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Honduran security forces, especially the military police, used excessive and lethal force against protesters demonstrating against President Juan Orlando Hernandez's disputed re-election in November, the United Nations said on Monday. The security forces shot dead at least 16 people, including two women and two children, out of at least 23 people known to have died during the protests, the U.N. human rights office said in a report. "These cases raise serious concerns and may amount to extra-judicial killings," the report said. Читать дальше...

Manchester United may have been handed a transfer boost as Barcelona midfielder Andre Gomes admits he’s going through ‘hell’ with his current club. The Portugal international arrived at the Nou Camp from Valencia last season as an exciting prospect, but it’s fair to say things haven’t really worked out for him with the Catalan giants. […]

AT&T Inc. Chief Executive Randall Stephenson received $28.7 million in compensation in 2017, which the company said Monday was 366 times the salary of the average AT&T worker. Companies this year are reporting their CEO pay in relation to the compensation of a median worker for the first time as a result of a 2015 rule mandated by the Dodd-Frank act. AT&T reported Monday that its median employee had average compensation of $78,437 in 2017; AT&T excluded nearly 13,000 of its roughly... Читать дальше...

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• DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach says we are at a "moment of truth" in the markets.
• Now is not the time to have strong conviction. 
• The situation is set to explode in 2019.

At the Strategic Investment Conference 2018, Jeff Gundlach from DoubleLine Capital said that we’re at a “moment of truth” that could break either way. So, now is not the time to have high conviction about the economy or markets.

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• Ford has revived the California Special version of the Mustang GT.
• The nameplate dates the late 1960s.
• The new 'Stang will add rev-matching to the GT's six-speed manual transmission and keep the 5.0-liter V8 engine.

One of the stars of the recent Detroit auto show was Ford's limited-run Bullitt Mustang — an homage to Steve McQueen's famous 'Stang from the 1968 film.

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Five-time NBA champion also must complete a nine-month alcohol education program and pay fine.

In countries that put far less an emphasis on expanding human rights and personal liberty, it's become somewhat common for them to use strong-arm tactics to stifle dissent. One aspect of that is often times the suspension or shutdown of mobile networks, the theory being that the messaging and social media apps dissenters use on their phones allow them to organize far better than they otherwise could and therefore cause more trouble. Frankly, this has become something more expected out of Middle... Читать дальше...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Two Republican state senators with ties to the National Rifle Association publicly backed the renewed effort Monday to expand background checks on Minnesota gun sales, the latest reminder that gun issues often don't follow party lines in state politics. The public support from Sens. Scott Jensen and Paul Anderson could give the latest push for stronger gun laws a jolt. They joined several Democrats proposing legislation that would impose background checks on nearly all gun... Читать дальше...

There have been some lows for Scottish golf – some highs, too, admittedly – in the time I’ve covered this great sport but never before I have I felt the game in this country has been in the complete and utter mess it currently finds itself.

Two victims of Sunday’s fatal East River helicopter crash were longtime pals from Texas — an up-and-coming journalist who’d just moved to the Big Apple for his big break and his firefighter friend visiting from back home. Trevor Cadigan and Brian McDaniel, both 26, attended Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas together, graduating in 2010,...

When Nintendo announced a new Super Smash Bros. game for the Switch last week it made me realize just how much this franchise has meant to me.

Sad news today regarding the passing of BBC Radio Leeds cricket correspondant Dave Callaghan.

It is with great sadness that The Yorkshire County Cricket Club has learned that Dave Callaghan has passed away.

Considered by many as the voice of Yorkshire Cricket, Dave was taken ill on Friday evening and sadly passed on Monday night. Dave was a much-loved personality at Emerald Headingley and held in the highest regard by players, staff and supporters alike.

Dave’s passion for... Читать дальше...

Original creator Jeff Franklin was axed from the Netflix series amid complaints about his behavior last month.

TV pundit and former Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher blamed a "moment of madness" after he was caught on camera spitting towards a 14-year-old girl in a moving car.

Writer and comedian Rachel Bloom recalled her own personal #MeToo moment, saying that she recently demanded an apology from the people she now says sexually harassed her a decade ago and forced her from the leadership of a sketch comedy group at NYU. “When I was 19, I got caught in a love triangle with two guys who were older than I was, and I handled myself weirdly because I had just lost my virginity,” the creator and star of CW’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” said Monday at TheWrap’s BE Conference in Austin, Tex. Читать дальше...

Of all the names that were thrown his way last week, no potential opponent drew as much of a reaction out of Georges St-Pierre than undefeated wrestler Ben Askren.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Sophomore Nathan Smith (SO/Bronx, NY) of St. Andrews was named as the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Men's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week, the league announced Tuesday.

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado criminal defense investigator jailed for refusing to testify in a death penalty appeal because of her faith is being released from jail now that she's agreed to take the stand. A judge on Monday ordered that Greta Lindecrantz, a Mennonite who opposes capital punishment, be set free after spending two weeks behind bars. She did not want to testify for prosecutors seeking to uphold the conviction and death sentence of Robert Ray. But according to a court document filed Saturday... Читать дальше...

Students at John Burroughs School, a prep school in Ladue, Mo., held a counter-protest in response to the Westboro Baptist Church’s decision to picket the school in order to object to the school’s acceptance of an openly gay student-athlete. The radical right-wing church planned the protest in response to Jake Bain, the Burroughs football team’s […]

Selmir Miscic and Patric Bohui have combined for 41 goals in all competitions this season

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• A woman working as a structural engineer in Singapore makes $48,530 a year. 
• She usually does not get off work until after 8 and goes to 7-Eleven for dinner. 
• She saves approximately $730 a month and invests $600.
• This week, it was her boyfriends birthday and they celebrated with a chocolate cake.

Welcome to Money Diaries, where we're tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We're asking... Читать дальше...

After 8th-grader Sasha Matthews posted here about the copyright-swiping terms and conditions imposed in Scholastic's annual Art & Writing Awards, the group says it will no longer demand legal ownership of youngsters' submissions.