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H&R Block beat quarterly earnings and revenue estimates and announced a boost in its dividend.

Between running an empire, raising two kids and and mastering the perfect selfie, Kim Kardashian has a hard time keeping up with herself sometimes, OK? 

Ben Hooper
TOCCOA, Ga., June 9 (UPI) -- A homemade rocket mixing Diet Coke and Mentos took an unexpected turn when the bottle flew 40 yards and struck the woman filming in the face.

Elon Musk and his Tesla Motors Inc. have long promised the world a more affordable version of their much-admired battery-electric Model S supercar.

Quarterback Jared Goff, the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, and five other Rams rookies signed contracts on Thursday, the team announced.

– FG has revealed plans to send 100 Niger Delta Affairs for a programme in Europe – St Georges UK partners with ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and Youths and Sports to send the youths to Europe – FG urges the agitated youths of the region to put an end to destruction of national assets and […]

They say Boehner and McConnell fed into Trump’s success

Conservatives say the Republican Party needs to focus on values voters

Labrador calls Trump an “amateur at politics”

Urban Outfitters Inc. shares fell 6.3% in Thursday after-hours trading after the company's 10-Q filing said same-store sales in the company's retail segment for its fiscal second quarter are declining in the mid single-digit percentage range. The retailer, whose brands include Free People, Anthropologie and its namesake Urban Outfitters line, reported first-quarter same-store sales of 1% for the retail segment. Urban Outfitters shares are up 22.8% for the year so far, but down 22.6% for the last 12 months. Читать дальше...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The brother of two-time Ohio State Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin is one of the plaintiffs in the latest batch of lawsuits against the NCAA filed by former college players who say they suffer the effects…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The brother of two-time Ohio State Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin is one of the plaintiffs in the latest batch of lawsuits against the NCAA filed by former college players who say they suffer the effects…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The brother of two-time Ohio State Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin is one of the plaintiffs in the latest batch of lawsuits against the NCAA filed by former college players who say they suffer the effects…

Bob Poe, a Democratic candidate for an open congressional seat in central Florida, revealed on Thursday that he is HIV positive.

In a massive victory for animal rights activists, and for America's chickens, United Egg Producers, a group that represents 95 percent of all eggs produced in the United States, has announced that it will eliminate culling of male chicks at hatcheries where egg-laying hens are born by 2020.

Disney/Marvel

There's not too much info we know about the "Guardians of the Galaxy" sequel. We know the main cast is returning in addition to a few new players, but who's the villain? And how will the sequel fit into the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe?

Director James Gunn has been sharing teases of the highly-anticipated sequel for weeks. Each Wednesday, he posts hand drawn storyboard art from the sequel to his Facebook using the tag #WhatWeShotWednesday. The images don't show too much. Читать дальше...

Disney/Marvel

There's not too much info we know about the "Guardians of the Galaxy" sequel. We know the main cast is returning in addition to a few new players, but who's the villain? And how will the sequel fit into the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe?

Director James Gunn has been sharing teases of the highly-anticipated sequel for weeks. Each Wednesday, he posts hand drawn storyboard art from the sequel to his Facebook using the tag #WhatWeShotWednesday. The images don't show too much. Читать дальше...

U.S. companies need to spend outside their cash flow in order for production to rise, Tapstone Energy CEO Tom Ward says.

Vice President Joe Biden praised the survivor's 'courage' in speaking publicly against her rapist, a star swimmer at Stanford.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada company that wants to build a multibillion-dollar high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and Southern California has broken ties with a Chinese firm that it had said would help. XpressWest in Las Vegas said Wednesday that it terminated a joint venture with China Railway International, a company formed last August for the effort, because CRI had trouble meeting performance deadlines and to "obtaining required authority to proceed." Operating as DesertXpress, project... Читать дальше...

Animal Haven, a New York animal rescue shelter, lost its lease last year. With the support of celebrities like Nicky Hilton, who helped it raise money, the shelter’s preparing to reopen in a new downtown facility. Photo: Jerritt Clark

Animal Haven, a New York animal rescue shelter, lost its lease last year. With the support of celebrities like Nicky Hilton, who helped it raise money, the shelter’s preparing to reopen in a new downtown facility. Photo: Jerritt Clark

Applied Materials Inc. announced Thursday that its board of directors had approved a new $2 billion stock-repurchase plan, coming on the heels of a $3 billion repurchase plan. The chip-equipment company also approved a quarterly dividend of 10 cents a share, payable on Sept. 15 to shareholders of record as of Aug. 25. The previous $3 billion repurchase plan was announced in April 2015, when Applied Materials gave up its planned blockbuster merger with Tokyo Electron. Applied Materials shares... Читать дальше...

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President Barack Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House on Thursday, praising his former secretary of state's experience and grit, and urging Democrats to unite behind her in the fight against Republicans in the fall.