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S. Korea suggests 2030 World Cup bid to include N. Korea

Ed Adamczyk United Press International SEOUL, South Korea (UPI) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in proposed a joint effort Monday with North Korea to bring the 2030 World Cup soccer tournament to northeast Asia. The suggestion was presented to FIFA President Gianni Infantino as he visited Seoul to attend the FIFA Under-20 final match. "If East Asian countries, including the two Koreas, host the World Cup, I think this will help ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula as well as the […]

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U.S.-backed forces seize western part of Raqqa, Syria

Allen Cone United Press International RAQQA, Syria (UPI) -- A U.S.-backed militia seized the western district of Raqqa from the Islamic State, two days after taking an eastern part of the city. Syrian Democratic Forces said in a statement their fighters had "liberated the neighborhood of al-Romaniya on the western front of Raqqa, after two days of continued clashes." The Islamic State has considered Raqqa its defacto capital since capturing the city in 2014. The fighting and bombing from the U.S.-backed […]

todayJune 12, 2017 72

Business & Lifestyle

Man credited with inventing Hawaiian pizza dies

Danielle Haynes United Press International LONDON, Ontario, Canada (UPI) -- The man many credit with inventing the Hawaiian pizza -- Canadian bacon and pineapple -- died at a hospital in Canada, according to his obituary. He was 83. Sam Panapoulos died Thursday at University Hospital in London, Ontario. The Greek native emigrated to Canada in 1954 when he was 20 and opened a number of restaurants with his two brothers. Panapoulos said he invented the pizza in 1962 when he was […]

todayJune 11, 2017 81

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Netanyahu urges U.N. to close Palestinian refugees relief agency

Allen Cone United Press International JERUSALEM, Israel (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday urged the United Nations to shut down a relief agency that provides services for Palestinian refugees. On June 1, Israel discovered a tunnel underneath two schools in Gaza run by the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. During his weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said he instructed the Foreign Ministry's director-general, Yuval Rotem, to file an official complaint […]

todayJune 11, 2017 100

Business & Lifestyle

Striking Twice? Lightning’s Joseph Poon Takes On Ethereum Exchange Project

While cryptocurrency innovation normally calls for 'banking the unbanked', Omise, a new startup, has an opposite goal: 'unbanking the banked'. With help from Joseph Poon, co-author of Bitcoin's Lightning Network white paper, the Thailand-based payment gateway network is building an Ethereum-based decentralized exchange to move toward that goal. The exchange, which Poon has written another white paper for, is directly built into the company's proof-of-stake blockchain names OmiseGo. Upon completion, users will be able to trade fiat currencies like the U.S., Canadian and […]

todayJune 10, 2017 92

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Samsung unveils seriously wide monitor for $1,500

Doug W. Ware United Press International SEOUL, South Korea (UPI) -- Samsung unveiled an ultra-wide computer monitor on Friday that looks like an LCD TV on steroids. The electronics-maker unveiled the 49-inch CHG90 monitor, which features 3840x1080 high definition resolution and 32:9 aspect ratio. Most normal computer monitors have an aspect ratio of 16:9, the same format as motion pictures. The curved CHG90 features what Samsung calls High Dynamic Range picture enhancement, quantum dot picture presentation technology, a quick 1ms response […]

todayJune 9, 2017 113

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Second Circuit Court upholds Ulbricht’s double life sentence

NEW YORK, NY (Free Press Publications) -- Nearly two years ago Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to 2 life sentences plus 40 years in prison for his role in creating and operating the Silk Road online market. This sentence, and indeed the entire conviction, was appealed based on suppressed evidence and the existence of corrupt federal agents working on the investigation into Silk Road. Former Secret Service Agent Carl Mark Force & former DEA Agent Shaun Bridges each plead guilty to […]

todayJune 4, 2017 78

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