Hackers Threaten ‘Game of Thrones,’ as HBO Confirms Cyberattack

In an email to journalists, the hacker or hackers claimed to have obtained 1.5 terabytes of data from HBO, according to Entertainment Weekly, which broke the news.

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Court Directs F.A.A. to Revisit Issue of ‘Shrinking’ Airline Seat Space

Judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday directed the F.A.A. to “adequately address” a petition that raised safety concerns about the increasingly cramped conditions on airplanes.

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Hacks and Leaks Pose New Challenges for Journalists. Next up: Germany.

BERLIN — To come here as an American on the eve of Germany’s next national political campaign is to go back in time to our own recent past, before the hacks and the (Wiki)leaks led to the paralyzing debate over whether Russia intervened in our presidential election.

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Discovery to Buy Scripps, Owner of Food Network, in $11.9 Billion Deal

NEW YORK — Discovery Communications announced on Monday an $11.9 billion deal to buy Scripps Networks Interactive, the owner of Food Network and HGTV.

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Jury to Decide: Were Shkreli’s Gambles to Save His Drug Company Criminal?

Martin Shkreli had bounced back from failure before. But over a few weeks in December 2012, it looked as if he might lose everything for good. He had $1,415. The Securities and Exchange Commission was investigating him. Investors in two hedge funds he had run were asking where their money was.

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Owners of D.C. United Soccer Team Are Said to Consider Selling

The owners of D.C. United, Washington’s Major League Soccer team, are quietly weighing a sale of the franchise, people briefed on the discussions said on Sunday. The potential sale arose from efforts by D.C.

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Picasso (restaurant)

Picasso is a two Michelin star restaurant run by chef Julian Serrano in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The name is derived from the artist, Pablo Picasso and features the artist’s paintings throughout the restaurant.

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MTV Mines the Past for Its Future: ‘Total Request Live’

On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Chris McCarthy, the newish president of MTV, was standing at a corner of 44th Street and Broadway and gazing up at the second floor of Viacom’s Manhattan headquarters.

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Utility Helps Wean Vermonters From the Electric Grid

WALTHAM, Vt. — In a new low-income development that replaced a trailer park here, rooftop solar panels sparkle in the sun while backup batteries quietly hum away in utility closets.

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North Korea Hacking Increasingly Focused on Making Money More Than Espionage: South Korea Study

SEOUL — North Korea is behind an increasingly orchestrated effort at hacking into computers of financial institutions in South Korea and around the world to steal cash for the impoverished country, a South Korean state-backed agency said in a report.

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