| Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies tumble on government crackdown worries Posted: 16 Jan 2018 11:51 AM PST ![Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies tumble on government crackdown worries]( "Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies tumble on government crackdown worries") LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bitcoin slid as much as 18 percent on Tuesday to a four-week low, as worries about a regulatory crackdown on the market spread after reports suggested it was still possible that South Korea could ban trading in cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin's slide triggered a selloff across the broader cryptocurrency market, with biggest rival Ethereum down 23 percent on the day at one point, according to trade website Coinmarketcap, and the next biggest, Ripple, plunging by as much as a third. Bitcoin traded as low as $11,191.59 on the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange.
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| Someone Edited 'The Last Jedi' To Make A 'Chauvinist Cut' Without Women Posted: 16 Jan 2018 10:57 AM PST  Someone edited "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" to remove almost all women from the hit movie and anonymously uploaded the result to The Pirate Bay website on Monday.
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| Merck's Keytruda extends lung cancer survival in combination trial Posted: 16 Jan 2018 08:18 AM PST ![Merck's Keytruda extends lung cancer survival in combination trial]( "Merck's Keytruda extends lung cancer survival in combination trial") A cocktail of Merck & Co Inc's blockbuster drug Keytruda and two chemotherapy medicines helped lung cancer patients live longer and stopped the disease from advancing, early results from a key study showed on Tuesday. Merck's shares rose 6.2 percent to $62.29 after data from the late-stage study. The results cement Merck's position as a front-runner in the race to develop drugs that can be used as the initial or first-line treatment for patients with a common type of lung cancer.
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| The Latest: Missing man found safe after California mudslide Posted: 16 Jan 2018 07:11 AM PST  MONTECITO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on deadly California mudslides (all times local):
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| Authorities Deport Man Who Had Lived In The U.S. For 30 Years Posted: 16 Jan 2018 05:45 AM PST  Jorge Garcia, 39, bid his family farewell Monday under the watchful gaze of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who required him to return to his native Mexico after living in the Detroit area for 30 years.
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| Saudi Ritz Carlton to reopen after being used as luxury prison in corruption purge Posted: 16 Jan 2018 03:23 AM PST  The luxury Riyadh hotel used as a prison during Saudi Arabia's crackdown on corruption will reopen for business next month, suggesting authorities are close to settling the cases of many suspects. Dozens of princes, senior officials and top businessmen were detained and confined in the five-star Ritz-Carlton Riyadh as the government launched the purge in early November. The some 200 detainees occupied half the hotel's 492 rooms. The rest was closed to business. The hotel's website now accepts bookings from Feb. 14, quoting a nightly rate for its cheapest room of 2,439 riyals (£480). Saudi authorities have said they expect the vast majority of suspects to agree to financial settlements of charges against them, and that Riyadh hopes to recover about $100 billion of illicit funds. A small number are expected to be prosecuted. Construction giant Saudi Binladin Group said on Saturday that some of its shareholders might transfer part of their holdings to the state in a settlement with authorities. Chairman Bakr Bin Laden and several family members were detained in the crackdown. In late November, senior Saudi Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, once seen as a leading contender to the throne, was freed after reaching a settlement with authorities that involved paying more than $1 billion, according to a Saudi official. Another top businessman who has been held at the Ritz-Carlton is billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman and owner of global investment firm Kingdom Holding. A Saudi official said this week that he was negotiating a possible settlement but so far had not agreed on terms. It has been rumoured, Mr Talal, one of the world's richest men, could be forced to pay as much as $7bn. Saudi Arabia is in the midst of a massive political and economic shake-up, marked by the sudden appointment of Prince Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince in June. The 32-year-old son of the king has spearheaded the unprecedented crackdown on corruption among members of the government and royal family, as he consolidates his grip on power in the kingdom.
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| Russia's Lavrov lashes out at US at annual press conference Posted: 16 Jan 2018 02:12 AM PST  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov repeatedly attacked the US at his annual press conference Monday, accusing Washington of issuing ultimatums and failing to recognise "the reality of the emerging multipolar world". Lavrov said the past year had not been easy from a foreign policy perspective as he took questions on Syria, Ukraine, the Korean peninsula and other global issues, in a diplomatic round-up of 2017. "Unfortunately, our American colleagues and their allies still want to do business solely on the basis of issuing ultimatums and do not want to listen to the views of other centres of world politics," he said when asked about US President Donald Trump's position on the Iran nuclear deal.
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| California teen leads deputies to parents' house of horrors Posted: 15 Jan 2018 11:07 PM PST  PERRIS, Calif. (AP) — A 17-year-old girl called police after escaping from her family's home where she and her 12 brothers and sisters were locked up in filthy conditions, some so malnourished officers at first believed all were children even though seven are adults.
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| Pope voices nuclear war concerns at he begins Latin America trip Posted: 15 Jan 2018 09:37 PM PST  Pope Francis admitted Monday he was frightened by the prospect of an accidental nuclear apocalypse, as he began a weeklong visit to Chile and Peru to bolster a local Catholic Church riven by sex abuse scandals. The 81-year-old Argentine pontiff will find a very different Chile to the one he first encountered as a student priest in the 1960s. Socialist President Michelle Bachelet has presided over major change in the once deeply conservative country, decriminalizing abortion, recognizing civil unions for same-sex couples and introducing a bill to legalize gay marriage.
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| 13 Siblings 'Held Captive' By Parents, Some In Chains And Starving, Police Say Posted: 15 Jan 2018 08:21 PM PST  Authorities discovered 12 siblings, some in chains and starving, inside their parents home in Perris, California on Sunday.
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