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WASHINGTON (AP) — A group the White House recently identified as a key surrogate in selling the Iran nuclear deal gave National Public Radio $100,000 last year to help it report on the pact and related issues, according to the group's annual report. It also funded reporters and partnerships with other news outlets.

The Ploughshares Fund's mission is to "build a safe, secure world by developing and investing in initiatives to reduce and ultimately eliminate the world's nuclear stockpiles,"... Читать дальше...

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NEW DELHI (AP) — Apple CEO Tim Cook laid out his company's plans for the vast Indian market in a meeting Saturday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who in turn sought Apple's support for his "Digital India" initiative focusing on e-education, health and increasing farmers' incomes.

Modi and Cook also discussed cybersecurity and data encryption at their meeting in New Delhi, a government statement said. Modi suggested that Cook help the global community cope with the challenges of cybercrime. Читать дальше...

'There's not an inch of fat on him.'

The Indian government has pledged $1 million for the annual routine maintenance of a school in Kabul.

Short seller Carson Block makes his living by spotting frauds.

He made his name shorting the Chinese company Sino-Forest, and he tries to shine a light on companies that are total fakes and those that are stretching the truth.

In a recent conversation with Business Insider, Block said that he was seeing less of the out-and-out frauds that led to a total collapse of a company but that a new trend worried him.

NOW WATCH: FORMER GREEK FINANCE MINISTER: The single largest threat... Читать дальше...

Szczesny said he "learned more in four months under Spalletti than in 10 years in England."

Sharron Davies praises Welsh swimmer Chloe Tutton's emergence as a boost for Britain, but does not expect a medal in Rio.

A top investor explains why two potential value stocks are poised for a breakout.

After winning his third career title on clay, could Andy Murray be a genuine contender at Roland Garros?

These are not the droids you are looking door.

De LUTTE - Bij een verkeersongeval op de Bentheimerstraat in De Lutte is zaterdagmiddag een auto zwaar beschadigd geraakt. Door nog onbekende oorzaak zijn twee auto's met elkaar in botsing gekomen waarna een van de auto's in een sloot terecht is gekomen en hierbij een lantarenpaal heeft geraakt.

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In an extensive interview with The New York Times, Donald Trump pondered his own success within the Republican Party, musing that he was able to gain support by eschewing the party's obsession with ideology.

Trump suggested that his bombastic personality and non-traditional path to the nomination is what has gotten people to the polls to vote for him in likely record-setting numbers.

He also explained why he thinks Republicans lose so many elections:

One... Читать дальше...

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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, May 21 (UPI) -- A volcanic eruption in central Costa Rica spewed ash nearly 10,000 feet in the air, covering parts of the country's capital city.

Northern Ireland's Kris Meeke increases his lead at the Rally of Portugal by winning Saturday's three morning stages.

​The Western Force gave it everything but didn't have the polish to finish as the Blues held on for a 17-13 Super Rugby win on Saturday night at nib Stadium.

The stuff that’s running through your veins — is it blood or coffee?

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This team is just a step from the playoffs.

The report on the probe into the Cash for Jobs scandal has recommended that the Basic Education Department establish a dedicated unit to receive complaints from whistle-blowers.

Maryland is on a roll right now when it comes to lawmaking on women's issues — passing two major laws in two weeks that advocates for women's economic security have spent years pushing for.

Hundreds of homes were evacuated as an army bomb disposal team detonated the device

A SUBURBAN Muslim estate is earmarked for Melbourne’s outer west with developers targeting Islamic families.