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European nations expel Russian diplomats after ex-spy poisoning

EMMANUEL DUNAND | AFP | Getty Images (From L) French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Theresa May talk as they attend an European Union leaders summit, on June 22, 2017, at the European Council in Brussels. A slew of European nations announced they are …

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The can’t-miss Big Tech trade is now vulnerable, as is the bull market

The way this all would immediately bear on tech investments would be to compress the sector’s valuation. Until last year, the tech bulls were correct that the Nasdaq’s market leadership was supported by stupendous sales-and-earnings growth by FANG and FANG-like companies (Adobe Systems, Nvidia, Apple, Salesforce) rather than speculative froth. …

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At least 53 die in Russia shopping mall fire

Maxim Grigoryev | TASS via Getty Images Battling a fire at the Zimnyaya Vishnya shopping centre in Prospekt Lenina Street; at least 53 people were killed in the fire. At least 53 people were killed by a fire in a shopping mall in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, Russia’s Emergency …

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Egyptians vote in presidential election

WU HONG | AFP | Getty Images Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the Dialogue of Emerging Market and Developing Countries on the sidelines of the 2017 BRICS Summit in Xiamen, southeastern China’s Fujian Province on September 5, 2017. Egypt votes on Monday in a presidential election set to deliver …

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Trump reportedly considers expelling Russian diplomats over UK poison attack

Mikhail Klimentyev | TASS via Getty Images Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (L) and US President Donald Trump talking during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg. President Donald Trump is considering the expulsion of some Russian diplomats in the United States in solidarity with Britain …

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Facebook saves extensive call, text data made by Android users: Ars Technica

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Facebook Inc., speaks during an event in Menlo Park, California. Android cellphone users have noticed that Facebook has saved a virtual trove of their personal call data that extends back years, according to a report in …

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Saudi Arabia intercepts missile over the capital city of Riyadh

Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Kingdom Tower, operated by Kingdom Holding Co., centre, stands on the skyline above the King Fahd highway in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Saudi air force intercepted a missile over the northeastern part of the capital Riyadh late on Sunday night, Saudi state …

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Trump defends $1.3 trillion spending plan, points to military gains

Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump takes part in a forum called Generation Next at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2018. President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his decision to sign a $1.3 trillion federal spending bill despite his misgivings, pointing to billions in …

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German police confirm arrest of Catalonia’s Puigdemont

David Ramos/Getty Images : Catalonia President Carles Puigdemont speaks to the medai after failing to vote in the referendum because of the Spanish police closing his polling station on October 1, 2017 in Sant Julia de Ramis, Spain. More than five million eligible Catalan voters are estimated to visit 2,315 …

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One of the NFL’s few female owners on how to identify talent

Getty Images Colts owner and vice chairman Carlie Irsay-Gordon (left) and her father, Indianapolis Colts owner and CEO Jim Irsay (right), holding the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Colts victory over the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI. Former Colts head coach Tony Dungy in foreground. Identifying talent and making …

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