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[...] the deal has the potential to boost the outsized ambitions of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Whole Foods chief John Mackey, each of whom has already radically altered the way Americans shop. If the deal goes through, those items could get prime real estate on a massive platform outside the chain's 440 U.S. stores. Amazon, in instantly acquiring a stable of its own grocery staples such as pizza sauce and peanut butter, could decide to give them favored placement in its search results. Doing so... Читать дальше...

A patient at Valley Medical Center was stabbed Thursday morning, and one person has been taken into custody.

Two people sustained minor injuries in a pair of drive-by shootings overnight - one in Seattle's Rainier Beach neighborhood and one near a Renton apartment complex.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Hain Celestial said Thursday that a nearly year-long accounting review has concluded that the organic food maker doesn't need to make any major changes to its past financial reports. Hain Celestial, which makes Celestial Seasonings tea, Terra vegetable chips and Arrowhead Mills grains, said its review found that its financial reports were "fairly stated."

According to the Dutch royal household, Spanish Catholic forces took possession of the baton after they quashed the Protestant revolt headed by William of Orange at the Battle of Mookerheide in 1574.

"Not everybody is cut out for working from home," says Jack Aiello, a psychology professor at Rutgers University. "Above all else, two things are required to be a successful work-at-homer: the ability to be a self-directed, focused planner and a healthy dose of introversion," Kit Yarrow, a consumer psychologist and professor emeritus at Golden Gate University in San Francisco, said in an email. [...] you can't chat at the water cooler on your break or stop by a colleague's desk on the way to lunch. Читать дальше...

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the benchmark 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.90 percent, down from 3.91 percent last week. The 15-year, fixed-rate home loan, popular with homeowners seeking to refinance their mortgages, also blipped lower — to 3.17 percent from 3.18 percent. Mortgage rates have remained low even though the Federal Reserve has been raising short-term rates:

BERLIN (AP) — High winds and driving rain hit northern Germany on Thursday, killing one person with a falling tree branch, shutting down major train lines and grounding some planes. In Lower Saxony, a 50-year-old man was killed near the town of Uelzen, south of Hamburg, when his car was hit by a tree branch, the dpa news agency reported.

The state has something for everyone, from beaches and lakes to mountains and woods, to adventures and the arts. The state has also hosted many famous artists and writers, so you can tour painter Winslow Homer's studio, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's home or the house where Andrew Wyeth painted "Christina's World."

Stocks are mostly lower in early trading on Wall Street as energy stocks stabilize following a big drop the day before. American Airlines rose 3.2 percent following news that state-owned Qatar Airways is attempting to buy a 10 percent stake in the company.

Without proof, the government should not begin a public health campaign pushing strategies for aging brain health, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine said in a report released Thursday. Scientists know that risky changes in the brain begin decades before symptoms of Alzheimer's and other dementias become apparent, suggesting there's a window when people might bolster their cognitive health. [...] cognitively stimulating activities include such things as learning a new language, the report noted. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — State-owned Qatar Airways is attempting to buy a 10 percent stake in American Airlines, triggering U.S. antitrust oversight of deals that size. Qatar Airways, one of the region's largest, also stopped its flights to the four Arab countries in response to the UAE's Etihad, Emirates, FlyDubai, EgyptAir and Bahrain's Gulf Air suspending flights to Qatar. [...] American, United Airlines, and Delta Air Lines have been pushing U.S. political leaders to curtail the growth of the Middle East's three biggest airlines... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Slightly more people sought US unemployment benefits last week, but the number of applications remained at a historically low level that suggests the job market is healthy. Employers have added jobs at a steady pace this year, though somewhat slower than in 2016, and the unemployment rate is at a 16-year low of 4.3 percent. With the jobless rate so low, many businesses say they are struggling to find workers for their open positions.

BANGKOK (AP) — The text-messaging service Line plans to inaugurate an indoor digital theme park in Thailand's capital, seeking to squeeze maximum advantage from its popularity in the country, its second biggest market after Japan. Line Village is located in Siam Square, for decades a hangout for young Thais enthralled with fashion and the culture of cute — there is already a Hello Kitty cafe located there. Since its launch in 2011, Japan-based, Korean-owned Line has amassed more 200 million users worldwide.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Applications for US unemployment aid rise to still-low 241,000, a sign of healthy job market.

The company plans to develop operations in the U.S. that combine hardware manufacturing and software development in technologies including artificial intelligence and automation, Gou said at a meeting with shareholders. The display panel factory, if built, would be a political trophy for U.S. President Donald Trump, who has promised to revive American manufacturing in the Midwest. Details for each state were not settled, but overall, "we will provide at least tens of thousands of job opportunities," said Gou at the news conference. Читать дальше...

PARIS (AP) — Boeing flew past Airbus in the race for plane orders at this year's Paris Air Show, thanks to a surge in interest in the newest version of the 737. High interest from Asian and Iranian airlines notably boosted sales for both plane makers, dispelling some concerns of slumping demand.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — An American Airlines international flight originating in North Carolina had to be rerouted due to a mechanical problem. News outlets report American Airlines flight 730 was able to return safely about 11:45 p.m. Wednesday to Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 70,000 playbills, posters and theatrical materials for a Brooklyn, New York theater dating as far back as the Civil War era are now available on a digital archive for the viewing public. The New York Times reports (http://nyti.ms/2rTW62w ) materials from the Leon Levy BAM Digital Archive include press clippings and posters from the Brooklyn Academy's opening days in the 1860s.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans would cut Medicaid, end penalties for people not buying insurance and erase a raft of tax increases as part of their long-awaited plan to scuttle President Barack Obama's health care law, congressional aides and lobbyists say. In a departure from the version the House approved last month, which President Donald Trump privately called "mean," the Senate plan would drop the House's waivers allowing states to let insurers boost premiums on some people with pre-existing conditions. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — An experimental drug is showing promise against an untreatable eye disease that blinds older adults — and intriguingly, it seems to work in patients who carry a particular gene flaw that fuels the damage to their vision. Age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, is the leading cause of vision loss among seniors, gradually eroding crucial central vision. The experimental drug, lampalizumab, aims to slow the destruction of light-sensing cells in the retina, creeping lesions that... Читать дальше...

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As Dany prepared to sail to Westeros in the finale, she broke things off with her sexy lover, Daario Naharis (Michiel Huisman), so she would be free to make alliances through marriage. Daario wasn't too happy about having to remain in Meereen, where he would keep the peace with the Second Sons, but Dany wasn't actually too broken up about it. Game of Thrones Season 7 premieres Sunday, July 16 at 9/8c on HBO. It will consist of seven episodes, including the series' longest one yet. Other Links... Читать дальше...