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ICYMI: Champagning and mansplaining at NATO’s 70th birthday party

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NATO celebrated its 70th birthday this week with a party in London that included drinks at the palace, nasty gossip, and poor old Donald Trump being picked on by the other leaders. The US president held meetings with a... Read More

UFC DC: Watch Jairzinho Rozenstruik’s stunning knockout power ahead of Washington DC main event

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Surinamese heavyweight wrecking machine Jairzinho Rozenstruik has battered three successive opponents in the octagon. Check out his two best...

‘I watched friends being rescued’: Google ‘stumps’ social media with jovial cartoon marking devastating rains of 2015

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Google’s December 5 ‘doodle’ seems to have missed the mark by commemorating the UK’s heaviest single day of rainfall...

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Apple buys first-ever carbon-free aluminum from Alcoa-Rio Tinto venture

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(Reuters) – Apple Inc on Thursday said it has bought the first-ever commercial batch of carbon-free aluminum from a... Read More

TikTok slammed after suppressing physically disabled users’ videos in ‘anti-bullying’ push

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TikTok has come under fire for suppressing videos from disabled, LGBTQ and overweight users, in what the social media... Read More

How to spot a hidden webcam

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During the holidays, many of us start racking up frequent flyer miles. We’re visiting family and friends, and often... Read More

Your Smart TV could be spying on you, FBI warns

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Consumers need to think seriously about the security of their Internet-connect Smart TVs, according to the FBI. “A number... Read More

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UPDATE 1-Beyond Meat burgers to be sold at some Costco stores

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FILE PHOTO: A staff member displays a burger with a Beyond Meat plant-based patty at VeggieWorld fair in Beijing,... Read More

EU reaches deal on classifying green financial products

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FILE PHOTO: Member of the European Greens party Bas Eickhout campaigns for the European Elections in Budapest, Hungary May 3, 2019.... Read More

Embraer investor wants EU to block “killer” Boeing deal

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators should block Boeing’s (BA.N) $4.2 billion purchase of Embraer’s (EMBR3.SA) commercial passenger jet... Read More

MetLife to foray into pet health insurance with PetFirst

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Dec 5 (Reuters) – U.S. life insurer MetLife Inc said on Thursday it would acquire privately-held pet health insurance... Read More

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Huawei mounts legal challenge against FCC over rural carrier customers

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SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – China’s Huawei has mounted a legal challenge against the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) after the body designated the technology giant as a security threat and moved to bar it from a government subsidy program.... Read More

Wall Street set to rise again on trade deal hopes

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(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher for the second straight session on Thursday on brighter hopes of...

United Airlines picks Scott Kirby to replace Oscar Munoz as CEO

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(Reuters) – United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL.O) on Thursday named insider Scott Kirby as its chief executive officer to...

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Daddy Yankee, Stormzy and Billie Eilish are YouTube’s most-watched of 2019

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Stormzy’s infectious single Vossi Bop was the most-watched music video of 2019 in the UK, YouTube has revealed. Based... Read More

Royal Opera House and Met drop Vittorio Grigolo over ‘aggressive behaviour’

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The Royal Opera House and New York’s Metropolitan Opera have dropped tenor Vittorio Grigolo over “inappropriate and aggressive behaviour”... Read More

Camila Cabello: ‘An absolute force of nature’

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Camila Cabello knows what she wants. It’s October 2017, and the singer is walking the red carpet at Radio... Read More

How Camila Cabello reinvented herself

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Camila Cabello knows what she wants. It’s October 2017, and the singer is walking the red carpet at Radio... Read More

Health

Permanent hair dye, increased breast cancer risk linked in new study

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A new study conducted by government scientists has found that women who use permanent hair dye and chemical straighteners... Read More

Hospital groups file lawsuit to block Trump’s price transparency rule

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(Reuters) – U.S. hospital groups have challenged the Trump administration’s rule that requires them to be more transparent about... Read More

Samoa goes door-to-door to fight measles, combat anti-vaccination messages

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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Samoa closed all non-essential public and private services on Thursday to combat a measles epidemic that... Read More

Acadia Pharma’s psychosis drug proven better than placebo in dementia patients

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(Reuters) – Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Wednesday dementia patients taking its drug Nuplazid were nearly three times less... Read More

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Huawei mounts legal challenge against FCC over rural carrier customers

Wall Street set to rise again on trade deal hopes

(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher for the second straight session on Thursday on brighter hopes of a preliminary trade deal between the United States and China. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 86.27 points, or 0.31%, at the open to 27,736.05. The S&P 500 .SPX opened [...]

United Airlines picks Scott Kirby to replace Oscar Munoz as CEO

(Reuters) – United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL.O) on Thursday named insider Scott Kirby as its chief executive officer to succeed Oscar Munoz, who will take the role of executive chairman in May 2020. FILE PHOTO: United Airlines president Scott Kirby speaks before the departure of the “Flight for the [...]

Black Friday: No apology from Italian outlet for race row over headline featuring Lukaku & Smalling

Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport has been slammed for dubbing a clash between Serie A giants Inter Milan and Roma ‘Black Friday’ and featuring images of black players Romelu Lukaku and Chris Smalling. Corriere dello Sport, one of Italy’s most respected sports outlets, used the headline to prom [...]

Bikes ablaze & cameras crippled: Damage wreaked on Parisian streets amid huge protests in France (VIDEOS)

Parisians will once again be counting the costs of protests in the French capital after mass union demonstrations finally subside. Protesters were filmed attacking bicycles and setting them on fire. A nationwide union strike against proposed pension reform has launched enormous protests in France on [...]

Shale’s debt-fueled drilling boom is coming to an end

The financial struggles of the US shale industry are becoming increasingly hard to ignore, but drillers in Appalachia are in particularly bad shape. The Permian has recently seen job losses, and for the first time since 2016, the hottest shale basin in the world has seen job growth lag the broader T [...]

MetLife to foray into pet health insurance with PetFirst

Dec 5 (Reuters) – U.S. life insurer MetLife Inc said on Thursday it would acquire privately-held pet health insurance company PetFirst, in a bid to diversify its product offerings and capitalize on a growing market opportunity. The companies did not disclose financial terms of the deal, but said it [...]

MIDEAST STOCKS-Qatar outperforms Gulf markets as Egypt retreats

* Mesaieed gains after tax exemption * Anaam surges on capital increase * Sidi Kerir sees biggest fall in over 2-months * Financials weak in Dubai, Abu Dhabi By Ateeq Shariff Dec 5 (Reuters) - Qatar outperformed other Gulf stock markets Thursday, while the Egypt bourse slipped as most of its blue-ch [...]

CORRECTED-Western, Chinese consumers divided on electric, self-driving cars -survey

(Reuters) – Automakers, ride-hailing and technology companies plowing money into the development of electric, self-driving and shared car services will find more enthusiastic consumers in China than in Europe and the United States, a survey on Thursday showed. FILE PHOTO: Optimus Ride launches a sel [...]

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KLX Energy Services Financial Results for Third Quarter Ended October 31, 2019; Implements Major Cost Reduction Program; Strong Third Quarter Cash Flow

WELLINGTON, Fla., Dec. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (“KLX Energy Services” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: KLXE), a leading U.S. onshore provider of mission critical, asset light oilfield services, today reported its third fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2019 financial [...]

Enphase Energized™ AC Modules Reach Over 700 Solar Installers in the United States

FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPH), a global energy technology company and the world’s leading supplier of solar microinverters, today announced that more than 700 solar installation companies in the U.S. have leveraged Enphase Energized™ AC Modules [...]

Delek US Holdings Announces Addition to Board of Directors

BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Dec. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Delek US Holdings, Inc. (“Delek US”) (NYSE: DK) today announced the appointment of Richard Marcogliese to the Board of Directors effective January 1, 2020. “We are pleased to welcome Rich to our board. His vast experience in the refining industry, w [...]

Upstream announces Dimitris Maniatis as new CEO

Former CEO Guy Krief will join the Board of Directors London, December 4th, 2019 – Leading mobile technology company, Upstream, announces former Head of Secure-D, Dimitris Maniatis, as its new CEO. As of January 1st 2020, Maniatis will succeed Guy Krief who will join the board of directors to drive [...]

Episerver Hires SAP Veteran Alex Atzberger as CEO

Episerver continues to prove customer-centric focus with a customer-experience leader taking its top spot. London, UK, Dec. 4th, 2019 – Episerver™, the customer-centric digital experience company, has named Alex Atzberger as its CEO. Atzberger joins Episerver after spending nearly 15 years with SAP™ [...]

Crossword Consulting Approved as a CREST Penetration Testing Provider

Crossword Consulting Approved as a CREST Penetration Testing Provider Navigation Menu RealWire Limited Delivering Relevance, Releasing Influence Press Release 5 December 2019 – London, UK – Crossword Cybersecurity Plc (AIM:CCS, “Crossword”, the “Company” or the “Group”), is delighted to announce tha [...]

Apple buys first-ever carbon-free aluminum from Alcoa-Rio Tinto venture

(Reuters) – Apple Inc on Thursday said it has bought the first-ever commercial batch of carbon-free aluminum from a joint venture between two of the world’s biggest aluminum suppliers. FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc. logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New [...]

TikTok slammed after suppressing physically disabled users’ videos in ‘anti-bullying’ push

TikTok has come under fire for suppressing videos from disabled, LGBTQ and overweight users, in what the social media app describes as a flawed attempt to tackle bullying. Citing leaked documents, German digital-rights website Netzpolitik.org reported that TikTok’s moderators were instructed to mark [...]

How to spot a hidden webcam

During the holidays, many of us start racking up frequent flyer miles. We’re visiting family and friends, and often booking a low-cost room in an Airbnb. While the joy of opening gifts around the holidays and sharing a meal is hard to beat, finding a hidden webcam is sure to sour the mood. It might [...]

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Permanent hair dye, increased breast cancer risk linked in new study

A new study conducted by government scientists has found that women who use permanent hair dye and chemical straighteners may be at an increased risk of developing breast cancer than those who don’t use such products. ALASKA TEEN BECOMES STATE’S FIRST VAPING-RELATED ILLNESS CASE “Researchers have be [...]

Hospital groups file lawsuit to block Trump’s price transparency rule

(Reuters) – U.S. hospital groups have challenged the Trump administration’s rule that requires them to be more transparent about prices they charge patients for healthcare services, according to a lawsuit filed on Wednesday. The plaintiffs, including the nonprofit American Hospital Association (AHA) [...]

Samoa goes door-to-door to fight measles, combat anti-vaccination messages

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Samoa closed all non-essential public and private services on Thursday to combat a measles epidemic that has killed more than 60 people, mostly babies and young children, in a medical task complicated by a vocal anti-vaccination movement. The measles virus has so far infected more [...]

Scientists find toxic fungus near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Poison Fire Coral fungus is seen in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, in this undated picture obtained from social media. RAY PALMER /via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A highly poisonous fungus, with toxins that c [...]

Trump administration likely to announce details of biofuels deal by Friday: sources

(Reuters) – The Trump administration is expected to announce by Friday details of a U.S. biofuels policy deal to help farmers angry over waivers granted to refiners exempting them from using corn-based ethanol and other biofuels, four sources familiar with the matter said. The White House has held w [...]

Chevron aims to cut intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from production

(Reuters) – Chevron Corp (CVX.N) aims to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from its oil production by 5% to 10% over a seven-year period ending 2023 as part of an ongoing effort to combat global climate change, the U.S. energy major said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: A Chevron gas station [...]