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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and European Union leaders announced Wednesday they have agreed to work toward "zero tariffs" and "zero subsidies" on non-automobile goods and would work to resolve U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports that have roiled European markets. The president, in a hastily called Rose Garden statement with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, said the EU had agreed to buy "a lot of soybeans" and increase its imports of liquefied natural gas from the U.S. Juncker... Читать дальше...

Anyone watching closely could see that Katie Sowers was leaving a trail of visual bread crumbs behind her, which would lead right to her current position in the coaching offices of the San Francisco 49ers. There were the photos of her and her twin sister with their all-time favorite Christmas gifts: stinky second-hand college football pads and helmets from the college where her dad coached basketball. There was the Christmas wish list with “Dallas Cowboys helmet” written on every line. Читать дальше...

Sports journalism history wasn’t made Wednesday: No reporter used the phrase “porn star” when posing questions to an NFL quarterback or head coach. Unfortunately, though, for Jimmy Garoppolo, the subject of his date heard around the World Wide Web - last week’s meeting with adult film actress Kiara Mia in Los Angeles - was a topic of discussion and even some amusement. The first question posed to Garoppolo seemed light enough - “What have you been up to?” - but it... Читать дальше...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Mattel says it will cut 2,200 jobs as the maker of Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars tries to save money. The toy company was hurt by the closing of Toys R Us, with revenue falling 14 percent in the most recent quarter. A Mattel spokesman says the job cuts are a part of the company's efforts to cut at least $650 million in costs. Mattel, based in El Segundo, California, says the jobs cuts will affect office workers around the world. The company has about 28,000 employees. Читать дальше...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 3-year-old Utah girl had two fingers amputated after they were caught in a faulty grocery store escalator, her family says in a lawsuit filed against the store and the escalator manufacturer. The girl's mother, Silvia Zamora, said in the lawsuit filed Monday that she heard a scream while she was buying a few ingredients for dinner at a self-checkout register near an escalator on the second floor of Smith's Marketplace in Salt Lake City. She said she found her daughter on the... Читать дальше...

CHESTERTON, Ind. (AP) — A years-long effort to redevelop a historic pavilion at Indiana Dunes State Park in northwest Indiana faces another hurdle. National Park Service officials said in a letter this month that they noticed several "problematic" updates to the plans, which would bring a restaurant and rooftop bar to the building. The officials say they will need to conduct a new review of the project due to concerns that the changes will reduce public access to the building. Developer Chuck Williams... Читать дальше...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A food program is making a big difference to low-income families seeking healthy options in the Kansas City area. The Double Up Food Program matches Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program dollars spent on local produce at Kansas and Missouri farmers markets and grocery stores. Participants receive up to $25 a day in matching Double Up Food Bucks dollars for more local fruits and vegetables, the Kansas City Star reported . "This program helps people that do have benefits stretch those dollars," said Brian DeSmet... Читать дальше...

TX San Angelo TX Zone Forecast for Wednesday, July 25, 2018 _____ 051 FPUS54 KSJT 252038 ZFPSJT Zone Forecast Product for Texas National Weather Service San Angelo TX 338 PM CDT Wed Jul 25 2018 TXZ127-260915- Taylor- Including the city of ABILENE 338 PM CDT Wed Jul 25 2018 .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Читать дальше...

MIAMI (AP) — Authorities say a Florida city commissioner sold his vote to a strip club owner. The Miami Herald reports that prosecutors announced charges Wednesday against North Miami Beach Commissioner Frantz Pierre. The 53-year-old official faces one count each of bribery, unlawful compensation, organized scheme to defraud and grand theft, as well as seven counts of money laundering. Prosecutors say Pierre and his non-profit collected more than $20,000 from the owner of Dean's... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Payment processing giant Visa says its fiscal third-quarter profits rose an adjusted 36 percent from a year ago, helped by an 11 percent increase in the amount people spent on its namesake network. Visa reported a profit of $2.33 billion, up from $2.06 billion in the same period a year earlier. Excluding a $600 million one-time charge related to a lawsuit Visa is defending, the company's net income was $2.79 billion, or $1.20 a share. That beats the $1.09 per-share estimate analysts had been expecting according to FactSet. Читать дальше...

“SKAM Austin,” the realistic teen drama following the lives of several Texas teenagers, has been renewed for a second season on Facebook Watch, the company announced at the TCA Summer Press Tour on Wednesday in Los Angeles. The series, which takes its name from the lauded Norwegian series “SKAM” (or “shame” in English) follows four unpopular girls from an Austin, Texas dance team as they deal with a myriad of issues: school cliques, having sex for the first time, racism, and balancing high school friendships. Читать дальше...

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland say a man who was being detained told officers he worked at Krispy Kreme and would give them doughnuts if they would let him go. Sgt. Jonathan Shatlock tells The Frederick News-Post 25-year-old Matthew Tyler Rosenberg and another man were spotted Thursday by an officer who suspected they were peering into vehicles for anything worth stealing. Charging documents state the officer ordered them to stop, but Rosenberg began walking away. They say a struggle ensued... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's user base and revenue grew more slowly than expected in the second quarter as the company grappled with privacy issues, sending its stock tumbling after hours. While it was the company's first full quarter following the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal, analysts attributed the user growth shortfall largely to European privacy rules that went into effect in May. Facebook had 2.23 billion monthly users as of June 30, up 11 percent from a year earlier. Analysts were expecting 2.25 billion... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — AMC host Chris Hardwick is returning to work after a review of sexual assault allegations against him by a former girlfriend. The network says returning Hardwick to work at "Talking Dead" and "Talking with Chris Hardwick" is the "appropriate step" after a review that included interviews with numerous people. It says Hardwick will return to "Talking Dead" Aug. 12. Substitute host Yvette Nicole Brown will be interim guest host of "The Walking Dead Season 9 Preview Special" on Aug. 5, and a guest on "Talking Dead" on Aug. Читать дальше...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Larry Nassar's attorneys say the disgraced former sports doctor was assaulted within hours of being placed in the general population at the federal prison in Arizona where he is serving a 60-year sentence for child pornography possession. In motions filed Tuesday seeking to have the former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor resentenced in the first of two cases in which he pleaded guilty to molesting women and girls who sought treatment, lawyers Jacqueline McCann... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — EU Commission President Juncker says US, EU agree to hold off on further tariffs as part of trade talks.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says the US and EU have agreed to work to resolve US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota Supreme Court ruling resurrected a lawsuit Wednesday that claims the state violated its constitutional duty to provide Minnesota students with an adequate education by enacting policies that enable school segregation. The class-action lawsuit was filed in 2015 by parents of seven children attending Minneapolis and St. Paul public schools. It alleges the state contributed to racial and socio-economic segregation, in part through decisions to set school boundaries and exempt charter schools from desegregation plans.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says US and EU agree to work toward zero tariffs, barriers and subsidies; EU to 'buy a lot of soybeans'

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The parents of one of the 20 children killed in the Newtown, Connecticut, school shooting are asking Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to remove hateful and harassing comments posted by conspiracy theorists who say the shooting never happened. Leonard Pozner and Veronique De La Rosa wrote Zuckerberg a letter published Wednesday in The Guardian. Their 6-year-old son, Noah, died in the December 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which also claimed the lives of six educators. Читать дальше...

DUNKIRK, N.Y. (AP) _ Lake Shore Bancorp Inc. (LSBK) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $1 million. On a per-share basis, the Dunkirk, New York-based company said it had net income of 16 cents. The holding company for Lake Shore Savings Bank posted revenue of $5.9 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $5.1 million. Lake Shore Bancorp shares have climbed slightly since the beginning of the year. The stock has risen almost 9 percent in the last 12 months. _____ This story was... Читать дальше...

JACKSONVILLE, Ore. (AP) — Kitchen and shower water from a wildfire camp in Oregon was pumped into the drinking water supply of a park because of an error by a volunteer. The Mail Tribune reports Wednesday that a volunteer host at Cantrall-Buckley Park in Jacksonville accidentally told the driver of a tanker truck holding so-called "gray water" from the fire camp to pump his load into the park's potable water tank. The water should have gone into an artificial wetland used to filter dirty water. The... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The music of Selena will be used to entertain and educate during a free concert that is in part designed to raise awareness about the plight of undocumented immigrants facing deportation. Latin Grammy-winners Mon Laferte and Gaby Moreno are among those performing at "Selena for Sanctuary," a free concert that's part of the summer festival Lincoln Center Out of Doors. The concert seeks to raise awareness about the dire situation of undocumented immigrant that has caused a national outcry. Читать дальше...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Jane Fonda said she's still confronted by Vietnam War veterans over her 1970s anti-war activism and welcomes the encounters. Such moments provide an opportunity to talk, she said, which needs to be done with what Fonda called "an open mind and a soft heart." The actress drew bitter criticism after being photographed atop an anti-aircraft gun during a controversial 1972 visit to North Vietnam. Meeting with TV critics Wednesday to discuss a new HBO documentary on her life, she expressed regret for that moment. Читать дальше...

A U.S. motorcycle manufacturer says it plans to increase production in Poland after President Donald Trump ordered tariffs on steel and aluminum and the European Union retaliated with tariffs on motorcycles, but the company said Wednesday the move will not reduce jobs at its U.S. plants. Last month, Minnesota-based Polaris Industries said it was considering moving production of its Indian Motorcycles brand from its plant in northwestern Iowa's Spirit Lake to one in Poland as a way to deal with the retaliatory tariffs. Читать дальше...