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Half of middle-aged people who are normal weight and don't smoke or have diabetes may have clogged arteries, researchers said Thursday, urging stronger measures to lower cholesterol.

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• Rob Rhinehart, the founder of Soylent, a startup that makes a soy-based food replacement drink, is out as the company's CEO.
• Bryan Crowley, president of Soylent's parent company, is replacing him.
• Soylent saw major setbacks over the past two years, including a temporary halt to sales after customers reported becoming violently ill.

Rob Rhinehart, founder of the much-maligned food-replacement startup Soylent, is stepping down as CEO effectively immediately... Читать дальше...

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• Rob Rhinehart, the founder of Soylent, a startup that makes a soy-based food replacement drink, is out as the company's CEO.
• Bryan Crowley, president of Soylent's parent company, is replacing him.
• Soylent saw major setbacks over the past two years, including a temporary halt to sales after customers reported becoming violently ill.

Rob Rhinehart, founder of the much-maligned food-replacement startup Soylent, is stepping down as CEO effectively immediately... Читать дальше...

Schlechte Nachrichten für den SCR Altach: Simon Piesinger hat sich wie befürchtet am Sonntag beim 1:0-Heimsieg der Vorarlberger gegen die Wiener Austria einen Riss des vorderen Kreuzbandes im linken Knie zugezogen. Der 25-jährige Ex-Sturm-Graz-Kicker wird bereits am Dienstag operiert und wird aller Voraussicht nach die gesamte restliche Fußball-Bundesliga-Saison ausfallen.

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While the most destructive wildfire season in California's history slogs on, satellites are recording the devastation from space.

California's latest group of blazes began with the Thomas fire in Ventura County on December 4. Since then, at least six other large fires sparked across the Southern California counties of Los Angeles (Creek, Rye, and Skirball fires), San Bernardino (Little Mountain fire), San Diego (Lilac fire), and Riverside (Liberty fire).

East London - The African National Congress (ANC) in Eastern Cape has on Monday, called on Premier Phumulo Masualle to work with the organisation despite his differences with the current provincial leadership. 

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Netflix has shared a list of the TV shows that viewers binge-watched the most on its platform in 2017.

Led by the true-crime satire "American Vandal," Netflix listed the ten series that were most popular for binge-watching (defined as watching more than two hours per day).  

The streaming service looked at the average daily viewing hours per user between November 2016 and November 2017. The resulting list of shows includes several sci-fi series and a few unexpected titles. Читать дальше...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former Yale basketball captain Jack Montague, who was expelled from the Ivy League school in 2016 for sexual misconduct, has enrolled at Belmont University in Tennessee. Montague, who is still suing to be readmitted to Yale, complained in a court deposition last spring that he was unable to apply to other schools. He said Yale would not release his transcript until he paid a disputed $3,000 tuition bill. Karen Schwartzman, a spokeswoman for Montague, said Monday that Yale later released the transcript... Читать дальше...

Police are searching for the driver who crashed a vehicle into a family driving home from Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo Saturday and then ran off.

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The Jets’ fears were confirmed Monday, when quarterback Josh McCown was ruled out for the season with a broken left hand. Jets coach Todd Bowles said McCown will need surgery to fix the hand he injured in Sunday’s 23-0 loss to the Broncos. Bryce Petty will start against the Saints on Sunday. “He’s been leading...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A state lawmaker who is facing scrutiny over past allegations of sexual harassment while teaching at Central Washington University has been placed on leave by the school because of a new investigation. The News Tribune and Northwest News Network reported Monday that the university would not disclose the nature of the investigation of Republican Rep. Matt Manweller or any further details about it. The move comes as Manweller, who is a political science professor at the college... Читать дальше...

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• Chipotle is giving away free queso on Tuesday.
• All customers have to do is wear a "cheesy sweater" to get free queso with an order of a burrito, bowl, salad, or tacos. 
• Earlier in December, Business Insider reported that Chipotle had revamped its queso recipe after facing intense backlash.

Chipotle is giving away free queso on Tuesday. 

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• Chipotle is struggling as it searches for a new CEO... Читать дальше...

Tesla Inc.'s stock rallied 3.7% in afternoon trade Monday, putting it on track to close above its widely-followed 200-day moving average for the first time in six weeks, and above its 50-day moving average for the first time in nine weeks. The 200-day MA is viewed by many chart watchers as a dividing line between short- and long-term trends, while the 50-day MA is seen by many as a short-term trend tracker. The stock's move Monday likely comes a day before the 50-day MA crosses below the 200-day MA... Читать дальше...

The generally smooth launch of bitcoin futures on Cboe Global Markets could pave the way for other cryptocurrency-related products like options and ETFs, the head of the exchange operator said in an interview on Monday. It may take U.S. regulators a bit longer to warm to the idea of a proliferation of products and securities related to digital currencies, but Cboe Chief Executive Ed Tilly said this weekend's debut should support progress toward that. Chicago-based Cboe operates markets in options, futures, equities and currencies. Читать дальше...

“By making these four men millionaires, you are endorsing this ludicrous narrative," said Martin Preib, FOP’s second vice-president.

So you’ve finally decided to buy bitcoin — join the line. As the price of the red-hot cryptocurrency continues to march inexorably higher, most of us are sitting around wishing we’d bought some a year or even a week ago. The cryptocurrency is clearly volatile — over the weekend, it lost around one-fifth of its...

New York (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened flat on Monday after news of an explosion in New York’s busy Port Authority commuter hub, while stocks rose around the world on continued solid global economic growth indicators. Tokens of the virtual currency Bitcoin are seen placed on a monitor that displays binary digits in this illustration picture, December 8, 2017.

A humble Brian Ortega believes Frankie Edgar should fight Max Holloway for the featherweight title.

Georgetown College football's Kody Kasey becomes the first Tiger honored as Mid-South Conference Bluegrass Division Champion of Character winner. The champion of character award recognizes student-athletes for their academic, athletic, campus leadership, community leadership, future ambition and demonstration of the five core NAIA character values – integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leadership.

President Trump signed a directive Monday aimed at refocusing "America's space program on human exploration and discovery." The directive signals the administration's intention to send "American astronauts back to the Moon, and eventually Mars," spokesman Hogan Gidley clarified earlier in the day to Reuters.

From SABR member Bill Felber at Our Game on December 11, 2017:

Whatever else it has done, the implementation of replay review has toned down some of baseball’s most argumentative moments. Gone are the days when a Bobby Cox, Lou Piniella, Sparky Anderson or Earl Weaver could combine cathartic exercise with theatrical relief disputing an umpire’s judgment call. The modern skipper just signals for the replay booth.

How different the game would have been if replay review had always been in effect. Читать дальше...