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'Like trying to build the USA in the middle of the Atlantic': Elon Musk just dunked on Jeff Bezos' vision to build floating space colonies

Elon Musk dunked on Jeff Bezos' ambition to house a trillion humans in gigantic spinning cylinders orbiting the Earth. The concept is called "O'Neill colonies," named after...
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Judge rules Qualcomm violated antitrust law in chip market

14 minutes ago | Boston Herald

By TALI ARBEL and MICHAEL LIEDTKE NEW YORK - A federal judge has ruled that Qualcomm unlawfully squeezed out cellphone chip rivals and charged excessive royalties to...
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Topshop is planning a huge retreat from the US, closing all 11 of its stores

22 minutes ago | Business Insider

Topshop could close all of its 11 stores in the US as part of a rescue deal put forward by its parent company Acadia Group to stave off administration. The proposed plan, which...
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A close-up photo of Trump's notes for his angry press conference revealed an embarrassing spelling error

22 minutes ago | Business Insider

President Donald Trump held an impromptu press conference on Wednesday, in which he said he won't work with Democrats until they drop their "phony investigations" into...
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Women are more productive in warmer offices because it makes their brains perform better

22 minutes ago | Business Insider

A new study has found that women's brains may perform better at higher temperatures. Researchers from the US and Germany found that women perform better on mathematical and...
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Trump 'oblivious' to political chaos in the UK ahead of state visit because all he cares about is hanging out with the royals, report says

22 minutes ago | Business Insider

President Donald Trump is "delightfully oblivious" to the ongoing political turmoil in the UK as he prepares for a state visit next month, and is much more excited at the...
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Early Morning Fire At Blaine Business Under Investigation

26 minutes ago | CBS

MINNEAPOLIS - Authorities are investigating a fire early Thursday morning at a business in the north metro. Officials say crews responded around 2:30 a.m. to Murphy Brothers...
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Twitter co-founder: Donald Trump is a ‘master of the platform'

30 minutes ago | Boston Herald

It's no secret that President Trump uses Twitter as his own personal megaphone, but the social media site's co-founder Ev Williams recently called Trump a “master of the...
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Starbucks licenses Thai operations to Charoen-backed venture

42 minutes ago | Reuters

Starbucks Corp said on Thursday that a company controlled by Thai billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi and a Hong Kong-based firm had won an exclusive deal to operate and...
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Brokers in cabs: Corcoran's Sydney Blumstein

56 minutes ago | The Real Deal New York

In the second episode of The Real Deal‘s new series “Brokers In Cabs,” the Corcoran Group's Sydney Blumstein talked about agent gossip, how a dating competition in her rental...
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At least 3 people are dead after 'violent' tornado hits near Missouri capital

At least three people have been killed after a deadly tornado swept through Missouri on Wednesday night. Law enforcement confirmed that three people were killed in Barton... Read more ...

Huawei says its homemade operating system could be ready to replace Android...

Richard Yu, the head of Huawei's consumer division, told CNBC that the company's own operating system could be ready to replace Google and Microsoft operating systems by early... Read more ...

GitHub, Microsoft's wildly popular developer service, launches a new service...

GitHub is launching GitHub Sponsors, a new feature that lets users contribute financially to the developers who build and maintain open source software. It addresses a major... Read more ...

Michael Avenatti charged with stealing money from Stormy Daniels

Michael Avenatti, the attorney who rocketed to fame through his representation of porn star Stormy Daniels in her battles with President Donald Trump, is charged with ripping... Read more ...

Michael Avenatti charged with stealing money from Stormy Daniels

Michael Avenatti, the attorney who rocketed to fame through his representation of porn star Stormy Daniels in her battles with President Donald Trump, is charged with ripping... Read more ...

New York just passed a law that would allow Congress to get Trump's taxes

The New York legislature passed a bill Wednesday that would make it easier for Congress to get President Donald Trump's state tax returns. The bill is expected to be signed... Read more ...

'Impeachment is going to be inevitable': More Democrats push for impeachment...

It is looking increasingly more likely that Democrats will initiate an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, as a growing number of Democrats indicate their support... Read more ...

James Holzhauer wins 25th ‘Jeopardy!' game, starts donating prize money

“Jeopardy!” juggernaut James Holzhauer did it again Wednesday - this time raking in $71,885. Now, with $1,939,027 and 25 consecutive wins under his belt, the professional... Read more ...

A federal judge struck down Trump's request to block congressional subpoenas...

A federal judge on Wednesday denied President Donald Trump's request to block congressional subpoenas to Deutsche Bank and Capital One for his financial records. The House... Read more ...

Kenneth Feinberg To Mediate Roundup Settlement Talks Between Bayer And...

The prominent attorney has been tapped to facilitate talks between the company's lawyers and plaintiffs' representatives over the next two weeks. Read more ...