Fast-Growing Pet-Product Upstart Chewy Is Selling…

Dallas NewsFast-Growing Pet-Product Upstart Chewy Is Selling Out To PetSmart For A Reported $3.35 BillionForbesThis post has been updated to include Chewy’s reported acquisition price. Chewy, the online pet product startup that rocketed to nearly $1 billion in reported sales in the space of five years, may have just set a record for the richest acquisition in …PetSmart Buys Online Pet Retail Rival Chewy.comFortuneall 11 news articles »
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How climate change dried up a…

April 18, 2017 —Last August, a small group of scientists set out for some routine fieldwork at Slims River, which feeds Kluane Lake, the largest glacially fed body of water in northwest Canada’s Yukon Territory. When they arrived at the site of the fieldwork, however, the 15-mile long river had all but vanished, with only a thin trickle of water remaining where 10-foot depths had been common only a month before.The scientists reviewed satellite data and other measurements and found that the river had vanished over a stunningly fast four days – between May 26 and 29 – in an unprecedented modern example of a geological phenomenon known as “river piracy.”The scientists determined that the climate-change related receding of the Kaskawulsh Glacier, the…
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“He went down as a warrior…

Please enable Javascript to watch this video LOGAN COUNTY, Okla. – Law enforcement agencies across the state are mourning following the loss of one of their own on Tuesday. Logan County Sheriff Damon Devereaux says Logan County Deputy David Wade was helping to serve an eviction notice at a home along Mulhall Rd., near I-35. While serving that eviction notice, officials say Wade met three people in the home and started running their identifications. A short time later, Wade called for backup, saying that he had been shot multiple times in the body and face. As officers were responding to the scene, authorities say Nathan LeForce stole Wade’s patrol car and fled the scene. Sheriff Devereaux says the eviction notice was not…
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Here’s how Steve Ballmer is building…

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer officially has launched a beta his latest venture: A US government data repository known as USAFacts. The accompanying USAFacts site, which went live on April 18 (federal tax day in the US) describes the project’s mission this way:”USAFacts is a new data-driven portrait of the American population, our government’s finances, and government’s impact on society. We are a non-partisan, not-for-profit civic initiative and have no political agenda or commercial motive. We provide this information as a free public service and are committed to maintaining and expanding it in the future.” Somewhat unsurprisingly, given his Microsoft roots (and major Microsoft shareholder status), Ballmer and team opted to build on top of Microsoft’s Azure cloud and SQL…
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US and South Korea are kicking…

The US and South Korean militaries are teaming up for a massive 11-day exercise featuring a large portion of their fighter aircraft fleet. On Monday, Exercise Max Thunder kicked off to “enhance interoperability” between the US and South Korean forces, according to US Pacific Command. The event goes until Apr. 28. Roughly 1,000 American service members and about 500 South Koreans will take part. The exercise will bring together US Air Force F-16s, Marine AV-8B Harriers, Navy EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft, and various aircraft from South Korea, to include the F-15K, F-16, F-5E, F-4E, and others. VP Mike Pence visits South Korea Although the exercise is regularly scheduled and was planned months ago, North Korea often sees such training…
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A love letter to climbing –…

Dear Climbing, We’ve been seeing each other for over six years and this letter is long overdue. But every day, my heart beats wildly for you. You have brought me to some beautiful places. Because of you, I have experienced some breathtaking views and met some amazing people. But most of all, I love how you bring out the best and worst parts of me. You take everything I have mentally, physically, and emotionally and yet you offer a safe place for healing. You’ve been there for both hard sends and hard falls (both the kind the break your foot and your heart) and ultimately, I am a healthier, happier, and more driven human because of you. Nature becomes a great equalizer…
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A new crack in one of…

(CNN)Something caught Stef Lhermitte’s eye last week as he pored over satellite images of Northwest Greenland’s Petermann Glacier, one of the largest glaciers in Greenland. “I saw a small line and thought ‘that seems new,’ ” said Lhermitte as he described the discovery he made, almost by accident, as he was testing a methodology to detect melt that requires making animated GIFs from the black and blue grainy images of Greenland captured by the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-1 satellite. Lhermitte, an assistant professor at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, checked other satellite records and determined the crack showed up in July 2016, but to his knowledge, had not been noticed by anyone.
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A Staffer Remembers Obama’s White House…

Alyssa Mastromonaco sits with President Barack Obama aboard Air Force One in 2012. Mastromonaco served as the president’s director of scheduling and advance from 2009 until 2011, then became his deputy chief of staff for operations from 2011 until 2014. Pete Souza/The White House hide caption toggle caption Pete Souza/The White House Alyssa Mastromonaco sits with President Barack Obama aboard Air Force One in 2012. Mastromonaco served as the president’s director of scheduling and advance from 2009 until 2011, then became his deputy chief of staff for operations from 2011 until 2014. Pete Souza/The White House Former Obama staffer Alyssa Mastromonaco is well acquainted with the privilege — and sleeplessness — of working in the White House: “I basically ran…
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Facebook Spaces makes virtual reality a…

Avatars together in Facebook Spaces, a platform that will let you hang out with your Facebook friends in virtual reality. James Martin/CNET On Tuesday, we saw the future of virtual reality on Facebook. They’re calling it Facebook Spaces, and it shouldn’t be a surprise that it’s all about hanging out with your Facebook friends — in virtual reality.It’ll start with an avatar that you can customize to look just like you, and from there you can invite other Facebook friends to hang out in Spaces, or you can call them with Facebook messenger and invite them into a VR chat. Together, you can look at Facebook 360 video, draw and hold different objects and show off pictures in a virtual…
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Jessa Duggar slammed for charging guests…

Jessa Duggar wants to help you build a wardrobe that’s fashionable and faithful — for a cost. The 24-year-old “Counting On” star is facing backlash after announcing that her upcoming lecture, “Fashionably Modest with Jessa,” will come with a price tag. At $20 per person, it’s a pretty nominal fee, but fans across the country have taken up arms. “Being paid to talk about your modest lifestyle seems like an oxymoron,” one fan wrote on The Duggar Family Blog. Added another, “It feels immodest to talk about how modest you are.” Outside of the cash complaint, fans voiced a variety of other concerns. Some even suggested that Jessa doesn’t dress modestly enough to host such a discussion. “Modest women don’t…
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