Clinton, Carson lead, Rubio and Cruz on the rise: polls

Clinton, Carson lead, Rubio and Cruz on the rise: polls
Being married to Bernie
Activision buys Candy Crush maker King for $5.9 billion
On Broadway, Obama takes a bow mocking Republicans
Customer in Washington State sues Chipotle amid E. coli outbreak
Police arrest California university football player over shooting threat
Three-quarters of U.S. OPM hack victims still in dark
TransCanada asks US to suspend pipeline application review
Trump says no to John Oliver; host denies invitation
Bush hits campaign reset, retools slogan: 'Jeb Can Fix It'
Obama signs 2-year budget, debt deal before default deadline
EPA says Volkswagen cheated a 2nd time on pollution tests
Judge orders Cosby deposition in Janice Dickinson lawsuit

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Activision buys Candy Crush maker King for $5.9 billion

Posted: 02 Nov 2015 08:23 PM PST

Activision Blizzard announced today it will acquire King Digital Entertainment, the company behind mobile hits Candy Crush Saga and Bubble Witch Saga, in a $5.9 billion deal. The acquisition of King will make Activision Blizzard "one of the largest global entertainment networks with over half a billion combined monthly active users in 196 countries," according to a release. The acquisition is subject to approval by King's shareholders and the Irish government, but is expected to be complete by spring 2016, Activision Blizzard said.

On Broadway, Obama takes a bow mocking Republicans

Posted: 02 Nov 2015 06:32 PM PST

The president jokes that Republicans who claim they can handle Putin can't handle CNBC.

Customer in Washington State sues Chipotle amid E. coli outbreak

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 08:35 AM PST

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington state on Monday, cites at least 22 confirmed cases of E. coli in Washington and Oregon linked to the Chipotle outbreak and said the number is expected to rise. The outbreak is Chipotle's third food-safety incident this year. The customer, Charmaine Denise Mode, of Kelso, Washington, ate a burrito bowl at the Vancouver Chipotle on or about Oct. 21, and is seeking more than $75,000, the lawsuit said.

Police arrest California university football player over shooting threat

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 09:48 AM PST

Christian Pryor, 18, was arrested on Monday afternoon by Fresno State University police and charged with making a "terrorist threat" after allegedly making the anonymous threat on the social media application, the school said in a statement.

Three-quarters of U.S. OPM hack victims still in dark

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 10:43 AM PST

By Dustin Volz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fewer than a quarter of 21 million federal workers hit by a major computer hack have been officially told that their personal information was compromised, six months after the breach was detected, a U.S. government official said on Tuesday. About 5 million notifications about the hack have been sent out so far, a spokesperson for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) told Reuters in an email. After it fell victim to two successive cyberattacks, both begun in 2014 and revealed earlier this year, OPM was roundly criticized by lawmakers for its response.

TransCanada asks US to suspend pipeline application review

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 10:25 AM PST

TORONTO (AP) — The head of the company behind the Keystone XL pipeline denied Tuesday that political motivation was behind its decision to ask the U.S. government to delay consideration of the project.

Trump says no to John Oliver; host denies invitation

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Bush hits campaign reset, retools slogan: 'Jeb Can Fix It'

Posted: 02 Nov 2015 03:41 PM PST

As longtime backers fret over the viability of Jeb Bush's candidacy, the two-term Florida governor has an answer: "Jeb Can Fix It."

Obama signs 2-year budget, debt deal before default deadline

Posted: 02 Nov 2015 10:27 AM PST

President Obama signed into law a bipartisan budget bill that avoids a catastrophic U.S. default and puts off the next round of fighting over federal spending and debt until after next year's presidential and congressional elections.

EPA says Volkswagen cheated a 2nd time on pollution tests

Posted: 02 Nov 2015 03:22 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Volkswagen emissions scandal widened Monday when the U.S. government accused the German automaker of cheating for a second time. Although VW denied the charge, it faced the prospect of steeper fines and lost sales, as well as more intense scrutiny from disbelieving U.S. lawmakers.

Judge orders Cosby deposition in Janice Dickinson lawsuit

Posted: 02 Nov 2015 11:08 AM PST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cosby and his former attorney can be deposed by lawyers for Janice Dickinson in the model's defamation lawsuit against the embattled comedian, a judge ruled Monday.