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The Department of Homeland Security wants to compile a database to monitor hundreds of thousands of news outlets and journalists around the world.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — A 17-year-old student has been charged with making terroristic threats after being accused of threatening a school worker. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports Columbus police arrested the student without incident Wednesday as he tried to leave Spencer High School. The teenager pleaded not guilty to the felony charge Thursday. A judge set bail at $2,500. Richard MacLaughlin was working as a security guard at the school when he responded to a call. MacLaughlin said the threat was made through intimidation... Читать дальше...

MIT researchers have created a wearable device called AlterEgo that can recognize nonverbal prompts, essentially “reading your mind.” The system is made up of a device that loops around a user’s ear, follows their jawline, and attaches underneath their mouth, and a computer system. The wearable device has electrodes that pick up neuromuscular signals in your jaw and face that are triggered by internal verbalizations (aka saying words in your head) but can’t be seen by the human eye. These signals... Читать дальше...

President Trump on Friday praised embattled EPA chief Scott Pruitt, denied that he was thinking about naming him attorney general to replace Jeff Sessions — and blamed the “Fake News Media” for Pruitt’s mounting ethical woes. “Do you believe that the Fake News Media is pushing hard on a story that I am going to...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on Friday's second round of the Masters (all times local): 11:30 a.m. Jordan Spieth is off to a shaky start in the second round at the Masters. Spieth double-bogeyed the first hole to drop to 4 under in the 72-hole tournament. Spieth pushed his tee shot at the par-4 No. 1 way right. He failed to get his second shot back to the fairway and then left his third one short of the green. He missed an 11-footer for bogey. It was a frustrating start for the 2015 Masters champion... Читать дальше...

Arsenal look to make it three straight home wins as they aim to pile more misery on Southampton on Sunday. Back-to-back 3-0 wins has done little to improve their league standing but going into the final stages of the season in good form will help momentum for a Europa League challenge. They remain 6th but now only five points behind Chelsea above, although still probably too far away from the top four at this late stage. Southampton have never beaten Arsenal away from home but if they are to stand... Читать дальше...

Before he was dubbed the elusive 'Person A' by U.S. prosecutors investigating Kremlin interference, a Russian-Ukrainian political operative and alleged spy spoke exclusively on the record to RFE/RL about Paul Manafort and more.

Steel, soybeans, aircraft... The list of products hit by trade tensions between the United States and China increases almost daily.

Cormac Dooley (aka Doolsta) picked up three wins and three losses on the first day of action at PAX East in Boston

Disney/Marvel

• Disney faces some obstacles in becoming a global video-streaming player, an RBC analyst says.
• One of the biggest overhangs is Disney's 21st Century Fox bid, which is facing some challenges from regulatory authorities and competitors.
• Watch Disney's stock price in real time here.

Disney's path to becoming 'a global player in streaming' is in sight, but the media and entertainment giant will need to surpass some significant hurdles to get there. Читать дальше...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) on Thursday offered a half-answer when questioned by reporters in Massachusetts about her political future.

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• Tesla will be the only US automaker that would seriously get hurt by a trade war with China.
• CEO Elon Musk has complained about a hefty import tax that Chinese Tesla buyers have to pay.
• But an additional 25% tariff could make the less expensive Tesla Model 3, now ramping production, a prohibitively costly purchase for its target Chinese customers.

Elon Musk is the only major auto CEO who has taken to Twitter to complain about China's trade policies. Читать дальше...

We have our third successive home Saturday league match this week when we look forward to the visit of Chalfont St. Peter to Short Lane.

Last month, Jasmine, Johnson's daughter with longtime girlfriend Lauren Hashian, was rushed to the emergency room.

The article referred to the cricket team Worcestershire Rab, Worcestershire and yes Worcestershire - the cricket club - do seem to have the same old problem as the article infers in their use of the term "customary".

They DO seem to be the only county in cricketing terms who can't fulfil fixtures at their main home ground. However, based on your question Worcester itself may not be the only place subject to flooding, however inadequate their cricket ground is, yet other places cope better consistently with their sporting stadiums. Читать дальше...

Everton striker Wayne Rooney messaged Rio Ferdinand that his bicycle kick in 2011 for Manchester United was better than Ronaldo's strike. Ronaldo scored an over-head kick in the Champions League quarter final match.

The Cavaliers really, really could use this one.

There’s a ton on the line for the three seed in the Eastern Conference. The Boston Celtics, locked in the two spot, have lost their best two players for the season. The Toronto Raptors and a much harder road to the East Finals looms in the four spot. The Cavaliers already own the tiebreaker over the 76ers, but a win on the second half of a back to back would all but secure their spot. Let’s see if they can do it.

Who: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Читать дальше...

MANNS HARBOR, N.C. (AP) — A pair of ferry runs on the North Carolina Outer Banks is returning to its regular schedule after a dredging project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The N.C. Department of Transportation said in a news release that the Ocracoke ferries between Cedar Island and Swan Quarter returned to service on Thursday. The dredging began in March after the ferry channel in Bigfoot Slough just outside of Silver Lake Harbor at Ocracoke became too shallow for the ferries Swan Quarter and Sea Level to pass through it. Читать дальше...

Laughing gas, was used by a driver in the moments before his car collided with another vehicle in which two men died a court has heard.

For those living outside of the bubble, the day was like any other…dull, damp and downright deplorably committed to retail therapy commissioned by the ladies of the lamp, however for those inside…it was a whirlwind of mixed and turbulent emotions, a struggle with impersonal sanity and the journey through hellish nightmares until the first ball was kicked. The West Ham masses had been feeling increasingly uncomfortable all week, waiting for when Saturday comes to unload pent-up frustrations and ...

The Southwest Youth Movement (SWYM) comprising six states in the region, on Friday lauded the Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government for its achievements. Temitope Ogunlade, the Chairman of SWYM, made the commendation in Abuja.

The Southwest Youth Movement (SWYM) comprising six states in the region, on Friday lauded the Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government for its achievements. Temitope Ogunlade, the Chairman of SWYM, made the commendation in Abuja.

Giving workers a say in how they’re governed is no longer a radical concept–and it boosts productivity, wage equity, and overall happiness. And a new poll finds most Americans think it’s a good idea.