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McDonald’s CEO resigns, stock immediately rises

McDonald’s CEO has resigned after almost 25 years at the fast-food chain and will be replaced by its chief brand officer Don Thompson will step down from his position at the top of the iconic restaurant business effective March 1, … Continue reading

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This app tells you which friends stress you out, make you happy

Apps and wearables make it easy to track everything about your life — steps walked, hours slept, your heart rate. But a new app called pplkpr aims to quantify your relationships, collecting data about your social interactions and stripping it … Continue reading

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Amazon to take on Google and Microsoft by offering corporate email

From setting up one of the world’s largest ecommerce stores to entering the world of film and television, Amazon now plans to dive into the world of corporate email The company will launch a product called WorkMail, a $4-per-month, per-user … Continue reading

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Suspected thief discovered hanging upside down from window

LONDON — In the world of bungled burglaries, this one stands head and shoulders, upside down, above the rest. One unlucky intruder was caught dangling from a window at Nottingham Trent University’s Arkwright building Friday night by two students. See … Continue reading

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5 things we learned from UK’s inquiry into poisoning death of ex-Russian spy

LONDON — A public inquiry into the death of Alexander Litvinenko, the ex-Russian spy who died in 2006 after being poisoned, opened in London Tuesday Litvinenko became violently sick in November 2006, after drinking tea with two Russian men at … Continue reading

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The next Air Force One will be a Boeing 747-8

The next U.S. presidential aircraft will be a Boeing 747-8, the Pentagon announced Wednesday Air Force One, as the plane that carries the president is known, started as a Boeing aircraft when Eisenhower brought presidential travel into the jet age. … Continue reading

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Why women are smearing their lipstick for Instagram pics

It isn’t a fashion faux pas in your Instagram feed — celebrities and women around the world are smearing their lipstick for a good cause. The new #SmearforSmear social media campaign and hashtag, spearheaded by UK-based organization Jo’s Cancer Trust, … Continue reading

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Glow headphones will beam light, pulse to your heartbeat

Headphones are always getting smarter, and now they’re getting brighter, too. A new set of earbuds called Glow ($127) lets you sync with your smartphone and track your heart rate, with one illuminating differentiator: wires that glow with the light … Continue reading

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Supreme Court blocks 3 Oklahoma executions over drug protocol

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ordered Oklahoma to postpone lethal injections executions using a controversial sedative until the court rules in a challenge involving the drug. The court’s order Wednesday came as little surprise after both the state … Continue reading

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Bill Gates is another smart guy who is terrified of artificial intelligence

While it might sound like a fantasy to have robots folding your laundry and driving you to work in the future, Microsoft founder Bill Gates said on Wednesday that he’s afraid of artificial intelligence, and doesn’t understand why more people … Continue reading