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LeBron James doesn’t opt in to final year with Cavs, will become unrestricted free agent

Getty Images LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers looks on in the second half against the Golden State Warriors during Game Four of the 2018 NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on June 8, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. LeBron James informed the Cleveland Cavaliers he will not opt in …

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Anthony Kennedy retiring from Supreme Court

Nominated by President Ronald Reagan and sworn in in 1988, Kennedy became a swing vote on the nine-member court. He often sided with his liberal colleagues, including in the landmark ruling that recognized same-sex marriage in 2015. “No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals …

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World Cup 2018 highlights global economic shift toward China

Franck Fife | AFP | Getty Images Senegal’s goalkeeper Khadim N’Diaye stops the ball after Poland’s forward Robert Lewandowski (rear C) shot a free kick during the Russia 2018 World Cup Group H football match between Poland and Senegal at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow on June 19, 2018. As …

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Former Fox News co-pres Bill Shine is in final talks with Trump about becoming White House Communications Director: Sources

Lucas Jackson | Reuters Fox News President Bill Shine departs after meeting with then-President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York, November 21, 2016. Former co-president of Fox News Bill Shine is in final discussions with President Donald Trump’s administration to become the next White House communications director, according …

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Pinnacle shares rise following report that ConAgra has approached the company about a potential deal

Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sean Connolly, chief executive officer of ConAgra Foods. Conagra Brands has approached Pinnacle Foods about a potential acquisition, sources familiar with the situation told CNBC on Thursday. Conagra and Pinnacle did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment. A pairing of Healthy …

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Shares of Amazon slide after Supreme Court sales tax ruling

Shares of online retailers such as Amazon and Etsy fell in trading Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled states have the right to collect potentially billions of dollars in taxes from internet sales. Amazon and eBay shares both slipped about 1 percent, while e-commerce websites Etsy, Shopify, Overstock and …

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Tesla sues former employee for allegedly stealing gigabytes of data, making false claims to media

Justin Chin | Bloomberg | Getty Images Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Tesla is suing a former employee for allegedly exporting gigabytes of confidential data, according to a lawsuit filed in Nevada on Wednesday. The electric car maker said it is only beginning to understand all of former …

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Fyre Festival promoter is a ‘danger’ to the community, says judge

Mark Lennihan | AP Billy McFarland, the promoter of the failed Fyre Festival in the Bahamas, leaves federal court after pleading guilty to wire fraud charges, Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in New York. Billy McFarland, who got in trouble last year for duping people into buying tickets to a fake …

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Roche agrees to pay $2.4 billion to buy the rest of Foundation Medicine

Gianluca Colla | Bloomberg | Getty Images The headquarters of Roche AG in Basel, Switzerland. Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG has agreed to pay $137 per share to buy the rest of Foundation Medicine (FMI), a $2.4 billion transaction that values the U.S. genomic profiling groupat $5.3 billion, the partners …

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Siemens wins $2 billion contract to build new London Tube trains

Alberto Pezzali | NurPhoto | Getty Images Daily life is seen on the London Underground stations in London on September 29, 2017. Germany’s Siemens has been awarded a contract worth about £1.5 billion ($2 billion) to design and build 94 new generation trains for the Piccadilly Line on London’s metropolitan …

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