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15rounds.com (Boxing News) 

Wallin meets Mandras for WBA Continental title

Otto Wallin (17-0, 11 KOs) will get the chance to claim his first title when he makes his homecoming fight on April 22 against Italian Champion Gianluca Mandras (12-4, 5 KOs) for the WBA Continental Heavyweight Championship. The 26 year-old from Sundsvall headlines the city’s first professional boxing event, which also features former two-time Olympian …

The Jerusalem Post 

Berlin launches first ever Jewish food week

So far, the festival has attracted the diverse, international crowd that has become Berlin’s hallmark, and Kratochvila is pleased with the turnout; Shabbat dinners are almost sold out.

TheRepublic.com 

Changes to GOP health proposal affect older adults, Medicaid

WASHINGTON — Republican leaders hope that the latest changes to their health care bill win enough votes to drive the legislation through the House later this week. It’s looking tight. A major goal of the revisions, unveiled late Monday night, is to create more options for older adults dealing with high medical bills, whose costs

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Report reveals details of $21 billion money laundering plan

The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project said that reporters from the group and the Novaya Gazeta newspaper in Moscow obtained bank records showing that funds were transferred worldwide via 112 bank accounts in Eastern Europe. "Law enforcement agencies in Moldova, Latvia, Britain and Russia continue to investigate Laundromat, but attempts to bring those responsible to justice and to recover the money have been hampered in part by the reluctance of Russian officials to cooperate," the group said on its website. Читать дальше...

CNN Money 

What's changing in the health care bill?

Hoping to appease concerns by both conservative and moderate lawmakers, House GOP leaders are making changes to their health care bill ahead of Thursday's critical vote. CNNMoney breaks it down for you.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Passed-out pilot in Canada pleads guilty to being impaired

A statement of facts agreed to by the prosecution and defense and read in court said police saw his pilot's wings were attached upside down on his uniform and a maid discovered an empty bottle of vodka in his hotel room. Gronych struggled to hang up his coat when he got on the plane, was slurring his words and was staggering, according to the statement, and passengers on the plane were told the pilot had suddenly become ill and needed to leave, but some had already seen him and suspected he was drunk. Читать дальше...

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

Dylann Roof's friend gets over 2 years for lying to FBI

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The only person with whom Dylann Roof shared his racist plot to massacre parishioners at a historic black church was sentenced Tuesday to more than two years in prison for hampering the investigation and lying to…

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Helena Veterans Home tells residents to move on

The Great Falls Tribune reports (http://gftrib.com/2nwJf3o ) that occupants of the Willis Cruse Transitional Facility say they were told last week that the building is up for sale and that they would be relocated to other Montana cities like Missoula and Butte. Mike Hampson, who owns the 14-bed residence, says Veterans Affairs had cut the funding from 12 to eight beds.

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

Camp Douglas woman accused of delivering oxycodone

CAMP DOUGLAS—A Camp Douglas woman was charged with one count of delivering the drug oxycodone after an investigation by the Juneau County Sheriff’s Office.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Warner Bros Signs Streaming Deal With China’s iQiyi

Titles covered by the deal will include the “Lord of the Rings” franchise, “Gravity” and “Godzilla,” including exclusive rights to other cinematic classics including the “Harry Potter” films and the “Rush Hour” series. Last year, Fox signed a similar deal with iQiyi, giving the latter exclusive rights for Chinese subscribers to stream the studio’s theatrical releases on demand, as well as the first source for digital rentals. Paramount, Sony, Disney, Universal, StudioCanal and Protagonist have also struck deals with the platform in the past.