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«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Police say 2 arrested for vandalism at mosques in Arkansas

Police on Tuesday said 19-year-old Craig Wigginton and 20-year-old Abraham Davis are being held on felony charges of first-degree criminal mischief and that more arrests are possible. Sgt. Daniel Grubbs has said profanities, swastikas and phrases such as "Go Home" and "Go Back to Your Country" were painted on the Masjid Al Salam Mosque and the Fort Smith Islamic Center in October.

TheRepublic.com 

Several ill after chemical leak at Indianapolis-area YMCA

FISHERS, Ind. — Authorities say several people fell ill after an apparent chemical leak at a suburban Indianapolis YMCA. The Fishers Fire Department says five people were being taken to hospitals with various symptoms after the leak possibly involving chlorine happened Tuesday morning. People were evacuated from the YMCA facility in Fishers, just north of

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

Tom Hanks' debut book is due in October

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Hanks is putting his love of vintage typewriters to good use — his collection of short stories will be published in October.

JournalStar.com 

Tom Hanks' debut book is due in October

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Hanks is putting his love of vintage typewriters to good use — his collection of short stories will be published in October.

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

Tom Hanks' debut book is due in October

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Hanks is putting his love of vintage typewriters to good use — his collection of short stories will be published in October.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Tom Hanks' debut book is due in October

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Hanks is putting his love of vintage typewriters to good use — his collection of short stories will be published in October. Among the stories written by Hanks, who owns over 100 typewriters, is one about an immigrant arriving in New York City, another about a bowler who becomes a celebrity and another about an eccentric billionaire.

«The Bismarck Tribune» (bismarcktribune.com) 

Tom Hanks' debut book is due in October

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Hanks is putting his love of vintage typewriters to good use — his collection of short stories will be published in October.

Tubantia 

Wat vinden Noord-Koreanen eigenlijk van president Trump?

Critici van de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump vergelijken hem met leiders als Vladimir Poetin en Kim Jong-un. De eerste vertoont dictatoriale trekken, de tweede is zonder twijfel een dictator. CNN zocht daarop uit: wat vinden Noord-Koreanen van die vergelijking tussen hun leider en de nieuwe president van de VS?

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

Mosquito saliva vaccine? NIH tests new way to fight illness

Rather than separate vaccines against Zika or other mosquito-borne diseases, the new approach aims to protect against multiple infections by triggering the immune system to rev up in response to the bite itself. The National Institutes of Health is recruiting volunteers for a safety study of the experimental vaccine, being developed by two London companies.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Mosquito saliva vaccine? NIH tests new way to fight illness

Rather than separate vaccines against Zika or other mosquito-borne diseases, the new approach aims to protect against multiple infections by triggering the immune system to rev up in response to the bite itself. The National Institutes of Health is recruiting volunteers for a safety study of the experimental vaccine, being developed by two London companies.

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

Sen. Shilling to hold office hours in Hillsboro

State Sen. Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, announced she will hold office hours in Hillsboro Saturday, Feb. 25 from 11 a.m. to noon at Hillsboro Public Library, 777 School Ave.

WSJ.com 

Why Verizon Decided to Still Buy Yahoo After Big Data Breaches

Verizon shaved the price it will pay for Yahoo’s core business but is pushing ahead with the deal, in a bet that the chance to expand into digital advertising trumps the risk of further fallout from massive data breaches at the struggling internet pioneer.

TheRepublic.com 

‘I Liked My Life’ an impressive debut by Abby Fabiaschi

“I Liked My Life” (St. Martin’s Press), by Abby Fabiaschi The novel “I Liked My Life” begins with Madeline, its main character, assessing a potential new wife for her husband, Brady. It’s immediately clear she’s dead and speaking from a sort of limbo afterlife. Within a dozen pages, readers learn that Maddy killed herself by

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Le Pen refuses headscarf, nixes talks with Lebanon cleric

BEIRUT (AP) — France's far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen refused to don a headscarf for a meeting with Lebanon's top Sunni Muslim cleric on Tuesday and walked away from the scheduled appointment after a brief squabble at the entrance. Le Pen compared her refusal to wear the headscarf to the decision by former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama to decline wearing one during her state visit to Saudi Arabia. Journalists shouted back that the two situations were not comparable because one... Читать дальше...

TheRepublic.com 

Historic Manhattan cathedral activates eco-friendly power

NEW YORK — The historic St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan has activated a geothermal plant — part of a series of environmentally friendly upgrades. The Archdiocese of New York said Tuesday that the geothermal plant is comprised of 10 wells — up to 2,200 feet deep — drilled along the north and south sides of

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Panchayat polls come to an end in Odisha

On day five the Bharatiya Janata Party carried on its good run potentially increasing its zila parishad wins almost tenfold from its dismal standing in 2012.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Several ill after chemical leak at Indianapolis-area YMCA

(AP) — Authorities say several people fell ill after an apparent chemical leak at a suburban Indianapolis YMCA. The Fishers Fire Department says five people were being taken to hospitals with various symptoms after the leak possibly involving chlorine happened Tuesday morning.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Texas easing out of downturn, oil association leader says

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas' oil and natural gas industry added 4,700 new jobs between September and December last year and is starting to "ease out of the dramatic downturn." The energy sector lost nearly 100,000 jobs statewide as oil prices crashed from 2014's $110-plus per barrel peak to less than $30 last year.

TheRepublic.com 

Hungary’s Berlin film fest winner Enyedi to adapt novel

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The Hungarian director whose “On Body and Soul” won the top award at the Berlin Film Festival says her next project is an adaptation of “The Story of My Wife,” a 1942 novel by Hungarian writer and poet Milan Fust. Director Ildiko Enyedi also said Tuesday that she welcomed the national film