Thousands brave rain in New York's Times Square to welcome 2019

New York's Times Square erupted with fireworks and cheers at the stroke of midnight on Tuesday as thousands of hardy merrymakers braved pouring rain and watched the glowing New Year's Eve ball complete its midnight descent to mark the start of 2019.

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Times Square awash in cold rain, high spirits in waning hours of 2018

Thousands of merrymakers, many in plastic ponchos, waited in Times Square late on Monday in anticipation of the midnight descent of the New Year's Eve ball, embracing a century-old New York tradition despite cold, soaking rain.

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Exclusive: Netflix poaches CFO from Activision Blizzard - source

Netflix Inc is expected to announce in the next few days that it has poached media finance veteran Spencer Neumann from Activision Blizzard to be its chief financial officer, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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U.S. Strategic Command apologizes for tweet about dropping bombs

U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees the country's nuclear arsenal, apologized for a Twitter message saying it was ready if necessary to drop something "much, much bigger" than the New Year's Eve ball in New York and showing a clip of an aircraft releasing bombs.

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Glowing New Year's Eve ball rises above a sodden Times Square

Thousands of hardy merrymakers, many in plastic ponchos, watched on Monday as the shimmering New Year's Eve ball was raised high above a rainy Times Square, hours ahead of its annual midnight descent, a New York City tradition for more than a century.

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U.S. Navy pursuing block buy of two aircraft carriers: senator

The U.S. Navy has informed lawmakers of its intent to pursue a block purchase of two Ford-class aircraft carriers, Senator Tim Kaine's office said on Monday, a step officials have said could save billions of dollars as the Trump administration tries to expand the size of the fleet.

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NASA probe nears distant space rock for landmark flyby

A NASA explorer is on track to reach the solar system's outermost region by early Tuesday morning, when scientists expect it to fly by a space rock 20 miles long and billions of miles from Earth, the most distant close encounter of its kind.

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Activision Blizzard plans to terminate CFO Neumann

Activision Blizzard Inc on Monday said it intends to terminate Chief Financial Officer Spencer Neumann for reasons unrelated to the video game publisher's financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures.

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New York's Times Square gears up for soggy New Year's Eve

Hundreds of tourists, some wrapped in raincoats, clustered in a rainy Times Square on Monday afternoon to await the midnight descent of the illuminated ball that has marked the arrival of the new year in New York City for more than a century.

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Colorado man charged with murder in missing mother case

A Colorado man was charged on Monday with the murder of his fiance, who was reported missing in November and is now presumed dead.

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New York's Times Square bundles up for soggy New Year's Eve

Hundreds of tourists, some already wrapped in raincoats, clustered in New York's Times Square on Monday afternoon to await the midnight descent of the crystal ball that has marked the arrival of the new year for more than century.

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Tesla has over 3,000 Model 3s left in U.S. inventory: Electrek

Tesla Inc had over 3,000 Model 3s left in inventory in the United States as of Sunday, automotive news website Electrek reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Tesla has over 3,000 Model 3 vehicles left in U.S. inventory: Electrek

Tesla Inc had over 3,000 Model 3 vehicles left in inventory in the United States as of Sunday, automotive news website Electrek reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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