July 2019

Trump Says He May Intervene in Huge Pentagon Contract Sought by Amazon

WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Thursday that he was looking “very seriously” at intervening in the hard-fought commercial battle for a $10 billion Pentagon cloud computing contract for which Amazon, a company he has frequently attacked, is seen as the leading contender. For the president to weigh in on the award of a major

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Music ‘calms nerves before surgery’ as well as sedative

Image copyright Uni of Pennsylvania Image caption Patients listened to music while having an anaesthetic before surgery Listening to the “world’s most relaxing song” before an operation could be just as good at calming patients’ nerves as medication, US researchers say. The song, written to reduce anxiety, blood pressure and heart rate, performed as well

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The ‘Cats’ Trailer Is The Weirdest Thing You’ll See In All Your 9 Lives

Audiences got a first look at James Corden and Taylor Swift as fancy-footed felines with the Thursday release of the first trailer for the movie adaptation of the Broadway smash, “Cats.” Based on T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” the musical follows the “Jellicle cats,” each of whom must go before their leader, Old Deuteronomy

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Will Hiding Like Counts Be Good for Instagram Users? Test Is Expanded to 6 More Countries

What would Instagram be like if people couldn’t see how many likes fellow users’ posts receive? Less competitive, less pressurized and more personal, Instagram surmises. The social media platform, which began testing that theory in May in Canada, this week expanded the experiment to include Instagram users in six more countries. As part of the

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State court suit over ‘no-call’ can proceed against NFL

A Louisiana judge ruled Thursday that a damage lawsuit can continue against the NFL over the playoff “no-call” that helped the Los Angeles Rams beat the New Orleans Saints and advance to the Super Bowl. State Civil District Court Judge Nicole Sheppard also ruled that attorney Antonio “Tony” LeMon can request documents and ask questions

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UnitedHealth hikes profit forecast after big 2Q

UnitedHealth raised profit expectations for the year after second-quarter earnings climbed almost 13%, and the nation’s largest health insurer continued expanding beyond its core business and into care delivery. A nearly 12% jump in revenue from the company’s pharmacy benefit management operation helped UnitedHealth beat Wall Street expectations for the recently completed quarter. UnitedHealth’s OptumRx

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