Saturday, May 6, 2017

Kushner family in Beijing: 'Invest $500,000 and immigrate' to US

The Kushner family hopes to lure investments from wealthy business owners in China with the promise of American visas.
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Always Dreaming Wins the Kentucky Derby

John Velazquez celebrated as he guided Always Dreaming across the finish line to win the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.
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Senators 5, Rangers 4 | Overtime | Ottawa leads series, 3-2: After Late Lead Slips Away, Rangers Lose Game 5 in Overtime

Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist after the Senators tied the game with 1 minute 26 seconds left in regulation.
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Years After Boko Haram Kidnapping, Dozens of Girls Are Freed, Nigeria Says

A group of Chibok girls who were released by Boko Haram in Abuja, Nigeria, in October 2016. About 80 more girls have been freed, a Nigerian official said on Saturday.
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Warren Buffett, at Berkshire Meeting, Condemns Republican Health Care Bill

Warren E. Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway’s chief executive, and his No. 2, Charlie Munger, with red tie, presided over the annual shareholders meeting in Omaha on Saturday.
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Texas Town Gathers to Grieve for Teenager Fatally Shot by Officer

Teammates of Jordan Edwards attended his funeral on Saturday at Mesquite Friendship Baptist Church in Mesquite, Tex.
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Steven Holcomb, U.S. Bobsledding Star, Is Found Dead

Steven Holcomb with his gold medal in the men’s four-man bobsled during the medal ceremony at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia.
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Japan's SoftBank takes driving seat in Indian online shake-up

MUMBAI, May 7 (Reuters) - After ploughing about $2 billion into minority stakes in Indian e-commerce businesses over the past few years, Japan's SoftBank is upping the stakes, looking to play consolidator and take a more active role at a trio of leading start-ups.

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Michigan’s Female Hockey Players Support Their Team With Cash and Brooms

Michigan’s Morgan Baird. The women’s club ice hockey team gets no financial support from the athletic department.
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Puerto Ricans Face ‘Sacrifice Everywhere’ on an Insolvent Island

Workers at the Río Piedras terminal in San Juan, Puerto Rico, face waning business. Transportation businesses have been hurt by the economic crisis as drivers have to wait hours to fill a trip for their routes.
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The Interpreter: In Venezuela’s Chaos, Elites Play a High-Stakes Game for Survival

Antigovernment protesters marching last month, carrying a sign that says, “No More Dictatorship.” Hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Caracas and other cities demanding elections in Venezuela.
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Always Dreaming Wins the Kentucky Derby

John Velazquez celebrated as he guided Always Dreaming across the finish line to win the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.
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Senators 5, Rangers 4 | Overtime | Ottawa leads series, 3-2: After Late Lead Slips Away, Rangers Lose Game 5 in Overtime

Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist after the Senators tied the game with 1 minute 26 seconds left in regulation.
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Years After Boko Haram Kidnapping, Dozens of Girls Are Freed, Nigeria Says

A group of Chibok girls who were released by Boko Haram in Abuja, Nigeria, in October 2016. About 80 more girls have been freed, a Nigerian official said on Saturday.
by DIONNE SEARCEY via Endless Supplies .Biz - News

Texas Town Gathers to Grieve for Teenager Fatally Shot by Officer

Teammates of Jordan Edwards attended his funeral on Saturday at Mesquite Friendship Baptist Church in Mesquite, Tex.
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Steven Holcomb, U.S. Bobsledding Star, Is Found Dead

Steven Holcomb with his gold medal in the men’s four-man bobsled during the medal ceremony at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia.
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Puerto Ricans Face ‘Sacrifice Everywhere’ on an Insolvent Island

Workers at the Río Piedras terminal in San Juan, Puerto Rico, face waning business. Transportation businesses have been hurt by the economic crisis as drivers have to wait hours to fill a trip for their routes.
by FRANCES ROBLES via Endless Supplies .Biz - News

The Interpreter: In Venezuela’s Chaos, Elites Play a High-Stakes Game for Survival

Antigovernment protesters marching last month, carrying a sign that says, “No More Dictatorship.” Hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Caracas and other cities demanding elections in Venezuela.
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France’s Voters Express Hope, Anger and Frustration

A couple in Lyon, France, watching the presidential debate Wednesday night. Voters will decide on Sunday between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen.
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In Their Own Words: Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron

Emmanuel Macron campaigning in Pau, and Marine Le Pen at a rally in St.-Raphaël.
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UPDATE 1-U.S. far-right activists, WikiLeaks and bots help amplify Macron leaks: researchers

WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) - U.S. far-right activists helped amplify a leak of hacked emails belonging to leading French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron's campaign, some researchers said on Saturday, with automated bots and the Twitter account of WikiLeaks also propelling a leak that came two days before France's presidential vote.

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Buffett calls Obamacare replacement 'a huge tax cut for guys like me'

May 6 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc Chairman Warren Buffett on Saturday fumed that healthcare costs are eating away at the U.S. economy like "tapeworm" and said the Republican approach to overhaul Obamacare is a tax cut for the rich.

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Australian push may open more doors for batteries on power grids

MELBOURNE, May 7 (Reuters) - Battery makers worldwide are watching to see whether Australia's most wind power-dependent state can keep the lights on by installing grid-scale batteries by December, which could help drive the growth of renewable energy across Australia and Asia.

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Warren Buffett talks IBM, airlines, Apple at annual meeting

The so-called Woodstock of Capitalism has begun.
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In China, It’s the Party That Keeps the Boy Band Going

From left, Wang Yuan, Wang Junkai and Yiyang Qianxi of the Chinese boy band TFBoys performing at an awards ceremony in Beijing last year.
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Fight Brews Over Push to Shield Americans in Warrantless Surveillance

James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, testifying on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. He calls Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act an “essential tool.”
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'Huge, huge, huge error': Warren Buffett on Wells Fargo's handling of ethics line calls

Warren Buffett had some harsh words for Wells Fargo at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting.
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'I blew it': Warren Buffett laments missing out on Google

Even the world's most famous investor, also known as the Oracle of Omaha, has regrets.
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U.S. far-right activists, WikiLeaks and bots help amplify Macron leaks: researchers

WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) - U.S. far-right activists helped amplify a leak of hacked emails belonging to leading French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron's campaign, some researchers said on Saturday, with automated bots and the Twitter account of WikiLeaks also propelling a leak that came two days before France's presidential vote.

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