Los Angeles Angels go big again, sign Zack Cozart
Cozart is coming off an outstanding season with the Cincinnati Reds , his only previous big-league club. Cozart's offensive numbers shot up markedly last season, but he and the Angels don't see it as a blip.

Another 8-planet solar system? 7 things about Kepler's 'sizzling' discovery
To give a sense of how close, the outermost planet in the system orbits at around the same distance the Earth does from the Sun. Astronomers had never before observed an eight-planet network beside the solar system that includes Earth, researchers said.

Facebook to put ads before (some) videos
The key change to video monetization is how Facebook handles Ad Breaks , with shorter content no longer eligible for these ads. Facebook has incentivized users over the past year to post more live videos, longer form videos and videos generally.

Flu Is Now 'Prevalent' In New York
The CDC estimates that influenza vaccination averted 40,000 deaths in the United States between the 2005-06 and 2013-14 seasons . The first full week of the holiday shopping season saw a spike in the number people coming down with influenza in the St.

LaVar Ball not staying silent after meeting with Magic Johnson, Rob Pelinka
He probably can easily go out for 50 every night but focuses on his team, getting triple-doubles and [getting] guys involved. In the meantime, he doesn't have any big plans to quiz the four-time Most Valuable Player on what has made him great.

Bell ringers needed for Salvation Army red kettles in Waseca
Salvation Army Traverse City in 2016 supplied more than 50,000 services to 12,000 local residents. A new blitz for the annual Red Kettle campaign is aimed at changing that.

Microsoft updates Bing search to highlight specific results
It works by providing users with another skill that is linked to the Cortana action that you have prompted. Microsoft has also landed its first partnership to integrate Cortana into a third-party Android launcher.

DISNEY Acquires FOX For $52.4 Billion (With Some Caveats)
The companies also announced that Disney boss Bob Iger has extended his contract as chairman and CEO through 2021. Alone, Disney's Buena Vista raked in $1.8 billion, while Fox totaled $1.3 billion so far this year.

Mirai Botnet : 3 Men Plead Guilty to Cybercrimes
A few weeks later, scammers used that source code to launch a major DDoS attack that disrupted internet access across the US. Although DDoS attacks are nothing new, the Mirai botnet demonstrates new levels of firepower that can cripple web services .

Twitter Announces Threads, Its Native Tweetstorm Implementation
The feature is rolling out to Android, iOS and web users over the "coming weeks", so don't worry if you don't have it right away. As with every other new feature, the company is bizarrely not bothering to add it its Mac client because [ Twitter ].

Netflix is weirdly anxious about 'A Christmas Prince' fans
Shaming its subscribers, even in jest, for a feel-good film meant to cheer up its viewers didn't sit well with everyone. Meanwhile, Netflix has defended their tweet, saying it doesn't identify individual users, as per a report by the BBC .

10 million Switch units sold worldwide in just nine months
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe , ARMS , and Splatoon 2 were all also fantastic first party additions coming out of Nintendo's camp. Fils-Aime attributed the success of Nintendo Switch ($300) to its portability, as well as its game offerings.

Aurora hosting menorah lighting ceremony for Hanukkah
Ten years ago Horovitz moved to Israel, where Jews comprise roughly 75 percent of the population. Historians say Judah and his army used guerilla warfare to defeat the enemy over several years.

APC: South West punished by PDP because of 2015 elections
At the convention, Prince Uche Secondus from Rivers State emerged as the chairman of the PDP in the early hours of Sunday. Secondus emerged the victor of the plum post having garnered 2000 votes to Aderinan's 231 while Dokpesi managed 66 votes.

Lebanon forces fire tear gas at protestors near USA embassy
Lebanese police fired tear gas and water cannons as protesters ignited fires and threw projectiles. Four people dragged away a woman who seemed hit very badly with tear gas, and was unable to walk".