Arvid
@Arvid
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Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Arvid
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about 5 years ago
Falcons protest unpaid bonuses, refuse to leave hotel
Falcons protest unpaid bonuses, refuse to leave hotelNigeria’s Super Falcons players have refused to leave the team hotel after their exit from the women’s World Cup on Saturday, demanding that the country’s soccer federation clears all of their outstanding bonus payments...continued
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about 5 years ago
Another Joe Enters the Democratic Race for President
Another Joe Enters the Democratic Race for PresidentKinja is in read-only mode. We are working to restore service.Source: Splinternews.comPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Kinja •
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over 5 years ago
Ndombele keen on Tottenham move | Sportslens
Tanguy Ndombele has been linked with a move to Tottenham for a while now. According to Football London, there is growing confidence that the deal will be completed this summer. The Fre...continued
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over 5 years ago
Cramer: 'The real world is much worse than the stock market indicates'
Companies are having a much harder time during the ongoing U.S.-China trade war than the stock market shows, CNBC's Jim Cramer said Friday. "The real world is much worse than the stock market indicates," Cramer said on "Squawk Box. "Out of the dozens of company executives...continued
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over 5 years ago
TextIQ, a machine learning platform for parsing sensitive corporate data, raises $12.6M – TechCrunch
TextIQ, a machine learning system that parses and understands sensitive corporate data, has raised $12.6 million in Series A funding led by FirstMark Capital, with participation from Sierra Ventures. TextIQ started as cofounder Apoorv Agarwal’s Columbia thesis project tit...continued
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over 5 years ago
Justice Thomas just admitted he wants to burn down the very idea that courts should obey precedent
Justice Clarence Thomas has long approached the law the same way that Heath Ledger’s Joker approaches urban peace. He’s suggested that federal child labor laws and the ban on whites-only lunch counters are unconstitutional, written opinions that would blow up multiple fed...continued
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over 5 years ago
'We have to do it all over again' - Courtney Walsh
11:04 AM ETMohammad Isam in TauntonBangladesh's dominance over West Indies in the last twelve months has provided one of the foundation stones of their confidence coming into the World Cup. They have won seven out of nine ODI meetings in this period, winning bilateral ser...continued
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over 5 years ago
This Kylie Jenner trade could soar back to record highs within the next month, technician says
Beauty stocks have showed off big gains this year. Estee Lauder and Ulta Beauty are each up at least 35% since January, while Coty has soared 108%.But recently, Ulta Beauty's rally is starting to show wear and tear. The beauty store chain, which had previously seen a boos...continued
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over 5 years ago
England, Pakistan look poles apart heading into World Cup match on record wicket
3:00 AM ETBig PictureGiven what's transpired in this World Cup over the first four days, it might not be a stretch to call this one of the tournament's great mismatches, insomuch as the ICC would admit to ten-team World Cups also producing mismatches. England, surely, hav...continued
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over 5 years ago
Teams autonomously mapping the depths take home millions in Ocean Discovery Xprize – TechCrunch
There’s a whole lot of ocean on this planet, and we don’t have much of an idea what’s at the bottom of most of it. That could change with the craft and techniques created during the Ocean Discovery Xprize, which had teams competing to map the sea floor quickly, precisely ...continued
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over 5 years ago
Russell's spell was the turning point - Sarfaraz Ahmed
11:54 AM ETAndre Russell's spell broke Pakistan's back, and that was the "turning point" of the match, according to Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed. Pakistan sank to an embarrassing defeat in their World Cup 2019 opener, shot out for 105 in 21.4 overs, with West Indies ch...continued
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over 5 years ago
IBM-Maersk blockchain shipping consortium expands to include other major shipping companies –...
Last year IBM and Danish shipping conglomerate Maersk announced the limited availability of a blockchain-based shipping tool called TradeLens. Today, the two partners announced that a couple of other major shippers have come on board. The partners announced that CMA CGM a...continued
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over 5 years ago
Newcastle set to move for Tammy Abraham | Sportslens
Newcastle are interested in signing the Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham this summer. The player is on loan at Aston Villa right now and the Magpies will make a move for him if Aston Vill...continued
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over 5 years ago
Kushner’s Middle East peace plan is aimed at forcing Palestinians to abandon their rights –...
The Trump administration is putting together a “peace and prosperity” workshop in Bahrain next month, ostensibly aiming to shore up economic investment in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories. The event is being sold as another step in the administration’s alleged...continued
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over 5 years ago
Recent Match Report - Durham vs Gloucestershire, County Championship Division Two, 2nd Innings |...
3:00 AM ETECB Reporters NetworkGloucestershire 174 (Bracey 35) and 119 for 4 (Hammond 36) beat Durham 158 (Burnham 43) and 132 (Shaw 3-31) by six wicketsGloucestershire have secured their first win of the County Championship Division Two season by defeating Durham by six ...continued
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over 5 years ago
Tesla shares could drop to $10 in a worst-case scenario, Morgan Stanley says
Morgan Stanley cut its bear (worst-case) forecast on Tesla's stock from $97 to just $10 on Tuesday, citing concerns about the company's increased debt load and geopolitical exposure.In particular, Morgan Stanley analysts said the reduction was driven by concerns around Ch...continued
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over 5 years ago
Home sales fell in April despite a big drop in mortgage rates
A real estate agent and a potential home buyer in Coral Gables, Fla.Getty ImagesA sizable drop in mortgage interest rates didn't do much to help home sales in April, as high prices and tight supply at the low end of the market continued to sideline buyers.Sales of existin...continued
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over 5 years ago
JP Morgan buys health-care payments firm InstaMed in the bank's biggest acquisition since the...
Bill Marvin and Chris Seib (CTO and co-founder) action shotMeagan Ebersole | JP Morgan ChaseJ.P. Morgan Chase is buying medical payments technology firm InstaMed to push more deeply into the $3.5 trillion market for U.S. health-care spending.The bank agreed on Friday to p...continued
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over 5 years ago
Sew Tiny Squishy LED Torch | Make:
Lights out everyone! Or is it? We all like staying up past our bedtime, but if you’re trying not to wake everyone else in the house up, it’s handy to have your own torch to light your way to the fridge. This is an excerpt from Helen’s book The Crafty Kid’s Guide to DIY ...continued
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over 5 years ago
How to Spend Your Time in Tokyo: Suggested Itineraries for 2019
How to Spend Your Time in Tokyo: Suggested Itineraries for 2019 We use cookies to ensure...continued
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over 5 years ago
Amazon Fire TV tops 34 million users, widening its lead over Roku – TechCrunch
Amazon Fire TV’s lead over rival streaming platform Roku is widening. In January at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Amazon said it had “well over” 30 million Fire TV users compared with Roku’s then 27 million active users. In roughly four months’ time, Fire T...continued
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over 5 years ago
Trump’s China tariffs are getting a major increase on Friday
The stock market has already seen some wild fluctuations this week in anticipation of the latest volley in a trade war ramping up between the U.S. and China. Now it seems the President is making good on his promise to further increase tariffs on goods from the country. Do...continued
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over 5 years ago
Florida lawmakers approve rolling back voting rights for people with felony convictions
It took 150 years for voters in Florida to do away with a lifetime voting ban on residents with a felony conviction. It took just six months for the state’s Republican-controlled legislature to effectively reinstate the prohibition against voting for most of its newly-enf...continued
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over 5 years ago
John Singleton’s breakout film told a story of gun violence that moviegoers were not ready to hear
John Singleton, 51, the director and visionary behind the acclaimed 1991 film “Boyz n the Hood” died on Monday. The filmmaker, who had fallen into a coma after suffering a stroke earlier this month, was removed from life support — a decision made by doctors and family mem...continued
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over 5 years ago
Ray Dalio, the hedge fund manager decrying wealth inequality, made $2 billion last year
Ray Dalio, founder of investment firm Bridgewater Associates, speaking at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22, 2019.Adam Galica | CNBCRay Dalio, the founder of the biggest hedge fund in the world, was the highest-paid hedge-fund manager in the world last year.Accordi...continued
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