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SABC Board Chairman Mbulaheni Maguvhe says he is not going to resign.

In the wake of a near-murder caused by a fake conservative news story known as “Pizzagate,” Fox trotted out its crackpot psychiatrist, Dr. Keith Ablow, to blame liberals for the spate of fake news. Ablow also conveniently deflected from the involvement of Trump administration insiders Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and his son.

Mayor’s Office of Communications 55 Trinity Avenue, Suite 2500 • Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Anne Torres, Director 404-330-6423, office 404-904-2618, cell amtorres@atlantaga.gov...

WTO members initiated membership talks for the Federal Republic of Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste at a meeting of the organization’s General Council on 7 December. Members agreed to establish working parties to negotiate membership terms for the two countries and to welcome them as observers to the WTO.

"Each scene must be dramatic."

Name: Fritzi Coop. It’s the latest in chef Neal Fraser’s Fritzi casual restaurant empire, which also includes Fritzi DTLA in the downtown Arts District. Fritzi Coop replaced Fritzi Dog, Fraser’s hot dog stall, at the Original Farmers Market in October. Fraser is also the chef-owner of BLD and,...

Sweet potatoes have great nutritional value. Now, research suggests even the water left over from cooking sweet potatoes has slimming effects.

Planned oil pipelines and rail projects tied to Canada’s tar sands could lead to a boom in tanker traffic along both the West and East coasts and heighten the risk of spills, according to a report released Wednesday by an environmental group. The report, from the Natural Resources Defense Council, argues that if four new oil transport projects move forward, the number of tankers and barges carrying crude from the oil sands in U.S. waters could jump twelvefold by 2021. Many of those ships would head to California... Читать дальше...

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. ---------------- (3rd LD) Lawmakers quiz former Park aide, key influence-peddling suspects SEOUL -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye's form

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Your credit score says a lot about you.

A high score means you probably pay your bills on time and you don't max out your credit cards.

The average credit score of the people who live in a community also can say a lot, like whether jobs are plentiful or take-home pay is high.

It's difficult to be precise about why some cities have better average credit scores than others, but "there are cultural issues, there are economic issues that tend to weigh in with scores," says Rod Griffin... Читать дальше...

Pebble

Wearable device maker Fitbit said it had bought smartwatch maker Pebble's software and intellectual property as it looks to strengthen its position in the wearables market.

Pebble, which began as a crowdfunded project in 2012 and raised more than $10 million in a Kickstarter campaign, was one of the first companies to make smartwatches that used electronic ink displays and connected to smartphones.

The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, although Bloomberg... Читать дальше...

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Sigfox, the French low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) provider, is planning an initial public offering (IPO), CEO Ludovic Le Moan told the Financial Times (FT) in an interview.

The former network startup continues to mature and raise new capital to build out its networks, but could face some challenges once 5G becomes a connectivity option for the IoT. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK — Arizona’s Larry Fitzgerald, Miami’s Mike Pouncey and the New York Jets’ Brandon Marshall are among the 32 players eligible for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.

Longevity seen as the reason for the gap with men.

Alere has suffered a series of damaging business developments in the 10 months following the signing of the agreement, Abbott said.

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — It's a sure-fire way to dampen the holiday cheers: Spend a week on a dream vacation abroad, then come back to find an additional several hundred dollars on your cellphone bill.

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — It's a sure-fire way to dampen the holiday cheers: Spend a week on a dream vacation abroad, then come back to find an additional several hundred dollars on your cellphone bill.

6 ways to keep phone charges low during international travel With the exception of Verizon , carriers typically block your phone from other carriers' plans until you've paid off the hardware, typically after two years. Just visit a kiosk at the airport when you arrive, or stop by a cellphone or convenience store in town. [...] it'll get you email and basic messaging, and it's much cheaper than the $205 Verizon would charge for 100 megabytes without an international plan. Use your hotel's Wi-Fi... Читать дальше...

6 ways to keep phone charges low during international travel With the exception of Verizon , carriers typically block your phone from other carriers' plans until you've paid off the hardware, typically after two years. Just visit a kiosk at the airport when you arrive, or stop by a cellphone or convenience store in town. [...] it'll get you email and basic messaging, and it's much cheaper than the $205 Verizon would charge for 100 megabytes without an international plan. Use your hotel's Wi-Fi... Читать дальше...

BERLIN (AP) — Several large German companies, including carmaker BMW, have pulled their ads from U.S.-based news and opinion website Breitbart due to concerns about its content, following a similar move by cereal maker Kellogg's.

De Nederlandse Voedsel en Warenautoriteit NVWA waarschuwt voor de derde keer in korte tijd voor een traphekje dat gevaarlijk kan zijn. Dit keer gaat het om het Kidco Traphek van de webwinkel Safety Things.