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Multibillion-dollar contract for Los Alamos lab up for bid
The competition for a multibillion-dollar contract to manage the U.S. laboratory that created the atomic bomb is beginning as criticism intensifies over the troubled safety record of Los Alamos National ...
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Mossad launches fund to invest in firms developing spy tech
Israel's Mossad is launching an investment fund for start-ups developing "groundbreaking" technologies that could be used by the spy agency. The fund, named Libertad, will invest in companies ...
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Florida bitcoin processing boss gets over 5 years in prison
A Florida man has been sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison by a New York judge who says he used a "pyramid of lies" to boost a business that helped criminals process illegal bitcoin transactions. ...
NewsAFP NewsFrance's Macron invites Trump to July national day parade
France's new President Emmanuel Macron invited US President Donald Trump on Tuesday to attend the country's national day parade next month, his office said, adding that the US leader promised to examine the possibility. Macron, who has made clear his differences with Trump notably on climate
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Brazil president calls corruption charge against him "fiction," says no proof he received bribes
Brazil president calls corruption charge against him "fiction," says no proof he received bribes.
NewsAFP NewsWild ride continues for Hurley in defending title
Defending champion Billy Hurley III has endured an emotional roller coaster the past two years at the US PGA National, from a missing father to a breakthrough victory. The last two years have been quite a ride," Hurley said Tuesday. Police in Texas discovered the elder Hurley unharmed three days
FinanceAssociated PressDarden CEO: Millennials still enjoy chains like Olive Garden
Millennials may be shunning some habits beloved by past generations, but one restaurant company CEO says they still want to go to sit-down chains like Olive Garden. "Believe it or not, millennials ...
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The European Union has slapped a record 2.42 billion euro fine on internet giant Google for breaching antitrust rules with its online shopping service
FinanceAssociated PressEPA chief met with Dow CEO before deciding on pesticide ban
The Trump administration's top environmental official met privately with the chief executive of Dow Chemical shortly before reversing his agency's push to ban a widely used pesticide after health studies ...
FinanceAssociated PressThe Latest: McConnell delays health care vote; Trump engaged
The Latest on the Republican legislation overhauling the Obama health care law (all times EDT): 2:40 p.m. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he is delaying a vote on a Senate health care bill ...
NewsAFP NewsBiaggi leaves hospital after crash
Italian motorcycling star Max Biaggi left hospital on Tuesday two weeks after being admitted following a training accident.
FinanceAssociated PressYellen says reforms have made financial system safer
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Tuesday that banking reforms now in place have made the financial system safer, and the world should be able to avoid the type of devastating crisis that struck ...
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Motorcycling: Biaggi leaves hospital after crash
Italian motorcycling star Max Biaggi left hospital on Tuesday two weeks after being admitted following a training accident.
FinanceAssociated PressBrazil markets steady after scathing indictment of president
A day after Brazil's top prosecutor formally accused President Michel Temer of corruption in a scathing indictment, markets largely shrugged off the news Tuesday in a sign that the leader's departure may ...
FinanceAssociated PressFacing defections, Senate GOP leaders delay health care vote
In a bruising setback, Senate Republican leaders are delaying a vote on their prized health care bill until after the July 4 recess, forced to retreat by a GOP rebellion that left them lacking enough votes ...
FinanceAssociated PressThe Latest: New cyberattack uses same NSA-developed exploit
The Latest on a widespread cyberattack that is affecting companies and government systems (all times local): 1:30 p.m. Security experts say Tuesday's cyberattack shares something in common with last month's ...
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The Latest: Feds seek improved performance at Los Alamos lab
The Latest on the contract competition for Los Alamos National Laboratory (all times local): 12:30 p.m. The National Nuclear Security Administration says an open competition to find the next manager of ...
FinanceAssociated PressMajor veterans' groups voice concern over Senate health bill
Major veterans' organizations are voicing concerns about a Senate GOP bill to repeal the nation's health care law, fearing the impact of rising insurance costs and worried the underfunded Department of ...
NewsAFP NewsTour cyclist Cardoso fails doping test
Portuguese rider Andre Cardoso was kicked out of the Tour de France by his Trek team on Tuesday after failing a dope test, ridding top contender Alberto Contador of an important team-mate. Just four days before the Tour de France begins in Duesseldorf, the world's most prestigious cycle race already
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Justices to review New Jersey bid for legal sports betting
The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to take up New Jersey's bid to allow sports betting at its casinos and racetracks, a case that could lead other states to seek a share of the lucrative market. The justices ...
NewsAFP NewsFIFA discloses damaging Qatar World Cup bid report
FIFA on Tuesday released a long-withheld report on alleged corruption in awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar after more leaks deepened the controversy surrounding the vote. World football's governing body had previously declined to publish in full the 400-page report into awarding the 2018 World
NewsAFP NewsEx-France forward Paille dies aged 52
Former France international forward Stephane Paille, once a teammate of Eric Cantona, has died at the age of 52 following a "devastating illness", press in the city of Lyon announced on Tuesday. Paille won eight caps for France in the late 1980s in a career that started at Sochaux and then
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Int'l arrivals to US declined slightly in October 2016
International arrivals to the U.S. declined slightly in October 2016 compared with October 2015, continuing a downward trend in inbound tourism that began earlier in 2016. The U.S. Department of Commerce ...
NewsAFP NewsSuper-agent Mendes denies in court creating shell companies
Football super-agent Jorge Mendes denied Tuesday he helped creat shell companies for his clients during questioning by a Spanish court investigating alleged tax evasion by Monaco striker Radamel Falcao. Mendes added that "as an agent he is limited to representing athletes in their negotiations
FinanceAssociated PressMerck says new type of cholesterol drug worked in big study
Merck & Co. said Tuesday that a new type of cholesterol drug reduced heart attacks, deaths and other complications of heart disease in a huge, late-stage study. The positive result was a welcome surprise ...
