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DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Medical products company Baxter International will acquire medical technology firm Hillrom for $10.5 billion in cash, the companies announced Thursday. Baxter will also absorb Hillrom’s debt and cash, bringing the total value … [Continue reading] about Baxter to acquire Hillrom in $10.5B medical products deal
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s state communications watchdog warned Apple and Google on Thursday that they could face fines if they fail to remove an app created by allies of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny from their stores. The agency, … [Continue reading] about Russia urges Apple, Google to remove Navalny app from stores
Locast, a service that streamed local TV for free in about three dozen U.S. cities, suspended its operations Thursday after losses in court against the broadcast industry. The owners of the country’s major broadcast TV networks — ABC, CBS, NBC and … [Continue reading] about Free TV service Locast suspends operations after legal loss
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered a prominent participant in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to return to jail after he was caught accessing the internet to watch false conspiracy theories about the presidential … [Continue reading] about Jan. 6 riot defendant returned to jail for using internet
The auto industry has raced ahead on an electric wave with more manufacturers joining the race seemingly every day. The boating industry has sputtered far behind, bogged down by low-horsepower engines and batteries that take up nearly half the … [Continue reading] about Electric boats making waves without the noise
