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Glencore designates aluminum producer Rusal, EN+ Group as 'Specially Designated Nationals'

April 11, 2018

Ivan Glasenberg resigned from his position as a director of the world's top aluminium producer after its share price halved yesterday due to a fresh round of USA sanctions that targeted Russian oligarchs including Oleg Deripaska, who controls Rusal.

Popcorn Moment- Sen. Lindsey Graham On Trump Taking Out Syria

April 11, 2018

Graham told CNN's Kate Bolduan that Trump's recent inclination to pull the US military presence out of Syria would be a mistake on par with President Barack Obama's fateful decision to withdraw American troops from Iraq. You should destroy his air force. "We should set up safe zones inside of Syria". Get the Arabs involved more, they should pay more. "Train up the Syrians, Arabs and Kurds to take Assad on, and get a better peace agreement at Geneva by changing the balance of power".

CAF CONFED CUP: We Have No Chance Of Qualifying - Fosa Juniors Coach

April 11, 2018

On paper, they look like an "ordinary" side to many Ghanaians but they could turn out to be a tough test for Aduana considering their brilliant attack. The return fixture is set for next week. Rwandan Jacques Tuyisenge converted a 78th-minute penalty to give Gor Mahia a 1-0 home win over 2017 Confederation Cup runners-up SuperSport United of South Africa in Machakos.

PM Narendra Modi to flag off Humsafar Express today

April 11, 2018

The PM's visit is part of the Champaran Satyagraha centenary celebrations that was launched past year by the Bihar Government. The Humsafar Express will be connecting Katihar to New Delhi , and will be flagged off by the PM through a video conference.

Guelph sports store raising money for Humboldt Broncos

April 11, 2018

But it also gives you an idea of the violence of the crash and the extent of the trauma experienced by those on the bus. But what the Tobins must be experiencing is unfathomable. Pettie said as more details about the tragedy became known, it became personal. Wilby said he couldn't say what led to the discovery of the mix-up due to privacy legislation.

South Africa's Constitutional Court Dismisses Oscar Pistorius Appeal For Murder Sentence

April 11, 2018

Legal experts say Olympian Oscar Pistorius has finally run out of options to appeal his 13-year prison sentence for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius killed Steenkamp in the pre-dawn hours of Valentine's Day 2013 after shooting four times through a closed toilet cubicle door in his home.

British PM Theresa May, Trump, Obama not invited to Prince Harry's wedding

April 11, 2018

The BBC reports that the decision not to have an "official list" of political leaders in attendance also means that US President Donald Trump will not be invited. "I didn't realise there were going to be public guests at the Royal Wedding and I feel as part of this team very proud at being picked". The couple reportedly wants to keep the affair relatively intimate (as intimate as possible, considering the world will be watching) by only inviting guests who know the Harry and Meghan ...

In Letter to EPA, Top Ethics Officer Questions Pruitt's Actions

April 11, 2018

Sixty-four House Democrats and two Florida Republicans have called for Pruitt's ouster so far. "The American public needs to have confidence that ethics violations, as well as the appearance of ethics violations, are investigated and appropriately addressed", the letter read in part.

Mercedes let '90 per cent win chance' slip away in Bahrain

April 11, 2018

Wolff said: "It's incredibly frustrating to come so close to a win and to miss out at the very end but that was a race that kept us on the edge of our seats until the final corners". "They adapted to the situation". "Both Mercedes were strong at the end of the first stint and going onto the prime (medium) tyres they saw what we did and I thought that was Checkmate as we have to come in again".

Packers' Davis arrested for LAX threat

April 11, 2018

Pedregon tells WTMJ that the Los Angeles District Attorney's office will handle any potential prosecution of Davis. Surprise! Appleton and Oshkosh students met their heroes Tuesday when the Green Bay Packers Tailgate Tour rolled into the Fox Valley.

Nike, Inc. (NKE) Rating Set by Jefferies Group

April 11, 2018

The stock increased 0.03% or $0.02 during the last trading session, reaching $67.2. Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK) has declined 6.87% since April 10, 2017 and is downtrending. Orbis Investment (Us) Ltd Co owns 136,508 shares for 5.79% of their portfolio. Neuberger Berman Grp Ltd reported 2.89M shares. Haverford Financial Services holds 87,274 shares.

SUV plows into 7-Eleven, hit man, narrowly misses woman

April 11, 2018

The vehicle missed a woman standing near the cash register, but a 64-year-old man was pinned under the SUV. The manager said the injured man is a regular at the store and was putting gas in his taxi. "It was a nightmare". "You can imagine how bad it was", the store manager said. "We never imagine things like that happening here". Juan Tavares Mora, 31, was arrested on a drunken driving charge following the crash.

One killed in Humboldt bus crash misidentified, ministry confirms

April 11, 2018

The accident occurred Friday. "That was a tough phone call", Drew Wilby, a spokesman for Saskatchewan's Ministry of Justice, said Monday in Regina. "The new information came to light last night that raised questions with the health care professionals".

Men get probation for gang-rape of 13-year-old

April 11, 2018

The rape occurred at the Stonebrook Terrance Apartments on the 4000 block of Tappan Drive. Disturbingly, besides Clarence and Tommy, other members of the Williams family also engaged in the crime. At a sentencing for some of the other suspects in February, the teen's grandmother said her granddaughter was rotated around the bed "like a hand on a clock" during the rape.

Dubai drivers may soon be using smart number plates

April 11, 2018

What are the advantages of the plates? Next month, Dubai will begin testing smart license plates, the BBC reports, and they'll be able to contact emergency services in the event of a crash, communicate with other cars about traffic conditions and display an alert if it or the auto it's on are stolen.

White House slams reporter for asking if Trump might resign

April 11, 2018

Sanders didn't take kindly to the question, and called out what she understood to be Karem's attempt to suggest that the Russian Federation probe's targeting of the Trump administration is legitimate. "His forces are already responsible for previous chemical weapons attacks and other actions targeting civilians", Sanders continued. Cohen has said that he made the payment to Clifford out of his own pocket but has not specified exactly why.

EPS for Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (SBGI) Expected At $0.74

April 11, 2018

Goodnow Investment Group LLC now owns 1,197,445 shares of the company's stock worth $38,378,000 after purchasing an additional 308,450 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Sinclair Broadcast Group by 182.8% during the fourth quarter. Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock.

Islamabad Police seeks travel ban on USA diplomat who killed biker

April 11, 2018

Meanwhile, the Foreign Office spokesman, in a statement, said: "The Foreign Ministry is closely following investigation into the road accident involving a United States diplomat which led to the tragic death of a Pakistani citizen in Islamabad ".

US Will "Regret" Withdrawing From Nuclear Deal, Warns Iran

April 11, 2018

Rouhani reiterated that Iran would not be the first to walk away from the deal. He added Tehran's response " will be stronger than what they imagine and they would see that within a week ". We do not care about threats. "Even if one day they manage to damage this structure, they would be damaging their own reputation", he stressed, adding that Tehran is prepared for any situation.

Russia's foreign Ministry to visit North Korea

April 11, 2018

Lavrov stated in televised comments on Tuesday after discussions with his counterpart out of North Korea, " Ri Yong-ho, which he's consented to pay a visit to Pyongyang. Several of CNN's analysts suggested that Trump's "unpredictability" and the appointment of hawkish officials and advisors, such as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Adviser John Bolton, may have further unsettled the North Koreans.

Suspected chemical attack: worldwide monitor to send fact-finding team to Syria

April 11, 2018

The US leader met with his cabinet and then dined with top generals, telling reporters "we have a lot of options militarily and we'll be letting you know pretty soon ... They include sea-launched cruise missiles aboard ships within range of Syria. A group of detainees arrived in Damascus overnight Monday to Tuesday after being freed by Jaish al-Islam, state news agency SANA said.

TDP MPs back to AP: What's Naidu plan?

April 11, 2018

The decision to protest was taken after TDP lawmakers met at Rajya Sabha member and former Union minister Y S Chowdary's residence this morning to chalk out the next course of action. Krishnamurthy was in the garden city where he requested Telugu people in the state to "vote for anyone but the BJP" in the forthcoming Assembly elections.

Driver Arrested after Two-County Police Chase

April 10, 2018

According to Louisiana State Police, troopers attempted to stop a vehicle driven near the intersection of North Rampart and Frenchman around 10:10 p.m. Elise Milani said she was driving on Elysian Fields Avenue, headed lake-bound when the dark-colored auto T-boned her vehicle as she drove through the intersection at St.

Coachella is being sued for its restrictive radius clause

April 11, 2018

It also accuses Goldenvoice of utilizing a tying arrangement to allow artists to break the radius clause by performing at AEG-sanctioned events while enforcing the agreement for competing events. While radius clauses work well for festival organizers, they can seem anti-competitive and restricting, as one festival now claims against Coachella .

Solar Power Breaks Even More Records in 2017

April 11, 2018

The report, based on data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance , found that renewable energy investments in the U.S. fell by 6 percent past year, while in Germany they plummeted 35 percent and in Japan they dropped by 28 percent. Since 2004, worldwide investment in renewable energy now stands at almost $3 trillion. It also towered above new investment in coal and gas generation capacity, estimated at United States dollars 103 billion.

ICC prosecutor seeks Rohingya deportation jurisdiction

April 11, 2018

In a filing published on Monday , the court prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda , listed the well-documented mistreatment of Rohingya and cited the United Nations special envoy for human rights who described it as bearing the "hallmarks of genocide".

Puerto Rico Closing 283 Schools

April 11, 2018

Education Secretary Julia Keleher said there would be no layoffs, with teachers and other employees being reassigned to other schools as part of a fiscal plan that aims to save the department some $150 million. 135,000 more families were reported to have left the island after Hurricane Maria hit the island last September. Schools have lost about 39,000 students in the past 11-months.

Seaport Global: Upgrade Given to Shares of EQT GP Holdings (NYSE:EQGP)

April 11, 2018

About 183,031 shares traded. Analysts await EQT GP Holdings, LP (NYSE:EQGP) to report earnings on April, 26. It has underperformed by 3.46% the S&P500. Chickasaw Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of EQT GP Holdings by 22.1% in the second quarter. The stock decreased 0.71% or $0.16 during the last trading session, reaching $22.34.

The Newest: Trump welcomes emir of Qatar to White Home

April 11, 2018

Mattis welcomed the emir of Qatar to the Pentagon today for a meeting to reaffirm the strategic security partnership between the US and Qatar. Trump stood in the Rose Garden and accepted the view of Qatar's regional rivals, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, that the small energy-rich emirate was providing money to terrorist groups, cozying up to Iran and harboring fugitives.

Saudi Crown Meets French MPs, Economy Minister in Paris

April 11, 2018

The two discussed cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, and entertainment, Philippe said in a Twitter post. The meetings were attended by members of the official delegation of accompanying the Crown Prince on his visit to France. In a major sign of Saudi Arabia's plan to rebrand itself, the kingdom will be present for the first time at the Cannes Film Festival May 8-19. The French president defended weapons sales to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, but said he was ...

Early voting begins Tuesday at the Rousseau Centre

April 11, 2018

The ballot for the upcoming primary election includes partisan county offices. Leading the ballot in OH are the contested Democratic and Republican primaries for OH governor. All five locations will have voting hours from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Individuals looking to vote early can stop by the Marion Courthouse Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.to 4 p.m.

Embattled NYCHA head Shola Olatoye to resign

April 11, 2018

Things didn't change quickly. Oyeshola "Shola" Olatoye, an alumna of Wesleyan University with a master's in public administration from New York University, became chairwoman and chief executive in 2014. Crime is down. Repairs are faster. And Olatoye admitted that said she asked the mayor "daily" if he wanted her to leave, "and he wanted me to stay". "When I was appointed by the mayor four years ago, my intention was to stay for the first term", she said, "and you know, it's been an ...

China files complaint with WTO over US steel, aluminium tariffs

April 11, 2018

The tariff spat is one element of a wide-ranging trade dispute between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping's government. China claims the duties of 25 percent and 10 percent on imports of its steel and aluminum products violate global trade rules.

Nikki Haley Condemns Chemical Attack in Syria: 'Only a Monster Does This'

April 10, 2018

Russian officials said on Monday that Russian military specialists and staff from Syria's Red Crescent had found no evidence of an attack. If Trump decides to proceed quickly, the most likely partner would be France rather than Britain, because of concerns about obtaining permission from Parliament, said an official, who wasn't authorized to discuss the planning publicly and requested anonymity.

Trump will not attend Latin American summit: White House

April 10, 2018

The White House Correspondents Dinner celebrates award-winning political reporting. The incident Saturday in the Damascus suburb of Douma left at least 42 people dead, rescue workers reported , though Syria and Russia denied the use of any chemical weapons.The reported attack comes nearly exactly a year after another Syrian chemical attack prompted Trump to launch a missile strike on a Syrian air base.Trump slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iran for the "mindless CHEMICAL ...

Saudi Arabia to set up military base on Salwa border with Qatar

April 11, 2018

Saudi Arabia and its allies-including Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt-accuse Qatar of supporting terrorism in the Middle East, a charge Doha denies. The boycott includes the closure of the small Gulf state's only land border with Saudi Arabia. Sabq reports the canal would span the entirety of the border with Qatar, creating waterfront coastline for resorts, private beaches and Gulf cruise liners.

Good Friday Agreement: Clinton urges parties to share power 20 years on

April 10, 2018

Many of those who had a role in those negotiations will be in Belfast today, including then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. "Terrifying not least because it is clear that to the Brextremist ideologues no price is too high to get out of Europe, and that would include an Agreement that to them, today, is more of an irritant than an essential building block of peace".

Donald Trump Absent from Summit of The Americas

April 11, 2018

The news comes a day after Trump said the United States had "a lot of options militarily" to respond to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria over the weekend. "Everybody's going to pay a price", he told reporters ahead of a Cabinet meeting on Monday. Also slated to participate is Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who was close with former President Barack Obama and who Trump has called on to alter his country's trade practices.

National Library Week, appreciate your librarians today

April 10, 2018

It's National Library Week and the Thomas G. Carpenter Library will be celebrating with events every day. "People often refer to the library as the social hub of the community", Rinehart said. Also, this May, an astronaut will be stopping by the library to share experiences and answer questions with audience members. "Having this attractive, and very functional, revamped space at the library has been a great blessing for us at the Extension office", she said.

Ithaca Police Looking for Suspect in Attempted Sexual Assault Incident

April 10, 2018

The case will be heard before District Judge Kevin Price of Johnstown. Police are investigating the assault to determine whether Chavarria-Diaz was involved in any other unsolved crimes. She described the man to police and there was certain "evidence" found at the scene, Capt. Zach Perron said. Police began a manhunt for the suspect. Eduardo Antonio Chavarria-Diaz, 29, was arrested in Richmond and an investigation revealed he was also linked to a similar assault in Oakland on March 4.

Asia Cup 2018 shifted to UAE as India refuses to host Pakistan

April 10, 2018

Cricket's Asia Cup has been moved from India to the United Arab Emirates over Pakistan's refusal to cross the border, as relations simmer between the arch rivals, the Asian Cricket Council said Tuesday. The sixth team for the tournament will be determined via a playoff which includes the teams like Hong Kong , the hosts UAE , Nepal, Oman and Papua New Guinea.

Chargesheet submitted in Kathua rape and murder case

April 11, 2018

Some vested interests are trying to polarize the communities and Jammu and Kashmir state by giving a criminal act a communal colour. Accompanied by the accused, a team of crime branch faced stiff resistance from the members of Kathua Bar Association who chanted?go back crime branch? slogans during filing of the charge sheet.

Myanmar minister to visit Rohingya camps as Bangladesh seeks refugees' return

April 10, 2018

Bangladesh and Myanmar are in discussions to find a better mechanism to send the refugees back to their home, officials said. Bangladesh has already handed over a list of 1,673 Rohingya families (8,032 individuals) to Myanmar to start the first phase of repatriation of the displaced people to their homeland in Rakhine but there is no sign of their repatriation yet.

Mumbai Fashion Designer Allegedly Raped Teen Daughters For 2 Years, Arrested

April 10, 2018

The abuse continued over several months and around the end of last year, the designer abused her 13-year-old sibling as well while the two were watching television. When the elder daughter, studying in class 11, couldn't take it anymore and refused to give in to his demands, the father threatened to kick her out of the house and cut off money for her education.

China's Xi vows timely completion of CPEC projects

April 11, 2018

Calling the CPEC project a "game changer" for Pakistan, Abbasi stressed that the initial phase of the economic corridor was progressing well and so, a network of roads and the infrastructure at Gwadar Port in Balochistan were being developed on a priority basis.

PM Modi to fast on April 12 against Parliament disruption

April 10, 2018

Addressing his party's MPs, Modi had accused the Opposition, particularly the Congress, of practising divisive politics. "They have disrespected and denigrated the highest temple of democracy". "The Modi government should hold fast to apologise to this country for the 13 banking scams wherein people like "Chhota Modi", that is, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, ran away with over Rs 61,000 crore of public money looted from banks".

Kerala to hold meet today to discuss terms in Finance Commission

April 10, 2018

Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh are anxious that the Finance Commission's proposal to use the 2011 census, instead of the current 1971 census, as the criteria for revenue devolution will disadvantage them as they have implemented population control programmes better than states in the North.

Sentiment Report: Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS)

April 10, 2018

The Massachusetts-based Baystate Wealth Mgmt Limited Liability Corporation has invested 0% in The Gap, Inc . Currently, Analysts have a mean recommendation of 3.00 on the shares. It also increased its holding in Albemarle Corp. For a total of 825,435 shares it increased its holding in Wells Fargo & Co. Using ratings provided by analysts polled by Zacks Research, we note that the current average broker rating on shares of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

Clatskanie cancels school board meeting over 'perceived threats'

April 10, 2018

The school board approved a series of personnel items, including a few resignations, requests for leave, and recommendations for employment. Under the proposal, elementary schools on the West Side would include students in grades K-4 beginning in September 2019.

New Yorkers, Meet the New Nixon

April 10, 2018

However, Reverend Sharpton and now I'm going to be planning. The victor of the Democratic primary will move forward to the general election in November to hold the state of New York's highest elected office. A lot of the things I want to address have to deal with how things are funded: our schools, our subway , our infrastructure, our economic development.

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