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Songbird, the richest and most accomplished horse in Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer’s 39-year career, was retired Thursday because of lameness in both hind legs. Owner Rick Porter announced the retirement on Facebook, writing that an examination this week by Kentucky veterinarian Larry Bramlage revealed that “both hind suspensories (ligaments) were enlarged … usually the result of something else amiss.” Songbird had 13 wins and two seconds in 15 starts,... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Are these the drones you're looking for? Three "Star Wars" devices are combining drones and online games. Manufacturer Propel plans to sell three models based on the original movies. They are the X-wing Starfighter made popular by Luke Skywalker, the Imperial TIE fighter he battled and the Speeder Bike that zoomed through the forests of Endor. The $179 drones fly up to 35 miles an hour and can make corkscrew turns. The remote control plays the John Williams score, and can hold a smartphone to run a linked app. Читать дальше...

A South Carolina couple has filed a lawsuit against Amazon, claiming that they suffered eye damage even though they used protective glasses sold through the online retailer. In the lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Charleston, S.C., Thomas Corey Payne and his fiancee, Kayla Harris, say that the glasses were defective and that Amazon was negligent in allowing them to be sold. They also accuse Amazon of unfair and deceptive trade practices.

In San Francisco there are two classes of renters: those with rent control and those without. But even renters who live in units without rent control—namely, single-family homes and condos—enjoy some protections from eviction under the San Francisco Rent Ordinance. At least, that's what Outer Sunset residents Danielle Phillips and Paul Kelly thought, until they came home one day and found a rent increase so high that it seemed to be an eviction in disguise. It was February 2016, and the couple... Читать дальше...

Kyrie Irving The new Boston Celtics point guard said goodbye to Cavaliers fans with a lengthy Instagram post Thursday — that did not mention LeBron James. Irving is now officially a member of the Celtics after they and the Cavaliers completed a blockbuster deal. “You understand the magnitude of decisions that you make in your life can affect a lot of people all at once,” Irving said in the more than 4-minute video. “And when you get to that point and you understand that the best... Читать дальше...

An Oregon appeals court agreed Wednesday that a couple must surgically lacerate their dogs’ vocal cords in a procedure known as “debarking” or “devocalization,” following a lawsuit brought by neighbors annoyed by the pets’ “incessant barking.” The ruling upheld a lower court order. The case began in 2002, when Karen Szewc and John Updegraff began breeding Tibetan mastiffs, large, fluffy dogs often employed to protect sheep from predators, at their home in Rouge River, Ore., about 150 miles south of Eugene. Читать дальше...

WINNER: “Wonder Woman” Apart from making more than $400 million at the domestic box office, the movie was critically lauded and united girls, boys, men and women all over the world and did things no superhero movie has done before it. LOSER: “Rough Night” Unfortunately, Sony’s “Rough Night” only banked $22 million so far although it was produced for $20 million. Plus, it received mixed reviews from critics — and one month later, a similar comedy in that it starred several recognizable actresses... Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — University of New Mexico officials say Eddie Nunez has been hired as the school's new athletic director. The 42-year-old Nunez has been at LSU for the past 14 years and was most recently the Tigers' deputy director of athletics. Nunez will become the 13th athletic director in UNM's history. He replaces Paul Krebs, who announced his retirement in June after 11 years with the Lobos. UNM officials say they don't have a start date for Nunez, but a formal news conference for him is expected next week.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A bipartisan governor duo is urging Congress to retain the federal health care law’s unpopular individual mandate while legislators continue work on a long-term replacement law. The recommendation is part of a compromise plan for stabilizing individual insurance markets that’s designed to be palatable to both parties. Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican, and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, shared their plan in a letter to congressional leaders Thursday. Читать дальше...

The greatest threat standing in the way of California's march toward legalized marijuana isn't Attorney General Jeff Sessions or Big Pharma. It's the cannabis industry itself. Proof positive is hidden behind the glass-and-concrete walls of a low-slung building on an otherwise nondescript block of warehouses and auto body shops in Hunters Point.

Wells Fargo said Thursday that an internal review of its potentially fraudulent bank accounts had uncovered a total of 3.5 million such accounts, some 1.4 million more than it had previously estimated. The bank also raised a new issue: unauthorized enrollments of customers in the bank’s online bill payment service. Wells Fargo said that it had found 528,000 cases in which customers may have been signed up without their knowledge or consent, and will refund $910,000 to customers who incurred fees or charges.

There's a silver lining in the San Francisco Giants' deplorable baseball season: Tickets to see a game at AT&T park have never been cheaper.

Deciding to go back to your previous employer regardless of the reasons why you left can lead to a career dilemma, especially if other employers are knocking on your door. In the case of a recent job search, an employee who left was approached by their old employer offering to rehire them several months later.

Apple is wading into the middle of the battle for Toshiba’s memory-chip business. The Cupertino iPhone maker is in talks with Bain Capital to bid for the unit, in competition with a group that includes KKR & Co. and Western Digital Corp., according to people familiar with the matter. Bain had previously submitted a $19 billion offer with another group that included state-backed Innovation Network Corp. of Japan and Development Bank of Japan. Apple depends on... Читать дальше...

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Dartmouth College's president is defending himself to faculty after he characterized a professor's televised comments as "supporting violent protest." President Philip Hanlon said Thursday he made the Aug. 21 statement after a surge of reaction from students, families, alumni and others who interpreted professor Mark Bray's remarks as supporting violent protest and believed Bray was speaking for the Ivy League school. Hanlon was criticized in a letter by more than 100 faculty... Читать дальше...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Former independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler has resigned from his job aimed at helping get a new graduate center off the ground in southern Maine. George Campbell, president of the University of Southern Maine Foundation, will be the interim CEO of the new graduate center at the University of Southern Maine. The center was created to bring together graduate law, business and public service programs under one roof. Cutler said he reached his goals of creating a business... Читать дальше...

When management upheaval, allegations of corporate espionage, and revelations of sexual harassment sent Uber into a public relations sinkhole, its long overshadowed rival Lyft shifted into overdrive. It seized the opportunity to recruit disillusioned drivers so it could be more responsive to passengers searching for a ride-hailing alternative to Uber. It upgraded its app, stepped up marketing efforts to attract more riders and expanded its U.S.-only service into 160 more cities for a total of about 350. Читать дальше...