Sunday, April 29, 2018

Injecting Drugs Can Ruin a Heart. How Many Second Chances Should a User Get?

Dr. Thomas Pollard, a cardiothoracic surgeon in Knoxville, Tenn., and his team working to replace heart valves that had been damaged from endocarditis, an infection the patient developed from injecting drugs.

T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Would Give Japan’s SoftBank Bigger Foothold in U.S.

Masayoshi Son, the founder of SoftBank, in February. Since SoftBank acquired Sprint in 2012, Mr. Son has vowed to take on the American market leaders Verizon and AT&T.

Kim Prepared to Cede Nuclear Weapons if U.S. Pledges Not to Invade

President Moon Jae-in of South Korea, right, toasting on Friday with Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, center, and Mr. Kim’s wife, Ri Sol-ju, in the border village of Panmunjom.

Sprint and T-Mobile Agree to Merge, in Bid to Remake Wireless Market

T-Mobile and Sprint, in reaching a merger deal, argue that combining is the only way they can fight back against the two industry leaders, Verizon and AT&T.

Michelle Wolf’s Routine Sets Off a Furor at an Annual Washington Dinner

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In Fire-Scorched Oklahoma, Help Comes One Bale at a Time

A fire burns behind a wind farm near Seiling, Okla.

Queens Fire Leaves 3 Dead and 3 Critically Injured

A fire ripped through a home in Queens, killing three people and critically injuring three others.

UPDATE 4-T-Mobile, Sprint say $26 bln deal would give U.S. tech lead over China

April 29 (Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp said on Sunday they had agreed to a $26 billion all-stock deal and believed they could win over skeptical regulators because the merger would create thousands of jobs and help the United States beat China to creating the next generation mobile network.

German regulator may require cable operators to open networks to 3rd parties - FAZ

FRANKFURT, April 29 (Reuters) - Germany's regulator is considering requiring cable TV operators to provide network access to third parties, in a shift that could affect talks on a European merger between Vodafone and Liberty Global .

Here's how people reacted to Michelle Wolf's White House correspondent's roast

Embarrassing. Cringe-worthy. Epic. Hilarious. Wildly inappropriate. Very funny.

T-Mobile and Sprint agree to merge, finally

T-Mobile and Sprint finally agreed to a massive telecom merger after years of negotiations punctuated by two breakups.

Kim Prepared to Cede Nuclear Weapons if U.S. Pledges Not to Invade

President Moon Jae-in of South Korea, right, toasting on Friday with Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, center, and Mr. Kim’s wife, Ri Sol-ju, in the border village of Panmunjom.

Sprint and T-Mobile Agree to Merge, in Bid to Remake Wireless Market

T-Mobile and Sprint, in reaching a merger deal, argue that combining is the only way they can fight back against the two industry leaders, Verizon and AT&T.

Michelle Wolf’s Routine Sets Off a Furor at an Annual Washington Dinner

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In Fire-Scorched Oklahoma, Help Comes One Bale at a Time

A fire burns behind a wind farm near Seiling, Okla.

Injecting Drugs Can Ruin a Heart. How Many Second Chances Should a User Get?

Dr. Thomas Pollard, a cardiothoracic surgeon in Knoxville, Tenn., and his team working to replace heart valves that had been damaged from endocarditis, an infection the patient developed from injecting drugs.

Queens Fire Leaves 3 Dead and 3 Critically Injured

A fire ripped through a home in Queens, killing three people and critically injuring three others.

UPDATE 3-T-Mobile agrees to acquire Sprint for $26 bln

April 29 (Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc agreed on Sunday to acquire peer Sprint Corp, in a $26 billion all-stock deal that will combine the third and fourth largest U.S. wireless carriers and is expected to attract regulatory scrutiny over its impact on consumers.

Motive for Mass Killings in Congo Is Mystery, but Suffering Is Clear

Peacekeepers from Uruguay traveling to an area in eastern Congo where 42 people were killed in three villages last month in an attack whose motivation remains a mystery.

'Avengers: Infinity War' assembles biggest box office opening ever

The Avengers battled their way to global box office domination this weekend.

North Korea, Golden State Killer, Bill Cosby: Your Weekend Briefing

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Deutsche Telekom leverage to increase on T-Mobile-Sprint deal

FRANKFURT, April 29 (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom said its leverage would increase beyond its target corridor as a result of the takeover by its unit T-Mobile US of Sprint Corp, but will return to the comfort zone in 2021.

T-Mobile agrees to acquire Sprint

April 29 (Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc agreed on Sunday to acquire peer Sprint Corp, in an all-stock deal that will combine the third and fourth largest U.S. wireless carriers and is expected to attract regulatory scrutiny over its impact on consumers.

RPT-Wall St Week Ahead-Rising costs, inflation on radar as U.S. earnings season unfolds

NEW YORK, April 27 (Reuters) - Fresh worries about rising costs and inflation face U.S. stock investors looking toward the coming week and the next leg of the first-quarter earnings period.