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US Foods Holding Corp., a food distribution company, announced plans to go public Wednesday. In its prospectus, the company reported $23 billion in sales for the 12-month period ended Sept. 26. The filing comes after a failed attempt to be acquired by Sysco Corporation . US Foods Holding Corp said it planned to raise $100 million in the prospectus, but the number is likely a placeholder. The company plans to list on the New York stock exchange with the symbol "USFD."

It’s a tough job lending immeasurable star power to American Idol’s farewell season, but someone’s gotta do it. Welcome back to Judging the Judges, our weekly power ranking* of Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez, and Harry Connick Jr. during the final Idol-sponsored round of their ongoing quest to become the greatest self-promoter this world has ever seen. *Unlike J. Lo’s steady stream of fake tears, the Judging the Judges points system is 100 percent arbitrary and subject to change.

Ridley Scott is on the hunt for tall people to play Engineers and Xenomorphs in his next big-budget science-fiction film, Alien: Covenant.

HENGELO - De Lionsclubs Goor, Delden, Markelo-Lochem Mixed en Hengelo hebben voor de Voedselbank Midden Twente 1.200 pakken koffie ingezameld met de Douwe Egberts Waardepuntenactie.

Prototype suggests the next-gen Civic hatch will share a lot more with its four-door sibling.

On Wednesday OPEC published a monthly oil market report, which confirms an earlier evaluation of Russia's oil supplies in 2016 at 10.74 million barrels per day (mb/d).

Twitter announces a move to "make it easier and faster for people to catch up on what's happening right now."

Twitter, playing all the hits since 2016.

The post What You Need to Know About Twitter’s Algorithmic Timeline appeared first on WIRED.

Englishman Ben Gollings remains the all-time points scorer, but who can catch him?

– The trial of former governor of Jigawa state, Sule Lamido and his sons alleged N1.3 billion fraud continued today – At the hearing, the prosecution and defense counsel tried to convince the judge whether a document should be admitted – After listening to both side, the judge adjourned the case The trial of a former […]

Twitter said it is inserting more tweets at the top of the timeline that a user missed while they were away from the service.

Twitter said it is inserting more tweets at the top of the timeline that a user missed while they were away from the service.

The problem usually can be traced to problems with the lithium-ion battery.

Facebook board member says "anti-colonialism" damaging India after country bans its controversial Free Basics service

Facebook board member says "anti-colonialism" damaging India after country bans its controversial Free Basics service

After the 2016 New Hampshire primaries called Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders the winners, Steve Schmidt came on MSNBC to lend his expert political analysis to explain how this happened. Unfortunately, the former senior John McCain campaign advisor confused Trump's campaign beliefs with Marco Rubio's and Rachel Maddow immediately pounced to correct his very flawed opinions.

Imagine your realtor sold your home for $500,000 more than the price you agreed to, but you didn’t see a penny of that extra cash. That’s the situation for some Vancouverites, and the B.C. Real Estate Council intends to investigate.

A paradox is a statement or problem that either appears to produce two entirely contradictory (yet possible) outcomes, or provides proof for something that goes against what we intuitively expect. Paradoxes have been a central part of philosophical thinking for centuries, and are always ready to challenge our interpretation of otherwise simple situations, turning what we might think to be true on its head and presenting us with provably plausible situations that are in fact just as provably impossible. Читать дальше...

The performances was one of the highlights of China's Spring Festival gala.

Technically O.J. Simpson's life story took a turn for the irreparably tragic in the fleeting moments it took Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman to succumb to the fatal knife wounds they...

You may not recognize Adam Selman, but chances are you know Rihanna. If you follow the celeb, you know she co-designed her own Rihanna for River Island collection, you recognize her...

With a roar of discontent toward the political establishment, New Hampshire voters sent the presidential contest into what seems likely to be an extended march that will quickly move to territory far less hospitable to Tuesday night’s big winners, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump.

Hundreds of people are expected to attend a public hearing in Morro Bay on Wednesday to determine whether the embattled executive director of the California Coastal Commission should be fired.

Frustrated by the lack of simple dishes, glassware and table linens available for everyday use, Apartment Therapy's Maxwell Ryan decided to design his own tableware collection for Canvas Home -- tabletop items that he says he will use in his own home. 

Equities fell for the third session in a row to hit nearly two-year lows, mainly on continued selling pressure in state-run PSU banks hit by overnight sluggish earnings results and mounting bad loans amid lingering global slowdown worries.