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Red Lobster says it got a “Beyoncé bounce” after the pop star mentioned the seafood chain in her new single “Formation,” the showstopper of Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime festivities. Red Lobster told the Associated Press its sales surged 33 percent on Super Bowl Sunday, compared with the previous year. According to Levi’s Stadium tech partners and industry experts the stadium transferred 10.1 terrabytes of data over a Wi-Fi network during Super Bowl 50. On the short list: a media mogul and a Hollywood creative type... Читать дальше...

Can an English suit come from Cambodia?

MONTPELIER, Vermont - An inspection has found the state child welfare agency's safety policy didn't have comprehensive measures to protect employees from workplace assaults when a social worker was shot dead outside her office building last August.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — An inspection has found the state child welfare agency's safety policy didn't have comprehensive measures to protect employees from workplace assaults when a social work…

(AP) — An inspection has found the state child welfare agency's safety policy didn't have comprehensive measures to protect employees from workplace assaults when a social worker was shot dead outside her office building last August. A letter with the findings has been given to the commissioners of the child welfare agency and the Department of Buildings and General Services and was obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday. The safety administration recommended better training of child welfare agency workers... Читать дальше...

US health officials laid out details of their battle plan against the Zika virus for lawmakers on Tuesday, saying that more than $1.8 billion in new emergency funds is needed to protect pregnant American women by the summer mosquito season.

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rai

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It's not every day that you see $10 billion vanish before your eyes.

That's basically what happened when LinkedIn's stock crumbled 44% after reporting its quarterly financial results last week — the stock declined an additional 9% on Tuesday.

Among the most shocked is LinkedIn CFO Steve Sordello.

Sordello was "pretty surprised at the magnitude of what we saw," he said at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday. Читать дальше...

Bolden grew up in segregated South Carolina. One of his state senators, Strom Thurman, blocked his efforts to get to the Naval Academy, but a Hail-Mary letter to Lyndon Johnson helped him get there.

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For those who may not know, “The Great British Baking Show” is a somewhat new (to us) hit TV show that airs on BBC1 and PBS.

Many Americans are just now finding out about the six-seasons-old program thanks to Netflix and Amazon, which currently have one season of the show online.

Inspired by village baking competitions in America, “The Great British Baking Show” — or “The Great British Bake Off” as it’s known across the pond — is among the most-watched shows in the UK and... Читать дальше...

At one point, the Super Bowl postgame coverage included the handing of a phone to the coach of the winning team with a call from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Nowadays, the call comes after the fact. The Broncos have announced that President Barack Obama called coach Gary Kubiak and team captain DeMarcus Ware on Tuesday to…

Gov. Jerry Brown asked the Obama Administration on Tuesday to declare California’s crab fishery a federal disaster, a move that could free up money for those whose livelihoods have been harmed by the closure of the state’s crabbing season. The request submitted by Brown to U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker states that nearly $49 million has been lost by fishermen unable to pursue Dungeness and rock crab because of a toxic algae bloom off the coast. “Crabs are a vital component of California’s... Читать дальше...

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STUDIO CITY, Calif., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Bryan Fuller is to serve as co-creator and executive producer of a new "Star Trek" series to begin airing in early 2017, CBS announced Tuesday.

Single life.

Those special moments:

Via Twitter: @MADELINE_Ruby54

What it's like trying to flirt:

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Especially after being single for a while:

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It's not easy:

Via Twitter: @RyanStormBreeze

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Ben Stiller is dapper in a suit while arriving on set of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday (February 8) in New York City. The 49-year-old actor talked about his son Quinlin, 10, being a big fan of Jimmy, filming his new movie Zoolander 2, and enlisting his son in gladiator training camp. [...]

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A simple strategy shift helped Facebook turn a bunch of new small businesses into advertisers. 

COO Sheryl Sandberg said on stage at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco that she believes that going after small business advertisers is one of Facebook's "biggest opportunities" for the future, and that it can get more on board by getting better at giving them "a very simple product that links to clear business objectives."

For example... Читать дальше...

The Clippers suspended Blake Griffin four games without pay Tuesday for punching a team staff member. “We have made it clear that this conduct has no place in the Clippers’ organization,” team owner Steve Ballmer and coach Doc Rivers said in a joint statement. George Karl will continue as the Kings’ head coach, general manager Vlade Divic said after meeting with Karl in Philadelphia on Tuesday, just one day after Karl’s firing appeared imminent. The meeting focused on how Karl can get the Kings... Читать дальше...

Beijing Guoan, who signed Burak Yilmaz earlier this month, are hoping to land the Turkey international before their February 26 transfer deadline

Recalling the boldfaced names of the trial of the century.

Sanders has taken a double digit lead over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Democratic New Hampshire presidential primary election.

The final poll closings in New Hampshire's presidential primary are less than a half hour away. Democratic pollster Anna Greenberg and Republican pollster Patrick Ruffini have the latest.

Jon Kaplan, most recently vice president for the Americas at Google, is joining Pinterest on March 7 to serve as the company’s new head of global sales.

Jon Kaplan, most recently vice president for the Americas at Google, is joining Pinterest on March 7 to serve as the company’s new head of global sales.

Jon Kaplan, most recently vice president for the Americas at Google, is joining Pinterest on March 7 to serve as the company’s new head of global sales.