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Voice of America 

Russia Cancels Talks With US After New Sanctions

Russian officials reacted to new sanctions unveiled by the U.S. by canceling upcoming talks between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and Undersecretary of State Thomas Shannon. Ryabkov said that “the situation is not conducive to holding a round of this dialogue.” The U.S. State Department expressed regret at the cancellation of Friday's talks. "We regret that Russia has decided to turn away from an opportunity to discuss bilateral obstacles that hinder U.S.-Russia relations," spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement. Читать дальше...

Stars and Stripes 

Norway extends Marine Corps rotations to 2018

Approximately 330 Marines arrived in January in 2017 to bolster cooperation between the two countries and conduct exercises in the wake of continued Russian aggression in Europe.

Forbes.com 

Grow B2B Sales By Adding One Vertical Market After Another

Narrowing your focus to specific verticals can lead to major benefits. This not only reduces the threat of competition within that industry, but it can provide a solid launching pad to support efforts to branch out to other markets.

New York Post 

Looks like Trump’s staff will keep their jobs for another week

Despite weeks of reports that heads would roll at the White House and that an angry President Trump was fed up with his team, there will be no major staff shake-up in the West Wing, a top Trump adviser said Wednesday. “There is no White House shake-up coming,” former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski said on...

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin getting married

In addition to worrying about the deadline for raising the debt ceiling, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has another very important date to remember: his wedding this Saturday to Louise Linton.

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin getting married

In addition to worrying about the deadline for raising the debt ceiling, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has another very important date to remember: his wedding this Saturday to Louise Linton.

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin getting married

In addition to worrying about the deadline for raising the debt ceiling, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has another very important date to remember: his wedding this Saturday to Louise Linton. In late May, Linton agreed to step down as chief executive of Dune Entertainment, a company that Mnuchin had divested from when he joined the Cabinet, after Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, raised questions about possible ethical conflicts in her position with the company.

New York Post 

De Blasio ripped for opposing state constitutional convention

A leading good government advocate is criticizing Mayor de Blasio for siding with Republicans in opposing a state constitutional convention. In November, voters will be asked to decide whether the state should hold a convention to make changes to the state constitution. By law, the convention can only be held every 20 years. Dick Dadey,...

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Meet the English Company at the Forefront of Video Game Facial-Recognition Technology

The leading company in advanced facial tracking isn’t found under the sunshine of Silicon Valley or part of Los Angeles’ booming gaming industry, but instead located more than 5,000 miles away in the northern city of Manchester, England. Cubic Motion is at the forefront of real-time facial tracking, a technology that will eventually span several mediums, but is an especially important step in the evolution of video games. “The paradigm shift for us happened at [the Game Developer Conference] last year... Читать дальше...