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eBay Buys Net Phone Provider Skype

Internet auction provider eBay agrees to buy Skype. eBay will pay $2.6 billion in cash and stock for the Internet calling service, in hopes that it will boost communication between buyers and sellers.

Billy Crudup plays a salesman marketing timeshares on the moon in the futuristic series <em>Hello Tomorrow!</em>

From 'Almost Famous' to definitely famous, Billy Crudup is enjoying his new TV roles

Crudup stars as a fast-talking salesman in the retro-futurist Apple TV+ series Hello Tomorrow! He won an Emmy for his role as a cynical TV executive in the series The Morning Show.

Michael Horowitz, the Justice Department's inspector general, testifies before a House committee in 2012 critical of the department's "Operation Fast and Furious." Thursday, he said a legal opinion from the department could block his office from getting documents crucial to his watchdog role.

Official Watchdog Says He Needs Access To Sensitive Documents

Michael Horowitz protests the Justice Department legal opinion that says DOJ officials decide what material he should get, and when.

Injured Doctors Without Borders staff are seen after an airstrike in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz on Saturday. Doctors Without Borders has called the incident a war crime.

U.S. General Says Afghan Forces Called For Kunduz Airstrike

John Campbell, the top U.S. general in Afghanistan, said he was correcting initial reports that it was U.S. forces under fire from Taliban fighters. The weekend airstrike killed 22 civilians.

New data show that the Trump administration has significantly expanded its staffing in the past year, especially in the White House counsel's office. Above, the White House in a 2017 file photo.

As Investigations Ramp Up, Trump Has Expanded White House Counsel's Office

For the first time, President Trump is spending more on staff than Barack Obama did during his final year as president.

More than 200 of the top female hockey players have decided they will not play professionally in North America next season. They are calling for a sustainable league with better resources. Pictured are Hilary Knight (left) with Kelly Pannek, playing with the U.S. national team last month in Finland. Both signed on to the boycott.

200 Female Pro Hockey Players Lay Down Their Sticks Demanding Better Conditions

Citing low pay and lack of resources, the women said they would refuse to play in professional games in North America until the situation is addressed.

Shuai Peng of China serves a shot during a tennis match on September 23, 2019 in Wuhan, China.

Tennis official doubts email claiming Chinese player Peng Shuai is OK was sent by her

Peng hasn't been seen since she accused a top Communist Party official of sexual assault. Amnesty International and fellow players are also concerned.

The winning Powerball ticket worth $1.3 billion was sold in Oregon

A Powerball player in Portland, Ore., has won a $1.3 billion jackpot, ending a winless streak that stretched more than three months.

Trump team didn't have the evidence and 4 other takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearing

There were a number of eye-opening findings in the Jan. 6 committee's fourth hearing that showed the depth and breadth of Trump and his allies' pressure on local and state officials.

Yahoo says it has notified an undisclosed number of users that their private information may have been accessed using forged cookies in connection with a previously disclosed hack in 2014.

Yahoo Warns More Users That Their Private Information May Have Been Stolen

The company warned some users that their accounts may have been accessed using forged cookies in connection with a previously disclosed hack in 2014.

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