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• Scientists Say Black Holes Are Everywhere

  08-08-2017 23:40 via yahoo.com
  There are millions of black holes all over the Milky Way galaxy, so be sure to look where you’re going.
  
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• Malware Hits North Korea After Missile Tests

  08-08-2017 23:33 via yahoo.com
  Two major malware campaigns targeting North Korea were launched following the country's test of intercontinental ballistic missiles.
  
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• Why Trump Is Wholly Unsuited to the North Korea Crisis

  08-08-2017 23:16 via yahoo.com
  For months, worried observers of the Trump administration have wondered what would happen when the president first faced a bona fide, urgent international crisis out of his own control.
  
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• UPDATE 2-U.S. charges former Transmar cocoa executives with fraud

  08-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  NEW YORK, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Three former executives atTransmar Commodity Group Ltd have been charged with defraudingbanks to win a $400 million credit line for their now bankruptNew Jersey-based cocoa trading company, federal prosecutors saidon Tuesday.
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• BRIEF-TrueCar Q2 non-GAAP earnings per share $0.01

  08-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Q2 earnings per share view $-0.00 — Thomson ReutersI/B/E/S
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• BRIEF-Spirit Airlines – July preliminary​ ‍load factor 86.3 % vs 89.8 %

  08-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Spirit Airlines Inc – July preliminary​ ‍load factor 86.3% versus 89.8 %
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• BRIEF-Sonoma Pharmaceuticals Inc – qtrly‍ net loss per share basic and diluted, continuing operations $0.82​

  08-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Sonoma Pharmaceuticals reports financial results for firstquarter of fiscal year 2018
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• BRIEF-Pizza Pizza Royalty Q2 adjusted earnings per share C$0.218

  08-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp announces second quarterfinancial results
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• BRIEF-Lear Corp enters into a new credit agreement to refinance its existing credit facilities​

  08-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * ‍Entered into a new credit agreement to refinance itsexisting credit facilities​
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• BRIEF-Global Indemnity Q2 ‍net income per share $0.57​

  08-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Global Indemnity Limited reports second quarter 2017financial results
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• BRIEF-Esperion announces proposed public offering of common stock

  08-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Esperion announces proposed public offering of commonstock
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• BRIEF-Diodes Incorporated Q2 non-GAAP earnings per share $0.36

  08-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Diodes incorporated reports second quarter 2017 financialresults
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• BRIEF-Cohen & Steers reports preliminary AUM $61.9 bln as of July 31, 2017

  08-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Cohen & Steers announces preliminary assets undermanagement
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• Trump says U.S. will 'win' fight against opioid epidemic

  08-08-2017 23:07 via yahoo.com
  Trump held a “major briefing” at his private golf club to discuss how to properly combat the crisis and “keep youth from going down this deadly path.”
  
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• Canadian officials back in North Korea to discuss imprisoned pastor

  08-08-2017 23:05 via yahoo.com
  Canadian officials have traveled to North Korea to discuss the case of a Canadian pastor serving a life sentence there, a spokesman for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday.Hyeon Soo Lim, who served at one of the largest churches in Canada, was sentenced to hard labor for life in December 2015 for what North Korea says was an attempt to overthrow the regime.The delegation is headed by Daniel Jean, Trudeau's national security advisor.
  
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• 'Clean' debt ceiling bill unlikely to pass House of Representatives : lawmaker

  08-08-2017 23:02 via yahoo.com
  The U.S. House of Representatives is unlikely to raise the country's debt ceiling without conditions to rein in spending, a Republican lawmaker said on Tuesday, raising the specter of another potential clash even as Republicans control both Congress and the White House.The Trump administration has asked Congress to extend the federal borrowing capacity to meet U.S. payment obligations with a "clean" bill that does not include any other provisions.Asked if the House would act to pass such a bill
  
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• Fears for Sinead O'Connor After She Records Motel Room Meltdown: 'I'm All by Myself'

  08-08-2017 22:51 via yahoo.com
  The singer says she has been abandoned by her family and friends.
  
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• Look at these adorable cats

  08-08-2017 22:35 via yahoo.com
  For International Cat Day and every day, some fantastically cute kitties that we just loooove.
  
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• Everyone’s favorite cordless Dyson is discounted today on Amazon

  08-08-2017 22:29 via yahoo.com
  Dyson is the best in the business when it comes to cordless vacuums, and the Dyson V6 Cord Free Vacuum is the company's most popular model. Of course, it's no coincidence that the V6 is also the company's most affordable model. Dyson can get pricey though, so the V6 still costs a pretty penny compared to rival models. Even though Dyson's vacuum is superior in every way, it can be tough to pull the trigger when other vacuums out there are half the price. That's why today's sale is such a big deal
  
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• Georgia slams Putin's visit to Moscow-backed rebel region

  08-08-2017 22:28 via yahoo.com
  Georgia reacted furiously on Tuesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Moscow-backed separatist region of Abkhazia on the anniversary of the outbreak of a brief war between Tbilisi and Moscow.Putin visited the Black Sea resort town of Pitsunda in Abkhazia for talks with the leader of the self-proclaimed country, Raul Khajimba, on the ninth anniversary of the start of the war on August 8, 2008.Georgia's foreign ministry condemned Putin's visit to what it called an occupied region
  
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• Trump says U.S. will 'win' in fight against opioid crisis

  08-08-2017 22:21 via yahoo.com
  By James OliphantBRIDGEWATER, N.J. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States had no alternative but to defeat an epidemic of opioid drug use, but announced no new policies to combat the health crisis that kills more than 100 Americans daily."It is a problem the likes of which we have not seen," Trump told reporters in the midst of a two-week getaway at his golf club in New Jersey."We will fight this deadly epidemic and the United States will win," Trump added.
  
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• Trump warns N. Korea it will face 'fire and fury'

  08-08-2017 22:16 via yahoo.com
  Trump warns North Korea on nuclear threats, as his administration grapples with unsettling news of a possible nuclear breakthrough by the Stalinist regime.
  
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• Trump Threatens North Korea With ‘Fire and Fury the World Has Never Seen’

  08-08-2017 22:00 via yahoo.com
  Vague threats of nuclear war? Must be Tuesday!
  
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• Trump says North Korea will be met with 'fire and fury like the world has never seen' if it escalates nuclear threat

  08-08-2017 21:29 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has claimed the threat from North Korea will be met with "fire and fury like the world has never seen" if they continue to expand their nuclear and missile programmes.The comments come after reports that North Korea had produced a nuclear warhead small enough to fit on an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).In a press conference at his Bedminster, New Jersey property, Mr Trump warned that North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un "best not make any more threats to the US".
  
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• Fired Google memo writer draws jeers, cheers and a job offer

  08-08-2017 21:18 via yahoo.com
  By David Ingram and Jonathan AllenSAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The male Google engineer fired for circulating a memo decrying the company's diversity hiring program became the centre of a heated debate on sexism, drawing scorn, cheers and even a job offer on Tuesday from WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange.James Damore, 28, confirmed his dismissal from Alphabet Inc'sGoogle on Monday, after he wrote a 10-page memo that said the company was hostile to conservative viewpoints and shaped by a f
  
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• A Woman Is Suing Costco For A Chicken Salad That Ruined Her Life

  08-08-2017 21:15 via yahoo.com
  She's still recovering two years later.
  
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• Google employee fired over diversity memo considers legal action - but experts say case appears weak

  08-08-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  A Google engineer who was fired for a memo assailing the company's diversity policies is considering legal action, but seemingly faces long odds of a successful case.James Damore caused an uproar and ultimately lost his job after authoring a 10-page essay that said women are not biologically fit for certain technology roles.After he was terminated, Mr Damore - whose sacking has not been officially confirmed by the company - told Reuters that he was exploring his options and said he had filed a c
  
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• Trump administration switches sides, backs Ohio over voter purges

  08-08-2017 21:08 via yahoo.com
  The Trump administration has reversed an Obama administration stance and will support Ohio in its bid at the U.S. Supreme Court to revive a state policy of purging people from voter-registration lists if they do not regularly cast ballots.The Justice Department filed legal papers with the high court on Monday staking out the new position in the voting rights case, backing the Republican-led state's policy to purge inactive voters.Former President Barack Obama's Justice Department had argued in a
  
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• Trump Camp Turns Over Thousands of Documents

  08-08-2017 20:34 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow reports breaking news from Bloomberg News that among thousands of documents turned over to the Senate Judiciary Committee investigating Trump-Russia, roughly 20,000 of them are from the Trump campaign.
  
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• Tribes want Dakota pipeline shut, but offer fallback plan

  08-08-2017 20:26 via yahoo.com
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — American Indian tribes fighting the Dakota Access oil pipeline are asking a judge to shut down the line while more environmental review is conducted, but they've also presented a fallback plan should the judge disagree.
  
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• How to Photograph the 2017 Solar Eclipse

  08-08-2017 20:18 via yahoo.com
  What you need to know to capture beautiful eclipse images
  
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• Mama June Is Showing Off Her Incredible 300-Pound Weight Loss

  08-08-2017 20:15 via yahoo.com
  She's ready to celebrate in a LBD.
  
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• Water trapped inside Ohio fair ride may have led to accident

  08-08-2017 20:01 via yahoo.com
  A manufacturer's explanation that corrosion caused an amusement ride to fly apart in a deadly accident at the Ohio State Fair doesn't answer why or when it began rusting away or how it went unnoticed.
  
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• Venezuela court orders arrest of senior opposition leader, as President Nicholas Maduro clings to power

  08-08-2017 19:40 via yahoo.com
  Venezuela’s top court has ordered the arrest and detention of a senior opposition leader behind recent protests, as President Nicholas Maduro seeks to hold onto power amid mounting international condemnation.The Supreme Court ordered the arrest of Ramon Muchacho, one of Caracas’s five mayors, for refusing an order to remove barricades set up by anti-government protesters.Critics of the government said the move was a violation of due process and a blatant attempt to punish opponents.
  
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• British model denies kidnapping story was a hoax: lawyer

  08-08-2017 19:24 via yahoo.com
  By Sara RossiMILAN (Reuters) - The lawyer for a 20-year-old British model at the center of an alleged kidnapping in Italy has denied suggestions that the case was a hoax, after local media raised doubts about her story.Some residents told state broadcaster Rai that the couple went to a bar and that she also went shoe shopping with Lukasz Pawel Herba, 30, a British resident born in Poland, before he released her to the British consulate in Milan."The implication that she was involved (in the plot
  
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• Iraqi Shiite militia says 40 of its fighters killed in Syria

  08-08-2017 19:21 via yahoo.com
  BAGHDAD (AP) — A powerful Iraqi Shiite militia said Tuesday that at least 40 of its militiamen were killed in an attack the previous day on its positions across the border in Syria. The militia blamed the U.S.-led coalition for the assault but the Islamic State group claimed its fighters had targeted the militiamen.
  
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• Corporate America isn’t talking much about Trump anymore

  08-08-2017 19:15 via rocketnews.com
  The number of references to the president during earnings calls has dropped dramatically in the past few months.
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• Utilities, autos help European shares turn around, results weigh on Pandora

  08-08-2017 19:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Basic resources fall as copper declines(ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time onthe Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets)
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• UPDATE 3-Michael Kors lifts full-year revenue forecast, shares soar

  08-08-2017 19:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Store operating margins up for 1st time in twoyrs-Jefferies
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• UPDATE 3-CVS Health’s dull Q3 forecast overshadows profit beat

  08-08-2017 19:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Shares down 1.4 pct(Adds investor comment, company response; updates shares)
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• UPDATE 1-VW offers trade-ins up to 10,000 euros in diesel clean-up

  08-08-2017 19:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Rebates valid through end of year(Adds executive comment, detail and background)
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• Six UPS workers injured by chemical leak at New Hampshire facility

  08-08-2017 19:14 via rocketnews.com
  Aug 8 (Reuters) – Six workers were treated for respiratoryproblems on Tuesday after nitric acid leaked from a package at aUnited Parcel Service distribution facility in southernNew Hampshire, a fire official said.
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• Roche unloads some rights to drug hopeful after asthma trial disappointment

  08-08-2017 19:14 via rocketnews.com
  ZURICH, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Roche is offloading somerights to what was once one of its top drug prospects,lebrikizumab, for payments which could total more than $1billion after the medicine produced only lacklustre results inan asthma study last year.The Basel-based drugmaker had said in February 2016 that themonoclonal antibody targeting the so-called Interleukin 13protein hit its goal in just one of two identical Phase IIIstudies – dashing its hopes that late-stage studies wouldprovi
  
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• PHH to pay $74.5 million to resolve U.S. mortgage probes

  08-08-2017 19:14 via rocketnews.com
  Aug 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesdaysaid mortgage company PHH Corp will pay nearly $74.5million to resolve claims it generated defective loans that thegovernment then insured and Fannie Mae and Freddie Macbought.
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• MOVES-Lloyds names McDougall head of commercial real estate team

  08-08-2017 19:14 via rocketnews.com
  Aug 8 (Reuters) – Lloyds Banking Group Plc’scommercial banking division on Tuesday named Madeleine McDougallas head of its real estate team.
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• BRIEF-SGL Group to sell CFL/CE business to Triton

  08-08-2017 19:14 via rocketnews.com
  * DGAP-ADHOC: SGL CARBON SE: SGL GROUP SIGNS AGREEMENT TOSELL ITS CATHODES, FURNACE LININGS, AND CARBON ELECTRODES(CFL/CE) BUSINESS TO TRITON
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• North Dakota governor asks for new federal help amid drought

  08-08-2017 19:01 via yahoo.com
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is seeking a presidential disaster declaration, saying the state is "the epicenter of drought for the nation" because of a rain-free summer.
  
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• Trump tweets link to Fox News story based on 'classified' intelligence

  08-08-2017 18:46 via yahoo.com
  U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told “Fox & Friends” Tuesday that she could not discuss a Fox News report about North Korea because it contains “classified” information. President Trump retweeted the Fox News report about an hour before Haley’s interview.
  
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• Iranian drone buzzes US naval jet in Gulf: US

  08-08-2017 18:45 via yahoo.com
  An Iranian drone flew within 100 feet (30 meters) of a US Naval jet Tuesday as the American plane was trying to land on an aircraft carrier in the Gulf, the Navy said.The encounter unfolded in international air space as the F/A-18E Super Hornet was preparing to land on the USS Nimitz, US Naval Forces Central Command spokesman Commander Bill Urban said."The dangerous maneuver by the QOM-1 in the known vicinity of fixed-wing flight operations and at coincident altitude with operating aircraft crea
  
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• Philippines president Duterte claims US has 'toned down' criticism of his human rights record

  08-08-2017 18:39 via yahoo.com
  The controversial President of the Philippines claims representatives from the US and Australia “have considerably toned down” their criticism of his human rights record.US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson recently met with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte at an Asian regional conference – the highest-level interaction between a member of Donald Trump's administration and Mr Duterte to date.Mr Duterte, speaking about his meetings with Mr Tillerson and Australian Foreign Mi
  
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