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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday gave its stamp of approval to a government review process prized by high technology companies as an easy and cheap way to combat "patent trolls" and others that bring patent infringement lawsuits. The justices ruled 7-2 that a type of in-house patent review at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office does not violate a defendant's right under the U.S. Constitution to have a case adjudicated by a federal court and jury. The court ruled against Oil States International Inc ... Читать дальше...

Jonathan Cheban is legally changing his name to “Foodgōd.” The reality star, who has a new digital series on NYPost.com, first got the nickname while eating a burger with white chocolate instead of cheese at celeb hotspot Sugar Factory. The moniker didn’t stick, however, until Kanye West screamed, “Yo Foodgod, can you get me a...

He’s accused of drinking on the job as the White House’s top doctor and overprescribing medication.

Dolby Laboratories Inc. shares tumbled nearly 8% in the extended session Tuesday after weaker-than-expected fiscal third-quarter guidance. Dolby stock closed down 2.2% to $65.86 during the regular session. The company reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $70.6 million, or 66 cents a share, compared with $50.6 million, or 49 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings were 78 cents a share. Revenue rose to $301.4 million from $267.5 million in the year-ago period. Analysts... Читать дальше...

Kanye West and daughter North had a Thriller morning!

On Tuesday, the father of three shared an adorable photo of his 4½-year-old playing with her dolls — including a collectible Michael Jackson figurine and one in the rapper’s likeness.

“We danced to music Michael all morning,” West, 40, captioned the photo of North, who was dressed in whimsical rabbit-print pajamas. The sweet moment appeared to be only between the duo, as 3-month-old daughter Chicago and 2-year-old son Saint were not pictured. Читать дальше...

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• The Oklahoma City Thunder are trailing the Utah Jazz 3-1 in the playoffs and are on the brink of elimination.
• The Thunder were viewed as a postseason threat, but have played poorly in the playoffs, struggling with basics against a highly efficient Jazz team.
• The Thunder have massive offseason questions to answer if they lose in the first round of the playoffs.

The Oklahoma City Thunder were supposed to be built for moments like these NBA playoffs... Читать дальше...

A shocking video posted on Instagram shows a pit bull attacking a woman on the subway and refusing to let go even as several people tried to pull the dog away. The video shows the pooch chomping down on a woman’s shoe for several seconds as straphangers yell at the animal’s handler. “Get the dog...

Victims of attacks in Israel cannot use an 18th century law to sue the Arab Bank, a multinational financial institution, the US Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday in a precedent-setting case for other foreign businesses.

There is bestiality on YouTube, and it's surprisingly easy to find. It's also surprisingly prevalent, but not in videos — in video thumbnails, some of which have racked up millions of views.

There is bestiality on YouTube, and it's surprisingly easy to find. It's also surprisingly prevalent; but not in videos — in video thumbnails, some of which have racked up millions of views.

Gideon Ayodele, the special adviser (Media) to embattled senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, said the lawmaker never evaded arrest by the police. Ayodele said this in Abuja on Tuesday.

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• When a mom of a 12-year-old with autism realized her son was having trouble at school, she hid a recording device in his backpack.
• Recordings allegedly revealed that a teacher and a teacher's aide at a school for special needs children were openly mocking the child.
• The student's mom, Milissa Davis, was furious. She took the recordings to both local investigative reporters and to social media — and also hired a lawyer.
• So far, a teacher and a teacher's aide at Hope Academy ... Читать дальше...

Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio will be featured together for the first time in Quentin Tarantino's next movie, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," based on the Charles Manson murders.

MSNBC host Joy Reid is under fire for shockingly bigoted posts that appeared on her now-defunct blog under her byline. Reid has claimed that hackers conspired to make her appear homophobic, telling Mediaite on Monday that a trove of anti-LGBT posts on her old blog were "fabricated" by nefarious actors who want to "taint her character."

It's said that there is no honor among thieves, but it should be obvious that such a blanket axiom is bound to be at least partially bullshit. Still, this mantra gets applied to the pirating community by its enemies, with those that rip and/or view pirated content labeled as ungrateful kid-slobs, simply looking for any content they can gobble up without any payment whatsoever. Any value or benefit derived from this community is denied or ignored, with the spotlight being only on the inflated... Читать дальше...

MSNBC host Joy Reid is under fire for shockingly bigoted posts that appeared on her now-defunct blog under her byline. Reid has claimed that hackers conspired to make her appear homophobic, telling Mediaite on Monday that a trove of anti-LGBT posts on her old blog were "fabricated" by nefarious actors who want to "taint her character."

Dog sleds carried some ballots to polling stations for Greenland's election on Tuesday, a sign of the hurdles the country faces before it gains its long-held goal of independence from Denmark. Just 56,000 people live on the huge Arctic island. It has no roads between the country's 17 towns and only one commercial international airport. Consequently, a local fisherman took ballots by dog sled 150 kilometers across Greenland's ice sheet to Savissivik, one of the island's most remote towns, near the U.S. air base in Thule... Читать дальше...

It's become a yearly tradition. Some blustery winter day a couple months after the baseball season is over, we see new footage of the swing changes Jason Heyward has been working on. Everyone argues over if the swing looks any better, what's wrong with it, and, actually, if it's changed at all. The season starts. Eventually there are signs of promise. Everything goes downhill from there. We all agree to never speak of Heyward being fixed again.

Mohamed Salah produced a dazzling display as Liverpool beat Roma 5-2, although two late away goals could change the semi-final tie.

'Smallville' actress Allison Mack will be kept on house arrest at her parents' California home as she awaits trial on felony charges for her involvement in an alleged Albany-area sex cult.

MetLife Inc. said late Tuesday its board of directors has declared a second-quarter dividend of 42 cents a share, an increase of 5% from the first-quarter dividend of 40 cents a share. The dividend will be payable on June 13 to shareholders of record as of May 7. The dividend increase "demonstrates our financial strength and continued commitment to return capital to our shareholders through stock buybacks and dividends," Chief Executive Steven A. Kandarian said in a statement. Shares of MetLife... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Tuesday announced a nationwide crackdown on underage use of a popular e-cigarette brand following months of complaints from parents, politicians and school administrators. The Food and Drug Administration issued warnings to 40 retail and online stores as part of a monthlong operation against illegal sales of Juul to children. Investigators targeted 7-Eleven locations, Shell gas stations and Cumberland Farms convenience stores as well as vaping shops.... Читать дальше...

Mo Salah starred against his former team, but Roma fought back late.

AS Roma started the match strongly, but Liverpool made all the right adjustments and absolutely battered their Italian visitors to the tune of a 5-2 win in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal tie. Mohamed Salah was the star of the night with two goals and two assists against his former team, but Roma have a lifeline in the second leg in the form of two crucial away goals.

The early stretches of the match were largely well-controlled by AS Roma. Читать дальше...

After his harrowing fairway encounter with a goose, a Michigan high school golfer may want to take a quack at another sport. Isaac Couling of Concord High School was chased and upended by an angry goose at a golf tournament Saturday in Adrian — an incident caught in photographs, which went viral. The Detroit News...