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Tech tycoon Lynch’s doomed Bayesian yacht lifted to surface

Tech tycoon Lynch’s doomed Bayesian yacht lifted to surface

Salvage experts lifted Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht to the surface and began pumping seawater out of it on Saturday, 10 months after it sank off the coast of Sicily, killing the British tech tycoon, his teenage daughter and five others. Work resumed at first light, with one of the most powerful maritime cranes in Europe having been used to haul …

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Pakistan to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Pakistan to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Pakistan said on Saturday it would recommend U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, an accolade that he has said he craves, for his work in helping to resolve the recent conflict between India and Pakistan. Some analysts in Pakistan said the move might persuade Trump to think again about potentially joining Israel in striking Iran’s nuclear facilities. …

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What the explosive growth of ‘blowout counties’ means for U.S. politics

What the explosive growth of ‘blowout counties’ means for U.S. politics

Look at a few national election results and it’s easy to think of the United States as a 50/50 nation overall, split down the middle between Republican red and Democratic blue. But that’s not the reality in vast and growing swaths of the country, where political competitiveness at the local level is being replaced by landslide loyalty to a single …

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How a high heel entrepreneur is handling tariffs before the other shoe drops

How a high heel entrepreneur is handling tariffs before the other shoe drops

The company’s shoes are manufactured in China, and Pavone said they can’t be made elsewhere — though it’s not for lack of trying. “I’ve tried talking to manufacturers in Vietnam, Brazil, India and even one very small factory I was able to find in the U.S.,” she said. “All of them have unanimously said that China is the only supply …

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Wisconsin pair charged in alleged plot to stalk, poison and kill dating app liaisons

Wisconsin pair charged in alleged plot to stalk, poison and kill dating app liaisons

A Wisconsin boyfriend and girlfriend who have been charged with attempted murder are accused of trying to poison two women the man previously dated after he met them online, authorities said. Paul VanDuyne Jr., 43, and Andrea Whitaker, 41, have each been charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery, recklessly endangering the public and stalking, according to criminal cases filed in …

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