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I had a good discussion a couple of days ago with a friend who mentioned how many times he heard job seekers describe their interests as being open to anything as long as it was a job.   I have heard the same responses, it’s a common theme in job searching with the notion that if

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 3:40 p.m. The Dow Jones industrials are down 800 points, extending the market's losses. Stocks started to fall in early trading and extended their losses throughout the morning. The market's turmoil began last Friday and has continued this week as investors worried about early signs of inflation. Analysts have also been saying the market has gotten much too expensive after a huge run-up over the last year and has been long overdue for a pullback. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans rode the tea party wave to power eight years ago on a message of fiscal responsibility and attacking budget deficits. That was then. On Thursday, the Republican-led Congress was rounding up support for a bipartisan budget bill that would put the government on track for annual deficits topping $1 trillion. Such a gap was last seen during the 2008 recession. The projection for massive budget deficits has split Republicans. Dedicated fiscal conservatives criticized the plan. Читать дальше...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jurors started deliberating Thursday in a case involving one of the worst U.S. police corruption scandals in recent memory after hearing nearly three weeks of testimony from drug dealers, a crooked bail bondsman and disgraced Baltimore detectives who detailed astonishing levels of police misconduct. The two detectives on trial face robbery, extortion and racketeering charges that could land them up to life in prison if convicted. The trial in a federal courthouse has been dominated... Читать дальше...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on a reprieve granted an Ohio killer scheduled to die next week (all times local): 3:35 p.m. The attorney for a condemned inmate granted a reprieve ahead of his execution next week says Ohio's governor acted in the interest of fairness and justice. Federal public defender Erin Barnhart says a juror's reconsideration of capital punishment for death row prisoner Raymond Tibbetts provides a compelling reason for the Ohio Parole Board to reconsider the inmate's clemency request. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Dow Jones industrial average falls more than 750 points, or 3 percent, as market extends its losses.

BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the situation in Syria (all times local): 10:30 p.m. Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia says he has told the U.N. Security Council that the U.S.-led coalition's airstrikes on Syrian government-backed troops were "inadmissible" and "deplorable." He says they cannot be repeated — no matter what reasons the coalition gives to justify an attack. Nebenzia said U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley raised the issue of the airstrikes at a closed council meeting Thursday where she... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brings what some call his "maple charm offensive" to San Francisco on Thursday with a dual agenda: Pitch Canada as a destination for American tech firms amid increasing unease over U.S. immigration policy and remind California of its long trade relationship with the country, despite President Donald Trump's threat to bow out of NAFTA. The heated debate over immigration since Trump's election has provided a clear opening for Canada to pitch itself to Silicon Valley. Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on tuition changes in the University of Wisconsin System (all times local): 2:40 p.m. A University of Wisconsin System regents committee has approved increasing nonresident and graduate tuition at three schools next year. The regents' finance committee approved the increases Thursday, setting up a full board vote Friday. Nonresident undergraduate tuition at UW-Eau Claire would increase by $355 to $15,636. Nonresident undergraduate tuition for the materials science and engineering program would increase $391. Читать дальше...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — State regulators have fined a North Carolina hog farmer $64,000 after an investigation showed he dumped nearly a million gallons of hog waste into a wooded area. The N.C. Division of Environmental Quality said in a news release on Thursday that Douglas L. Lanier was cited for multiple permit violations, including a stipulation not to discharge wastewater from hog waste lagoons into surface water. Following up on an anonymous tip, DEQ investigators estimated that 987,440 gallons... Читать дальше...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A man convicted of beating a man to death in a suburban Rochester hotel room has been cleared after a regional appellate court ruled the jury didn't have enough evidence to prove his guilt. The Appellate Division of state supreme court in Rochester said there was evidence proving Preston Carter was in the hotel room of the victim, Joel Greenberg. But the judges said prosecutors didn't establish he was guilty of murder, and that other suspects may have been overlooked. Greenberg... Читать дальше...

Jimmy G. is officially rolling in G’s. As expected, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has had his bank account transformed after transforming the 49ers in just five starts in 2017: On Thursday, Garoppolo signed a five-year contract worth up to $137.5 million, the NFL Network reported. The per-year average of $27.5 million is the richest in NFL history. The contract also has nearly $90 million guaranteed in the first three years, which is also the most in league history, ESPN reported.... Читать дальше...

Among the tributes that poured in for John Perry Barlow after his death was one from Sean Ono Lennon, who called the Grateful Dead lyricist and digital pioneer “a master of all trades and a jack of none.” Barlow, who wrote several Dead tunes with guitarist Bob Weir and formed the Electronic Frontier Foundation in 1990 to try to shield online civil rights from government intrusion, died Wednesday in his sleep. He was 70. Ono Lennon, 42, a singer-songwriter and the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono... Читать дальше...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In a story Feb. 7 about a bill concerning concealed carry gun licenses, The Associated Press erroneously identified which committee Rep. Andy Gipson leads. It is the House Judiciary B Committee, not the House Judiciary A Committee. A corrected version of the story is below: Guns vs. college football in dispute over where guns can go It's guns versus college football in a dispute over where certain Mississippi residents can carry firearms, and how universities are enforcing a... Читать дальше...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A proposal to spend more of Mississippi's public money to send children to private schools appears dead in the Legislature. Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves says he won't ask the Senate to move forward with debate on Senate Bill 2623 because he believes the bill won't pass the House. It's unclear how much support the measure had in the Senate. Supporters said parents should be able to use public money to send their children to a school of their choice. The measure would have prioritized use of the money by students with disabilities... Читать дальше...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A civil rights group says Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's proposal of a financial settlement to end a lawsuit over Maryland's historically black colleges does not respond to the remedial plan outlined by a judge. On Wednesday, Hogan's administration announced a settlement offer up to $100 million. The proposal came more than a decade after advocates for four historically black colleges sued the state, accusing it of operating a segregated university system. A judge's order last... Читать дальше...

Every year, Marriott reviews the point categories that its properties fall into for award redemptions, and this year it is making a lot of them more expensive for free stays.

“Pod Save America” will be the latest podcast to make it’s way to TV when the political talk show becomes a series of HBO specials this fall. The premium cable network announced on Thursday that Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor would be adapting their hit podcast into a series of hour-long specials focusing on the 2018 midterm elections. “At a time when politics affect the lives of Americans more than ever before, ‘Pod Save America’ has brought fresh and thoughtful voices to the discussion,” said HBO President Casey Bloys. Читать дальше...

Helios and Matheson announced Thursday that the bargain movie ticket subscription service MoviePass has reached a subscriber count of 2 million, just seven weeks after reaching the 1 million milestone. MoviePass announced in August that it would offer subscribers unlimited movie tickets for $9.95/month, and last month announced that it would co-distribute films with established studios starting with the Sundance drama “American Animals.” The company is currently gaining subscribers ahead of schedule... Читать дальше...

Prolific action director Michael Bay is being eyed to direct his first-ever superhero movie, “Lobo,” which DC and Warner Bros. hope could be their answer to “Deadpool,” multiple insiders told TheWrap exclusively. Bay met with DC to discuss the project and gave some notes that “Wonder Woman” writer Jason Fuchs will incorporate into a rewrite, the insiders told TheWrap. The studio plans to show the rewrite to Bay to see if they can make a deal, the insiders said. The project centers on a blue-skinned... Читать дальше...

After getting elbowed in the mouth in Tuesday night’s loss to the Thunder, Warriors forward Draymond Green will wear braces for the next couple weeks. “My tooth got knocked back,” said Green, who spent a good chunk of Wednesday receiving dental work. “My big tooth, my front tooth. It is what it is.” In the waning seconds of the first half Tuesday, Oklahoma City forward Jerami Grant elbowed Green in the face, leaving Green’s mouth bloodied. Green complained to referee... Читать дальше...

COPENHAGUE, Dinamarca (AP) — Un trabajador voluntario de una tienda que vende artículos de segunda mano para obras de caridad halló 8.284 euros (8.300 dólares) en un abrigo que se aprestaba a poner a la venta. Jens Erik Christensen dijo a un diario local que el abrigo de mujer estaba en una bolsa llena de ropa que alguien había dejado en el contenedor de la tienda DanChurchSocial cerca de Soroe, 80 kilómetros al oeste de Copenhague. Christensen dijo al diario Dagbladet Ringsted og Sjaellandske... Читать дальше...

A procession of people will once again spread a message of love and freedom as they walk the streets of San Francisco unclothed in the annual Nude Valentine's Parade.

A procession of people will once again spread a message of love and freedom as they walk the streets of San Francisco unclothed in the annual Nude Valentine's Parade.

Defense, like many other things, is all about attitude. Stanford freshman Kiana Williams demonstrated it the other night. In a game against Oregon State, she was assigned to guard Kat Tudor, one of the top three-point shooters in the Pac-12. How close to her did head coach Tara VanDerveer want Williams to play? “If she had onions for lunch, you can smell them,” she told her. “If she goes to the bathroom, you go the bathroom.” At one point, Tudor fell down near the sideline. Читать дальше...