The purchase, the largest in the chip industry’s history, is Qualcomm’s response to slowing growth in demand for smartphones.
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SBA grants $145,000 to help small business with exports
The award has been used for the past four years to help Maine companies deliver $7 million in new exports.
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NYC firefighter stages dramatic rescue in fatal blaze
The rope used to save a trapped person burned through shortly after the two men reached the ground.
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Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits continue to fall
Overall, about 2.04 million people in the nation are receiving unemployment aid.
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Central Italy residents lack adequate shelter in quake aftermath
Mayors of towns scattered in the mountain region say homes have collapsed or been rendered uninhabitable, while historic structures that survived previous quakes succumbed this time.
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Bruins fizzle after a fast start
Boston blows an early two-goal lead in losing to the Rangers, 5-2.
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Punch to gills lets surfer escape from shark’s jaw
PORTLAND, Ore. — Joseph Tanner was resting his arms on his surf board, his lower body dangling in the water, when something grabbed his right leg and yanked him under the waves. In an instant, Tanner knew he was being attacked by a shark in the chilly waters off the northern Oregon coast and he […]
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Award-winning stage director Howard Davies dies
The Briton oversaw a remarkable three dozen productions at London’s National Theatre since 1988.
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New York museum acquires original set of emojis
The collection was a gift from a Japanese telephone company.
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Report: Renewable energy projects up globally
What’s more, international observers suggest that the total installed capacity of wind and solar projects now exceeds that of coal worldwide.