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In Syria strike, US will likely use Tomahawk missiles

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Woody Paschall Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Preble conduct an operational tomahawk missile launch while underway in a training area off the coast of California. With an estimated cost of $1.4 million each, Raytheon’s Tomahawk missile has an intermediate range …

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Bill Gates and Angelina Jolie top a global YouGov survey of the most admired people

Anthony Devlin – WPA Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Both Queen Elizabeth II and Angelina Jolie featured in YouGov’s top 10 most admired women list for 2018 Businessmen, sports personalities and politicians feature among the 20 most admired men, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Vladimir Putin and Jack Ma. …

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EU says Facebook’s apology ‘not enough’ as it announces personal data investigation

Leah Millis | Reuters Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing regarding the company’s use and protection of user data on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 11, 2018. The European Union (EU) has announced it plans to deepen its investigation into the harvesting of …

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General Electric looking at transportation spinoff: Report

Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images An employee helps install a traction motor onto the truck of a General Electric Evolution Series Tier 4 diesel locomotive at the GE Manufacturing Solutions facility in Fort Worth, Texas. General Electric is considering a spinoff or public offering of its GE Transportation …

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Trump says Syria attack could be ‘very soon or not so soon at all’

Getty Images President Donald Trump waves to journalists after returning to the White House April 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump said Thursday that a U.S. missile strike on Syria may not be imminent. “Never said when an attack on Syria would take place. Could be very soon …

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Bitcoin surges 10% in sudden move to above $7,500

Bitcoin surged more than 17 percent in a sudden move on Thursday to above $8,000, according to trading on Coinbase. The cryptocurrency hit a high of $8,011 was trading about 14.4 percent higher near $7,846 as of 7:54 a.m. ET, according to Coinbase. Bitcoin had been suffering from tax-related selling …

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British Airways-owner IAG says considering making offer for Norwegian

Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images A Boeing Co. 747 passenger aircraft, operated by British Airways, a unit of International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (IAG), takes off over a row of passenger aircraft operated by British Airways at Heathrow airport in London, U.K. “IAG confirms that no such discussions …

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German billionaire missing in Swiss Alps for five days

ROLAND WEIHRAUCH | AFP | Getty Images Picture taken on July 7, 2016 shows Karl-Erivan Haub, billionaire chief of Germany’s sprawling Tengelmann retail group, during a press conference in Muelheim an der Ruhr, western Germany. Haub has gone missing while skiing in the Swiss Alps, the Tengelmann company said on …

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UK reportedly orders subs towards Syria for possible missile strikes

Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Theresa May, U.K. prime minister, leaves number 10 Downing Street to make a statement on the terror attack in London, U.K., on Sunday, June 4, 2017. British Prime Minister Theresa May has ordered British submarines to move within missile range of Syria in …

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South Africa’s rand slips with fragile economic rebound in focus

Nadine Hutton | Bloomberg | Getty Images South African national flags hang above an advertisement for the new Mandela rand banknotes at the headquarters of the central bank in Pretoria, South Africa, on May 23, 2013. South Africa’s rand traded weaker early on Wednesday after disappointing manufacturing figures and comments …

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