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ATLANTA (AP) — Facebook is investing $750 million over the next five years to build a huge data center outside of Atlanta. Gov. Nathan Deal held a news conference Wednesday afternoon to announce that the social media giant's 9th U.S. data center will be built in Newton County, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) east of downtown Atlanta. Deal says the data center will lead to the creation of more than 100 full-time jobs. Consisting of two buildings occupying about 970,000 square feet (90,000 square meters)... Читать дальше...

De passage à Calgary pour défendre son budget fédéral, le ministre des Finances, Bill Morneau, a affirmé que son gouvernement entreprend des démarches dans l'ombre pour s'assurer que le projet d'expansion du pipeline Trans Mountain de Kinder Morgan voit le jour.

California governor Jerry Brown has been taking a victory lap of sorts after putting forth a budget for fiscal year 2019 that would include a $6 billion surplus, a remarkable turnaround for a state that hemorrhaged red ink in the wake of the great recession.

I like the multilayered ways in which Judaism measures time, how it acknowledges time’s flowing and circular character. In total, Judaism counts four new years that begin at different dates — Rosh Hashanah being the most obvious one. While Tishrei and Elul mark the first and last months of the civil year—5778—Nisan and Adar are the first and last months of the year that determines the religious observance of all festivals.

Democrats flexed their muscles in the first primary voting of the 2018 midterm congressional election cycle in Texas on Tuesday.  More than one million Democrats cast ballots in the Senate primary for U.S. Senate, the highest number since 1994, the last time Democrats were able to win a statewide race in a state that has remained firmly in the Republican column ever since. Republicans also delivered a strong turnout showing on Tuesday.  More than 1.5 voters cast ballots in the Republican primaries... Читать дальше...

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The state of Oregon has sued Nevada gambling mogul Steve Wynn and the board of directors of Wynn Resorts Ltd. for allegedly failing to act in the best interests of shareholders and stop sexual misconduct at the company, state officials said Wednesday. The civil case , alleging massive breaches of fiduciary duty that caused damage to the company and impaired long-term shareholder value, was filed Tuesday in district court in Clark County, Nevada. Last month, New York's public pension fund... Читать дальше...

The San Francisco Bay area's Silicon Valley is home to a plethora of wealthy tech companies, but the sinking land beneath risks leading to far worse floods in the years to come, researchers said Wednesday.

Amazon is stepping up its efforts to court lower-income shoppers. The online retailing giant said Wednesday that customers with a valid Medicaid card will now be eligible to become members of Amazon Prime for $5.99 a month — less than half of the regular monthly rate of $12.99. The push marks Amazon’s latest bid to...

C.B. Dolloway believes Hector Lombard’s late shots at UFC 222 were intentional and is open to a rematch in the future.

Her suit is a reminder that it’s getting harder for powerful men to pay for women’s silence.

want you to meet Georgia Republican Congressman (start cringing) Tom Graves. Tom and his legislative aide were out and about last week and at about 11:15 pm they noticed that the congressman’s car got robbed.

Des Moines, Iowa – The women's tennis team hosted Central College this past Friday, March 2nd. The dropped a close battle 4-5 and now move to 3-4 on the season.

PISA - Nacionalni centar za vanjsko vrednovanje obrazovanja od ovoga tjedna do 27. travnja provodi najveće svjetsko istraživanje znanja i vještina 15-godišnjaka. OECD-ov PISA projekt (Programme for International Student Assessment) ove se godine provodi peti put u Hrvatskoj i obuhvaća dosad najveći uzorak, koji uključuje 7380 učenika iz 179 srednjih i četiri osnovne škole, ali i najveći broj država uključenih u projekt, njih 80-ak.

One of two brothers who admitted stalking, raping and killing young women during a string of eight murders in the 1980s is close to walking out of an Ohio prison.