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Doping: WADA figures show ‘noteworthy’ rise in positive results
FILE PHOTO: A woman walks into the head office of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada November 9, 2015. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo October 25, 2017 (Reuters) – There was a “noteworthy” rise in the number of positive results from worldwide drugs tests last year, the World Anti-Doping […]
Bodyguard killed, MP and two others wounded in Kiev blast
Investigators work at the site of a car explosion in central Kiev, Ukraine October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich October 25, 2017 By Natalia Zinets and Alessandra Prentice KIEV (Reuters) – An explosion in Kiev on Wednesday killed a bodyguard and wounded three people including Ukrainian lawmaker Ihor Mosiychuk, Ukrainian officials […]
Kellogg redoing Corn Pops boxes after concern about art
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – Kellogg is redoing its Corn Pops cereal boxes after a complaint that the art on the back is racially insensitive. Continue Reading Below The box shows cartoon Corn Pops hanging out in a retail mall. Author Saladin Ahmed complained on Twitter that the cereal box is […]
Proxy firm ISS largely throws weight behind ADP in proxy battle with Ackman
FILE PHOTO: Bill Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital, speaks at the Wall Street Journal Digital Conference in Laguna Beach, California, U.S., October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo October 25, 2017 By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) – Proxy advisory firm ISS on Wednesday threw its weight behind the board of […]
Shooting suspect talked about killing his father: DA
The reason a Northern California man allegedly carried out shootings, killing two people including his father, is unknown, but the suspect allegedly “talked several times about killing his father in the past,” the local district attorney said. Alan Ashmore, 61, of Clearlake Oaks, California, is in custody, accused of gunning […]
North Korea: threat of atmospheric nuclear test should be taken literally – CNN
People perform for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a celebration for nuclear scientists and engineers who contributed to a hydrogen bomb test, in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on September 10, 2017. KCNA via REUTERS October 25, 2017 WASHINGTON […]
US ambassador’s comments in Samoa sparked inquiry
Scott Brown, the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, said today a State Department inquiry was opened into his conduct at a summer event he attended in Samoa. He said his comments to some guests and a food server were taken as offensive. Brown told New Zealand news website […]
Trump, GOP at odds over using 401(k)s to pay for tax cuts
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and Republicans were at odds on Wednesday over changing the 401(k) retirement program to help finance tax cuts, with the president insisting the middle-class favorite will remain untouched and lawmakers open to revisions. Continue Reading Below Rep. Kevin Brady, the chairman of the House’s tax-writing […]
Why LINE Corp. Shares Jumped 16% Today
What happened Continue Reading Below Shares of Tokyo-based social-media service LINE Corp. (NYSE: LN) soared on Wednesday, rising as high as 16.3% above Tuesday’s closing prices before backing down to a 12.5% gain at the closing bell. The company reported third-quarter results in the early morning, showing solid revenue growth. […]