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• 'I Think I Can Get Probation.' Martin Shkreli Unshaken After Fraud Conviction

  04-08-2017 23:50 via yahoo.com
  The 'pharma bro' went live on YouTube hours after he was found guilty
  
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• US will join climate talks despite quitting Paris accord

  04-08-2017 23:33 via yahoo.com
  The US State Department has officially informed the United Nations it will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, but has left the door open to re-engaging if the terms improved for the United States. The State Department said in a press release the United States would continue to participate in United Nations climate change meetings during the withdrawal process, which is expected to take at least three years. "The United States supports a balanced approach to climate policy that lowers emi
  
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• Justice faults Democrats for his switch to Republican Party

  04-08-2017 23:25 via yahoo.com
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Jim Justice said Friday that he switched political parties because the Democrats "walked away" from him.
  
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• UPDATE 3-‘Pharma bro’ Shkreli convicted of fraud in U.S. court, assails ‘witch hunt’

  04-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  NEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) – A U.S. jury convicted MartinShkreli, the brash former drug company and hedge fund executivewho drew fierce criticism for jacking up drug prices, ofsecurities fraud on Friday in an unrelated case.
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• COLUMN-Looser bank regulation will do shareholders no favors: James Saft

  04-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  Aug 4 (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s vision of arollback in banking regulation isn’t just dubious medicine forthe economy, it will do shareholders no favors.
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• BRIEF-WSFS Financial Corp sees for FY 2017 mid-to-high single digit loan and core deposit growth – SEC filing‍​

  04-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * WSFS Financial Corp sees for FY2017 mid-to-high singledigit loan and core deposit growth – SEC filing‍​
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• BRIEF-SVB Financial sees FY net interest margin between 3-3.10 pct

  04-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * SVB Financial Group – sees FY net interest income increaseat percentage rate in high tee‍​ns to low twenties – SEC filing
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• BRIEF-Security National Financial concludes co’s financial statements as of Dec 31, 2016,2015, 2014 should not be relied upon-SEC filing

  04-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Security National Financial- ‍on Aug 1, reached conclusionco’s financial statements as of Dec 31, 2016,2015, 2014 shouldnot be relied upon
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• BRIEF-Mohawk Industries files for potential mixed shelf, undisclosed size – SEC filing‍​

  04-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Files for potential mixed shelf offering; size notdisclosed – SEC filing‍​Source text: (http://bit.ly/2ffOEJn)Further company coverage:
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• BRIEF-Lithium Exploration Group in discussions to restructure all convertible debt

  04-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Lithium Exploration Group in discussions to restructureall convertible debtSource text for Eikon:Further company coverage:
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• BRIEF-Equinix files for offering of up to $750 mln

  04-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Files for offering of up to $750.0 million of co’s commonstock‍​ – SEC filingSource text for Eikon: [ID: nEOL6QrnZd]Further company coverage:
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• BRIEF-Archer Daniels Midland files for potential mixed shelf, size undisclosed – SEC filing

  04-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Archer Daniels Midland Co files for potential mixed shelf,size undisclosed – SEC filingSource text: (http://bit.ly/2u91ETP)Further company coverage:
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• BRIEF-Appliance Recycling Centers Of America: court issued order preliminarily approving settlement

  04-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Appliance Recycling Centers Of America- Hennepin Countydistrict court, issued order preliminarily approving proposedsettlement by co, plaintiffs, defendantsSource text for Eikon: [ID: nEOL3rSrQV]Further company coverage:
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• Texting suicide case: Michelle Carter free pending appeal: Part 6

  04-08-2017 23:13 via yahoo.com
  The judge sentenced Carter to 15 months behind bars and then probation, but she is now free pending appeal.
  
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• U.S. pushes U.N. to slash North Korea exports by a third over missile tests

  04-08-2017 23:06 via yahoo.com
  By Michelle NicholsUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution, seen by Reuters on Friday, aims to slash by a third North Korea's $3 billion annual export revenue by banning the country's trade of coal, iron, iron ore, lead, lead ore and seafood.A council diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, said there was a "high confidence" that North Korea ally China and Russia would support the draft resolution, which was circulated to the 15 Security Council
  
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• US says it will join UN climate talks despite exit from Paris agreement

  04-08-2017 22:57 via yahoo.com
  The US has indicated it will still take part in international climate talks despite withdrawing from the Paris Accord.In a letter lodged with the UN, the Trump administration said it still planned to remove itself from the agreement that was hammered out with 200 other nations, but said it remained open to “re-engaging” on the issue.“As the President indicated in his June 1 announcement and subsequently, he is open to re-engaging in the Paris Agreement if the US can identify te
  
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• U.S. Army halts use of Chinese-made drones over cyber concerns

  04-08-2017 22:47 via yahoo.com
  By Alwyn ScottNEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has ordered its members to stop using drones made by Chinese manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd because of "cyber vulnerabilities" in the products.An Aug. 2 Army memo posted online and verified by Reuters applies to all DJI drones and systems that use DJI components or software.It requires service members to "cease all use, uninstall all DJI applications, remove all batteries/storage media and secure equipment for follow-on direction."The memo
  
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• Quebec's Muslim to have their own cemetery

  04-08-2017 22:43 via yahoo.com
  Quebec's mayor announced Friday that the city's Muslim community will have their own cemetery, despite objections from right-wing groups and rising anti-Muslim sentiment.The city had promised a separate Muslim graveyard after a shooting attack by a white supremacist at a mosque in January that left six people dead.The Muslim cemetery will be set up on land adjoining one of the city's main cemeteries.
  
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• Hero Nanny Rushes Boy to Safety as She Encounters Burglar in Home

  04-08-2017 22:36 via yahoo.com
  The nanny, Jenna, was out running errands when a prowler broke in and began searching for valuables.
  
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• The Latest: Police: San Francisco park shooting was targeted

  04-08-2017 22:26 via yahoo.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on a triple shooting at a San Francisco park (all times local):
  
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• Human Evolution May Have Been Random Chance

  04-08-2017 22:22 via yahoo.com
  Some scientists think humans evolved as a response to prehistoric climate change, but this analysis suggests we are completely random.
  
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• Feds take no action after reviewing police shooting

  04-08-2017 22:08 via yahoo.com
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal officials on Friday agreed with a state decision not to prosecute a white Tennessee police officer who fatally shot a black man after a traffic stop.
  
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• Surveillance Drone to Fly at Trump Golf Course During Visit

  04-08-2017 22:01 via yahoo.com
  The surveillance aircraft will be 300 to 400 feet in the air around the golf club.
  
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• Hezbollah chief says ready to battle IS on Lebanon-Syria border

  04-08-2017 22:01 via yahoo.com
  Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said Friday he was ready to launch an offensive against the Islamic State group on the Lebanon-Syria border, days after forcing Al-Qaeda's former Syrian branch from the area.In a televised speech broadcast on Hezbollah's Al-Manar television channel, Nasrallah also demanded news within days about the fate of nine Lebanese soldiers kidnapped by IS in 2014.Nasrallah said "eliminating" IS from the mountainous area known as Jurud along the Lebanon-Syria border "is in
  
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• Yemenis, Iranians sue U.S. State Dept, ask for visas to be processed

  04-08-2017 21:55 via yahoo.com
  By Riham AlkousaaNEW YORK (Reuters) - Dozens of Yemenis and Iranians who won the chance to immigrate to the United States sued the U.S. State Department on Friday for not processing their visa applications after President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban was reinstated.The ban, which was blocked by lower courts before being partially reinstated by the Supreme Court in June, temporarily bars citizens of Yemen, Iran and four other Muslim-majority countries with no "bona fide" U.S. connections f
  
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• Hezbollah says will join fight on Islamic State on Lebanese border

  04-08-2017 21:27 via yahoo.com
  The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said the Shi'ite group would fight in the coming assault on an Islamic State pocket on the country's border with Syria, which he said would begin within a few days.The Lebanese army will attack Islamic State from the Lebanese side of the border while Hezbollah and the Syrian army will simultaneously attack it from the Syrian side, Nasrallah said in a speech broadcast live on television.
  
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• 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli - 'America's most hated man' - convicted of securities fraud

  04-08-2017 21:20 via yahoo.com
  Martin Shkreli, the eccentric former pharmaceutical CEO notorious for a price-gouging scandal and for his snide "Pharma Bro" persona on social media, was convicted on Friday on federal charges he deceived investors in a pair of failed hedge funds. A Brooklyn jury deliberated five days before finding Shkreli guilty on three of eight counts. He had been charged with securities fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Prosecutors had accused Shkreli of repea
  
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• NAACP Hopes Advisory Brings Attention To Missouri Law

  04-08-2017 21:18 via yahoo.com
  The first of its kind advisory hopes to raise awareness.
  
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• Wells Fargo reviews more products for financial harm to customers -filing

  04-08-2017 21:14 via rocketnews.com
  NEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co isexamining whether it caused unnecessary financial harm tocustomers through residential mortgage fees, frozen depositaccounts or “add-on” products like identity theft protection,the bank said in a regulatory filing on Friday.
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• UPDATE 2-DEA proposes cutting production of some opioid painkillers

  04-08-2017 21:14 via rocketnews.com
  Aug 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration(DEA) on Friday proposed a 20 percent reduction in themanufacture of certain commonly prescribed opioid painkillers aswell as other controlled substances for next year.
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• UPDATE 2-Boon for Merkel as SPD-Greens lose Lower Saxony majority

  04-08-2017 21:14 via rocketnews.com
  BERLIN, Aug 4 (Reuters) – The head of the coalition ofSocial Democrats (SPD) and Greens that runs the German state ofLower Saxony called for new elections on Friday after a deputyquit the Greens party, costing the alliance its one-seatmajority.
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• UPDATE 1-Elliott discloses NXP stake, to push for higher price in Qualcomm deal

  04-08-2017 21:14 via rocketnews.com
  Aug 4 (Reuters) – Activist investor Elliott Management Corpon Friday disclosed a 6 percent stake in chipmaker NXPSemiconductors NV and indicated it was pushing for ahigher price tag in NXP’s pending sale to Qualcomm Incfor $38 billion in cash.
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• New ‘Game of Thrones’ episode leaks online through HBO partner

  04-08-2017 21:14 via rocketnews.com
  Aug 4 (Reuters) – The unaired fourth episode of the newseason of HBO’s hit series “Game of Thrones” has been leakedonline, the premium channel’s distribution partner Star Indiasaid on Friday.
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• Former drug company exec Martin Shkreli is convicted of fraud

  04-08-2017 21:14 via rocketnews.com
  NEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Former drug company executiveMartin Shkreli was convicted of fraud by jurors in a U.S. courtin Brooklyn on Friday, after a highly publicized, monthlongtrial.
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• Canceled LNG project casts shadow over Canada’s biggest shale play

  04-08-2017 21:14 via rocketnews.com
  CALGARY, Alberta, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Petronas’ decision tocancel its Pacific NorthWest LNG project is a blow to the growthoutlook for Canada’s largest shale play, eliminating apotentially huge source of future gas demand.
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• British Columbia extends emergency status again as wildfires rage

  04-08-2017 21:14 via rocketnews.com
  Aug 4 (Reuters) – The Canadian province of British Columbiaon Friday extended a state of emergency by two weeks for asecond time as it battled 122 fires that have forced as many as45,000 people to flee their homes.
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• BRIEF-Regions Financial says cooperating with investigation by U.S. attorney’s office – SEC filing‍​

  04-08-2017 21:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Cooperating with investigation by United States attorney’soffice for the eastern district of New York – SEC filing‍​
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• Stephen Miller Has a Point, You Cosmopolitans

  04-08-2017 20:54 via yahoo.com
  Liberals need to understand that immigration isn’t necessarily always good for America.
  
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• In red-state Alabama, Democrats won't cede Senate race

  04-08-2017 20:50 via yahoo.com
  DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — Democrats in Alabama were fired up inside a century-old art deco theater, where candidates in the party's U.S. Senate primary took turns dismissing President Trump's proposed border wall as stupid, swapping stories of people in poverty suffering without health care, and vowing to protect Planned Parenthood.
  
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• Donald Trump claims reports he called the White House a dump are 'fake news'

  04-08-2017 20:41 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has branded claims he called the White House a “dump” while chatting with his golf buddies as “fake news” — but the reporter behind the story says eight or nine people heard him say it.According to a piece written by Sports Illustrated journalist Alan Shipnuck, Mr Trump is reported to have joked about the poor state of the 18th century mansion while playing golf in Bedminster, New Jersey.The quote was quickly seized on by Mr Trump’s critics and th
  
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• Venezuela's new legislative superbody opens despite wide criticism

  04-08-2017 20:40 via yahoo.com
  By Eyanir Chinea and Deisy BuitragoCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Friday inaugurated a new legislative superbody that is expected to rewrite the constitution and give vast new powers to the ruling Socialist Party, defying worldwide condemnation that the new assembly undermines democratic freedoms.The 545-member assembly unanimously elected well-known allies of President Nicolas Maduro to its leadership in a show of unity, signaling that the socialists have put aside differences to focus on con
  
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• Elliott discloses NXP stake, to push for higher price in Qualcomm deal

  04-08-2017 20:25 via yahoo.com
  Activist investor Elliott Management Corp on Friday disclosed a 6 percent stake in chipmaker NXP Semiconductors NVand indicated it was pushing for a higher price tag in NXP's pending sale to Qualcomm Incfor $38 billion in cash.Elliott's stake, valued at roughly $2.2 billion to $2.3 billion, makes it NXP's largest shareholder, and the hedge fund's biggest activist shareholder campaign involving a semiconductor company to date.NXP shares were trading up 1.7 percent at $112.50, just above Qualcomm'
  
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• With all-powerful assembly, is Venezuela still a democracy?

  04-08-2017 20:20 via yahoo.com
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Venezuela has installed an all-powerful constituent assembly with the authority to rewrite the constitution, remove public officials and trump all branches of government, raising concerns about the health of democracy in the country.
  
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• Correction: Detained Immigrant-Rape story

  04-08-2017 20:10 via yahoo.com
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — In a story Aug. 2 about immigration officials in Montana arresting a man who claimed to be previously raped while in custody, The Associated Press misidentified a protester. Her name is Emma Kerr-Carpenter, not Emma Kerr-Carpenger.
  
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• China Leaving US Behind on Green Energy Jobs

  04-08-2017 19:59 via yahoo.com
  Richard Engel looks at how countries like India are pushing for a greener future, and China is leading the way in wind and solar manufacturing and the jobs that come with it, while Donald Trump holds the U.S. back with a focus on coal.
  
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• WannaCry hero Marcus Hutchins could face 40 years in US prison

  04-08-2017 19:57 via yahoo.com
  The young computer expert who stopped the WannaCry global cyber attack could face decades in a US prison following accusations that he helped create and sell a malicious software that targeted bank accounts. Marcus Hutchins, who saved the NHS from cyber criminals, could face a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison in the US if he is found guilty of the charges. Hutchins, who was at a hacking conference in Las Vegas when he was arrested by the FBI, faces six counts of helping to create
  
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• Sessions vows to crack down on leakers — and sends a warning to reporters

  04-08-2017 19:57 via yahoo.com
  Attorney General Jeff Sessions vowed to crack down on what he called a “staggering” number of leaks of classified information since the Trump took office.
  
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• 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti: Special Comes Standard

  04-08-2017 19:57 via yahoo.com
  The Quadrifoglio's four-cylinder sibling still offers style aplenty and a distinct driving experience.
  
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• Summer lovin'? Not in angry Europe's tourist hotspots

  04-08-2017 19:55 via yahoo.com
  By Sam Edwards, Isla Binnie and Maja ZuvelaBARCELONA/ROME/SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Chronic overcrowding in some of Europe's beloved tourism hotspots is fuelling an angry backlash, from polite protest to "Go Home" graffiti and even physical intimidation.Across southern Europe, from the choked boulevards of Gaudi's Barcelona to the swarms of cruise liners disgorging passengers into Croatia's mediaeval Dubrovnik, residents are complaining that a sharp rise in tourism is making life intolerable.The back
  
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• Sessions vows to crack down on leakers—and sends a warning to reporters

  04-08-2017 19:54 via yahoo.com
  U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions (R) speaks as Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats (L) listens during an event at the Justice Department August 4, 2017 in Washington, DC.Attorney General Jeff Sessions vowed Friday to crack down on what he called a “staggering” number of leaks of classified information since the Trump administration took office. He promised to step up criminal investigations of suspected leakers, and to review de
  
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