:36 p.m. Eastern Time. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 10 points to 24,346. Читать дальше...

PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii's Kilaeau volcano is forcing people in the eruption zone to make some tough decisions. Some residents who live on the volcano slopes insist on staying to watch over their property. Others have abandoned their homes without knowing when they will be able to return. They could come back to find their houses turned to ash and buried under solid rock. There's no indication when the eruption might stop, or how far the lava might spread. Edwin Montoya has lived on the slopes of Kilauea for almost a decade. Читать дальше...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian health workers have called off a strike after the government agreed to cover recent wage cuts that hit some health employees. Premier Viorica Dancila signed an agreement with Sanitas and another trade union Monday, pledging to cover losses starting May 1. In return, the unions canceled the walkout scheduled for Friday. The breakthrough came after workers briefly walked off the job Monday over a government measure that meant wage cuts for some employees while some medics saw their salaries doubled.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on Google's at its annual developers conference (all times local): 12:05 p.m. Some of the features Google is announcing at its annual developers conference won't be coming to Samsung phones. Google and Samsung have increasingly become competitors as Samsung launches services that duplicate what Google already offers on Android. Google is making a test version of the upcoming Android P operating system available on some phones, but none are from Samsung, the leading maker of Android phones. Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — Defense attorneys and civil libertarians in Massachusetts urged the state's highest court on Tuesday to impose fines against the state attorney general's office for the misconduct of two former prosecutors who tried to minimize the scope of a state drug lab scandal. A judge found that two former assistant attorneys general withheld evidence about the scope of the misconduct of former chemist Sonja Farak, who authorities say was high almost every day she worked at the state drug lab for eight years. Читать дальше...

WA Forecast for Thursday, May 10, 2018 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index Arlington;Spotty showers;64;49;SW;8;60%;87%;4 Bellingham;Spotty showers;63;48;SSE;8;74%;86%;3 Bremerton;Spotty showers;65;47;SW;11;71%;73%;3 Chehalis;Spotty showers;64;46;WSW;6;66%;84%;4 Deer Park;Spotty showers;64;42;S;8;74%;79%;3 Eastsound;Spotty showers;62;50;WSW;5;78%;86%;2 Ellensburg;Not as warm;68;48;NW;19;54%;30%;6 Ephrata;Mostly... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — If you're looking for a job right now, this may be about as good as it gets: There are roughly as many open jobs in the United States as there are unemployed people. In March, employers advertised 6.55 million open jobs, the most on records dating to December 2000, the Labor Department said Tuesday . At the same time, there were 6.59 million unemployed people. That's a historical anomaly. Typically, there are far more unemployed people than advertised job openings — often twice as many. Читать дальше...

The house at 2830 46th Avenue West was built in 1926, nicely nestled along the side of Magnolia, long before Seattle was a hotbed for real estate.

PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — The Latest on lava pouring out from fissures caused by Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii (all times local): 8:10 a.m. Scientists confirm that volcanic activity has paused at all 12 fissures that opened up in a Hawaii community and oozed lava that burned 35 structures. Officials warn that hazardous fumes continue to be released from the cracks in the ground. Residents of the Leilani Estates subdivision were evacuated last week after the first fissure opened on a street. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Four more Nike executives have left the sportswear company amid its efforts to overhaul workplace culture. They are Helen Kim, vice president of Nike East for North America; Simon Pestridge, global vice president of marketing for performance categories; Steve Lesnard, the head of running in North America and Tommy Kain, Nike's director of sports marketing. Nike spokesman Greg Rossiter confirmed the departures but declined to say why they were leaving The departures follow the exits... Читать дальше...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo's government on Tuesday declared a new outbreak of Ebola in the country's rural northwest, after two cases of the deadly virus were confirmed in Bikoro. Congo's Health Ministry said that of the five samples sent to the National Institute of Biological Research in Kinshasa, two came back positive for the Zaire strain of Ebola in the country's Equateur Province. The samples were gathered after the Equateur Province Health Ministry notified Kinshasa on May 3 of some 21 cases... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — Whether to get screened for prostate cancer is a question that men aged 55 to 69 should decide themselves in consultation with their doctors, according to finalized guidance issued Tuesday by an influential panel of health care experts. New evidence suggests that PSA blood tests can slightly reduce the chances of dying from the disease for some men, so those decisions may be a little easier. Though screening can sometimes lead to drastic, needless treatment, the panel says that can... Читать дальше...

"I want to be clear," O'Brien continued in The Seattle Times. "I was physically thrown out of this event because of the policies I advocate for."

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google is again putting artificial intelligence in the spotlight at its annual developers conference Thursday. The company opened its I/O event with literal bells and whistles at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California — showing off what it's like to experiment with artificially intelligent synthesizers and inviting thousands of people to participate in an AI drawing game. The demonstrations warmed up the crowd ahead of a keynote by CEO Sundar Pichai,... Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle's latest tax proposal to combat homelessness takes aim at large businesses such as Amazon that have helped drive the city's economic boom. But the measure has sparked intense debate — even shouting matches in otherwise reserved Seattle — over who should pay to solve the housing crisis exacerbated by that growth. The City Council is proposing a tax on employee hours to raise about $75 million a year for affordable housing and homelessness services. Nearly 600 large employers... Читать дальше...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on Google's at its annual developers conference (all times local): 9:45 a.m. Google is showing off what it's like to experiment with artificially intelligent music. Two performers are using synthesizers infused with what the company says is machine learning to warm up the crowd ahead of a keynote by CEO Sundar Pichai at Google's annual developers conference. The music is a mix of electronic dance music and bells. Graphics suggest the sounds are meant to mimic a sitar... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers of both parties accused wholesale pharmaceutical distributors on Tuesday of missing signs of suspicious activity that resulted in hundreds of millions of prescription opioid pills being shipped to West Virginia, a state disproportionately ravaged by deaths caused by the addictive drugs. The legislators made their remarks as current and former officials from five distributor companies gave sworn testimony to a House subcommittee. The responses by drug executives ranged... Читать дальше...

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