Image copyright Wag! Inc. Technology giant SoftBank has reportedly agreed to sell its stake in dog-walking app Wag. If confirmed, it would mark another disappointment for SoftBank’s Vision Fund investment arm. It caps off a year in which the Japanese company’s investment decisions have been heavily criticised. The failure of the planned sale of shares […]
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Semyon Varlamov stopped 31 shots, Brock Nelson scored twice int he third period, and the New York Islanders beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press December 10, 2019, 2:48 AM 2 min read Semyon Varlamov stopped 31 shots, Brock Nelson scored twice in the third period, and the New York Islanders
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WASHINGTON — Mayor Pete Buttigieg will disclose his management consulting clients, open his fund-raisers to reporters and reveal the names of people raising money for his presidential campaign, his campaign announced Monday, a series of significant concessions toward transparency for a candidate under increasing pressure to release more details about his personal employment history and
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A study found that the drug that curbs delusions in Parkinson’s patients did the same for people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer December 5, 2019, 2:15 AM 4 min read A drug that curbs delusions in Parkinson’s patients did the same for people with Alzheimer’s disease
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Image copyright BBC/STV Productions Image caption Glenda Jackson plays Maud, who has Alzheimer’s and is determined to discover what has happened to her friend Elizabeth, who has suddenly disappeared. Glenda Jackson has been praised on her TV return after 27 years away, for playing a woman with dementia in the BBC One drama Elizabeth Is
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Former Yankees manager Joe Girardi said he wasn’t surprised to read about allegations that the 2017 Houston Astros stole signs en route to a World Series championship By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer December 10, 2019, 3:11 AM 4 min read Joe Girardi was hardly stunned to learn his firing two years ago as manager
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WASHINGTON — The last time President Trump met in the Oval Office with Sergey V. Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, it did not go so well. Mr. Trump had just fired James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, and exulted about the move to Russia’s top diplomat. Then he told Mr. Lavrov and Sergey I. Kislyak,
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Officials from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan say they have agreed to hold two technical meetings in coming weeks in an effort to resolve a number of issues revolving around a $5 billion dam project on the Nile River By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer December 10, 2019, 1:36 AM 2 min read Officials from Egypt,
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Image copyright PA A third of hospitals in England put up car parking charges last year, with total income rising by a 10th, an investigation shows. The Press Association used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain data from more than 140 NHS trusts. The responses showed £254m had been raised during 2018-19 – up
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Miley Cyrus seems to be enjoying her newfound freedom. Tattoo artist Winter Stone posted a photo on Sunday of a new tattoo on the “Mother’s Daughter” singer. The ink, which rests just above Cyrus’ knuckles on her right hand, says “freedom” in a thin, delicate script. The tattoo comes at a time of major change
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