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Elon Musk's flamethrower will star in the next Borderlands

30 January 2018, 01:30

Uses aren't entirely clear (although we used to have one for clearing weeds which was pretty awesome), but Musk has already denied that he is planning to create a zombie apocalypse exclusively so he can generate a demand for flamethrowers.

European Stocks Rise as ECB Holds Rates

28 January 2018, 12:40

Barclays bank have forecast the GBP/EUR rate to be nearer 1.17 by the end of the year and the high 1.20s against the US Dollar. Draghi noted that the exchange rate wasn't a policy goal for the European Central Bank but had to be considered in its...

How to watch this year's State of the Union address

27 January 2018, 08:22

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi . He is serving his third term as a MA congressman. "His leadership has been vital in educating a next-generation workforce, in creating good-paying manufacturing jobs and in expanding opportunities for the m...

Trump to present immigration plan

26 January 2018, 02:42

Asked what she would say to people brought to the U.S.as minors - the illegal immigrants protected by DACA , his spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters on Monday that 'they should storm Capitol Hill and protest there'. Trump has yet to clearly a...

Burnley 0-1 Manchester United: Three Things We Learned

25 January 2018, 02:06

Alexis Sanchez is nearly certainly going to pass his medical at Manchester United , the Chilean worldwide has been fit this term, and was playing well during the early stages of the season. "If you want to have a bit, it could happen". He is a ty...

Serial stowaway arrested at Heathrow

23 January 2018, 02:10

She was also banned from possessing firearms and is not allowed near O'Hare, per the judge's orders. Police say the woman will be charged with felony theft and a misdemeanor count of criminal trespass, and is expected to make a court appearance on ...

International Monetary Fund improves economic growth forecast for CIS countries

23 January 2018, 02:04

Launching the report , Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund , said: "Global growth has been accelerating since mid-2016, and all signs point to a further strengthening both this year and next. The IMF's latest report ...

Sam's Club to close 3 Seattle area stores, 495 jobs impacted

22 January 2018, 02:23

Currently, Walmart and Sam's Club operate more than 5,400 locations across the USA; after the actions announced today the company will have 597 clubs. But the announcement came within hours of a separate decision that it would be closing 63 Sam's Clu...

United Kingdom ambassador in Paris: Brexit marks 'new chapter' in Franco-British relationship

21 January 2018, 01:41

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announced the proposed loan of the tapestry, which depicts the Norman Conquest of England, during a visit to Britain on Thursday, according to The Times. The Guardian speculates that Macron means t...

Some People Might Have To Start Paying More For Amazon Prime

20 January 2018, 04:17

On the other hand, if you're someone who isn't really interested in all the services or deals available on Amazon Prime and you're not really into a commitment, then the Amazon Prime price increase may not be much of an issue. That means that i...

Facebook to rank news outlets by trustworthiness

20 January 2018, 04:17

Social media giant Facebook said Friday that it would begin to prioritize " trustworthy " news outlets on its site in order to counteract "misinformation". "We surveyed a diverse and representative sample of people using Facebook across the U.S. to g...

More flu-related deaths reported in Texas

20 January 2018, 03:52

A department spokesman said 32 flu-related deaths a week is higher than average. The department released the report on Friday, and it shows that 79 residents have died statewide from illnesses related from the flu this season. The two patients who ...

Hong Kong court jails 2014 pro-democracy activist for obstructing justice

19 January 2018, 01:55

Before the hearing, Raphael Wong said the government has not responded to activists' demand for "real universal suffrage" in the territory's leadership election. Ahead of the hearing, he said he had no regrets and vowed to keep fighting for democra...

Large banks transfer to match Financial institution of Canada's fee hike

18 January 2018, 02:07

The central bank raised its forecast for 2018 growth to 2.2 percent from 2.1 percent, while it also bumped up its forecast for 2019, after an estimated 3.0 percent expansion in 2017. On the other hand, it predicted Canada to see a small benefit from ...

Seahawks bring back coordinators Norton and Solari

17 January 2018, 02:22

The Seattle Seahawks have hired Ken Norton Jr .as their new defensive coordinator. Norton was hired just a week ago by the 49ers, a team he starred for at linebacker, to be their assistant head coach. He was the Giant's line coach the last two yea...

United States stocks open higher on strong corporate earnings

17 January 2018, 02:16

The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks gave up 13 points, or 0.8 percent, to 1,578. The DOW index has burst through the 26,000 mark just two weeks after hitting 25,000. Estimates: Profit of $2.50 a share, up 18.5% from a year ago, on rev...

Airbus warns A380 jumbo's future at risk

16 January 2018, 01:15

Bregier said Airbus will speed up production in the coming year, notably of its long-delayed widebody A350, and hopes to out-deliver Boeing by 2020. The achievement is especially notable since Boeing refreshed its lineup previous year with the 737 Ma...

Ford Will Invest $11 Billion In Electric Cars By 2022

16 January 2018, 01:12

The funding pledge is more than double the $4.5bn the company said it would invest between 2015 and 2020 on bringing new electric vehicles (EVs) to market. Part of that $11 billion investment will include $700 million to upgrade Ford's Flat Rock, M...

GM Is Now Mass Producing Self-Driving Cars

14 January 2018, 12:31

Ministers hold crisis talks over Carillion

14 January 2018, 12:28

With administrators now on standby, fears have been raised over the future of major Scottish infrastructure projects involving the construction giant. Unions have urged Westminster to step in to protect 19,500 jobs that are now at risk, with Unite in...

M&S clothing sales slightly better than expected in…

13 January 2018, 12:59

Tesco said United Kingdom like-for-like seasonal sales rose by 1.9% with "record sales and volumes" in the four weeks leading up to Christmas Day. Shares in M&S fell 5.6%, while Tesco shed 4.8%. Next surprised with an impressive set of figures and...

Walmart boost minimum wage to $11, plans bonuses after United States tax cuts

12 January 2018, 03:27

Paying workers more will help ensure those stores are pleasant shopping environments - a necessity for Walmart if it is to keep growing its sales. "Today, we are building on investments we've been making in associates, in their wages and skills d...

Uber and Volkswagen partner with Nvidia on self-driving AI chips

09 January 2018, 02:08

These "mobility-as-a-service" fleets-a system VW Group is now developing-will initially include smaller self-driving vehicles that people can hail as well as larger vans. Buzz concept will use Nvidia's Artificial Intelligence technology to give it ...

Feces-smearing passenger prompts flight diversion: Authorities

07 January 2018, 09:40

United Airlines flight 895 from Chicago to Hong Kong was not even halfway through its flight when it was forced to land due to a "passenger smearing feces everywhere", according to Ted Stevens International Airport Police. "We provided hotel a...

Quake hits San Francisco, shaking Berkeley awake

07 January 2018, 09:37

The USGS website said people reported feeling the quake about 40 miles south in San Jose. The quake knocked items off the 24-hour Safeway's shelves in San Leandro. It wouldn't be a big surprise if we had a big natural disaster on the Hayward Faul...

FCC chairman cancels attendance at CES

05 January 2018, 01:47

Ohlhausen is still scheduled to attend the event. Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai canceled a scheduled appearance at CES 2018 on Wednesday evening, January 3, less than a week before the interview. This move has made h...

Nationwide Customs computer outage causes major New Year's delays at U.S. airports

03 January 2018, 01:24

Kennedy worldwide. Immigration desk computers at various airports went down for about two hours on Monday, causing long lines for travelers entering the United States after year-end holidays, according to Customs and Border Protection and posts on ...

Operating conditions for manufacturing best in 5 years during December: Nikkei PMI

02 January 2018, 11:52

The performance was driven by a growth in new orders, with December's level of production the strongest in the current 17 month sequence of growth, and third-fastest in the Investec Manufacturing PMI Ireland surveys history. "Manufacturers will be ...

Minimum Wage Would be £26000 If Pay Matched Executives

01 January 2018, 01:28

A group is circulating petitions to put raising Michigan's minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2022 on the November ballot. As of December 31, minimum wage in Upstate New York has increased to $10.40 per hour (not including Westchester, Suffolk, Nassau ...

Trump fires entire HIV/AIDS council, while 1.2M Americans are still infected

31 December 2017, 03:57

Sources with knowledge of PACHA said many council members were fired even though additional time remained on their terms as advisers. Patrick Sullivan, an Emory epidemiologist appointed to a four-year term in May 2016, argued that continuity of perso...

Instagram Will Now Add "Recommended" Posts

31 December 2017, 03:45

If your friends liked something on photo-sharing social network Instagram , it might now show up on your feed - even if you do not follow that particular person. Between the removal of chronological order and the introduction of recommended posts ,...

Powerball, Mega Millions Jackpots Grow To More Than $306M

28 December 2017, 12:56

The next Powerball lottery drawing is set for 9:59 p.m. on Wednesday, December 27th. In Michigan, 13,009 tickets sold won at least $4 in the drawing. Virgin Islands. If you're still trying to pay off your bills from Christmas shopping, you aren't...

Elon Musk's Roadster Is All Prepped-Up for Its Mars Voyage

23 December 2017, 01:57

But if Musk has left any room for doubt, it is now gone with a striking photo he posted to Instagram on Friday afternoon. Launching and landing a rocket would've seemed like a fanciful idea just a few years ago, but companies like SpaceX and ...

What's open and closed over Christmas

23 December 2017, 01:54

On New Year's Day convenience shops will be open, with some from 7am - 10pm and others from 11am - 7pm. Both locations will be open from 11 a.m.to 6 p.m. Home Depot will be opened 6 a.m. -9 p.m. until Christmas Eve when hours will be 8 a.m. -5 p....

Bitcoin Sinks To Cap Week Of Warnings, Insider Trading, Bankruptcy

23 December 2017, 01:49

The markets have just opened, but there is already a lot of news getting pumped out to the world. Bitcoin fell more than 10 percent on Wednesday to a one-week low of $15,800 at cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp, losing nearly one-fifth of its va...

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