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Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

Virginia governor pardons 'Norfolk 4' sailors

Virginia's governor pardoned four former sailors who became known as the "Norfolk Four," ending a decades-long fight to clear the men of rape and murder convictions based on intimidating ...

JournalStar.com 

Woman dies in crash after grandson swerves for deer

A 61-year-old woman from Oak died in a single-vehicle accident northeast of Nelson on Saturday after the driver, her grandson, lost control and crashed into Elk Creek, according to the Nuckolls County Sheriff’s Office.

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

Family History of Colon Cancer Calls for Earlier Screening

TUESDAY, March 21, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- If you've got a family history of colon or rectal cancers, you probably need to start screening for these conditions before you turn 50, a cancer expert says.

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

Gunshot Wounds Cost U.S. Hospitals Nearly $7 Billion Over 9 Years

TUESDAY, March 21, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Hospital care for gunshot wounds cost the United States about $6.6 billion over a nine-year period, and total costs are likely much higher, researchers report.

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

Family History of Colon Cancer Calls for Earlier Screening

TUESDAY, March 21, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- If you've got a family history of colon or rectal cancers, you probably need to start screening for these conditions before you turn 50, a cancer expert says.

BusinessInsider.com 

Google made an unusual move by investing millions in this Pittsburgh storage startup (GOOG, GOOGL)

Avere Systems

Today, nine-year-old Pittsburgh-based data center storage company Avere Systems announces a new $14 million round of funding, with participation from its existing Silicon Valley venture investors...and from Google.

That's a little unusual, truth be told. Historically, when Google and its affiliated companies want to invest in startups, it's via CapitalG (formerly Google Capital) or GV (formerly Google Ventures), the dedicated venture capital arms of the Alphabet parent company. Читать дальше...

BusinessInsider.com 

STOCKS SNAP THEIR STREAK: Here's what you need to know

REUTERS/Toby Melville

Stocks tumbled mid-morning and then stayed in the red for the remainder of the day.

Notably, Tuesday marked the first time since October 11, 2016, that both the Dow and the S&P 500 closed down by at least 1%.

Within the index, financials had a particularly rough day, falling by about 2%. Bank of America was down by more than 5%.

First up, the scoreboard:

NBCSports.com 

Dolphins sign Kiko Alonso to contract extension

Before the Dolphins tendered linebacker Kiko Alonso as a restricted free agent, word was that the team was working to sign him to a long-term extension that would eliminate any possibility of Alonso’s departure this offseason. They’ve accomplished that mission. According to multiple reports, the Dolphins and Alonso have agreed on an extension running through the…

TheRepublic.com 

Media: Netanyahu to continue East Jerusalem construction

JERUSALEM — Israeli media is quoting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as saying that he has no plans to limit Jewish construction in East Jerusalem. The Haaretz newspaper reported that Netanyahu made the comments to Israeli reporters during a visit to Beijing Tuesday. It quoting him as acknowledging “difference of opinion” with the U.S. government on

BusinessInsider.com 

Hacked text messages allegedly sent by Paul Manafort's daughter discuss 'blood money' and killings, and a Ukrainian lawyer wants him to explain

Thomson Reuters

On February 20, 2014, Ukrainian riot police opened fire on thousands of demonstrators who had gathered in central Kiev. They were protesting President Viktor Yanukovych's last-minute decision to back out of a deal with the European Union that would have distanced Ukraine from Russia and fostered closer ties with the West.

A human-rights lawyer representing the victims of the mass police shootings, Eugenia Zakrevska, now wants to know who was advising or influencing... Читать дальше...