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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers settled in for a long weekend Saturday as Republican party leaders and Gov. Mark Dayton continued searching for a compromise on a long list of priorities they set out to meet this year. Efforts to curb opioid abuse, regulation changes to senior care facilities amid reports of rampant abuse, conformity to the federal tax overhaul, funding public schools and securing schools are at the forefront of negations. But time is ticking as the midnight deadline on Sunday to pass any bills looms. Читать дальше...

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Real Madrid debutant Luca Zidane's late error proved costly as Villarreal came from behind to secure a 2-2 draw in LaLiga.

Meghan Markle is not a stranger to this narrative. The daughter of a white father and a Black mother, she has spoken and even written about the complications that have come with her racial ambiguity. In a poignant essay for Elle UK in 2015 (a year before she began dating Prince Harry), she wrote: "Being biracial paints a blurred line that is equal parts staggering and illuminating." Her race has also has been at the center of the conversation surrounding her entry into the royal family, to the... Читать дальше...

Two dead whales were found in different parts of the San Francisco Bay Area Friday, leading to speculation as to what might be causing the marine mammals' deaths, CBS SF Bay Area reports.

This is a huge and landmark ruling by the Supreme Court...ruled 6-3 that the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, a Federal Law banning sports betting with very few exceptions, was unconstitutional in its overreach to bar states from enforcing their own sports betting laws.

They said Congress can make the decision if they want but the law cannot and overturned the prohibition on sports gambling...

Huge implications in many states that will now open up sports books(including... Читать дальше...

Luc Besson, director of The Fifth Element and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, is under investigation by French authorities for alleged rape.

The Philip Cross Affair

by Craig Murray

May 18, 2018

Former UFC light heavyweight Nikita Krylov took the Fight Nights Global title away from Fabio Maldonado in emphatic fashion.

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, Brooklyn — An investigation is underway after a 36-year-old man was found shot to death in Brooklyn, police said Saturday. On Saturday,  around 7:45 a.m,  police responded to a 911 call of a shooting near 681 Decatur Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant. When officers arrived on the scene, the found a 36-year-old male unconscious and unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds to his chest. The victim was transported to  Brookdale University Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. There... Читать дальше...

Antonio Conte has repeated his commitment to Chelsea and suggested he was offered the chance to take charge of the Italy national team. Speculation over Conte's future has been a constant presence in the background of his second season at Stamford Bridge, which ended with a 1-0 FA Cup final win over Manchester United at Wembley on Saturday. Conte has a year remaining on his Chelsea deal and has brushed off reports of a departure in the near future, despite coaches including Luis Enrique being linked with succeeding him. Читать дальше...

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• The US and China agreed to take measures to reduce the U.S. trade deficit in goods by having China purchase more American goods, according to a joint statement the two nations released on Saturday.
• The statement says that China will "advance relevant amendments to its laws and regulations" to allow for more American imports, including changes to patent laws.

The United States and China agreed to take measures to reduce the U.S. trade deficit in goods... Читать дальше...

Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan met Germany president Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Saturday in a series of clear the air talks following their controversial photos alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has admitted Lionel Messi played in a friendly against Mamelodi Sundowns on Wednesday due to a “contractual issue”, even though the striker was left out of last weekend’s loss to Levante.

Getting up the Hayes Street hill on Sunday requires just the right goop. Runners were looking to sip from the holy grail of energy goops on Saturday. That’s what the annual Bay to Breakers Expo is all about. The expo is, in theory, a giant hall that tens of thousands of runners visit on the day before the race to pick up their registration packets. But it’s really where they go to try out all the different energy goops, potions, bars, wafers, powders, gels and elixirs. Читать дальше...

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• Donald Trump Jr. reportedly met with an emissary for the crown princes of Saudi Arabia and the UAE who wanted to help the Trump team three months before the 2016 presidential election.
• It's the first sign that another country other than Russia offered the Trump campaign help.
• An Israeli social media strategists proposed waging a large social media manipulation campaign in favor of the Trump team, but it's unknown if it was ever carried out. Читать дальше...

Spike Lee, whose new movie "BlacKkKlansman" was the runner-up at the Cannes film festival Saturday, has captivated audiences for more than 30 years with his depictions of black America fired with his mix of entertainment, activism and rage.

Jupp Heynckes muss seine herausragende Karriere mit einer schmerzhaften Niederlage des FC Bayern gegen Eintracht Frankfurt und seinen Nachfolger Niko Kovac beenden. Der Rekordsieger aus München verpasste am Samstag beim 1:3 in einem packenden Finale den 19. Titel im deutschen Fußball-Cup-Wettbewerb und damit das angestrebte Double-Geschenk für den 73-Jährigen.

Jupp Heynckes muss seine herausragende Karriere mit einer schmerzhaften Niederlage des FC Bayern gegen Eintracht Frankfurt und seinen Nachfolger Niko Kovac beenden. Der Rekordsieger aus München verpasste am Samstag beim 1:3 in einem packenden Finale den 19. Titel im deutschen Fußball-Cup-Wettbewerb und damit das angestrebte Double-Geschenk für den 73-Jährigen.