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A Kirkland resident is ecstatic that her complaint with Bell was resolved after speaking out to Global News.

A former coach of Brazil's national squad was fired by his gymnastics club on Monday after Brazilian TV reported he had sexually abused boys, presenting testimony from more than 40 victims.

The Mooch is out of luck, again. A group of Chinese investors is dropping its bid for Anthony Scaramucci’s SkyBridge Capital — leaving the one-time White House communications chief out about $100 million, according to a report. The Chinese conglomerate HNA Group is walking away after the federal government held up the transaction for more...

As the spirit of activism attempts to upend longstanding Hollywood paradigms, efforts at more inclusive filmmaking practices is a trending topic. Indeed, Frances McDormand recently sent the world into a googling frenzy when she ended her Oscar acceptance speech with the word “inclusion rider”. But what do we mean when we say “inclusion”? Too often our discussions around diversity are quite literally “black and white”. But the fabric of our modern society is a technicolor quilt of varied experiences... Читать дальше...

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• There are certain purchases that require insurance, like when you buy a car or a home.
• You should buy insurance when you know you are likely to need it, like if you are likely to shatter your phone, buy phone insurance. 
• Buy insurance when the loss would be devastating financially or emotionally, for example, health insurance.

You can buy insurance for practically anything these days.

Planning a vacation to France? Your airline... Читать дальше...

"I mean, I'm honestly – I wouldn't change a single word that I said," Wolf told 'Fresh Air's Terry Gross. "I'm very happy with what I said, and I'm glad I stuck to my guns."

Un autre ministre libéral songe à ne pas se présenter aux prochaines élections générales au Québec. Radio-Canada a appris que le ministre de l'Immigration, David Heurtel, est en sérieuse réflexion sur son avenir politique.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Sixteen-year-old Kyle Plush was apparently reaching for his tennis gear in the back of his minivan when he became helplessly pinned in the fold-away third-row seat. He knew he was in serious trouble. Using the voice-activated feature on his cellphone, he had Siri dial 911 and warned: "I'm going to die here." He called again minutes later, this time describing his vehicle: a gold Honda Odyssey. Two police officers drove around at the boy's high school looking for him but left after 11 minutes... Читать дальше...

Good evening/morning,it's Paul here. Right, let's try to get this article back on track, somewhat late. There was very little of interest actually, on the day. Connect (LON:CNCT) Share price: 55pNo. shares: 247.7mMarket cap: £136.2m (at the time of writing, I hold a long position in this share) Unaudited interim results Connect Group, a leading specialist distributor, is today announcing its Interim Results for the six months ended 28 February 2018... Here are the financial highlights, which look... Читать дальше...

Good evening/morning,it's Paul here. Here's the usual placeholder article, for your comments on the morning's 7 am trading updates amp; results. 14:02 - quick update - I'm struggling to get going today, and have been invited to the House of Lords for afternoon tea at 4pm, which is rather wonderful! So I'll have to come back and have another go at getting this report done this evening. Sorry about that. Just thought I'd post an update here, so that you know what's going on amp; don't waste your time checking back here this afternoon. Читать дальше...

Get ready, folks. He’s back.

The moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. Stephen Curry is officially listed as probable for Tuesday’s Game 2 between the Golden State Warriors and the New Orleans Pelicans. Coach Steve Kerr announced the news at Monday’s practice.

Steve Kerr said Steph is officially probable.

While “probable” still leaves the door open for Curry to sit out for one more game, Kerr sure made it seem like that was not going to happen. Читать дальше...

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The Department of Justice appeared to cede ground in its battle against the pending  merger between AT&T and Time Warner in its closing argument on Monday. The DOJ argued “alternative” solutions should be considered if the deal isn’t blocked. Justice Department attorney Craig Conrath asked U.S. District Judge Richard Leon — the lone decision maker in the case — to force a “partial divestiture,” where AT&T only buys a portion of Time Warner, according to the Wall Street Journal. Judge Richard Leon said he planned to rule by June 12... Читать дальше...

Ramirez has successfully defended his WBO belt three times

Plans are “being finalized” for Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez, the best super middleweight to not appear in the World Boxing Super Series, to make the fourth defense of his WBO title against unbeaten Colombian Roamer Alexis Angulo on June 30th, headlining an ESPN show at Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Arena.

I usually only include each fighter’s last name in the front page title for brevity’s sake. I think you can guess why I didn’t do that here. Читать дальше...

Hiribae Mame stood waist-deep in water outside her wrecked house in eastern Kenya, one of around 200,000 people forced to flee by weeks of floods, landslides and heavy rains. Kenya's Red Cross estimates at least 100 have also died in the downpours since early April, a humanitarian disaster that it says needs emergency funding. "I have lost 12 chicken and four goats. We were not able to save all of them and I can't access the house because the door can't open," said the mother-of-four in the town of Tana River in lower Coast region. Читать дальше...

By Stephen Farrell TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stepped up pressure on the United States to pull out of a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, holding a primetime address on Israeli TV to present what he called evidence of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons program. Intelligence experts and diplomats said he did not seem to have presented a "smoking gun" showing that Iran had violated the agreement, although he may have helped make a case on behalf of hawks in the U.S. Читать дальше...

Greece has made an "enormous" reform effort since its debt crisis broke out and its international lenders must now grant the country debt relief, OECD chief Angel Gurria said on Monday. Gurria, who met Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Athens, urged Greece to continue with reforms after its third international bailout expires in August. "I want to congratulate the entire Greek people for an enormous reform effort, it was a very ambitious reform package," he said in translated comments. "And... Читать дальше...

You may have heard Michelle Wolf bombed at the White House Correspondents Dinner. But the former high jumper at William & Mary cleared the comedic bar

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Fintech hubs — cities where startups, talent, and funding congregate — are proliferating globally in tandem with ongoing disruption in financial services. 

These hubs are all vying to become established fintech centers in their own right, and want to contribute to the broader financial services ecosystem of the future. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell moderately on Monday, giving up an early gain, but still ended April higher. It was the first monthly increase for the market since January as company earnings have come in better than many expected. Indexes jumped in the early going following news of several buyout deals and more strong earnings reports, but sagged after lunchtime, weighed down by losses for telecom stocks and other areas of the market. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 148.04 points, or 0.6 percent... Читать дальше...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that “Black Panther” has taken the world by storm. With its record-smashing box office and cultural impact, the film has captured our imaginations and gave us a Black History Month to remember. Its monumental success has truly shattered any illusions as to the limited commercial potential of black films, though Hollywood will surely attempt to dismiss it as an anomaly. It is therefore up to us movie lovers to prove them wrong. ...

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• The biggest banks are increasing their deposits by billions from year to year. 
• But other banks are losing deposits left and right. 
• A newly aggressive approach to gaining deposits is impacting the industry as a whole.

The three biggest banks combined – JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo – increased their deposits by $118 billion in 2017 from the prior year, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis today of FDIC data. Читать дальше...