Kia and Hyundai Show Improvement in J.D. Power Quality Study

 South Korean automakers, originally seen as laggards in quality, are quickly closing the gap with their competitors, a major study shows. In the initial quality study released this week by the market research firm J.D. Power, Kia ranked second and Hyundai fourth. It was the first...

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University of Washington and Chinese University Unite to Form Technology Institute

SEATTLE — With hometown companies like Amazon and Microsoft, this bustling region on the Puget Sound easily ranks in the top tier of technology hubs in the United States. But the area lags its peers in one glaring way: It is home to a single major research university, the University...

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Fitbit Shares Surge 48 Percent in Market Debut

Shares of Fitbit soared in their trading debut on Thursday, even after the company priced its initial public offering above an already heightened range. The shares opened at $30.40 on Thursday morning, up 52 percent from the I.P.O. price of $20. They closed up 48.4 percent, or $9.68, at $29.68. The...

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Jack Dorsey Returns To Twitter As Chief To Shrugs And Quips

SAN FRANCISCO — For the last two years, the normally dapper Jack Dorsey has hardly been seen at the offices of Twitter, the social networking company he co-founded, even though he works a block away. So he shocked many when he returned on Thursday with a beard so wild that his own mother...

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Oh What A Royal Family

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The Queen Of England In A Rare Appearance

Last Saturday, the Queen of England turned 89 and to mark the occasion. the Royal Guards conducted the trooping of colours   On the Balcony of the Buckingham Palace were the Queen herself and her three heirs to the British Throne   Prince Charles, first on the line and his wife Carmilla   Prince...

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Found At Last!!

Pregnant Woman Who Vanished Right Before She Was Due to Give Birth Has Been Found A pregnant North Carolina woman who disappeared before she was due to give birth via C-section last Tuesday has been found. Deputies located 49-year-old Carrie Bradshaw-Crowther at a gas station in...

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The British Royals - Flashback To 1984

Prince George Wears the Same Buckingham Balcony Outfit as His Dad Prince William Wore in 1984 Prince William and Prince George are getting good at this father-son matching thing.   For his Buckingham Palace balcony debut on Saturday, 22-month-old George wore a very special outfit: his...

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The Royal Princes

Recently Prince Williams and his 22 months old son Prince George were sighted at the Balcony of the Buckingham Palace enjoying the scenery http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,20930550,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines&utm_source=fitsugar.com&utm_medium=referral&u...

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Biracial Beauty Queen Challenges Japan’s Self-Image

TOKYO — WHEN Ariana Miyamoto was crowned Miss Universe Japan 2015, participants said she stole the show with a saucy strut, an infectious smile and a calm self-confidence that belied her 21 years. But it was not just her beauty and poise that catapulted her to national attention.   Ms. Miyamoto...

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Kaspersky Lab Cybersecurity Firm Is Hacked

One of the leading anti-virus software providers has revealed that its own systems were recently compromised by hackers. Kaspersky Lab said it believed the attack was designed to spy on its newest technologies. It said the intrusion involved up to three previously unknown techniques. The...

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Nike Wins $1 Billion Contract With NBA As Adidas Walks Away

  Nike Inc. won an eight-year deal to make uniforms for the National Basketball Association, taking over for Adidas AG after that company’s contract runs out in 2017. Nike will become the first apparel partner to have its logo appear on all on-court uniform designs, according to a statement...

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