Years before he became president, Donald Trump wrote a series of adulatory letters to Russian President Vladimir Putin. In the letters, Trump told Putin that he was a “big fan of yours” and asked him to be an honorary reader at a Miss Universe pageant in Moscow. The letters were …
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A sign of appreciation for first responders outside the ambulance entrance to the entrance of Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center complex on Friday, July 3, 2020 in Houston, TX. A sign of appreciation for first responders outside the ambulance entrance for the entrance to Memorial Hermann Hospital …
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Portal, Facebook’s device for making video calls that act as a digital image frame has had an early run. Launched in the wake of multiple policy scandals rolling down the company, the device has gone from being treated suspiciously by critics to being more widely adopted by people desperate to …
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Tencent Video and iQiyi have been “illegally” operating in Taiwan by collaborating with local broadcasters and distributors to deliver their video content via streaming services, according to a government official published Tuesday. To stop this, the Taiwan National Communications Commission announced new rules that will prohibit Taiwanese individuals and companies …
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What happened Shares of Momenta Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: MNTA) went up Wednesday after the biotechnology company announced it had agreed to be acquired by Johnson and Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). At 1:40 a.m. EDT, Momenta’s share was up 69%. So what The all-cash deal values Momenta at $ 6.5 billion, or $ …
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