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According to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Colorado, large wildfires are no more likely in forests hit by beetle infestation than in those that are healthy.

To conduct the study, which has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers used federal maps. During the study, they covered the areas of western forests that were burned by wildfire three times. They also tried to figure out which areas of the location had been infested by pine beetles. According to the researchers, the areas with beetle-kill accounted for about 46% of the total region burned.

The new Steve Jobs autobiographical book 'Becoming Steve Jobs' tells about Microsoft founder Bill Gates' opinions regarding Jobs. Gates has admired Jobs and showed a lot of respect for him. However, he still spoke about the intellect of Jobs, and also the mistakes committed by him. Gates also spoke about Jobs's showmanship.

According to Gates, "I was never in his league. I mean, it was just amazing to see how precisely he would rehearse. And if he's about to go onstage, and his support people don't have the things right, you know, he is really, really, tough on them".

In 2012, Florida businessman Jose Lantigua made odd decisions when his company Circle K Furniture slipped into debt. At that time, he bought new furniture for his home with the company money. In addition, Lantigua built a panic room with steel doors inside his North Carolina hideaway.

After that, he started planning his fake death. He made plan with his wife, Daphne Simpson, to scam about $8 million from insurance companies. In 2013, Mourners gathered at a church in Florida to celebrate the life of Lantigua, who died while on vacation in Venezuela. The cause of his death was illness.

Taco Bell is introducing a new line of Biscuit Tacos, taco-shaped biscuits with fillings including chicken and gravy. From Thursday, this new breakfast dish will be offered in more than 6,000 US restaurants.

The move is said to be part of an expanded morning menu. Primarily, McDonald's rules the breakfast sector. Therefore, fast-food chains are now making efforts to have their share as well and give stiff competition to McDonald's.

From last year, Taco Bell introduced breakfast menu having waffle tacos, egg burritos and the A.M. Crunchwrap. Customers have appreciated this move of the company and now, breakfast accounts for around 6% of Taco Bell’s sales.

A source familiar with the matter has told Reuters that the Brazilian private equity firm 3G Capital is in negotiations to buy Kraft Foods Group for about $40bn (£27bn).

The possible deal was firstly reported by The Wall Street Journal, which said that Kraft may be valued at $40bn.

Two years ago, 3G teamed up with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway with a motive to acquire HJ Heinz for $23.2bn. HJ Heinz is the maker of ketchup and baked beans, among other things. 3G Capital is now expected to merge Kraft with Heinz if it clinches a deal. In May, Buffett had said that he expected to work with 3G on more transactions.

In the US, Kraft is battling sluggish demand for packaged food products. Shares of Kraft rose around 16.5% to $71.4 in trading after the bell.

On Monday, China successfully completed the second ground test of a power system for its next-generation carrier rocket. The rocket will boost its capability to enter space by at least 2.5 times during missions in 2016.

Long March-5 was first test-fired on February 9 this year. The state-run Xinhua news agency reported that the test of the Long March-5 has completed ahead of its first flight next year.

Tan Yonghua, head of the Academy of Aerospace Propulsion Technology, said that with the help of non-toxic, non-polluting liquid propellant, the engines were test-fired on the ground to test the technology.