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  • Saudi Arabia: 7 missiles fired from Yemen, 1 killed from falling debris

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    (CNN)Saudi Arabia says one person was killed after seven missiles were fired from Yemen by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Sunday. It’s the first death on Saudi soil since the Saudi-led coalition began a military intervention in Yemen three years ago. The missiles were fired at four targets, including the capital city of Riyadh, and all […]

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  • Henry Moore rubbished Barbara Hepworth sculpture, diaries say

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    Revered artist said to have slated rival sculptor’s work when Tate board was considering buying it He is revered as one of the masters of 20th-century British sculpture, but Henry Moore belittled rival artists while promoting himself within the Tate gallery, according to previously unpublished diaries. In 1945, the Tate’s board was considering whether to purchase a […]

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  • Arnaud Beltrame: France lauds policeman who swapped with hostage

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    Tributes are pouring in for a French police officer who died saving the lives of hostages in a supermarket siege by an Islamist gunman on Friday. Lt-Col Arnaud Beltrame, 44, was shot and stabbed after he traded places with one of the captives following a shooting spree in southern France. Flags are being flown at […]

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  • Selena Gomez Hangs Out With Friends at Roller Rink in L.A. After Justin Bieber’s Night With Baskin Champion

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    Selena Gomez is back from Australia, but seeing her boyfriend didn’t seem to be at the top of the list after he was photographed with Baskin Champion. The 25-year-old singer-actress returned home to Los Angeles on Friday, before heading out with friends for a fun night of roller skating. Gomez was spotted at Moonlight Rollerway in Glendale, California, hanging out with […]

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  • Toyota Hatch To Hatch In New York?

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    USA shoppers probably ignored Toyota’s recent unveil of the redesigned Auris hatchback at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, as the nameplate doesn’t appear in showrooms stateside. We’ll need to drive the 2019 Corolla to see if Toyota’s big claims about enthusiasm on the road are a reality. The clean profile ends in a stubby […]

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  • We asked astronauts if they think aliens exist. Here’s what they said

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    Jeff Hoffman has floated in the vacuum of space. He’s looked down at our planet from above, seen the whorls of clouds, the vast oceans, and the crowded cities as webs of light. Over five missions — including the first to the Hubble Space Telescope — Hoffman has spent 1,211 hours of his life in […]

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  • As Delta Air Lines INC Del (DAL) Valuation Declined, Md Sass Investors Services INC Decreased Its Holding

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    Investors sentiment increased to 1.15 in 2017 Q3. Its up 0.17, from 0.98 in 2017Q2. It improved, as 69 investors sold DAL shares while 247 reduced holdings. 92 funds opened positions while 271 raised stakes. 589.14 million shares or 3.18% less from 608.49 million shares in 2017Q2 were reported. Boothbay Fund Mngmt Ltd Limited Liability […]

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  • Common business service eludes state’s new cannabis industry

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    A function most businesses take for granted still shackles medical marijuana producers and dispensaries. The hazy banking climate for Pennsylvania’s blazing new industry so far has kept major financial institutions out of the game and leaves most operators to find creative ways to manage revenue. “There’s 15,000 licensees across the country,” said Nathaniel Gurien, a […]

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  • Social Media App to Reward Users For Their Time With Cryptocurrency

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    A new social media app powered by Blockchain is vowing to turn procrastination into profit by incentivizing users for creating and liking content– rewarding social media users for their time and creativity spent online. APPICS is going to be established as one of the first Smart Media Tokens (SMT) on the Steem Blockchain, where the concept of transforming […]

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  • Bentley design boss teases upcoming electric flagship

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    Stefan Sielaff waxes enthusiastic about Bentley’s future electric car plans and leaves us to wonder what it might look like. Because everyone ever is making plans to build fully electric cars, Bentley has announced its plans to build an electric flagship vehicle using technology from Porsche’s Mission E electric sports-GT. “The next step for sure is an electric, unique […]

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