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mb.com.ph (Philippine News) 

US offers congratulations to Philippine’s presumptive president-elect

WASHINGTON -- The United States offers its "sincerest" congratulations to the people of the Philippines on the conclusion of the general elections, and to the presumptive president-elect Rodrigo Duterte, the State Department said Thursday (May 12, 2016).

mb.com.ph (Philippine News) 

Comelec to formally probe hash code issue

Commissioner Rowena V. Guanzon said that the Comissions on Elections (Comelec) will be having a formal investigation regarding the alteration of script conducted by the Smartmatic.

The Post and Courier 

Obama to issue decree on transgender access to school restrooms

WASHINGTON — In the middle of a legal fight with North Carolina over transgender rights, the Obama administration is planning to issue a sweeping decree telling every public school district in the country to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity.

The Post and Courier 

Ashley Hall upsets Porter-Gaud to advance to state finals

Two area SCISA rivals — Porter-Gaud and Ashley Hall — met in the SCISA Class AAA girls soccer state semifinals on Thursday, and Porter-Gaud found out how hard it is to beat a team three times in a season.

mb.com.ph (Philippine News) 

New ‘safe for work’ Playboy courts Facebook generation

It is the legendary party house where John Lennon burned a Matisse original with a cigarette and Elvis reportedly slept with numerous models, but the Playboy Mansion is a more sedate place these days.

The Post and Courier 

Lowcountry teams vie for state soccer championships

Five Lowcountry teams will contend for state soccer championships this weekend, starting with the boys and girls’ teams from Bishop England on Friday afternoon at Irmo High School.

The Post and Courier 

Sportin' Life takes early lead in CBC Governor's Cup billfish tournament

Sportin’ Life, owned by Manly and Graham Eubank and captained by Bobby Garmany, grabbed the lead on a slow opening day of fishing in the Carolina Billfish Classic, the first event in the 2016 South Carolina Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series. The tournament is being fished out of Toler’s Cove Marina in Mount Pleasant.

The Post and Courier 

Republicans debate for Mount Pleasant seat in State House

MOUNT PLEASANT - The five Republicans who want to represent this fast-expanding town in the S.C. House of Representatives appeared at a forum Thursday where they pitched their views on everything from whether to raise the state’s gas tax, to protecting the Port of Charleston.

Softbank.jp 

SoftBank and Alibaba Group Form Joint Venture to Launch Cloud Computing Services in Japan

Japan, May 13, 2016 — SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”), the Japan-based telecom subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp. (TOKYO:9984) and Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) (“Alibaba Group”), one of the largest online and mobile commerce companies in the world, today jointly announced the establishment of SB Cloud Corporation (“SB Cloud”) to launch cloud computing services in Japan that utilize technologies and solutions from Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group.