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Google backs out of downtown Kirkland location purchase

Google backs out of downtown Kirkland location purchase

KIRKLAND, Wash. — The City of Kirkland announced Friday that Google will not be buying the Lee Johnson properties and will not be proceeding with their redevelopment project. The proposed purchase was for a 10-acre lot located on Northeast 85th Street. The original plan would have allowed for 7,000 employees on the campus. In a press release, the city cited the completion of the Sound Transit Bus Rapid Transit Station will create “similar… Source link

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Veteran backs and young receivers among top adds

Veteran backs and young receivers among top adds

We get a reprieve from the byes during Thanksgiving Week, so perhaps your fantasy roster problems aren’t too dire. But some of us are preparing to break the bank for Latavius Murray, which feels like the last gasp of a nearly eliminated roster. If your lineup needs a boost, read on. All potential pickups mentioned here are unattached in a majority of Yahoo leagues. Running backs on the wire Well before Joe Mixon was ruled out with a concussion on Sunday, Perine was cooking for the Bengals. He… Source link

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Google’s GV backs SideQuest, an unofficial Meta Quest app store • TechCrunch

Google’s GV backs SideQuest, an unofficial Meta Quest app store • TechCrunch

While the broader virtual reality industry earnestly waits for Meta’s next announcements around new VR products at its Connect event next week, Google’s venture arm GV is placing an interesting bet in a startup building up an ecosystem around some of Meta’s hardware. GV has led a $12 million Series A investment in SideQuest, the makers of an alternative app store for the Meta Quest VR headset, which allows developers to ship and market experimental games that may not initially… Source link

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Five sleeper running backs to consider drafting in the late rounds

Five sleeper running backs to consider drafting in the late rounds

After returning from injury in Week 13 last season, Penny was fantasy’s top-scoring back over the final six games; he ended the year leading all backs in rush yards over expectation. While the downgrade at QB from Russell Wilson — and a shaky Seattle offensive line doesn’t help — Penny looks like a true star capable of rising above his situation. [It’s fantasy football season: Create or join a league now!] The Seahawks drafted Ken Walker III, but coach Pete Carroll historically prefers… Source link

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Cardinals running backs coach facing two counts of domestic battery from May incident

Cardinals running backs coach facing two counts of domestic battery from May incident

The Arizona Cardinals are facing another off-field situation this year. Running backs coach James Saxon is awaiting a trial date after being charged with two counts of domestic battery on May 25 for an alleged incident on May 7. Saxon allegedly assaulted a woman in front of a child younger than 16 years old in Indianapolis, according to ESPN. Saxon faces a sentence of six months to 2.5 years and a possible fine of up to $10,000 for the Level 6 felony (the least serious in Indiana) and up to… Source link

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Google backs India’s ShareChat in $300 mln funding round at $5 bln valuation

Google backs India’s ShareChat in $300 mln funding round at $5 bln valuation

ShareChat logos are seen in this illustration taken, July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register NEW DELHI, May 30 (Reuters) – The parent company of India’s ShareChat has raised nearly $300 million in fresh funding from Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google, media giant Times Group and Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, valuing the social media firm at nearly $5 billion, two sources involved in the deal discussions told Reuters. A… Source link

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Powell Backs March Liftoff, Won’t Rule Out Hike Every Meeting

(Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank was ready to raise interest rates in March and didn’t rule out moving at every meeting to tackle the highest inflation in a generation. Most Read from Bloomberg “The committee is of a mind to raise the Fed funds rate at the March meeting” if conditions are there to do so, Powell told a virtual press conference on Wednesday, while noting that officials have not made any decisions about the path of policy because it… Source link

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