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March 8, 2021

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Debunking NCAA tournament myths, and why the committee doesn’t really care about you playing your rival

ESPN
by ESPN01
This excerpt of “Bracketology: March Madness, College Basketball, and the Creation of a National Obsession,” by Joe Lunardi, is presented with permission from Triumph Books. For more information or to order a copy, visit Triumph Books, Bookshop, Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Perhaps the most common Bracketology myth is that......
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Okta CEO defends $6.5 billion deal for rival Auth0 after shares fall

CNBC
by CNBC020
CNBC – For more and to sign up click here Okta CEO Todd McKinnon on Friday defended his company’s move to acquire Auth0, calling the rival company a complementary asset to its identity and access management business. Okta shares are down 10% since it announced the $6.5 billion all-stock transaction......
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Okta says it’s buying security rival Auth0 for $6.5 billion, sending stock plunging

CNBC
by CNBC02
CNBC – For more and to sign up click here Okta CEO Todd McKinnon Okta Okta, whose cloud software allows office workers to access all of their apps through a secure online service, said on Wednesday that it’s spending $6.5 billion to acquire rival Auth0. Okta’s shares plunged about 13%......
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Chinese Tesla rival Nio says global chip shortage will hit its electric car production

CNBC
by CNBC039
CNBC – For more and to sign up click here A Nio Inc. ES6 electric SUV at a battery swap station inside a parking lot in Shanghai on March 1, 2021. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese electric car start-up Nio said Tuesday a global chip......
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Trump endorses primary rival challenging Republican impeachment supporter

Politico
by Politico051
Politico.com – For more and to sign up click here Miller, a 32-year-old Marine reservist, is a Trump loyalist who worked on the former president’s 2016 campaign before serving in the White House, first in the office of personnel and later as director of advance. During the 2020 reelection campaign,......
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Man United great Yorke tells ESPN: Rashford can rival Mbappe as world’s best No. 9

ESPN
by ESPN01
Marcus Rashford can rival Kylian Mbappe as one of the best players in the world within the next two years if he is “given time to learn the game a little bit more,” former Manchester United forward Dwight Yorke has told ESPN. Rashford, 23, goes into United’s Premier League clash......
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Texas freeze helps rival oil exporters like Saudi Arabia ‘tremendously,’ may influence OPEC decisions

CNBC
by CNBC054
CNBC – For more and to sign up click here Pump jacks operate in the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas, U.S, on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. Matthew Busch | Bloomberg | Getty Images The shock winter storm in Texas that left millions without power and took dozens of lives also......
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Two years after launch, Huawei to roll out its Google Android rival to phones — with big challenges

CNBC
by CNBC0116
CNBC – For more and to sign up click here GUANGZHOU, China — In mid-2019, Huawei launched its own operating system — HarmonyOS — in response to U.S. actions that cut it off from Google software. It was the Chinese technology giant’s most ambitious mobile software push, one it hoped......
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Robinhood rival Public.com raises funds at $1.2 billion valuation as retail trading booms

Reuters
by Reuters01
(Reuters) – Online brokerage Public.com, which competes with Robinhood, said on Wednesday it had raised $220 million in fresh funds from new and existing investors, lifting its valuation to $1.2 billion. Investors have doubled down on online brokerages that were at the center of a social media-driven trading frenzy on......
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Jim Cramer recommends both Match Group and rival Bumble, calling the latter the ‘superior growth stock’

CNBC
by CNBC011
CNBC – For more and to sign up click here After the dating service Bumble made its market debut Thursday, CNBC’s Jim Cramer compared its business performance to its main rival, Match Group, and offered his recommendations on their stocks. Bumble, which came public with much fanfare to rally more......
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Explainer: The Indian Twitter rival staging a Koo

Reuters
by Reuters01
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian social-media app Koo is witnessing a surge in popularity, fuelled by politicians and others flocking to it after U.S. rival Twitter Inc refused to follow a government order to block certain content on its platform. FILE PHOTO: Twitter logo is seen on smartphone in front......
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Tesla rival Rivian aims for IPO this year: Bloomberg News

Reuters
by Reuters01
FILE PHOTO: The Rivian R1T all-electric truck is pictured at an event, held by the electric vehicle startup, for customers who preordered the truck, in Mill Valley, California, U.S., January 25, 2020. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino (Reuters) – Electric-vehicle startup Rivian, which is backed by Amazon.com Inc and Ford Motor Co, is......
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Detroit’s Lafayette Coney cited for COVID violation, riling rival owner

Detriot News
by Detriot News01
Detroit News – For more and to sign up click here Hold the mustard. One of Detroit’s famous coney islands is finding support from the unlikeliest of sympathizers after being issued an up-to-$1,000 citation from the city’s health department over mask violations — its adversary in the legendary coney war. The city health department......
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‘The Year of the Copa’ could set up games to rival Barca, Real’s Clasicos in 2011

ESPN
by ESPN01
There’s a huge amount at stake on Tuesday night in Seville when Real Betis host Real Sociedad to qualify for the Copa del Rey quarterfinals. And not simply because this is another of football’s quirks where two sides face off against each other twice in a few days — having......
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Chinese TikTok rival Kuaishou could raise over $5 billion in Hong Kong IPO

CNBC
by CNBC016
CNBC – For more and to sign up click here A Kuaishou app interface on a mobile phone, Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 20, 2021. Kuaishou is gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong. Costfoto | Barcroft Media | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — Chinese short......
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Western Kentucky holds off rival Marshall for weekend sweep

Sports Illustrated
by Sports Illustrated01
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) Jordan Rawls made a pair of free throws with five seconds left and Western Kentucky defeated rival Marshall 69-67 on Sunday. After Rawls put the Hilltoppers on top 69-66, they fouled Andrew Taylor on purpose. Taylor made the first free throw and missed the second on purpose.......
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Office Depot rejects takeover offer from rival Staples, WSJ reports

CNBC
by CNBC016
CNBC – For more and to sign up click here Office Depot has rejected another takeover attempt by office supply rival Staples, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The parent company of Office Depot, ODP, however, has indicated it’s open to selling its retail and consumer-facing e-commerce operations to......
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No. 22 Illinois goes for sweep of Big Ten rival Penn State

Sports Illustrated
by Sports Illustrated01
AP News With four or five potential pros on its roster and perhaps a couple of future NBA All-Stars, No. 22 Illinois was expected to challenge for the Big Ten Conference title back in November and potentially make a deep NCAA Tournament run. The Fighting Illini might still meet all......
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Uganda’s Museveni in commanding election lead, rival alleges fraud

Reuters
by Reuters01
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s long-time leader Yoweri Museveni held a commanding lead in a presidential election according to partial results on Saturday morning, with final results expected later in the day, though his main rival Bobi Wine alleged widespread fraud. Electoral campaign posters of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni hang on......
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