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Walt Disney Co. raised its offer for 21st Century Fox Inc.’s entertainment assets to $71.3 billion, outbidding Comcast Corp. in a battle for one of the media industry’s biggest prizes. The $38-a-share price is about $10 a share higher than what Disney proposed in December -- and $3 above Comcast’s bid from last week. Fox has accepted the offer, saying it provides more flexibility and other enhancements than the $65 billion Comcast deal. Still, the opportunity remains for the cable giant to...

Decades of commercial mountaineering have turned Mount Everest into the world's highest rubbish dump as an increasing number of big-spending climbers pay little attention to the ugly footprint they leave behind. Fluorescent tents, discarded climbing equipment, empty gas canisters and even human excrement litter the well-trodden route to the summit of the 8,848-metre (29,029-foot) peak.

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The hashtag #TwoDictators erupted on Twitter after Fox News host Abby Huntsman on Sunday mistakenly used the term to describe President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The "Fox and Friends" presenter apologized to viewers after referring to the leaders as "two dictators" ahead of their historic meeting in Singapore Tuesday. Speaking on "Fox and Friends Weekend," Huntsman mistakenly suggested to former White House communications director Anthony Sca...

Alexa! Fus Ro DAH! Watch the trailer for Skyrim: Very Special Edition, featuring Keegan Michael Key.

Russian energy firm EN+ Group has confirmed the resignation of its president Maxim Sokov as it attempts to placate US authorities and avoid sanctions. The US unveiled a raft of sanctions on Russia-linked companies in April this year, in response to the country’s alignment with Syria and the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury in March, causing the Russian stock market to crash.

A Florida woman is behind bars on drug charges, but it’s her name that’s getting national attention. Arrest records show Crystal Methvin of St. Augustine was arrested on Saturday for possession of, yes, crystal meth. According to WJXT-TV in Jacksonville, police in St. Augustine say an anonymous call led them to a car parked in a lot on South Dixie Highway. A search of the car allegedly turned up drug paraphernalia and a substance that field-tested positive for crystal meth.

We all know someone who is convinced their opinion is better than everyone else’s on a topic – perhaps, even, that it is the only correct opinion to have. Maybe, on some topics, you are that person. No psychologist would be surprised that people who are convinced their beliefs are superior think they are better informed than others, but this fact leads to a follow on question: are people actually better informed on the topics for which they are convinced their opinion is superior? This is wh...

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds soared in popularity last year, introducing the battle royale shooter genre to the masses. The popularity of PUBG led Epic Games to introduce its own battle royale mode in Fortnite, a shooter that now dominates Twitch streams and has become one of the most popular games on the planet. PUBG developer Bluehole previously revealed it had “growing concerns” about the similarities between the two games, and now Korean company PUBG, a subsidiary of Bluehole, has fil...

Much as game companies try to deny it, the truth is plain to see.

Giovanni's Fish Market in Morro Bay makes money by selling seafood, but its owner made news this month when he bought a live 70-pound octopus - only to set it free. Giovanni Degarimore told The Tribune of San Luis Obispo that he had a change of heart about selling or consuming octopus after learning about their intelligence and an experience he had playing hide-and-seek with one while scuba diving in Fiji.

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Valve tried to appeal, but Apple would not allow the app on the App Store

An AMBER Alert has been issued for a missing boy Friday morning after his mother was found dead in a wooded area in Sodus Wednesday morning. 18-year-old Selena Hidalgo-Calderon was found in the woods Wednesday morning near her home on Joy Road in Sodus. Her 14-month-old son Owen is still missing as of Friday morning. He is approximately two feet tall and weighs about 30 lbs. He has short brown hair and brown eyes.

Enter mankind’s greatest conflict with Battlefield V as the series goes back to its roots with a never-before-seen portrayal of World War 2. Assemble your Company of customized soldiers, weapons, and vehicles – then take them on an epic journey through the Tides of War. Experience the most intense, immersive Battlefield yet. You will never be the same.

Preliminary research suggests that psilocybin-based treatment can improve emotional processing in depressed patients. The new findings are reported in the scientific journal Psychopharmacology. Psilocybin is the primary mind-altering substance in psychedelic “magic” mushrooms. The drug can profoundly alter the way a person experiences the world by producing changes in mood, sensory perception, time perception, and sense of self.