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The U.S. Secret Service says it arrested a person with a weapon for assault in the vicinity of a Washington office building housing Iran's interests section. In a statement on Twitter Wednesday, the Secret Service said its agents detained the individual after reports of shots fired near the Iranian diplomatic office which is located inside the Pakistani embassy. The Secret Service said it determined that no shots were fired in Wednesday's incident, but it detained the armed individual who... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump met Wednesday with Apple CEO Tim Cook at the White House to discuss trade as he engages in negotiations around the globe. Trump tweeted before the meeting that they would be "talking about many things, including how the U.S. has been treated unfairly for many years, by many countries, on trade." The president met with Cook in the Oval Office a day after the leader of the technology giant attended Trump's state dinner for French President Emmanuel Macron. Trump... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump met Wednesday with Apple CEO Tim Cook at the White House to discuss trade as he engages in negotiations around the globe. Trump tweeted before the meeting that they would be "talking about many things, including how the U.S. has been treated unfairly for many years, by many countries, on trade." The president met with Cook in the Oval Office a day after the leader of the technology giant attended Trump's state dinner for French President Emmanuel Macron. Trump... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump met Wednesday with Apple CEO Tim Cook at the White House to discuss trade as he engages in negotiations around the globe. Trump tweeted before the meeting that they would be "talking about many things, including how the U.S. has been treated unfairly for many years, by many countries, on trade." The president met with Cook in the Oval Office a day after the leader of the technology giant attended Trump's state dinner for French President Emmanuel Macron. Trump... Читать дальше...

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• Time spent traveling with a significant other is an opportunity to grow closer and learn more about one another.
• Different destinations offer different kinds of bonding experiences.
• While some are traditionally associated with romance, like Paris, others are ideal for couples seeking adventure, sunshine or sporting activities.

One of the best parts of being in a relationship is having a built-in travel buddy, and one of... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — A late round of buying erased early losses on Wall Street, leaving major indexes mixed at the close of trading. Bigger companies managed to eke out modest gains, while smaller companies mostly fell. A big gain in Boeing pushed the Dow Jones industrial average higher, breaking a five-day losing streak. Late in the day, energy companies got a boost after Exxon Mobil said it is raising its quarterly dividend. Stocks got off to a weak start as investors worried that growing costs for... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — A late round of buying erased early losses on Wall Street, leaving major indexes mixed at the close of trading. Bigger companies managed to eke out modest gains, while smaller companies mostly fell. A big gain in Boeing pushed the Dow Jones industrial average higher, breaking a five-day losing streak. Late in the day, energy companies got a boost after Exxon Mobil said it is raising its quarterly dividend. Stocks got off to a weak start as investors worried that growing costs for... Читать дальше...

NXIVM, the alleged sex cult involving former Smallville actress Allison Mack, will be the subject of a new documentary series. The show will tie the group's history in with it's current circumstances, including the founder's arrest and allegations against Mack of sex trafficking.

Police say Jack Sawyer, 18, of Poultney planned shooting at Fair Haven high school. Why felony charges were dropped, how case influenced VT gun laws

Dr. Ronny Jackson, President Donald Trump's nominee to run the Department of Veterans Affairs, got drunk at a Secret Service going-away party and "wrecked a government vehicle," according to a report released Wednesday by the Democratic staff of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. The report also said Jackson oversaw a "hostile work environment," listing examples including fear of reprisal. Jackson told reporters he never wrecked a car and was moving ahead with the nomination.

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• Florida mother Lacey Grace says her 4-year-old daughter Elianna almost died after inhaling water from their family swimming pool, ABC News reports.
• In an interview with ABC News, Lacey described Elianna's ordeal as "dry drowning."
• But doctors say that "dry drowning" is not actually a medical condition.
• A pediatrician told INSIDER it's possible for children to inhale water and have delayed, very serious complications, but this... Читать дальше...

Patrik Laine missed practice Wednesday as the Winnipeg Jets prepared for their second round playoff series with Nashville.

Audio recording from October meeting about President Trump with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, owners and players reveals telling opinions, divide.

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• This year's NFL Draft looks to be a race for quarterbacks, with four quarterbacks expected to go in the top five picks.
• The Cleveland Browns' fourth overall pick in the draft could be "pivotal," according to a report.
• The Browns could look to trade the fourth pick to a team hoping to get one of the top quarterback prospects.
• There's still potential for chaos if the New York Giants make an unexpected decision with the second overall pick.
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Not everyone is thrilled that Mike Francesa is returning to sports talk radio station WFAN.

A Turkish court on Wednesday convicted journalists from the opposition Cumhuriyet daily for helping outlawed "terrorist" organisations but editors remained defiant vowing their "honourable" journalism would not stop.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s suggestion that former Edo governor Adams Oshiomhole be elected APC national chairman is a personal opinion and not an imposition, according to Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano.

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Marco Asensio came off the bench to score the winner as Real Madrid claimed a 2-1 first-leg lead over Bayern Munich in their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday. Here are five things we learned from the first leg at the Allianz Arena: Real have measure of Bayern Real Madrid have had the wood on Bayern in recent seasons and the Germans now need an unlikely comeback at the Santiago Bernabeu next week to turn the form book around.  The humiliation of a 4-0 second-leg... Читать дальше...

PETE JENSON AT THE ALLIANZ ARENA: There was no repeat of five years ago against Real Madrid. And there were also few reasons for the Spanish club to try their hardest to sign Lewandowski.

TORONTO (AP) — The deadly van rampage in Toronto is training attention on an online world of sexual loneliness, rage and misogyny after the suspect invoked an uprising by "involuntary celibates" and gave a shout-out to a California killer who seethed at women for rejecting him. The world of self-described "incels," where sexual frustrations boil over into talk of violent revenge against women, has become a virtual home for some socially isolated men like the 25-year-old computer science student charged... Читать дальше...

The crash occurred at approximately 4:19 p.m. on Wednesday and police say that they have closed Exit 5 outbound on Highway 103.

It started last July, when Logan Morrison questioned Major League Baseball’s selection process for the Home Run Derby. He had 24 homers at the time, the Yankees’ Gary Sanchez had 13. MLB chose Sanchez for the derby. Morrison debated the move and said Sanchez did not belong. That went over real well with Yankees fans....