Here’s how Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South
More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it —…
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Arkansas sues YouTube over claims that the site is fueling a mental health crisis
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas sued YouTube and parent company Alphabet on Monday, saying the video-sharing platform is made deliberately addictive and fueling a mental health crisis among youth in…
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Many Verizon customers across the US hit by service outage
NEW YORK — Some Verizon customers across the U.S. were hit by a service outage Monday. The issue appeared to knock out cellphone service for tens of thousands of Verizon…
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Epic Games sues Google and Samsung over phone settings, accusing them of violating antitrust laws
LOS ANGELES — Video game maker Epic Games sued Google and Samsung on Monday, accusing the tech companies of coordinating to block third-party competition in application distribution on Samsung devices….
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NHTSA: Cruise to pay $1.5M penalty after failing to fully report crash involving pedestrian
General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle division will pay a $1.5 million penalty after the unit failed to fully report a crash involving a pedestrian, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…
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Book Review: ‘Revenge of the Tipping Point’ is fan service for readers of Gladwell’s 2000 book
Malcolm Gladwell revisits the concept of social epidemics in his latest book “Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the rise of Social Engineering.” It’s been nearly 25 years…
Read more DirecTV will buy rival Dish to create massive pay-TV company after yearslong pursuit
DirecTV will buy rival Dish to create massive pay-TV company after yearslong pursuit
Read more AT&T exits entertainment industry with a $7.6 billion sale of its majority stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG
AT&T exits entertainment industry with a $7.6 billion sale of its majority stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG
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AT&T exits showbiz, sells remaining stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG for $7.6 billion
AT&T is selling its majority stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG Partners for $7.6 billion, ending the communication giant’s remaining ties to the entertainment industry. AT&T said Monday…
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Montana man to be sentenced for cloning giant sheep to breed large sheep for captive trophy hunts
HELENA, Mont. — An 81-year-old Montana man faces sentencing in federal court Monday in Great Falls for illegally using tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in Central Asia and…
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