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Shares in hospital operator Lifepoint Health Inc. surged more than 35% in after-hours trading Friday after a report that private-equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC is in talks to buy the firm. Reuters reported that Apollo "is in advanced talks" to buy the firm at a valuation that could hit $6 billion, including debt, citing unnamed sources. Lifepoint ended trading Friday with a market capitalization of less than $1.9 billion, and Reuters reported it had about $2.9 billion in long-term debt. Читать дальше...

The U.S. government has launched Connect Africa, a program that will invest more than $1 billion in projects to improve transportation, communications and value chains across the continent.  The U.S. government will carry out the initiative through its development finance branch, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. Over the next three years, OPIC plans to finance projects with companies in Zambia, Rwanda, South Africa, Kenya and Uganda. Speaking at a news conference in Kampala this week... Читать дальше...

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Flight attendants and crew members are packing magicians. With hectic, unpredictable schedules that often times require flying around the world and back across the span of days, they have perfected what gives even the most seasoned travelers a headache: the art packing efficiently.

"Airline crews also learn to pack QUICKLY," Patrick Smith, an airline pilot, blogger, and author of Cockpit Confidential, told INSIDER. "If I’m headed out on a six-day assignment, I... Читать дальше...

Celebrities descend on San Diego for its annual Comic-Con.

Brian Dick hands out the BCFC marks as Blues beat Doncaster Rovers

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A new study from professors at the University of Chicago and Notre Dame says that a straightforward trading system that cues on market action ahead of the Fed’s monetary policy announcements could produce significant gains in U.S. and global equities markets.

This week on Michigan Matters talks about the NABJ Annual Conference returning to Detroit after 26 years.

A Maryland woman has created a GoFundMe page to raise money to bring the blimp depicting President Trump as an orange baby to Washington, D.C., according to a local CBS affiliate.The woman who launched the new fundraising effort wants to...

In a Q&A, law Professor David Sklansky, a former federal prosecutor, discusses the investigation.

CORONATION Street viewers fear Jenny Bradley is going to snap and murder Liz McDonald. The slightly unhinged former seamstress – who is played by actress Sally Ann Matthews in the ITV soap – realised her husband had been playing away with Liz after she found him with baby Susie and called the police. And despite […]

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley highlighted the success of sanctions against North Korea and called for their strict enforcement in meetings at the U.N.

Looking to bolster its international eCommerce presence, eBay has acquired Japanese eCommerce platform Qoo10, according to a regulatory filing. In its 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), eBay said it completed the acquisition of Giosis Pte. Ltd.’s Japan business, which includes the Qoo10 platform, for $306 million in cash, and relinquished its […]

URBANA, Ill. (AP) — The University of Illinois wants to create more guaranteed-admission partnerships with community colleges statewide to improve access for thousands of potential transfer students. Executive Vice President Barbara Wilson briefed the university's trustees Thursday, The News-Gazette reported. She said the university's three campuses have more than 12,800 transfer students, which is more than any other Illinois university or system. The university wants to continue improving its "pathways" programs... Читать дальше...

The sky grew dark. Fierce winds turned the waves on Table Rock Lake into white caps. Hard rain fell. From the deck of the Showboat Branson Belle, Brayden Malaske, 20, … Click to Continue »

British military personnel could be prosecuted for alleged war crimes committed while assisiting operations conducted by the US. Check out http://rt.com RT LIVE … Via Youtube British military personnel could be prosecuted for alleged war crimes committed while assisiting operations conducted by the US. Check out http://rt.com RT LIVE … Via Youtube

Mount Gay Distilleries is continuing to fulfil its commitment of “giving forward” to the community with the hosting of a charity fund raising event in aid of the Substance Abuse Foundation. Scheduled...

Asia Argento shared a photo taken just days before Anthony Bourdain‘s death – TMZ Tom Felton has one request about his new role! – Just Jared Jr Lin-Manuel Miranda has some exciting news – Lainey Gossip Roseanne is still trying to defend herself – DListed Find out the American Horror Story season eight title – [...]

Can we stop being mad at plastic straws for a minute? Some folks are saying plastic straws are stupid and useless while others make the point that I’m disabled and I need these to drink. What if the fate of the ocean doesn’t hinge on plastic straws at all? Because one of the largest sources of garbage plastic in the…

The giant balloon that depicted President Trump as a cantankerous, diaper-clad baby was a big hit when thousands of protesters took to the streets during Trump's U.K. visit. Apparently, it's not just the #resistance of Britain that thought the "Trump baby blimp" was fantastic — museums are hoping to add it to their collections.