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Path To World Series Brings Changes To Online Gambling

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But that doesn’t mean the money doesn’t flow during the baseball playoffs – evidence of that comes from Jim McIngvale, a Houston furniture store owner known as “ Mattress Mack ,” who just put $3.5 million on the Houston Astros to win the 2019 World Series. Payments Innovation. has added to that pressure.

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Juul Starts Tracking Program For Devices To Combat Use By Minors

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Ultimately, our aim is to use this information to trace a device confiscated from a minor back through the distribution channel, potentially identifying the specific retail store that sold the product. Right now, the program is limited to Houston, but anyone can input a serial number and start an investigation on a confiscated device.

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NFL Unveils 2020 Schedule But Questions Persist

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10 as the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs host the Houston Texans in a rematch of the American Football Conference Divisional playoffs, according to the NFL. The National Football League’s 101st season begins in prime time on Sept. Or will it? “In

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Staples Jumps Into Same-Day Delivery

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Staples and Office Depot saw months of hard work go up in smoke when their long-expected merger was denied by regulators and both brands had to take long, hard looks in the mirror before deciding how to proceed. For Staples, the answer wasn’t to sulk around for months.

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Facebook’s Libra, Uber Losses, Instant Deposits Top Week’s News

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And its investment in MercadoLibre, a Latin American retailer, dropped 10 percent. Trending: How EU Regulators Are Complicating SCA Compliance (Ekata PSDS Tracker). What’s The Future For NBA-Related Retail In China? . PayPal lost $228 million in 3Q reportedly partially because of Uber ’s failure to make money.

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33 Ways Drones Will Impact Society: From Fighting War to Forecasting Weather, UAVs Change Everything

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Regulation requires certain standards to minimize the risk of environmental damage. In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, AT&T and Verizon launched drones in Houston, Texas to inspect their towers — a process which would have been too dangerous and time-consuming to do manually. Telecommunications.

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From Energy To Telecom: 30 Big Industries Drones Could Disrupt

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Regulation requires certain standards to minimize the risk of environmental damage. In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, AT&T and Verizon launched drones in Houston, Texas to inspect their towers — a processes which would have been too dangerous and time-consuming to do manually. Telecommunications.