BMO increases dividend, sets goals for 2020
BMO, the Canadian lender, raised its quarterly dividend after reporting higher earnings and higher returns on equity, but also a decline in revenue for the first quarter of its 2018 fiscal year. The bank…
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Inside ISIS’s militant HQ: The network of support flowing to the terrorists
Rafael Daqneesh, with his son Jassim, and the family’s storage of mortar shells that they are alleged to have shipped to Syria. ISIS militants brought few things into Syria’s war. One of them likely…
Mickey Joseph gets new coaching job after being dismissed by LSU
Mickey Joseph (left) talks to receiver Travin Dural during LSU’s spring game in 2016 Academic qualifications count for more than football in football these days, and so plans for Mickey Joseph to coach receivers…
Loudoun School District’s Complicitly Doubles Down on Distortions of the Constitution
On May 24, a Loudoun County Public Schools employee was summoned to the high school office, where the supervisor delivered what the student reporter for LoudounPatch describes as an “extremely disturbing and yet baffling”…
Yemen journalist killed in car bomb attack
A pregnant journalist working for the private Al Maraih channel in war-torn Yemen has been killed in a car bomb attack, officials have said. Mahdi Atef, 31, and his wife were killed when a…
Keith Urban: Australian singer-songwriter announces US tour
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Keith Urban has won six Grammy Awards and has 10 number one singles Keith Urban has announced plans for a new tour of North America this summer. The…
It’s about time — but more financial backing will only go so far
If you’ve ever pondered why some humanitarian causes should score more than others, the message from the United Kingdom has finally arrived. Environment Secretary Michael Gove has just announced that the government plans to…
12-year-old boy charged in Michigan school shooting
CROWN POINT, Mich. — Authorities say a 12-year-old boy who fatally shot a classmate at a Michigan middle school was caught on camera as he prepared to fire an assault rifle, urging his mother,…
Los Santos real estate: Prices soar ahead of Gamescom
Image copyright Julius Meinl Image caption The average price for a house in Los Santos has been estimated at $316,000 Property prices in virtual Los Santos soared 22 per cent over November last year,…
Mercedes CEO apologizes for F1 fire incident after Hochtief race suspension
Written by By Natalie Morris, CNN The Mercedes-Benz boss, Toto Wolff, has apologized after a spate of fires forced an indefinite suspension of the five-year partnership between the carmaker and construction firm Hochtief. “We…