In a funding round led by funds such as BlackRock, on-demand delivery company Postmates has notched $100 million in investments. Glynn Capital and Tiger Global also led the round, along with other funds, to bring the company’s valuation to $1.85 billion, Forbes reported. Postmates CFO Kristin Schaefer said, according to Forbes, “There was great momentum behind […]
Buried alive: Construction worker saved from being trapped under dirt The Independent Florida Alligator A construction worker was trapped underneath one-to-two feet of dirt when Gainesville Fire Resc
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Zeal rejects Lottoland offer for German business
Zeal Network has tuned down Lottoland’s offer of €76m to purchase its German business, with CEO Helmut Becker again accusing the lottery betting operator of trying to disrupt ongoing acquisition talks with Lotto24
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Protesting Greek school teachers have clashed with police in central Athens during a demonstration against government plans for hiring new teachers. Riot police fired tear gas to stop protesters from forcing their way past a cordon outside parliament, and later when demonstrators tried to push away a barrier near Prime Minister […]
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson backs Wayne Hennessey after the Wales goalkeeper denies making a Nazi salute.
Wrexham host National League title rivals Leyton Orient meet in the FA Trophy second round at the Racecourse.
On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discuss the ongoing efforts to enforce censorship standards and reduce the influence of alternative media on the internet. Is the future of high-quality journalism in jeopardy, and will non-traditional media outlets continue to be squeezed out of the market moving forward?
Kristen Roupenian, author of the stellar 2017 essay Cat Person about a 20-something college student named Margot who engages in an undesired, unsetting and far-too-ordinary sexual encounter with a 30-something misogynist named Robert, has written a new piece for the New Yorker describing her experiences with viral…
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A lawsuit has been filed by a construction worker alleging an unsafe worksite as the cause of injuries sustained while working at the Walt Disney World Resort.
DeepGestalt takes faces apart and reassembles them to diagnose genetic disorders.
"Three, two, one, ignition, liftoff of Falcon 9," Iridium CEO Matt Desch said on a live webcast as the white Falcon 9 rocket took flight from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 7:31 am (1531 GMT). The mission, carrying 10 Iridium NEXT satellites to orbit, completes Iridium's project to replace the world's largest commercial communication satellite network with 75 new satellites in orbit. Friday's launch was SpaceX's eighth and final in a series for Iridium, which is headquartered in Virginia. Читать дальше...
The brother of the Duchess of Cambridge follows some notable celebrities.
A fan video shows Boston Celtics teammates Jaylen Brown and Marcus Morris getting into a heated exchange during a timeout in Thursday's loss to the Miami Heat.
Erstmals findet ein Spartan Winter Race im deutschsprachigen Raum statt. Zell am See-Kaprun begrüßt mehr als 3000 Starter beim spektakulären Hindernislauf.
SUNDERLAND have confirmed the dates of their rearranged League One games against Gillingham and Accrington Stanley.
The Huawei executive was arrested in Poland on suspicion of spying for the Chinese government, according to multiple news reports.
New Alvaton fire station nears end of construction Bowling Green Daily News A new fire station in the Alvaton Volunteer Fire Department's coverage area is expected to be operational in March and
Jason Adam Katzenstein’s Daily Cartoon imagines Taft on Instagram Live.
Patterson, 21, has been charged with the murder of Jayme's parents, as well as her kidnapping
In a first, farm widow Vaishali S. Yede on Friday evening inaugurated the controversy-ridden 92nd Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan (ABMSS), amid a protest by a section of invitees.