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Broadcom is sweetening its offer to acquire Qualcomm for more than $123 billion, three months after its initial $103 billion bid.

Mark Zuckerberg offered fresh self-criticism Monday, acknowledging making numerous mistakes in building the world's biggest social network as Facebook marked its 14th birthday.

At more than $200,000 in state taxpayer money per job, the package for the Taiwanese company is easily the state's most expensive deal of 2017.

Chelsea fans are convinced Antonio Conte is gone The Blues have been distinctly second best at Watford Chelsea are down to ten men and trail 1-0 at half time READ MORE: Chelsea fans destroy ‘brainless’ Tiemoue Bakayoko as he’s sent off vs Watford Chelsea fans are convinced Antonio Conte is ‘gone’ after a nightmare first half performance by […]

Right, let’s get this one nipped in the bud. Carnoustie is not “The Beast” and anyone who calls it that in the build-up to this year’s Open Championship – the event’s much-anticipated first visit to the Angus course since 2007 – is doing it no favours whatsoever.

Defensive end Frank Clark loses father, three other family members in January blaze in Cleveland.

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• Brand Finance, a brand consultancy firm, released their ranking of the most valuable brands in the world in 2018.
• The firm looks at marketing investment, stakeholder investment, and business performance to help it measure how much each brand contributes to the company. 
• Amazon took the top spot this year.
• Tech companies in general dominated the list, with Apple, Google, and Facebook all ranking in the top 10. 

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ROLLA, Mo. (AP) — Authorities in Missouri say five people died and dozens were injured after more than 650 crashes occurred on snow-covered roads. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the wrecks began Sunday afternoon as the snow started to fall. The National Weather Service says rapidly declining temperatures throughout the day caused the wet roadways to freeze over. The largest crash happened on Interstate 44 near Marshfield, about 150 miles southeast of Kansas City. Authorities say 60 to 80... Читать дальше...

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• ExxonMobil shares took a hit on Monday, dropping close to 6%. 
• The oil market, the Dow Jones, and the S&P 500 all fell. 

ExxonMobil shares dropped 5.5% Monday, the sharpest fall in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

The stock opened the day at $83.26 and ended the day at $79.86. The oil giant missed on earnings expectations Friday, reporting earnings per share of $1.04 in the fourth-quarter of 2017... Читать дальше...

A 12-year-old Florida boy spent the weekend of January 20th playing with his older brother, but just two days later, the seemingly healthy middle schooler died from the flu.

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A music major at Friends University in Wichita says a thief somehow walked off with his harp and a bassoon during the weekend. Raul Rangel says his 6-foot tall harp, valued between $11,000 to $12,000, and his bassoon were stored at the university's Riney Fine Arts Center during the weekend. The area they were in requires a code for access that is given only to specific students and faculty. The Wichita Eagle reports the harp is an Aoyama Model 42-B with the serial No. 1-0163. Читать дальше...

Delta

• In March, Delta began testing a new boarding system at select airports where passengers line up behind pillars that indicate their boarding group.
• The system was designed to make the boarding process more efficient, but it's been making some passengers more stressed out.
• When Delta puts too many people in one boarding group, it makes other passengers worried that the plane will run out of space for carry-on items before they board, and increases the odds that passengers will become hostile. Читать дальше...

ELMIRA, N.Y. — A teenage mother who abandoned her infant daughter in a trash bag behind a New York home has been sentenced to nine years in prison. Harriette Hoyt of Sayre, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to attempted murder in exchange for the sentence Friday in Chemung County Court. Her lawyer, John Brennan, said Hoyt was very sorry and admits that her diagnosis of postpartum depression didn’t excuse her actions. District Attorney Weeden Wetmore said the nine-year sentence was fair given […]

After pouring over all the evidence researchers said that coffee is mostly good for you. Researchers at the University of Catania in Italy collected all the studies on the health effects of coffee, reviewed them, and then offered up their bottom line. The results it’s kind of healthy for you. Research showed that coffee helped reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease, type two diabetes, and Parkinson’s disease. A coffee habit was associated with a lowered rate of death from any […]

The Trump administration is moving full speed ahead on Medicaid work requirements: On Friday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid approved Indiana’s request that allows the state to revoke coverage for people who don’t meet certain employment or job training standards. Two states have now received approval with more to come.

The Mnuchin Racket - US Treasury Bluff on Sanctions Against Russian Sovereign Debt

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2018 Split Summer School in the Philosophy of Physics

The Chimera of Entropy

Split, Croatia, 16-21 July 2018

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Entropy is among the most important but also most perplexing concepts in physics. It is also a polymorphic concept: introduced in thermodynamics, we now find it in statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics, information theory, and black hole physics, to name just the most obvious. In this summer school... Читать дальше...

The mother of an engineer killed when the Amtrak train he was driving slammed into a parked freight train says he saw a counselor to help him cope after a previous train wreck. Catherine Kempf says her son's train hit a vehicle at a rail crossing in the past year, but she couldn't remember specific details. Amtrak officials refused to talk about Michael Kempf's work record. Catherine Kempf says her son worried because he knew he had people's lives in his hands. Kempf says her son started driving... Читать дальше...

Economists at the European Central Bank (ECB) have said the US corporate tax cut should lift the world's largest economy in the short term - but warned that it could erode the tax base in European countries by intensifying global competition for lower rates. ECB economists said the cut in business taxes will provide a "significant fiscal stimulus" to growth in the US in the short term. However, it warned that long-term effects were less clear, especially if the cut leads to larger US budget deficits. Читать дальше...

Tel Aviv (dpa) - Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett says Warsaw cancelled his planned visit to Poland over comments he made on the country‘s new Holocaust law, which would criminalize anyone who lays blame on Poland or its people for Nazi war crimes."The Government of Poland cancelled my visit, because I mentioned the crimes of its people. I am honored," Bennett said in a statement, following contradictory reports on whether the visit - set for Wednesday - would take place.While emphasizing... Читать дальше...

The Bears will hire Brad Childress, the former Vikings head coach who teamed with Nagy on the Chiefs, as an offensive consultant, sources confirmed.

The Bears will hire Brad Childress, the former Vikings head coach who teamed with Nagy on the Chiefs, as an offensive consultant, sources confirmed.

Two tech giants racing for a lead in autonomous driving clashed Monday in court as former Google car unit Waymo's lawyer argued that Uber's boss deliberately chose "to cheat" to get a leg up on competitors.