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Amazon passed Exxon this morning to become the fourth-most valuable company (and tech company) in the U.S., behind Apple, Alphabet (Google), and Microsoft. As of this writing, Amazon is worth about $362 billion, versus $357 billion for Exxon, according to Yahoo Finance.

Nearly 100 kilograms of cocaine has been seized in Kenya's main seaport by US DEA officials.

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Since the Olympic Trials wrapped up in late June, both Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky — Team USA's two biggest swimming sensations — have been scheduled to swim three individual events each. 

On Monday, however, USA Today reported that both Phelps and Ledecky will also participate in their respective 4x100-meter relays. Not only is this a big (if unsurprising) boost for these relay team's hopes for gold, it's also a massive win for NBC as far as ratings are concerned. Читать дальше...

Regents panel tables proposal for on-campus dorm residency

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PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- New Hampshire police were unimpressed by an "artist" who spray-painted their station with a "thoughtful and insightful" message: "I'm drunk."

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Colin Rea is heading back to the San Diego Padres after leaving with an injury in his first start since being traded to Miami.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Colin Rea is heading back to the San Diego Padres after leaving with an injury in his first start since being traded to Miami.

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Frank Ocean is teasing his fans, and it's driving them insane. 

The 28-year-old singer and rapper hasn't released his own music since his debut album "Channel Orange" in 2012, but rumors have been circulating for months that a new album was in the works. 

On Monday, Ocean began streaming a video at the top of his website. 

The black-and-white video doesn't shift from its view of what looks like a woodshop in a largely empty warehouse, but sounds are occasionally... Читать дальше...

EVERETT, Wash. — The Latest on a shooting at a small party in Washington state that left three people dead (all times local): 3 p.m. A lawyer representing a 19-year-old accused of fatally shooting three other teens at a party in Washington state over the weekend says the case raises troubling questions about the availability

Have you ever dreamt of having your own fighting robot? "Ganker" robots have made your dream a reality.

And don’t forget to stick it.

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SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government will be funding the operational costs of the welfare foundation for "comfort women," or the sexually enslaved victims of colonial Japan during World War II, government officials said on Monday.

Kim Kardashian keeps it light and bright while stepping out to celebrate her sister Kylie Jenner‘s 19th birthday on Sunday (July 31) at the Nice Guy in West Hollywood, Calif. The 35-year-old reality star was accompanied by her sisters Khloe and Kourtney, as well as their mother Kris and her boyfriend Corey Gamble. “I’m crying [...]

Zambia’s top religious leaders said the political violence witnessed during the 2016 election campaign was unprecedented in the history of local elections.

Chances are, you get lied to multiple times on a daily basis. But the good news is, spotting a fib isn't as difficult as you might think — so long as you know the signs.

A Zimbabwean court freed a senior official of a war veterans association on bail, but police arrested another one, in an alleged crackdown on Mugabe’s former allies.

Republican candidate drops in latest poll as fight with parents of slain soldier escalates

Move to ease fears that overseas money is funding radical teaching in places of worship

Mrs. Clinton wasn’t listening to Jim Comey

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It's the smartphone game electrifying the world but New York took steps Monday to ban sex offenders from using the app to potentially prey on child victims.

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma City federal judge has rejected the argument by a man convicted in the killing of a 10-year-old Purcell girl that he is ineligible for the death penalty because of severe mental illness. The Oklahoman (http://bit.ly/2au5HjO ) reports that 36-year-old Kevin Underwood was given the death penalty in the 2006 death