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In the Supreme Court oral argument (p. 12) of MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd, Don Verrilli, attorney for the Recording Industry Association and other content owners, raised eyebrows:

South Korean President Moon Jae-in personally invested in a US-North Korea summit. What now?

Asier Garitano has been appointed the new head coach of Real Sociedad. La Real confirmed the news on Thursday, Garitano signing a three-year deal after leaving Leganes, who he led to promotion before keeping them in LaLiga this season. "Good luck Asier in your new adventure," Leganes said in a club statement. "As you said when you left, we hope to see you in the away dugout for a head-to-head encounter and we hope to beat you, even if we know that after the match you will always be one of our own." Garitano replaces Imanol Alguacil... Читать дальше...

Translated by Ollie Richardson & Angelina Siard 22:40:29 24/05/2018 armiyadnr.su Captive soldiers of the UAF were allowed to make their first call to their relatives. The Armed Forces of the DPR filmed a conversation between Ukrainian prisoners of war – Vasily Zhemelinsky and Vitaly Chmel – and their relatives. The prisoners, having heard the voice of […]

Frightened Rabbit have decided to scrap their one-day festival in Glasgow next month following the death of frontman Scott Hutchison.

AMMAN — The Court of Cassation has upheld a February Criminal Court ruling sentencing a barber to 8 years in prison after convicting him of molesting a 10-year-old Syrian boy in his shop in Irbid in November 2017.

Autodesk Inc. shares declined in the extended session Thursday after the enterprise software company's quarterly results topped Wall Street estimates but its quarterly earnings outlook fell short of the consensus. Autodesk shares fell 4.3% after hours, following a 0.3% decline to close at $138.92 in the regular session. Autodesk estimated adjusted earnings of 13 cents to 16 cents a share on revenue of $585 million to $605 million for the fiscal second quarter, and 77 cents to 95 cents a share... Читать дальше...

AMMAN — State Minister for Media Affairs Mohammad Momani on Thursday condemned the Israeli government’s announcement of 2,500 new settlement units in the occupied Palestinian territories, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Two centuries ago, a 17-year-old from Bolton, England, arrived on the shores of a young country and saw its vistas with the unclouded eyes of a newcomer. In its classical beauty he found inspiration. In its encroaching industry he found cause for concern. And over the next several years, as Thomas Cole embarked on his career as an artist, he rendered the landscape with such clarity, depth and romantic fervor that he wound up founding the Hudson River School — becoming, in the process, an early and lasting advocate for conservation.

A new 8-bit video game has an idea, and it has something to do with avoiding asteroids, spaceships, and defeating the head of Jeff Bezos. Nathan Rousseau Smith has the story.

To help combat impaired driving, the Saskatchewan government is expected to pass legislation to allow ride-sharing sometime next week.

South Simcoe police officers rescued a 69-year-old Bradford woman stuck in her bathtub for 70 hours.

Shares of Gap Inc. fell more than 10% late Thursday after the retailer missed Wall Street's per-share earnings expectations and its same-store sales grew less than forecast. Gap said it earned $164 million, or 42 cents a share, in the first quarter, compared with $143 million, or 36 cents a share in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. Sales rose 10% to $3.78 billion, from $3.44 billion a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected earnings of 44 cents a share on sales of $3.61 billion for the quarter. Читать дальше...

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• 24-year-old Sam Skinner decided to take the #StyleChallenge last year and just recently completed her collection of designs.
• The #StyleChallenge asks artists to draw multiple self-portraits in the style of various cartoons.
• Skinner found inspiration in cartoons like "Scooby-Doo," "Garfield," and "The Simpsons."

Instagrammers have no doubt heard of the #StyleChallenge, a hashtag created by 17-year-old artist Autumn Massaquoi that... Читать дальше...

While they are around all summer, late spring to early summer is when dandelions are most visible. But, while you might be annoyed by them, there are benefits to having them around.

John Jay College evacuated Thursday afternoon following reports of gas. Multiple people reported smelling gas, according to the college. It turned out to be a gasoline spill on the 4th floor of the BMW Building. Students were instructed to use the nearest exits and leave the building just before 4:30 p.m. The FDNY cleared the building quickly and students and staff were allowed back inside. As a caution, #JohnJayCollege is evacuating the building due to multiple reports by community members of […]

One option is a regional congestion point charge, which could cost the average household five to eight dollars per day, or between $1,800 and $2,700 per year based on preliminary analysis.

BEIRUT, Lebanon — A US-led coalition air strike on Syrian army positions overnight killed at least 12 pro-regime fighters in an area where both sides have been battling holdout militants, a monitor said on Thursday.

As the Giro d'Italia gruppo pedalled towards Prato Nevoso on Thursday afternoon, the eye will have been drawn by the snow-capped peaks that loomed imposingly on the horizon beyond the day's finishing climb. They seemed to serve as a tacit reminder: no matter what happens here, the hardest part is still to come.

PRETORIA – The University of Pretoria Rugby Sevens team turned out to be real champions during the Centrale Sevens in Paris when they beat Wales in the semifinal and then went on to win the tournament.

Nutanix Inc. shares dropped more than 7% before taking back some of those losses and trading down 4.2% in the extended session Thursday after the company missed analyst earnings expectations. The cloud computing company's shares fell 1.6% to $55.37 during regular trading. The company reported fiscal third-quarter net losses of $85.7 million, or 51 cents a share, compared with losses of $96.8 million, or 67 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted losses were 21 cents a share. Revenue rose... Читать дальше...

There's a reason President Trump's letter to North Korea's Kim Jong Un sounded suspiciously like campaign-trail Trump — the president reportedly dictated it to White House aides.

There's a reason President Trump's letter to North Korea's Kim Jong Un sounded suspiciously like campaign-trail Trump — the president reportedly dictated it to White House aides.

AMMAN — The Ministry of Social Development has formed a national team to develop a 10-year plan aimed at moving from an institution-based system for persons with disabilities to a family and community based support service, ministry spokesperson Fawaz Ratrout told The Jordan Times, noting that “since the Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities came into force in 2017, the ministry has initiated the necessary steps for the social integration of persons with disabilities in line with Article 27 of the law”. Читать дальше...