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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) is reportedly in advanced negotiations to acquire Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR) for approximately $13 billion, according to the WSJ.

Saina Nehwal and PR Sreejesh, have written a letter to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential candidates, urging them to make climate action their top priority. As IOC members gather in Costa Navarino, Greece, to vote on the seven candidates next week (March 18-21), the Olympians called for stronger commitments from the IOC to cut carbon emissions, promote sustainability in host cities, set clear guidelines on polluting sponsors and use its platform to advocate for climate action. Climate impacts are «no longer a distant threat, but a current and growing harm to the sports we love and to the countries that make up our Olympic family», the letter said. The signatories include 57 Olympic champions and over 100 Olympic flag bearers. They represent some of the world's most climate-vulnerable nations, including Argentina, Aruba, the Bahamas, Cabo Verde, Colombia, Cook Islands, Eswatini, Fiji, Ghana, India, Kenya, Laos, the Marshall Islands, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Sierra Leone and Zambia. Recognizing that extreme weather events are already disrupting the Summer and Winter Olympics and affecting athlete performance and safety, the letter urges decisive action to ensure the games remain accessible and safe for future generations. Earlier this year, massive wildfires burned large areas of Los Angeles, the host city of the 2028 Olympic Games. The fires killed about 30 people, destroyed thousands of buildings, and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes.

The first week of 2024 will be a big one, with a lot of data that will either justify the market rally and expectations for rate cuts or not.

Joran van der Sloot can apologize all he wants for the death of Natalee Holloway, but her mother isn’t buying it.In an interview with NBC News, Beth Holloway says she does not believe van der Sloot is a changed man, despite what he said in court.Van der Sloot confessed to the 2005 killing in court Wednesday, when he pleaded guilty to extortion and fraud in connection with the teen’s case.Although he’d been a suspect in her disappearance for decade, it was the first time he admitted to bludgeoning Holloway to death on a beach in Aruba, where she had been travelling on a class graduation trip.She was last seen leaving a bar with van der Sloot. He was questioned about the disappearance but was never prosecuted.

The chief suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance in Aruba admitted he killed her and disposed of her remains, and has agreed to plead guilty to charges he tried to extort money from the teen’s mother years later, a U.S. judge said Wednesday,

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Uruguay has reportedly installed its first Bitcoin (BTC) ATM, making it the 11th South American country to publicly encourage crypto adoption. Prior to Uruguay’s involvement, South America hosted 79 ATMs, which represented 0.2% of global BTC ATM installations.