Anadarko, which had snubbed Occidental’s buyout offer in favor of Chevron, is now resurrecting talks with its original suitor. The move sets up a bidding war for Anadarko Petroleum Corp., which had accepted Chevron’s $33 billion bid even though it had been in talks with Occidental for some time. Vicki Hollub, the CEO of Occidental […]
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More than half of the nearly 800 students, faculty and staff members who were quarantined following exposure to the measles virus at two Los Angeles universities have been cleared to resume normal activities. The quarantine marked one of the most sweeping efforts by authorities to contain the nation’s measles outbreak, where cases have reached a
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Image copyright EPA Image caption John Singleton became the first African-American nominated for a best director Oscar Oscar-nominated director John Singleton – known for films including Boyz N The Hood and his remake of detective movie Shaft – has died at the age of 51. A family statement confirmed the influential filmmaker fell ill in
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Image copyright Reuters Google’s parent company, Alphabet, saw its shares drop in after-hours trading after the internet giant missed revenue forecasts. Alphabet, which also owns YouTube, reported $36.3bn (£28bn) in sales for the first quarter, below expectations of $37.33bn. Profits also fell during the three months to 31 March. It was impacted by a fine
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Flight attendants are there to make air travel easier for you. There are a few simple ways you can return the favor. HuffPost reached out to flight attendants to learn about their pet peeves with passengers and how travelers can pitch in, so the flight crew can keep everyone safe and happy in the air.
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New Zealand, which has a population of 4.8 million people, suffers from a “small market problem,” Ms. Caplan said, comparing it to other countries like Canada that have also tried to bolster regulation of social media platforms. “The companies, depending on what the regulation is, might just pull out rather than comply,” she said, referring
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The Oklahoma City Thunder plan to keep coach Billy Donovan for a fifth year. Thunder general manager Sam Presti said Monday that he doesn’t expect change despite Oklahoma City’s third consecutive first-round playoff exit. The Thunder have reached the playoffs each of Donovan’s four years with the team, but they haven’t won a playoff series
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In 2014, Mr. Moore wrote a column for National Review, in which he said women earning more than men “could be disruptive to family stability.” Asked about that column on Sunday, Mr. Moore did not apologize, but said that strong economic growth under Mr. Trump was helping women and was the best way to reduce
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The Labor Department weighed in Monday on a question whose answer could be worth billions of dollars to gig-economy companies as they begin selling shares to the public: Are their workers employees or contractors? The department said people finding work through a particular unnamed company were contractors, not employees, meaning that the company does not
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Doherty played Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills 90210 Original cast member Shannen Doherty – aka Brenda Walsh – has revealed she WILL join the new cast of the Beverly Hills 90210 reboot. The new series, titled BH90210, will also star Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian
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