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In a surprise about-face, Public Safety Committee Chairman Ariel Reboyras (30th) has scheduled a meeting at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.

MOSCOW— The Russian Defense Ministry on Friday accused Britain of staging a fake chemical attack in a Syrian town outside Damascus, a bold charge vehemently denied by Britain as a “blatant lie.” The exchange follows the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain, and comes amid Moscow’s stern warnings to the West against striking Syria. A day before a team from the international chemical weapons watchdog was to arrive in Douma, just east of Damascus, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Читать дальше...

Attirer des investissements étrangers au Canada : c'est l'un des objectifs de Justin Trudeau lors de sa participation au Sommet des Amériques qui commence vendredi au Pérou. Il s'est adressé à des centaines de dirigeants d'entreprises réunis à Lima. En toile de fond, la crise entourant l'oléoduc Trans Mountain de Kinder Morgan semble en refroidir certains dans le milieu des affaires.

Attirer des investissements étrangers au Canada : c'est l'un des objectifs de Justin Trudeau lors de sa participation au Sommet des Amériques qui commence vendredi au Pérou. Il s'est adressé à des centaines de dirigeants d'entreprises réunis à Lima. En toile de fond, la crise entourant l'oléoduc Trans Mountain de Kinder Morgan semble en refroidir certains dans le milieu des affaires.

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• During a Michigan State University board of trustees meeting, a Larry Nassar victim accused the school's interim president of trying to buy her off to get her to drop her lawsuit against the school. 
• The woman's testimony drew gasps of shock and outrage at the meeting. 
• The president was also accused of lying about another victim agreeing to be paid for dropping the lawsuit. 
  

At a recent Michigan State board of trustees meeting... Читать дальше...

Remember the PA system that blasted messages to every room in your elementary school? Yeah, Alexa is that now. 

The average price of gas in the Burlington metro area has risen to $2.74 per gallon but GasBuddy expects the price to fall short of $3/gallon in 2018.

Liverpool have plenty of work to do in the summer transfer market and Jurgen Klopp’s task at Anfield is made even more difficult by the imminent loss of Germany international Emre Can. The 24-year-old, currently sidelined with injury, may have played his last game for the Reds as his contract has just a few months remaining and he’s been reluctant to put pen to paper on an agreement, increasing the chances of a free transfer occurring. According to Italian outlet TuttoMercatoWeb... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan has endorsed his top lieutenant, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, to be his successor, giving a significant boost to the Californian’s candidacy in hopes of averting a divisive contest that could make an already difficult election year even tougher for divided Republicans. “We all think that Kevin is the right person,” Ryan, R-Wis., said in an interview that will air Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Ryan said that while he believes McCarthy can line up enough votes now to win the job... Читать дальше...

Defense lawyers dragged Bill Cosby's beloved sitcom character into the courtroom during the comedian's sexual assault retrial.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - A US warship named after British World War II leader Winston Churchill has joined the buildup of US naval power threatening Syria with air and missile strikes, the 6th Fleet said in a statement on Friday.

Police video released Friday shows Youtube shooter Nasim Aghdam assuring California cops that she had no intention of hurting herself or others — hours before she shot up the internet video giant’s offices, wounding three before taking her own life. Cops found Aghdam, 38, asleep in her parked car in a Walmart parking lot in...

In February, the city recorded only 33,499 complaints about jet noise — the lowest number since December 2014.

We're airborne with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending April 14, 2018. If you liked last week's lineup, you'll like our new one … we do get a bit of shuffling just for variety's sake. Number 5: Ed Sheeran "Perfect" Ed Sheeran drops two slots to fifth place with his four-times-platinum ex-champ "Perfect." Ed's security guard Kev has a new Instagram feed, and has racked up 185,000 followers in his first two days. He posts funny and embarrassing photos of Ed... Читать дальше...

2K Games

• The beloved blockbuster "BioShock" series has been dormant for five years.
• According to a report in Kotaku, a new "BioShock" game is currently in development.
• The rumored project hasn't been announced, and the studio reportedly working on it is brand new.

It sounds like a new "BioShock" is in the works.

The first-person shooter series, that's beloved for its style and story. is apparently getting an entirely new entry, according to a new report on Kotaku. Читать дальше...

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• Attorneys separately representing President Donald Trump and his longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, argued Friday that the Justice Department should be blocked from reviewing communications between Trump and Cohen.
• As their attorneys were in court, Trump reportedly called Cohen to "check in."
• Trump and Cohen are not co-defendants are not represented by the same attorneys. They are also not known to be parties to a joint defense agreement.
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This your ultimate and authoritative guide to what I think you should be drinking during the upcoming match. And barbecue. Because I like lobbing bombs and stirring the pot.

US Air Force

The Air Force may be backtracking from its stated plan to keep the A-10 Thunderbolt II flying until 2030.

During a House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land subcommittee hearing on Thursday, Lt. Gen. Jerry D. Harris, the service's deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and requirements, said as a platform, the A-10, beloved among ground troops and attack pilots alike, will remain until roughly that time period.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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British intelligence officers say their cyber campaign against Daesh has made it “almost impossible” for the jihadist group to operate online by blunting their communications, according the head of Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), Jeremy Fleming.

WOODWARD, Okla. — Wildfires in northwestern Oklahoma have burned more than 120,000 acres and forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. Woodward County Emergency Management Director Matt Lehenbaur said Friday that the fires have destroyed several homes near Woodward, about 125 miles northeast of Oklahoma City. He says no injuries have been reported. The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management reports one fire has burned 82,000 acres near the town of Leedey, about 40 miles south of Woodward. Читать дальше...

President Donald Trump is prodding military advisers to agree to a more sweeping strike in Syria than they consider prudent, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. A White House official said Trump has been pushing for a strike that would not only punish the Syrian regime for a chemical-weapons attack, but also exact a price from its patrons Russia and Iran. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has reportedly resisted, worrying the administration lacks a broader strategy in Syria and that strikes could trigger a clash with Russian and Iran. Читать дальше...

Federal regulators issued guidance Friday making it clear that it is illegal to sell pure and highly concentrated caffeine in bulk to consumers.

Timothée Chalamet is definitely having a moment, making waves with both Lady Bird and Call Me By Your Name — the latter of which earned him an Academy Award nomination

His next foray, Hot Summer Nights, is a coming-of-age film set in the '90s. It finds Chalamet spending the summer on Cape Code, getting mixed up in weed, falling in love, and public bathroom make outs. The film hits theaters July 27th.  Read more...

DENVER — President Donald Trump has promised to support legislation protecting the marijuana industry in states that have legalized the drug, a move that could lift a threat to the industry made by the U.S. attorney general just three months ago. Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado said Friday that Trump made the pledge to him in a Wednesday night conversation. Gardner has been pushing to reverse a decision made by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in January that removed prohibitions […]