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Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) on Thursday made news after repeatedly demanding to know CIA Director Mike Pompeo’s views on gay sex at his confirmation hearing to become Secretary of State. Booker cited a speech Pompeo gave as a congressman in 2015 at a church, in which he quoted words a pastor had once delivered before…

Just since Jan. 1, analyst projections for financial earnings went from a 10.7 percent gain all the way to 24 percent currently. Only energy, which has been the beneficiary of rising oil prices, has seen a higher net revision among the S&P 500’s 11 sectors, according to investment research firm CFRA. With financials comprising 14.7…

Getty Images / BuzzFeed News Facebook’s current crisis is unprecedented for many reasons. It’s a bipartisan political scandal. It’s also conjured up the threat of possible government regulation. But worst of all for Facebook, it’s dragged into the public consciousness a crucial and, for the company, existential question: Facebook has built a vast business by…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown is crystal clear that his National Guard will help President Trump go after drugs and thugs on the Mexican border, but not immigrants. Drawing that line may be hazy. Brown’s pledge of 400 troops allows the president to boast that governors in all four border states back…

The build up to tonight’s protest Alfie’s parents Tom Evans and Kate James have lost legal battles concerning their son’s care in the High Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and European Court of Human Rights. In February, Mr Justice Hayden ruled that doctors at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool could stop treating Alfie…

REUTERS/Christopher Furlong/Pool The UK says the world must « take action » againsy Syria following a suspected chemical weapons attack. The British government believes it is « highly likely » the Assad regime was behind the attack that left 75 people dead. Prime Minister Theresa May says the UK will work with the US and France to coordinate a…

Berlin – Mit Barbara Slowik (52) führt seit drei Tagen eine Frau die Berliner Polizei. In der Politik ist jetzt ein Streit um die Umbennung der Behörde entbrannt. Knatsch um Knöllchen und Co.! Aktuell ist die offizielle Bezeichnung „Der Polizeipräsident in Berlin“ – eindeutig männlich! Dabei ist der Boss doch jetzt eindeutig weiblich! Linke Politiker…

08:31: Lawn bowls – men’s singles medal matches. Scotland’s Darren Burnett is defending his title on the Gold Coast, where his rivals include young Australian talent Aaron Wilson. 11:13: Athletics – heptathlon 800m. Having claimed her first global senior title in March with gold at the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, England’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson will…

Atletico Madrid edged through to the semi-finals of the Europa League despite a 1-0 defeat away to Sporting CP. A 2-0 lead from the first leg in the Spanish capital a week ago put Diego Simeone’s men in a strong position ahead of the return match at a wet Estadio Jose Alvalade on Thursday. But…

Eigentlich spricht man mit seinen Geschwistern doch über alles. Schließlich ist man Familie. Niemand ist einem selbst ähnlicher. Manchmal sind es aber ausgerechnet die eigenen Schwestern und Brüder, vor denen man Geheimnisse hat. Seien es kleine Albernheiten aus der Kindheit oder Dinge, die man sich nicht traut, auszusprechen, weil man Angst hat, die andere Person…