The bill's introduction came as United States intelligence chiefs joined the Trump administration's national security adviser to announce at a White House press briefing that a "vast government-wide effort" was under way to counter an alleged Russian campaign to interfere in USA elections. [Full Article...]
McGregor has not fought in UFC since 2016, but his fame grew so quickly he was regarded as a good enough opponent for Floyd Mayweather's retirement bout - a fight McGregor lost, albeit valiently, in the 10th round previous year. Those include a September 8 pay-per-view card in Dallas headlined by the Tyron Woodley-Darren Till welterweight title fight and a December 29 card in Las Vegas likely ... [Full Article...]
But when Mr Higgins checked his numbers, the shop assistant at first told him the ticket was not a victor, ripped it up and threw it away. The machine then told the 18-year-old former Mearns Academy pupil to contact Camelot because the winning sum was more than the store could pay out - so he quickly retrieved it from the bin. [Full Article...]
First up: The company's US-based futures exchange will launch one-day Bitcoin contracts. Starbucks ( SBUX ) is reportedly partnering with Microsoft ( MSFT ) and Intercontinental Exchange , the parent of the NYSE , to launch a new cryptocurrency exchange created to bring digital assets to daily consumer use. [Full Article...]
At least 16 people have been hospitalized due to a parasite, called " cyclospora ". Flu-like symptoms may also be noted. Cyclosporiasis can be treated with antibiotics. Fresh Express, which is based in Salinas, Calif., tracked the tainted lettuce from the same facility and lot number to Caito Foods, which is now involved in another recall that affected salads and wraps sold at Trader Joe's, Walgre... [Full Article...]
The product does not include a label listing possible milk content, which the FDA states could cause life-threatening allergic reactions if the almond milk is consumed by someone with a severe dairy allergy. Anyone who may have almond milk in their refrigerator will need to take note of a new recall announced today. The recall applies to refrigerated Vanilla Almond Breeze almond milk w... [Full Article...]
Francis Fannon, US assistant secretary of state for the bureau of energy resources, was recently in China to discuss sanctions, Bloomberg said, citing a US government official. "Iran will survive this round of U.S. sanctions as it has survived them before", Rouhani said, describing them as a "crime and aggression". US officials are traveling around the world to persuade allies to suspend imports... [Full Article...]
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang (pic) attributed the arrest of Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai to the "violation of Chinese laws", without further explanation. "And if the USA side takes further steps to escalate the tension, China will definitely take countermeasures". Trump recently threatened to slap punitive tariffs on all Chinese exports to the United States, which amounted... [Full Article...]