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NFL to Play Five International Games in 2022 Across Three Cities
The NFL is expanding their international footprint, adding Germany to the list of sites. The league will play five international games in 2022, with one in Germany, one in Mexico and three in London.
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Germany Scuttles $5 Billion Chip Deal With Taiwan Firm Amid Tech Sovereignty Concerns
Taiwan’s GlobalWafers will no longer buy Munich-headquartered rival Siltronic after policymakers in Germany failed to approve the deal in time.
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Former Pope Benedict Failed to Act Against Abusive Priests, Munich Church Report Finds
A long-awaited report on sexual abuse in Germany’s Munich diocese has faulted retired Pope Benedict XVI’s handling of cases when he was archbishop in the 1970s and 1980s
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Germany's Christmas Markets Hit Once Again by Covid Restrictions and Closures
For the second year in a row, the Covid-19 pandemic has cast a pall over Germany’s Christmas markets.
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This 31-Year-Old's Start-Up Went From Having $200 to Being Valued at Over $6 Billion in Just 6 Years
CEO Hanno Renner recalled how the business had just 200 euros left in the company bank account before it received its first real funding.
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Apple Picks German City of Munich for Major Chip Lab
Apple has announced that it plans to create a major new chip lab in Munich as part of a 1 billion euro ($1.19 billion) investment into Germany.
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German Family Builds Mini Beer Garden for Local Squirrel
A 10-year-old German boy transformed his quarantine boredom into creativity by creating a mini beer garden for a local squirrel.
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Oktoberfest Canceled in Munich
The world-famous beer festival in Munich, Germany, was canceled by the Bavarian governor and mayor of Munich citing the risk of the spread of coronavirus.
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‘Pawn Stars' Antiques Dealer Defends Decision to Auction Uniform Worn by Hitler
A Del Mar-based military antiques dealer is defending his decision to auction off a Nazi uniform worn by Adolf Hitler, dismissing the idea that he is profiting off the Holocaust.
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Prost! 2019 Oktoberfest Celebrations San Diego
Break out the lederhosen, pretzels and polka tunes – it’s Oktoberfest season. In San Diego, many communities will host their own versions of the German festival that celebrates fun, food and, of course, really good beer.
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Beer Flows as Overcrowded Oktoberfest Opens in Munich
The first keg was tapped, and the beer started flowing as the 186th Oktoberfest got underway Saturday in the southern German city of Munich. Mayor Dieter Reiter inserted the tap in the first keg with two blows of a hammer and the cry of “O’zapt is” — “it’s tapped.” As tradition demands, he handed the first mug to Bavarian governor...
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When the Driver Sits Shotgun
Who should drive: people or computers? NIO’s automated driving expert Jamie Carlson.
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This Scrapped ‘Game of Thrones' Scene Would Have Changed Everything
“Game of Thrones” star Lena Headey appeared at a comic book convention in Munich, Germany, where she revealed a key scene that was totally scrapped in the seventh season of Game of Thrones.
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Van Gogh's ‘Sunflowers' Staying Put in Amsterdam Museum
A “full body scan” carried out on the Van Gogh Museum’s version of the Dutch master’s iconic “Sunflowers” has shown the painting is not fit to travel because it’s in “stable but vulnerable” condition, the museum’s director said Thursday. “We’ve decided that any stresses that the picture could be subjected to were it to travel, were (it) to be lent,...
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German Court Rules in Qualcomm's Favor in Patent Spat with Apple
A regional court in Munich ruled that Apple and its subsidiaries had breached a European patent held by San Diego-based Qualcomm, which has pursued similar cases elsewhere around the world.
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Carnival Announces Roller Coaster on New Cruise Ship From Florida
The all-electric coaster will allow two riders at a time to race along nearly 800 feet of track, 187 feet above sea level.
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Carlos and Smith Reflect on 1968 Olympics Protest 50 Years Later at San Jose State
Tommie Smith and John Carlos insist fear was not a factor in their thinking when they reached the medals stand at the Mexico City Olympics. The sprinters, discussing their black-gloved protest at the 1968 Games, said the threats they had received in the lead-up to the Olympics, to say nothing of what they’d experienced growing up in segregated America, left...
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50 Years Later, Carlos and Smith's Protest During 1968 Olympics Still Resonates
With a worldwide TV audience tuned in, Tommie Smith and John Carlos won the gold and bronze medals in the Olympic 200 meters, then took to the medals stand for a ceremony the likes of which had never seen before or since. Wearing black gloves — Smith’s on the right hand, Carlos’ on the left — the sprinters raised their...
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Rep. Hunter Runs Ad Accusing Opponent of Having Ties to Terrorism
In Southern California’s most Republican congressional district a GOP incumbent running against a first-time Democratic candidate should be a slam dunk for re-election. Not this year.
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Rep. Duncan Hunter Makes Controversial Remarks at Republican Meeting: Recording
Rep. Duncan Hunter made explosive remarks on everything from immigration and his own indictment to his political opponent Ammar Campa-Najjar at a small constituent meeting Monday.