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New York Post (sports) 

Football coach allegedly put penis in hot dog bun, exposed to players

SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane school officials have suspended a Ferris High School football coach as they investigate allegations he exposed himself to players at a camp last summer. The Spokesman-Review reports a player claimed Jim Sharkey exposed his penis inside a hot dog bun to players at a leadership camp last summer. “You think that is a...

Voice of America 

Pakistan to Reinstate Military Courts for 2 More Years

Pakistan’s National Assembly voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to reinstate military courts in the country for two years, after a two months lapse.   The courts were first introduced for two years in January 2015 to expedite the cases of hardcore terrorists after Pakistani Taliban attacked an army school in Peshawar killing more than 140 people, mostly children. Almost all of the country’s political parties who voted for the constitutional amendment, including the ruling PML-N party, acknowledged... Читать дальше...

BusinessInsider.com 

Trump just signed a law that maps out NASA's long-term future — but a critical element is missing

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  • President Trump has signed the NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017.
  • The new law calls for a $19.5 billion NASA budget and asks the space agency to reach Mars by 2033.
  • However, the law leaves out earth science, which the Trump administration intends to cut heavily.

For the first time in nearly seven years, the US government has passed a new long-term vision for NASA's future.

President Donald Trump signed the NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017... Читать дальше...

McClatchy DC Bureau 

APNewsBreak: 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 police … Click to Continue »

MarketWatch.com 

Dow transports' tumble below January low portends weakness for Dow industrials--Dow Theory

The Dow Jones Transportation Average dropped 1.9% in afternoon trade, putting it on the verge of closing at the lowest level since Nov. 22. Falling below the January low is a worrisome sign for chart watchers, as not only does it break the pattern of rising highs and rising lows, but falling below the valley between two significant peaks--the Dec. 8 closing high of 9,421.08 and the March 1 high of 9,593.95--gives the look of a bearish double-top reversal pattern. That bodes badly for the Dow Jones Industrial Average ... Читать дальше...

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Disney Hit With Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Zootopia’

In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in California, writer Gary Goldman’s Esplanade Productions, Inc. says that Goldman pitched his idea for a “Zootopia” franchise twice, only to be rejected. “Although The Walt Disney Company rigorously enforces its copyrights, it has developed a culture that not only accepts the unauthorized copying of others’ original material, but encourages it,” the suit reads. According to the suit, Goldman pitched Disney his “Zootopia” concept in 2000 and 2009. According to the suit... Читать дальше...

NBCSports.com 

Cam Newton will be held out of OTAs after shoulder surgery

Panthers coach Ron Rivera said at the Scouting Combine that quarterback Cam Newton didn’t need offseason surgery after taking a horrible beating last year, and playing through a shoulder problem. But they’re going to give him some more time to recover just to be careful. Via Max Henson of the team’s official website, head athletic…

AOL.com 

Many Americans think they need $1M for retirement, half have less than $25K

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Only about two-fifths of American workers have actually sat down and tried to figure out how much they'll need for retirement. And for many, that target sum is a doozy.

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United Press International (UPI.com) 

GPS navigation turns off part of the brain

Following GPS or satnav instructions turns off part of the brain normally used for navigation, according to a new study.

BuzzFeed 

The Airline Electronics Ban Came After Militants Said They Want To Hide Bombs In Laptops: US Official

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The United States' ban on passengers taking laptops, tablet computers, and other electronic devices on flights from 10 airports in the Middle East and North Africa was spurred by increased chatter picked up in recent weeks from militants saying they want to hide explosives in computers, a US official told BuzzFeed News.

The ban was being pushed by the White House, the official said, and Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly subsequently signed on to it. Читать дальше...

Stars and Stripes 

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 police interrogations.