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Atlassian Corporation Plc shares dropped 11% in the extended session Thursday after the software maker released its fiscal third-quarter earnings. Atlassian stock closed up a fraction to $62.27 during regular trading. The company reported fiscal third-quarter net losses of $14.3 million, or 6 cents a share, compared with losses of $17.5 million, or 41 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings were 10 cents a share. Revenue rose to $223.7 million from $159.9 million in the year-ago period. Читать дальше...

PARIS — France's far-left CGT labour union sought to broaden resistance to hard-hitting economic reforms on Thursday, urging employees across the public sector to join striking railway workers in their showdown with President Emmanuel Macron.

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• When using your slow cooker, make sure you don't fill it to the brim so that you can give your food room to steam and expand.
• Browning your meats beforehand gives your dish extra flavor and juices.
• You can use your slow cooker for a lot more meals than just stews.

There are loads of awesome ways to use a slow cooker in your modern-day cooking. Check out these simple slow cooker recipes to start! Whether you’re a newbie or a dump-and-go veteran... Читать дальше...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Latest on the criminal case of a British cybersecurity expert once heralded as a hero for stopping the WannaCry worldwide computer virus (all times local): 3:25 p.m. Attorneys for a British cybersecurity expert credited with stopping a computer virus have been given more time to prepare for arguments on whether to suppress statements he made to the FBI after his arrest on criminal indictment. Attorneys for Marcus Hutchins asked for a continuance Thursday because prosecutors alerted... Читать дальше...

Media Note

Office of the Spokesperson

Washington, DC

April 19, 2018

The fifteenth session of the Bilateral Consultative Commission under the U.S.-Russia New START Treaty was held in Geneva on April 10-20.

The U.S. and Russian delegations continued the discussion of practical issues related to the implementation of the Treaty.

The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal... Читать дальше...

BEIRUT, Lebanon — As its first parliamentary vote in nearly a decade approaches, Lebanon has been swept into campaign fever: posters on every corner, televised debates, and neighbours bickering over new electoral procedures.

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GALT, Calif. — Thieves made off with 8,000 Disneyland tickets worth about $800,000 when they stole a box trailer from a youth agricultural education organization that was going to distribute them to participants at a conference in Southern California, officials said. The trailer owned by Future Farmers of America was stolen Wednesday from the group’s...

The Lagos state government has assured that no effort would be spared in ensuring the logical conclusion of the cases filed in court against alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans.

CIA Director Mike Pompeo is vying to become the next secretary of state, and on Thursday his efforts got a significant boost.

La Cour supérieure du Québec a confirmé jeudi la validité constitutionnelle de la loi 99 sur l'autodétermination, qui accorde aux Québécois le droit de décider seuls s'ils veulent se séparer du Canada.

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• A friend of Paul Ryder's who works as a teacher sent him a photo of a math question involving a gay couple.
• In his tweet, Ryder said his teacher friend had never seen anything like it before.
• Twitter users loved how inclusive the question was and expressed how much it meant to them.

Word problems often present dull scenarios like two trains traveling at different speeds or determining the number of apples someone has in their possession. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA's latest nail-biting drama was far from orbit as the Senate narrowly confirmed President Donald Trump's choice of a tea party congressman to run the space agency in an unprecedented party-line vote. In a 50-49 vote Thursday, Oklahoma Rep. James Bridenstine, a Navy Reserve pilot, was confirmed as NASA's 13th administrator, an agency that usually is kept away from partisanship. His three predecessors — two nominated by Republicans — were all approved unanimously. Before that... Читать дальше...

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Atletico Madrid slumped to a 3-0 defeat at resurgent Real Sociedad on Thursday which means runaway La Liga leaders Barcelona need one more victory to wrap up a 25th Spanish league title.

NEW YORK—Charles Murray was the featured guest at this year's Disinvitation Dinner, an event put on each year by the William F. Buckley, Jr. Program at Yale since 2015 in response to the trend of college students preventing controversial speakers from giving talks.

Shares of Skechers USA Inc. fell more than 16% late Thursday after the retailer missed first-quarter per-share earnings expectations by one penny and predicted second-quarter earnings and sales below Wall Street forecasts. Skechers said it earned $117.7 million, or 75 cents a share, in the first quarter, compared with $94 million, or 60 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Sales rose 17% to $1.25 billion, compared with $1.07 billion a year ago, the company said. Analysts polled by FactSet had... Читать дальше...

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• Kate Middleton is set to return to the Lindo Wing at St. Mary's Hospital to deliver her third royal child. 
• The exclusive maternity ward has seen the delivery of some of the country's most high-profile offspring, including Prince George and Princess Charlotte. 
• London-based mother Katherine Filkins revealed what it's actually like to give birth in the Lindo Wing.
• Afternoon tea, post-delivery massages, and champagne are all included in the maternity package. Читать дальше...

The US Open will become the first Grand Slam tournament to be broadcast solely online in the United Kingdom and Ireland after E-commerce giants Amazon signed a five-year deal for rights to the tournament on Thursday.

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• After she ghosted a date, Amanda Burnett received a $40 invoice for her half of a dinner.
• According to an etiquette expert, it’s customary for the person who asked for the date to pay, but some people prefer to split the bill.
• If you offered to pay, it's decidedly not polite to send a bill after-the-fact.

When you go on a date, there's always a chance that it won’t be a romantic fit. It certainly feels lousy if you... Читать дальше...

Walmart sells more blue jeans than anyone, but its in-store employees couldn’t wear them while on the clock — until now. The nation’s biggest private employer is testing new dress codes in a small number of U.S. stores, hoping that more relaxed standards could help it attract and retain staff in a tight labor market. Employees in some of Walmart Inc.’s 4,700 stores will now be allowed to wear shirts of any solid color, rather than just blue or white, according to an employee manual obtained by Bloomberg News. Читать дальше...

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Politically, Americans are highly divided.

When it comes to issues of race, immigration, national security, and environmental protection, they disagree about how the government should handle things like never before.

Relative to polls in the 1990s, Republicans are now much more likely to say poor people have it easy, while Democrats are less likely to say so. Conservatives are also more likely to say that environmental regulations are costing the US too many jobs. Читать дальше...

"We've always highlighted women's voices [but] this is the first year we're yelling it even louder because of whats happening," Jane Rosenthal told us.

LAKE OZARK, Mo. — Authorities say four children have been found dead inside a house destroyed by fire in Missouri. Lake Ozark Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Matt Birdsley said in a news release that firefighters rushed to the home just before 1 a.m. Thursday. Birdsley says crews tried to search the property but the...