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Apple CEO Tim Cook reaps $89.6M windfall from long-term deal

AppleCEOTimCookhascollected$89.6millionaspartofa10-yeardealthathesignedasanincentivetokeeptheiPhonemakerattheforefrontofthetechnologyindustryafterhetookoverther

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China's bike- sharing company Ofo lands in Austria

Chinesebike-sharingtitanOfoIncannouncedonMondayithaslandedinAustria,asthecompanyrampsuptheitseffortstoexpandtheboomingcycleempireintotheoverseasmarket.Themovema

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Qantas records strong profits, flags ultra-long haul flights

Australia'sQantasunveiledplansfortheworld'slongestnon-stopcommercialflightFriday,callingitthe"lastfrontierofglobalaviation",asitpostedhealthyannualnetprofitsont

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U.S. hospital worker claims 759 million lottery jackpot: 'I quit'

AhospitalworkerlivinginthenortheasternU.S.stateofMassachusettsclaimedarecord-breakingundividedjackpotof758.7millionU.S.dollarsonThursday.MavisWanczyk,53,boughtt

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China's Baidu sells food-delivery unit to Alibaba-backed Ele.me

Alibaba-backedChinesefooddeliveryfirmEle.mewilltakeoverthefooddeliveryunitofsearchenginegiantBaiduinadealthatcouldbeworthupto$800million,thefirmandareportsaidTh

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Uber grows in spite of scandals, but keeps bleeding cash

Uber'sendlessstreamofscandalsdoesn'tappeartohavemademuchofadentinitsbottomline...notthatthecompanyisbreakingoutthechampagnejustyet.Theride-sharingfirmreportstha

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Toothless, dwarf dolphin, a case study in evolution

ScientistsonWednesdayunveiledanextinctspeciesoftoothless,whiskeredandobjectivelycutemini-dolphinthatpliedEarth'soceanssome30millionyearsago.Withonlyafossilizedc

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Mark Wahlberg named world's top paid actor

Rapper-turned-actorMarkWahlbergwasnamedtheworld'shighestpaidactoronTuesday,earninganestimated$68millionbeforetaxesoverthepast12months.The46-year-oldstarwonhispl

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Paris revels in tourism surge, but cautious after Barcelona

Parisisontracktowelcomemoretouriststhisyearthaneverbeforeafterabumperfirsthalf,aseniorofficialsaid,thoughsomewould-bevisitorsmightthinkagainaftertheBarcelonaatt

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Oil prices rise on signs of gradually tightening market

OilpricesroseonTuesday,liftedbyindicationsthatsupplyisgraduallytightening,especiallyintheUnitedStates.Brentcrudefutures,LCOc1theinternationalbenchmarkforoilpric

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J&J ordered to pay $417 million in trial over talc cancer risks

ACaliforniajuryonMondayorderedJohnsonJohnsontopay417millionUSdollarstoawomanwhoclaimedshedevelopedovariancancerafterusingthecompany'stalc-basedproductslikeJohns

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China provides aid as Sierra Leone disaster's death toll rises to 499

BodiesrecoveredfromthemudslideandfloodingonAugust14inSierraLeonehavetotaledat499,localmediareportedonSunday.Morethan600peopleremainmissing,andover3,000peopleare

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Death toll from Sierra Leone floods passes 400: Red Cross

ThedeathtollfromdevastatingfloodsinSierraLeonehaspassed400with600peoplestillmissinginthestrickencapital,theRedCrosssaidFriday,asBritainpromised£5millioninfresha

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Australian researchers discover how first animals appeared on earth

Asuddenexplosionofalgaewhichoccurred650millionyearsagowasthecatalystforhowthefirstanimalsappearedonearth,accordingtotheresultsofastudyledbyAustralianresearchers

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Obama tweet on Charlottesville creates history

FormerUSPresidentBarackObama'sresponsetotheweekend'sviolenceinCharlottesville,Virginia,hasbrokentherecordformostTwitterlikes,withanumberofoverthreemilliononthes

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Emma Stone tops list of best paid actresses

Oscar-winningEmmaStonecappedaperfect12monthsonWednesdayassheknockedJenniferLawrenceoffthetopspotonForbes'2017listoftheworld'shighest-paidactresses.Stone,28,whow

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Oscar-winning Emma Stone tops list of best paid actresses

Oscar-winningEmmaStonecappedaperfect12monthsonWednesdayassheknockedJenniferLawrenceoffthetopspotonForbes'2017listoftheworld'shighest-paidactresses.Stone,28,whow