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A consumer watchdog group says those wildly popular fidget spinners aren't as harmless as they might appear.

As Republicans write health-care legislation behind closed doors, business owners are more wary of the GOP effort.

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday, beginning a new U.S. effort to revive Middle East peace efforts.

Kushner, a 36-year-old real estate developer with little experience of international diplomacy and peace negotiations, arrived in Israel early on Wednesday and will spend barely 20 hours on the ground - he departs shortly after midnight. Читать дальше...

The resignation of Uber chief Travis Kalanick may do little immediately to soften regulatory scrutiny or blunt opposition from taxi and drivers groups globally, underscoring the steep road the car-hailing company still faces.

The Frenchman says he has ambitions of returning to the Emirates Stadium as a sporting director and has targets he'd like to see the Gunners chase

DOVER, Del. (AP) - Andrew Weschler trudged past piles of trash, dozens of abandoned grills, an unopened crate of tangerines and a bar's worth of discarded alcohol bottles before finding what he was after.

Ivanka Trump is heading back to Capitol Hill to discuss workforce issues with Republican lawmakers. A spokesman for House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy says she will meet with McCarthy and other lawmakers for "a discussion on improvements to our workplace and workforce."   Ivanka Trump appeared with President Donald Trump last week to promote a White House effort to expand apprenticeships.   This is her second visit to the Capitol this week. On Tuesday she met with Sen. Marco Rubio and other... Читать дальше...

On the occasion of the third International Day of Yoga celebrations, Gujarat Refinery took to yoga in a big way with enthusiastic participation of more than 2,000 people including employees from refinery, marketing, pipelines and CISF and their family members along with a large number of school children who collectively performed yog as per the common yog protocol of the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India at refinery’s stadium grounds on Wednesday.

CAIRO — The head of Egypt’s highest court has ordered a temporary suspension of rulings by other courts on a 2016 deal that transfers two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia. A statement by the Supreme Constitutional Court on Wednesday said its decision was made upon a government request. Since the announcement of the agreement

Drugstore chain Walgreens had, at one point, hosted about 40 Theranos blood-testing centers.

Confederations Cup hosts Russia face a stern test against European champions Portugal at a sold-out Spartak Stadium in Moscow on Wednesday.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - A strong European economy is good for the United States, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday, citing the post-war Marshall Plan with which Washington invested in Germany to stress that trade can bring "a win-win situation".

"George C. Marshall ... was convinced that good trade and a strong economy in Europe is good for American companies too - and we should not forget about this," she said in a speech to The German Marshall Fund of the United States. Читать дальше...

Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s becoming heir to the throne makes him an even more influential voice in global oil circles.

The Charleston RiverDogs are apologizing for promotions that focused on Tim Tebow's faith during a weekend series.

The government is to ban fees for tenants in England, six months after first suggesting the idea.

Veteran retired Pretoria News photographer Etienne Creux, 68, passed away in a hospital in Bethlehem in the Free State following a battle with cancer.

Veteran retired Pretoria News photographer Etienne Creux, 68, passed away in a hospital in Bethlehem in the Free State following a battle with cancer.