

Trump defends sharing 'terrorism' facts with Russians
Trump himself claimed the authority to share "facts pertaining to terrorism" and airline safety with Russian Federation, saying in a pair of tweets he has "an absolute right" as president to do so. Before he faced reporters, the White House distributed statements from Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Deputy National Security Adviser Dina Powell disputing the Post's account.
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Indonesia courts jails Jakarta's Christian governor for blasphemy against Islam
Indonesia is the world's most-populous Muslim country. He was taken to Cipinang Prison in east Jakarta . Ahok's term as governor ends in October. Some lay down outside the jail blocking traffic, others shook the barbed-wire topped fence of the prison, while some chanted "destroy FPI", referring to the Islamic Defenders Front, a hardline group behind numerous protests against Purnama.
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Shares in Exxon Mobil Co. (XOM) Acquired by Bristol Advisors LLC
Many traders watch for short-term averages to cross above long-term averages to signal the beginning of a uptrend. Mastrapasqua Asset Management Inc. now owns 56,265 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $4,911,000 after buying an additional 3,594 shares during the period.
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Merkel In Pole Position For German Election After St
Germany's best-selling newspaper Bild labelled the SPD loss as a "fiasco" and said the party had fallen into a "depression". But national opinion polls are showing her CDU now regaining political momentum. This is the third consecutive failure of the SPD over the last two months - after the elections in the federal states of Saarland and Schleswig-Holstein.
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EasyJet looks to bigger planes to keep costs down
As of 09:28 BST, easyJet's share price had lost 5.88 percent to 1,233.00p, underperforming the broader London market, with the benchmark FTSE 100 index having climbed into positive territory and now standing 0.28 percent higher at 7,475.37 points.
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Ransomware attacks: Microsoft blames USA government for 'stockpiling' vulnerabilities
And if you happen to be using an operating system that isn't supposed to be getting security updates anymore, you should really consider using something else. Those who applied critical Microsoft Windows patches released in March were protected against this attack, while those who did not are affected, according to the company.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) Lost -0.55% in the last trading session
Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. About 200 products from Sam's Clubs stores will initially be available for Sam's Club customers in China to order online via JD's website, expanding to 700 this year, says Rebecca Lui, a Wal-Mart spokeswoman.
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John Terry has made most of season on periphery at Chelsea
Shanghai Shenhua boss and former Chelsea team-mate Gustavo Poyet suggested on Monday that no Chinese Super League clubs are interested in the 36-year-old anymore due to the new rule limiting them to fielding just three foreign players at one time.
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US industrial production posts biggest gain since 2014
Factory production rose 1% after declining 0.4% in March. The upbeat industrial production in April might suggest a pickup of USA economic growth in the second quarter of the year. Donald Trump is bragging today that industrial production "surged" in April. In comparison to a year ago, output in mining was especially strong, clocking in with an advance of 7.3%, although it remained 11.2% below its December 2014 peak, the Federal Reserve said.
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Canada's famed Snowbirds cancel airshows; officials say they need more practice
The team has had to deal with a reduced training schedule because of poor weather. "We have made a decision to undertake additional practice and training from our home base at 15 Wing Moose Jaw before returning to our 2017 scheduled air performance season", said a message on the Snowbirds' Facebook page.
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Manchester United's 'crazy' schedule taking its toll on Jose Mourinho's players
The Frenchman's father passed away last Friday, with the midfielder not part of the team that lost 2-1 to Tottenham at White Hart Lane on Sunday. Mourinho does not expect him to be back in time for Wednesday's trip to St Mary's Stadium, as he will be attending the funeral.
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Fast food giant apologises as ASA investigates — McDonald's advert
A McDonald's spokesman told The Guardian : "We apologize for any upset this advert has caused". McDonald's has sort of apologised in advance, saying: "We wanted to highlight the role McDonald's has played in our customers' everyday lives - both in good and hard times".