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"The Last Jedi"
Second Opinion wraps up the week with news that CSX loses $6 billion in value after its CEO takes medical leave, Twitter stock surges as takeover talk resurfaces and "The Last Jedi" scores a huge $45 million in its domestic debut.
21st Century Fox
In Second Opinion, the FCC repeals net neutrality, Disney agrees to buy key parts of 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion and Snapchat launches an AR developer platform.
T-Mobile
Second Opinion closes out the day with news that Republicans reach a deal on the tax bill, Apple invests $390 million Finisar and T-Mobile said it will launch a new streaming television service next year.
Roy Moore
In Second Opinion, shopping mall operator Westfield has agreed to a $15.7 billion takeover by a European rival, Storify's standalone service is shutting own next year and Alabama voters are going to the polls to decide between the controversial Roy Moore or his Democratic opponent Doug Jones for the Senate seat.
Port Authority bombing
In Second Opinion, Verizon will pay $2.25 billion to the NFL for a five-year streaming deal, Microsoft may soon be worth $1 trillion and a botched bombing at a New York City transit hub Port Authority injures four.
venture capital, apps, construction workers, internet, technology
Second Opinion wraps up the week with news that Goldman Sachs veteran Dina Powell is stepping down as White House deputy national security adviser, Spotify and China’s Tencent are investing in each other and unemployment rate is holding at a 17-year low of 4.1 percent.
birth control pills
In Second Opinion, General Electric is cutting 12,000 jobs in its power unit, a new study links birth control pills with breast cancer and Trump's new tax plan could save Amazon roughly $2 billion over the next two years.
Al Franken
In Second Opinion, UnitedHealth Group is buying DaVita's primary and urgent care services for $4.9 billion, bitcoin tops 13,000 and Democrats are calling for Al Franken to resign amid sexual misconduct allegations.
Russia at Winter Olympics
In Second Opinion, Massage Envy promises reform after reports of sexual assault, Russia is barred from the 2018 Winter Olympics thanks to doping and Uber rival Lyft's new funding brings its valuation up to $11.5 billion.
Oprah Winfrey
In Second Opinion, Oprah Winfrey is selling part of her stake in OWN Network to Discovery, the first uterus transplant in the U.S. results in a successful birth and Netflix's "House of Cards" will resume production on its final season early next year without star Kevin Spacey.
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