Outdoor retailer REI sells its newly completed – and currently unused – 8-acre Corporate Campus in Bellevue, Washington, instead shifting to a “less centralized approach to its Seattle headquarters headquarters.” “The dramatic events of 2020 have challenged us to re-examine and rethink all aspects of our business and many of …
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Mocimboa da Praia: Mozambique fights for port seized by IS
Copyright EPA Image by image Tens of thousands of people in Mozambique have been driven out by the fighting Mozambique says its troops are fighting to regain control of the key port of Mocimboa da Praia, after several reports that it fell on Islamic militants on Wednesday. The city is …
Read More »Justice Department seizes millions in cryptocurrency from terrorist groups
The funds of ISIS, al-Qaida and the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, would probably be used by the groups to buy weapons and become attackers, according to Justice officials. “Two million dollars is a lot of equipment they can buy, a lot of weapons, a lot of training …
Read More »‘Melky Way look-alike’ galaxy found 12B light-years from Earth
Astronomers have found a ‘Melky Way look-alike’ galaxy in deep space, 12 billion light-years from our own, according to a new study. The study, published in Nature, provides details about the discovery of galaxy SPT0418-47, which not only surprised researchers, but resembled other galaxies in the vicinity, and throws a …
Read More »Travis Kelce, top TE as George Kittle, ready for Chiefs as NFL villain
The Kansas City Chiefs have been riding high since their Super Bowl victory in February, and they have not been ashamed to express their excitement. The night of their 31-20 triumph over San Francisco, Chris Jones’ defensive approach guaranteed a Chiefs dynasty, a refrain he has since repeated. Recently, wide …
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