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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) _ PCM Inc. (PCMI) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $6 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The El Segundo, California-based company said it had profit of 47 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, were 61 cents per share. The technology and consumer electronics company posted revenue of $510.6 million in the period. PCM expects full-year earnings in the range of $2.22 to $2.32 per share. Читать дальше...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A sex offender who killed a University of Utah student he briefly dated once said at a parole hearing that he was a womanizer who manipulated women to get what he wanted. Melvin Rowland said he was attracted to teenage girls and vulnerable women, and sought to manipulate those he met in person or online, according to a recording of the 2012 hearing released by Utah state authorities. Police said Rowland, 37, fatally shot 21-year-old Lauren McCluskey of Pullman, Washington, on... Читать дальше...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona woman was sentenced to life in prison for her role in the death of a 6-year-old. The Arizona Daily Sun reports Lillian Hester was sentenced Tuesday, more than two months after being found guilty of murder and child abuse in the death of Jason Hester. Lillian Hester's sentence, and the change of plea and sentence for Kimmy Wilson, brought an end to the court appearances for the four defendants culpable in the boy's 2015 death. Wilson pleaded guilty to misdemeanor... Читать дальше...

HOUSTON (AP) _ Oceaneering International Inc. (OII) on Wednesday reported a loss of $66 million in its third quarter. The Houston-based company said it had a loss of 67 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 14 cents per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 16 cents per share. The oilfield services company posted revenue of $519.3 million in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Читать дальше...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A northeastern Nebraska husband and wife accused of locking a special-needs foster child in a basement storage room have been charged in federal court with kidnapping, child abuse and false imprisonment. The Sioux City Journal reports that federal indictments against Charles and Krista Parker were unsealed Wednesday. Prosecutors say the 10-year-old boy was found Sept. 15 in the basement room of the Macy home by Omaha Nation Law Enforcement Services officers. Officials say Krista... Читать дальше...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Hattiesburg artist Charles Price has donated a new painting to William Carey University. The piece is called "Staccato." WDAM-TV reports the artwork was created using oil on canvas and was painted in 2013. This is Price's second donation of art to WCU. The piece was formally presented to the university Wednesday at the new Lucile Parker Gallery in the Asbury Academic Building. That gallery just opened a couple of months ago. Its former location was destroyed in the January 2017 tornado. Читать дальше...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Water service was cut off to an estimated 1.4 million people living in more than a half-a-million American households that got behind on their bills two years ago, as some struggled to keep up with rising costs and governments didn't do enough to help, a group contends in a first-of-its-kind study released Wednesday. Food & Water Watch, a Washington-based nonprofit that advocates for affordable and safe food and water for everyone, made public requests for 2016 residential... Читать дальше...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) _ Forrester Research Inc. (FORR) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $4 million. On a per-share basis, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of 21 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, were 33 cents per share. The technology research company posted revenue of $84.9 million in the period. For the current quarter ending in December, Forrester Research expects its per-share earnings to range from 49 cents to 52 cents. Читать дальше...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police in a North Carolina city say a dating app is behind an increase in sexual assaults in 2018. WBTV in Charlotte reports Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police told a news conference Wednesday that there have been 20 cases of sexual assault this year involving a dating app, compared to 15 in all of 2017. The app wasn't identified. In one instance, police said the victim told officers she was given an unknown narcotic and sexually assaulted. Another victim told police... Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic candidate for governor Tony Evers says he's resolved multiple instances of plagiarism within the state education department he runs the same way he would if a student had done it. Evers tells the Wisconsin State Journal in an editorial board interview Wednesday that he would admonish a student for the error but not expel them. Gov. Scott Walker's campaign has identified seven instances of plagiarism in state budgets submitted by the state Department of Public Instruction under Evers. Читать дальше...

Facebook and Twitter haven’t detected Chinese meddling in the 2018 elections, company officials said, casting doubt on claims by President Trump that the Asian nation is trying to interfere. The social media giants have reported online disinformation campaigns ahead of the Nov. 6 elections that appear to originate from Russia and Iran. But officials from both companies said they have not found evidence so far of such activity from China. “When we think about China, we haven’t seen the same sort of... Читать дальше...