WATCH: Global National – June 12

Watch the full broadcast of Global National with Robin Gill for Wednesday, June 12, 2019.

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UTA Signs ‘Lost’ And ‘Colony’ Star Josh Holloway

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed actor Josh Holloway for representation in all areas.

Holloway is known for his many television roles. Most recently, he executive produced and starred as Will Bowman for three seasons on the USA sci-fi drama Colony. He is best known for his role as the smooth-talking swindler with a heart of gold James “Sawyer” Ford on J.J. Abrams cult drama Lost. The game-changing sci-fi series aired for six seasons on ABC and became a pop culture phenomenon, garnering a loyal following till the very end. It won several Golden Globes, Emmy Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards and many other accolades.

On the feature side, Holloway starred in the action drama Sabotage opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sam Worthington and Terrence Howard. He also appeared in the thriller Paranoia with Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman and Liam Hemsworth. Additionally, he has appeared in the drama Battle of the Year as well as Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol with Tom Cruise and Jeremy Renner.

Pompeo warns Iran U.S. will ‘defend our forces’ after oil-tanker attacks

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday accused Iran of orchestrating a series of attacks on oil tankers and other targets in a effort to get the U.S. to ease up on sanctions. Pompeo said the U.S. would take the issue to the U.N. Security Council and he warned Iran that "the United States will defend our forces." A pair of oil tankers were attacked Thursday in a key waterway in the Mideast, triggering an increase in oil prices.

Kimberly McIntosh: Why I Took A Break From Dating White Men

Kimberly McIntosh is a young writer and campaigner on race and racism.

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Her work has included a series of magazine articles about her search for a ‘woke’ man.

Niall Paterson asks her about dating, cultural appropriation and white privilege.

Argentina consumer prices rise 3.1% in May, in line with estimates

BUENOS AIRES, June 13 (Reuters) – Argentine consumer prices rose 3.1 percent in May, the government’s official statistics agency INDEC said on Thursday, in line with a Reuters poll of economists.

Accumulated inflation in the 12 months through May came to 57.3 percent, INDEC said. (Reporting by Maximilian Heath; writing by Gram Slattery)

Rapper charged in near-naked freeway stunt that snarled Los Angeles traffic for hours

Charges have been filed against a man accused of delaying rush hour traffic in Los Angeles last year with a near-naked spectacle.

Alexander Dunn, 30, was charged with five criminal counts — resisting an officer, causing a public nuisance, two counts of trespassing, and failure to abide by a peace officer’s instructions. Dunn is a rapper who calls himself “Dephree.”

Last June, Dunn allegedly scaled a highway sign, unveiled posters with messages like “Fight pollution, not each other,” and danced on the ledge. Eyewitnesses reported that he shouted “My name is Dephree, and I love God” on a megaphone. 

His display, according to L.A. officials, was recorded for use in a music video.

The stunt resulted in a miles-long traffic jam and required two large yellow inflatables in order to get the man down from his freeway perch. Itended  when the man backflipped onto an inflatable. He was unharmed.

“This outrageous conduct required the intervention of precious emergency services to assure it ended safely, stopped traffic for nearly two hours and interfered with the lives and work of thousands of commuters,” said City Attorney Mike Feuer in a statement. “We will hold the defendant accountable for his reckless, selfish actions.”

Dunn’s arraignment is scheduled for the beginning of July in Los Angeles.

Contributing, Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY

Tennis: Tsitsipas loses first match of grass-court season

ROSMALEN, Netherlands (AFP) – Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas suffered a shock defeat in his first grass-court match of the season with a second-round loss to Chilean Nicolas Jarry in Hertogenbosch on Thursday (June 13).

The 20-year-old top seed, playing for the first time since a dramatic fourth-round French Open exit against Stan Wawrinka, was beaten 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 by the world number 60.

Jarry will next face either Kazakh Mikhail Kuskushkin or France’s Richard Gasquet in the quarter-finals after his victory over world number six Tsitsipas.

ETF Nerd Trivia: 5 Questions to Inspire Readers

This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com.

By Toroso Investments In last week’s ETF Think Tank research note, we covered the importance of ETF advisors having an IPS to drive portfolio management and allow a focus on growth. This week we lighten things up a bit with ETF Nerd trivia. We cover 5 distinct questions intended to  inspire and educate our readers and challenge our ambitious ETF […]

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A glance at US mortgage rates: little changed; 30-year 3.82%

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates were little changed this week, after six straight weeks of declines putting them at historically low levels.

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BNP Paribas sees U.S. rate cuts in July, September

NEW YORK (Reuters) – BNP Paribas analysts said on Thursday they expect the Federal Reserve would lower key U.S. lending rates twice this year, in July and September, prompted by increasing risks to growth from trade tensions and stubbornly low domestic inflation.

The Federal Open Market Committee, the central bank’s rate-setting group, is scheduled to meet June 18-19.

“We see the June meeting as setting the stage for a Fed cut by effectively shifting to a ready stance from a patient one,” they wrote in a research note.