The Hilight (2024)

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UK fusion experiment used in hunt for clean energy
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The Culham Centre for Fusion Energy is home to both Mast Upgrade and a fusion machine called JET (the Joint European Torus). JET uses the more conventional design, and was the precursor to a multi-billion-euro, international fusion machine called Iter. This latter project is one of the world's bigge...

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Election outcome shouldn't mess up bullish December trend: CFRA
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CFRA's Sam Stovall acknowledges the market may feel like a rollercoaster over the next few weeks.But he believes any damage should be contained to November regardless of who wins the presidency.

29/10/2020

Google wants to show how serious it is about the cloud
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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai gestures during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 22, 2020.(Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)Google wants investors to know its cloud business isn't going anywhere.During its thir...

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What time is the NFL game tonight? TV schedule, channels for 'Thursday Night Football' in Week 8
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The start time for

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Scarlett Johansson marries Colin Jost in 'intimate' ceremony
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The actor and fiancé Colin Jost announced their wedding through the US charity Meals on Wheels. Source link

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Amazon forecast reflects $4 billion in Covid-related costs
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A truck pulling an Amazon Prime branded cargo container waits beside the entrance gate at Amazon.com Inc.'s new fulfillment center in Kolbaskowo, Poland, on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018.Bartek Sadowski | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmazon's fourth-quarter guidance for operating profit was so wide you could dri...

29/10/2020

France attack: Attacker arrived from Tunisia days ago
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Three people were stabbed to death in Nice in what France says was an

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Mike Pompeo's attack on China signals a shift in India's approach
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Chinese diplomats in New Delhi and Beijing went on overdrive on Wednesday, launching sharp counterattacks on the United States after secretary of state Mike Pompeo promised to support India in its confrontation with China after the India-US 2+2 strategic dialogue.“The US will stand with the people...

29/10/2020

For Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google business is booming
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29/10/2020

Dow futures fall 200 points as Apple and Amazon shares decline after earnings
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Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers the keynote address during the 2020 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, June 22, 2020.Brooks Kraft | Apple, Inc. via ReutersU.S. stock futures fell in overnight trading Thursday after some of the technology heavywei...

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Amazon (AMZN) earnings Q3 2020
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Amazon reported better-than-expected third-quarter results after the bell on Thursday, including soaring profits and 37% revenue growth.The stock bounced around in extended trading after Amazon provided a wide guidance range for the fourth quarter.Earnings: $12.37 vs $7.41 per share expected, accord...

29/10/2020

With Tony La Russa hired, here's what the White Sox need to do this offseason
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The White Sox hired Tony La Russa because they believe he’s the right person to help them win a World Series. Soon, it should be noted. At 76, they pretty clearly didn’t hire him to be the manager for the next decade. The White Sox have a very good ballclub. The

29/10/2020

Apple (AAPL) earnings Q4 2020
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Apple reported fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday that slightly exceeded Wall Street expectations, but the company did not offer investors any guidance for the quarter ending in December. iPhone sales were down more than 20% year-over-year. Here's how Apple did versus analyst expectations via Refin...

29/10/2020

US election 2020: What do polls say about Trump v Biden?
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Follow the opinion polls in the run-up to Donald Trump and Joe Biden going head-to-head on 3 November. Source link

29/10/2020

Associate identifies middleman's handwriting in 'Agusta kickback letters': CBI
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NEW DELHI: A Thane-based man who was hired to provide typing services by Christian Michel — accused of acting as a middleman in the Rs 3,500crore VVIP AgustaWestland (AW) chopper scam — has identified the British national’s handwriting in some letters that refer to alleged kickbacks in the dea...

29/10/2020

Coronavirus variant seen spreading across Europe, research says
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A paramedic wheels a woman out of an ambulance outside the Burgos Hospital in Burgos, northern Spain, on October 21, 2020, on the first day of a two week lockdown in an attempt to limit the contagion of the new coronavirus COVID-19 in the area.Cesar Manso | AFP | Getty

29/10/2020

Dogs are humans' oldest companions, DNA shows
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Dr Pontus Skoglund, co-author of the study and group leader of the Ancient Genomics laboratory at London's Crick Institute, told BBC News:

29/10/2020

Alphabet (GOOGL) earnings Q3 2020
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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai gestures during a session at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos.Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty ImagesGoogle parent company Alphabet's stock rose more than 8% in after-hours trading as it crushed expectations for both earnings and revenue in its third-quarter....

29/10/2020

College Fantasy Football: Expert DFS picks, sleepers for Week 9 DraftKings contests
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Just before weather begins to have a huge impact on games in northern states, we have a bunch of intriguing Week 9 games on Halloween this Saturday. Let's look DFS slate and pick out some of the studs, slerepers, and values with the most potential to shine in DraftKings college

29/10/2020

Facebook (FB) earnings Q3 2020
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Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill October 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. Zuckerberg testified about Facebook's proposed cryptocurrency Libra, how his company will handle false and misl...

29/10/2020

Mexico: At least 59 bodies found in unmarked graves
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The grim discovery was made in Salvatierra, one of the most violent places in the country. Source link

29/10/2020

Explained Ideas: Why a close embrace of the US may be problematic for India
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By: Explained Desk | October 29, 2020 8:31:46 am Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a press statement, at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. (PTI)The India-US 2+2 mechanism is the primary vehicle to give meaningful content to the Bilateral Comprehensive Global S...

29/10/2020

Government support 'essential' for UK economy, says IMF
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The International Monetary Fund also says the UK's recession will be more severe than it predicted. Source link

29/10/2020

Visa, Mastercard and Amex struggle as sluggish travel hits profits
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Global travel screeched to a halt during the pandemic, and it's hurting credit card companies' bottom line. American Express, Mastercard and Visa all reported double-digit drops in profit for the recent quarter, compared to a year ago. The companies pointed to a plunge in international travel as bor...

29/10/2020

Netflix raises prices, stock leaps 5%
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Co-founder and director of Netflix Reed Hastings delivers a speech as he inaugurates the new offices of Netflix France, in Paris on January 17, 2020.Christophe Archambault | AFP | Getty ImagesNetflix on Thursday raised the prices of its standard and premium plans to $13.99 and $17.99 per month, resp...

29/10/2020

White Sox hire Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa, following owner's orders
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Tony La Russa, who turned 76 early this month and hasn’t managed a big-league game since retiring — er, pressing pause, apparently — after the 2011 season, is back in the bigs. The White Sox announced that they’ve hired the Hall of Fame manager — he was inducted in 2014 as

29/10/2020

Budget airlines Spirit and Allegiant shares jump on sunnier outlook
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A Spirit Airlines jet comes in for a landing at McCarran International Airport on May 25, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Ethan Miller | Getty ImagesAs losses mount for the aviation industry, executives at budget airlines are growing more upbeat, despite recent increases in coronavirus cases, touting thei...

29/10/2020

Storm Zeta: Flooding and destruction in south-east US
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Hurricane Zeta destroyed buildings and flooded highways as it made its way through Louisiana and Mississippi, before being downgraded to a tropical storm.Almost a million people have been left without power by the storm, which experts say remains

29/10/2020

Coronavirus India Live Updates: SC seeks Centre's reply on plea alleging Remdesivir, Favipiravir ...
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Over 8 million people have been infected with Covid-19 so far. A study conducted by Government Medical College (GMC), Srinagar has found that over 40 per cent of the population of Srinagar district has developed antibodies for Covid-19 — a quantum jump from a June study, in which only 3.8

29/10/2020

Pizza Express cuts 1,300 more jobs amid Covid crisis
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London rules 'put 250,000 hospitality jobs at risk' Source link

29/10/2020

SEC Reg BI investment advice rule may not do much to help consumers
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Nitat Termmee | Moment | Getty ImagesThese days, it's harder than ever for consumers to know if they're getting good financial advice.Current rules make it easy — and legal — for brokers to recommend investments that aren't in the best interest of their clients.This framework has been in place f...

29/10/2020

Diet app promoted by Apple harmful, say campaigners
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Carrot Fit has been condemned for language that experts say could trigger eating disorders. Source link

29/10/2020

College football Week 9 primer: Heisman Watch, upset picks, predictions and more
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The college football season continues with a full slate of AP Top 25 action on Halloween. Only one matchup will take place between ranked teams: No. 3 Ohio State at No. 18 Penn State in a prime-time matchup at Beaver Stadium (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC). That's the best game on the

29/10/2020

Sir David Jason: They thought I'd be Grandad, not Del Boy
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Only Fools and Horses star Sir David Jason has been looking back on his career in TV – and other high-flying exploits – for his new book.He's been talking about interviewing for the show with its creator, John Sullivan, his time acting on The Darling Buds of May and also

29/10/2020

Biden maintains polling lead over Trump with five days until Election Day
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Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden (L) and President Donald TrumpReutersPresident Donald Trump is down in the polls against former Vice President Joe Biden, and unlike in Trump's 2016 race against Hillary Clinton, the gap doesn't seem to be closing in the final five days of the 2020 campaig...

29/10/2020

At least 140 migrants drown off Senegal coast, UN says
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Letter from Africa: Spare a thought for stranded migrants Source link

29/10/2020

'Everyone will be vaccinated': PM Modi assures citizens amid coronavirus threat
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Image Source : PTI 'Everyone will be vaccinated': PM Modi assures citizens amid coronavirus threat Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured citizens that everyone in the country will be inoculated once a vaccine for the highly-infectious coronavirus becomes available.

29/10/2020

Home Depot signs lease to take over New York Bed Bath & Beyond space
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People wear protective face masks outside Home Depot in the Flatiron district as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on August 8, 2020 in New York City.Noam Galai | Getty ImagesHome Depot is getting ready to bulk up its presence

29/10/2020

Pinterest shares are soaring — up 28% — after delivering a monster quarter
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Shares of Pinterest surged more than 28% Thursday, as investors rallied around the company's blowout third quarter earnings that indicated advertising demand revved up after a difficult period due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Shares in tech companies Facebook, Google-parent Alphabet, Amazon and Twitter...

29/10/2020

Thursday Night Football FanDuel Picks: NFL DFS lineup advice for Week 8 Panthers-Falcons single-game tournaments
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After last week's sleepy divisional battle between the Eagles and the Giants, NFL fans will be treated to an NFC South clash between the Panthers and Falcons on Thursday Night Football in Week 8. The Panthers and the Falcons both have losing records, but they each have some serious talent on

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