PORTIMAO, Portugal Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton won the Portuguese Grand Prix for a 97th career win on Sunday and extended his championship lead over Max Verstappen to eight points. The Mercedes driver started from second on the grid behind teammate Valtteri Bottas, who finished third behind ...

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MUNICH Nikoloz Basilashvili clinched his second title of the year with a 6-4, 7-6 (5) victory over Jan-Lennard Struff in the final of the Munich Open on Sunday. The fifth-seeded Basilashvili, who won in Qatar in March, started well and resumed after a 30-minute rain interruption to win his fifth ATP...

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The Federal Reserve made its latest policy announcement on Wednesday, reiterating that it is optimistic about economic growth despite potential inflation pressures. For our technical experts, John Jagerson and Wade Hansen, one of the key...

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Astrazeneca's CEO said: "The solution is to increase the yield in the existing plants, not to create more plants, because we have no engineers to brief people and train them."

AstraZeneca recently took part in shareholder Q&A.
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AstraZeneca recently said had no engineers to assist...

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"No family earning under $400,000 [annually] will pay a penny more in taxes," the Treasury Secretary pledged."No family earning under $400,000 [annually] will pay a penny more in taxes," the Treasury Secretary pledged...

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SpaceX Capsule Successfully Returns 4 Astronauts From ISS In First Nighttime Splashdown Since 1968

Four astronauts have successfully returned to Earth from the International Space Station early Sunday morning in a "splashdown" that took place in the Gulf of Mexico.

Returning in a SpaceX capsule, ...

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The Warriors are .500 despite Stephen Curry's unbelievable run. The last month has shown the Warriors that the path to a contending team requires the right pieces around their superstar.The Warriors are .500 despite Stephen Curry's unbelievable run. The last month has shown the Warriors that the ...

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California To Offer Early Release To Over 63,000 Violent Felons

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is giving 76,000 inmates - 63,000 of which are violent and repeat felons - the chance to leave prison early, allowing inmates with good behavior to shorten their sentences by 1/3 instead of the 1/5 ...

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LONDON, May 2 Mobile operator Vodafone Group Plc and Alphabet Incs Google Cloud entered a strategic partnership to jointly develop data services, Vodafone said today. About 1,000 workers in Britain, Spain and the United States will be to...

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Online communities dedicated to scouring Walmart for deals are growing in popularity. So I tried out the clearance "treasure hunt."

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Hidden clearance shoppers scour Walmart for deals and share tips online.
Insider spoke to one shopper about her experiences, and then tried it out ...

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The KHive has been celebrating and vigorously defending the vice president ever since she became California's senator in 2017.

A supporter holds up a sign as Kamala Harris speaks before the start of the Liberty and Justice Celebration on November 01, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Puerto Rico has strategic value for traffickers moving drugs to the US because of its status as a US territory.

Coast Guard cutter Heriberto Hernandez crew members offload over 200 kilograms of cocaine, valued at over $5.6 million, at Coast Guard Base San Juan, March 2, 2021.
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After narrowly losing first place in its opening weekend, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train has surged ahead of Mortal Kombat on U.S. box office charts. The anime action adventure Demon Slayer is expected to end the weekend with $6.4 million in ticket sales, while...

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The Philadelphia 76ers signed Anthony Tolliver to a rest-of-season contract on Sunday, which suggests they won't be using the remaining $4.2 million of their taxpayer mid-level exception.The Philadelphia 76ers signed Anthony Tolliver to a rest-of-season contract on Sunday, which suggests they won't ...

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Here's why Martinrea (TSX:MRE) could be the overlooked value stock every investor has been looking for in the auto sector.
The post 1 Small TSX Stock Under $15 with Incredible Upside appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

Martinrea International (TSX:MRE) engages in the production of highly-...

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Jake Tapper asked senior Biden advisor Anita Dunn why the president was still wearing face masks outdoors despite the newest CDC guidelines.

CNN host Jake Tapper and senior Biden advisor, Anita Dunn.
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CNNs Jake Tapper said Friday that Biden doesnt seem to be following"...

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France, Europes second largest auto market, saw 14.8% plugin electric vehicle share in April 2021, up 2x from 7.8% share in April 2020. Overall auto volumes remained subdued, down 25% from pre-COVID seasonal averages, continuing the same rate of weakness seen from January through March. Best ...

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I noticed recently that El Paso, Texas, got a Tesla showroom. This is good news for the whole region, because youd previously have to drive to Phoenix, Dallas, or Denver to check one out in person. The city has had a service center for a long time, but adding a showroom made it a lot […...

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China's newly commissioned nuclear-powered submarine is armed with the country's most powerful submarine-launched ballistic missile.

A Type 094B Jin-class ballistic missile submarine.
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The JL-3 ballistic missile can deliver multiple warheads - including ...

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MANOR, Texas The school bell rings, and about a dozen masked first-graders turn to the monitor and wave hello to their classmates each a tiny Zoom square representing the other half of the class. The teacher standing behind a plexiglass wall shares her screen, grabs a pointer, juggles a laptop, [...

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BERLIN The prominent German philosopher Juergen Habermas said Sunday he will not accept a high-priced literary award from the United Arab Emirates, reversing an earlier decision. The 91-year-old, who is considered Germanys most eminent contemporary philosopher, told the German news site ...

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TEHRAN, Iran Iran will free prisoners with Western ties in Iran in exchange for billions of dollars from the United States and the United Kingdom, state television reported Sunday. The U.S. immediately denied the report, while the U.K. did not respond. The state TV report quoted an anonymous ...

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GREEN BAY, Wis. A gunman killed two people at a Wisconsin casino restaurant and seriously wounded a third before he was killed by police, authorities said. Brown County Sheriffs Lt. Kevin Pawlak said the shooting at the Oneida Casino in Green Bay Saturday evening appeared to be a targeted attack. He...

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MIAMI The teenage killer who lured a friend into a bathroom stall at their suburban Miami middle school 17 years ago and cut his throat has died in prison. Florida Department of Corrections online records show Michael Hernandez, 31, died Thursday. He had been incarcerated at Columbia Correctional ...

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MANCHESTER, England Manchester United supporters stormed into the stadium and onto the pitch ahead of Sundays game against Liverpool as fans gathered outside Old Trafford to protest against the ownership. Long-running anger against the clubs owners, the Glazer family, has boiled over after ...

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Ben Crump, the Rev. Al Sharpton says, is Black Americas attorney general. In less than a decade, the Florida-based attorney has become the voice for the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd Black people whose deaths at the hands of police and vigilantes sparked ...

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"There is something morally objectionable about rich countries being able to get their vaccines," Sanders said of the COVID-19 shots, calling for action from the WTO.

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LONDON Pernille Harders late header made the difference for Chelsea, and Lieke Martens scored twice for Barcelona, as they took a step closer to becoming European champions. Both teams advanced to the Womens Champions League final when Chelsea beat Bayern Munich 4-1 after Bara topped Paris ...

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Facebook is continuing its campaign against Apples iOS 14 privacy updates, adding a notice within its iOS app telling users the information it collects from other apps and websites can help keep Facebook free of charge. A similar message was seen on ...

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Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: The minimum default threshold of Rs 10 lakh, which has been prescribed for initiating the process, would provide much respite to MSMEs by enabling them to have access to an effective resolution process under the pre-pack process...

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The Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System combines two existing technologies for a deadly new way to hit targets offshore.

A Naval Strike Missile is launched from USS Coronado in September 2014.
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The Navy Marine ...

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President Biden is coming under fire for his attack on oil and gas once again as Canada pleads to keep the cross-border Great Lakes oil pipeline open. Canada is battling against the state of Michigan to keep the cross-border pipeline open as calls to enhance the joint response to climate change seem...

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See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of April 25, 2021. Read More
Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of April 25, 2021.
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Here's why Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSX:CM)(NYSE:CM) seems to be making all the right moves right now.
The post ESG Is Such a Big Deal That its Creeping Into the Banking Sector appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

Bidens green infrastructure plan has once again put the spotlight on ...

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Half of adult Americans have gotten at least one COVID-19 vaccine, and that could lead to more sex this summer.Hello!Welcome to this weekly roundup of stories from Insider's Business co-Editor in Chief Matt Turner. Subscribe here to get this newsletter in your inbox every Sunday.What we're going ...

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Senate Democrats have been urging Congress to pass recurring relief checks to stave off financial difficulty brought on by the pandemic.

Protesters rally demanding economic relief during the coronavirus pandemic in New York City on August 5, 2020.
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A petition ...

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Pakistan’s coronavirus control agency has decided to temporarily restrict the country’s borders to people coming in from Afghanistan and Iran...

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Here's why Suncor Energy (TSX:SU)(NYSE:SU) remains a top pick for long-term energy investors right now.
The post 1 Top TSX Stock to Buy as the Bull Market in Oil Surges Forward appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

Energy stocks havent done that well during the pandemic. Indeed, an oil glut ...

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The worlds nations held a combined 35,218 tonnes of gold reserves as of February 2021, up from 34,700 tonnes the year before. Countries hold gold reserves to support their currency in cases of...

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article author:DEEMA AL-KHUDAIRAuthor:Sun, 2021-05-02 17:28
JEDDAH: Saudi Industrial Services Company (SISCO), a strategic investor in the Kingdoms ports and terminals, on Sunday reported that revenue in Q1 2021 rose 51.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) to SR253.6 million ($67.63 million), while net ...

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Skill, Labour, Talent for MSMEs: 154 training programmes involving 3,999 trainees were conducted in FY20 by NI-MSME. Programmes for MSMEs are scattered across marketing, cluster development, and quality management...

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Susan Wright is headed to a runoff election and may face off against another Republican...

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The titles that reach special milestones on this weeks albums chart represent country, rock, alternative and hip-hop.The titles that reach special milestones on this weeks albums chart represent country, rock, alternative and hip-hop...

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Covid crisis spurs growing interest in drugmakers, diagnostics and medical equipment firmsUK drugmakers, diagnostics, medical equipment and other life sciences companies have raised 10.6bn from private funding rounds and stock market flotations in the first three months of the year, more than half ...

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Watch out for these drawbacks or your nest egg might not go as far as you'd hoped.401(k)s are great, right? High contribution limits, no need to manually transfer funds, and then there's that sweet employer match. That stuff is all true, but like any retirement account, there are drawbacks to ...

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ATLANTA The fatal shootings of eight people six of them women of Asian descent at Georgia massage businesses in March propelled Claire Xu into action. Within days, she helped organize a rally condemning violence against Asian Americans that drew support from a broad group of activists, elected ...

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MEXICO CITY Mars missions, astronauts coming and going at the International Space Station, Chinas increasingly ambitious space program. Space-related news is flowing, and not just from the worlds richest, biggest nations. Take Latin America. On Feb. 17, the congress in Nicaragua, one of the region...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico seemed to be sprinting toward herd immunity this spring before people began letting their guard down against COVID-19 and new variants started spreading across the U.S. territory. Now, a spike in cases and hospitalizations has put medical experts at odds with the ...

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