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LONDON (AP) — The price of bitcoin surged through $10,000 on Wednesday, adding to its ten-fold jump in value this year and fueling a debate as to whether the virtual currency is gaining mainstream acceptance or is merely a bubble waiting to burst. But as soon as bitcoin went through $10,000, it surged past $11,000, only to plummet from those lofty levels. The cost of buying one bitcoin as measured by the website Coindesk was hovering around $9,800, and was as low as $9,300 on Wednesday afternoon. Читать дальше...

LONDON (AP) — The price of bitcoin surged through $10,000 on Wednesday, adding to its ten-fold jump in value this year and fueling a debate as to whether the virtual currency is gaining mainstream acceptance or is merely a bubble waiting to burst. But as soon as bitcoin went through $10,000, it surged past $11,000, only to plummet from those lofty levels. The cost of buying one bitcoin as measured by the website Coindesk was hovering around $9,800, and was as low as $9,300 on Wednesday afternoon. Читать дальше...

The international effort to find a missing Argentinian submarine has come up empty after scouring more than two-thirds of the search area, the navy spokesman said Wednesday.

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ESPN has updated its Heisman Trophy poll.

It’s one of the most beautiful areas of Scotland a popular destination for locals and tourists alike.

Juanita Broaddrick and Kathleen Willey stormed Senator Al Franken’s D.C. office Wednesday, demanding the embattled lawmaker resign over multiple sexual harassment allegations against him. Reporter Melanie Morgan, a Franken accuser, joined Broaddrick and Willey. Of course, Broaddrick and Willey are two of former President Bill Clinton’s most famous accusers.  MUST WATCH!: Juanita Broderick Kathleen Willey @melmorgan1350 STORM Al Frankin’s […]

Muggins wrote:

This is why I was asking the question. I just googled this chap. Firstly, I expect Wales RU will try and nab him, unless he goes off to the NRL in Australia. If he does stay in RL though, he's a good example of what I was asking about. Suppose he is selected for GB in 2019 and he is amazing. He scores five tries as we stuff the Aussies. What happens then? When will GB play again? Not in 2020, it would appear, because that's England again. So, what does he do? Go back to... Читать дальше...

Samsung filed a patent in Korea this past year for a social story sharing feature using Samsung Pay. The patent, which SamMobile first spotted, explains how users can share their legitimate purchases and maybe even rate the places they frequent. Samsung also discusses working with celebrities to launch the stories feature. The update sounds similar to Venmo's feeds in which users can share their money exchanges with the world.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Worried about the erosion of privacy amid technological advances, the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday it might restrain the government's ability to track Americans' movements through collection of their cellphone information. The justices heard a case in which the government obtained 127 days of cellphone tower information, without a search warrant, that allowed it to place a criminal suspect in the vicinity of robberies. But underlying the 80-minute argument was unease about how... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Worried about the erosion of privacy amid technological advances, the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday it might restrain the government's ability to track Americans' movements through collection of their cellphone information. The justices heard a case in which the government obtained 127 days of cellphone tower information, without a search warrant, that allowed it to place a criminal suspect in the vicinity of robberies. But underlying the 80-minute argument was unease about how... Читать дальше...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — A man who was badly burned in deadly wildfires in Northern California last month has died of his injuries, raising the fires' death toll to 44. Michel Azarian, 41, died Sunday at University of California Davis Medical Center in Sacramento where he was being treated for extensive burns, San Francisco radio station KQED reported Tuesday. Azarian was an engineer who loved photography and hiking and had moved to Santa Rosa two years ago for a new job, his friend, Khachik Papanyan, told the radio station. Читать дальше...

NATO should defend Sweden and Finland in the event of an armed aggression, although neither country is an alliance member, a senior NATO official said on Wednesday at an event that underscored growing concerns about Russia's military buildup. Commodore Hans Helseth, special adviser to the NATO Joint Warfare Center in Norway, said the two nations' growing ties to the western alliance increased their risk and NATO had a moral obligation to come to their assistance if they were attacked. "Their... Читать дальше...

In a major step toward creating artificial life, U.S. researchers have developed a living organism that incorporates both natural and artificial DNA and is capable of creating entirely new, synthetic proteins. The work, published in the journal Nature, brings scientists closer to the development of designer proteins made to order in a laboratory. Previous work by Floyd Romesberg, a chemical biologist at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, showed that it was possible to expand... Читать дальше...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on North Korea's missile launch (all times local): 5:55 a.m. Thursday France's U.N. Ambassador Francois Delattre (fran-SWAH' deh-LAH'-trah) says the North Korean threat has changed dramatically over a few months to being global and immediate and France wants tougher sanctions to maximize pressure on Kim Jong Un's regime. Delattre told reporters Wednesday ahead of an emergency Security Council meeting on North Korea's latest ballistic missile test that the scope... Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Dane County Sheriff's deputies have reunited a man found wandering around a yard near Cross Plains with his family. Sheriff's spokeswoman Elise Schaffer said the man was discovered in a yard along State Highway 14 shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday. He was wearing a blue T-shirt, hospital scrub pants and one slipper. A sheriff's department news release described him as in his 20s and about 6-foot-1 and 200 pounds. The release said the man was disabled and unable to speak. He did... Читать дальше...

Philip Rivers, the quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers because Eli Manning didn't want to be there, blasted the Giants for benching Manning.

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There are almost too many games on the PlayStation 4. If you're a new owner, or even an early adopter, it's hard to know where to start.That's why we put together the list below, full of only the greatest bangers worth spending your time and money on.

Of note: The list is not ranked. There is one exception, as "Horizon Zero Dawn" is clearly the best game on the PlayStation 4 — thus, it's in the first spot. Otherwise, these are the 29 best games on the PlayStation 4 (in no particular order). Читать дальше...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Croatian state TV reported Wednesday that a convicted Croat war criminal died after swallowing what he said was poison seconds after a U.N. judge confirmed his 20-year sentence for involvement in crimes during the Bosnian war of the 1990s. In a stunning end to the final case at the U.N.’s International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Slobodan Praljak yelled, “I am not a war criminal!” and appeared to drink from a small bottle. Praljak... Читать дальше...

DALLAS (AP) — The suspect in the fatal shooting of a Texas state trooper during a traffic stop on Thanksgiving Day had previously beaten a deputy and tried to take his gun, but had the charges dismissed or reduced to a misdemeanor in a plea deal. Police camera footage obtained by WFAA-TV from the 2015 incident shows Dabrett Black beating the deputy. The deputy suffered black eyes, a broken nose and lacerations. The footage also shows him talking to the in-car camera saying to imagine if he had a weapon. Читать дальше...

Dust is a YouTube channel featuring science fiction short films from emerging filmmakers. Its latest film is called "Orbit Ever After."

Des contrôleurs routiers de la Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) ont mené mercredi une opération spéciale afin de contrer l'utilisation du cellulaire au volant en utilisant un autobus banalisé – une méthode d'inspection en hauteur qui leur permet de mieux voir si les automobilistes ont posé leur téléphone sur leur cuisse pour échapper aux regards des policiers.

Africa has made important contributions to the United Nations mandate (UN) of promoting international cooperation and maintaining international order.

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Uber’s deputy general counsel Angela Padilla called a former employee’s letter alleging corporate espionage and other shady tactics “extortion” on the stand during a hearing today in the Waymo versus Uber trial.

But that former employee’s lawyer, Clayton Halunen, said Padilla’s testimony was “outrageous and could be defamatory.” He suggested it could even potentially violate the conditions of his client’s $7.5 million settlement with Uber, he told BuzzFeed News. Читать дальше...