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Lester Wunderman, who passed away at 98 last week, was a quiet giant among visionary innovators. And if the marketing universe looks almost totally different today than it did in the “Mad Men” age of the 1960s, Lester deserves the lion’s share of the credit.

The U.K. government has reportedly rejected recommendations by the Treasury Select Committee that suggested stricter regulations on bank lending to small businesses (SMBs). Reports in The Guardian Friday (Jan. 11) said policymakers are speaking out against the government’s decision to not regulate small business lending, arguing that it leaves SMBs unprotected, despite a slew of […]

The late payments epidemic continues in the U.K., and larger firms take longer to pay. Separately, it’s no cakewalk for Patisserie Valerie to get suppliers paid on time, and McKesson is demanding payment from a retailer for its unpaid invoices.

The Pirates of East Carolina will have a very talented roster in 2019, but the pitching staff will...

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Queen Lactatia at Drag Con 2017, screen image via YouTube Last week, a 10-year-old boy dressed in drag was photographed with a naked adult male ‘drag queen.’ A 10-year-old Canadian boy, Nemis Quinn Mélançon-Golden who goes by the stage name ‘Queen Lactatia’ was featured in an appalling piece in Huck Magazine titled, ‘Queen Lactatia: What Life is Like […]

The Italian government has confirmed that the Serie A match between Genoa and Milan on January 21 will remain a 15:00 CET (14:00 GMT) kick-off.

Just over two years after he left office, former U.S. president Barack Obama will speak in Calgary. The 44th U.S. president, whose policies have been targeted by his successor, Donald Trump, will appear March 5 at the Scotiabank Saddledome about a year after his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, drew a sold-out crowd at […]

Singapore said Monday it is considering tightening adoption laws after a gay man won a landmark court battle to adopt a child he fathered via a surrogate in the US. While Singapore is affluent and modern in many ways, attitudes towards homosexuality are often highly conservative. Gay marriage is not permitted and sex between men remains illegal under a law that dates from the British colonial era, although it is rarely enforced. In the latest case, the man -- who is in a long-term relationship --... Читать дальше...

Over the past week, President Donald Trump has pulled out all the stops to seize the upper hand in the ongoing government shutdown fight. He’s made his case in a prime-time Oval Office address. He’s flown to McAllen, Texas, the site of his much desired border wall — where he met with border patrol agents […]

Union Earth Sciences Minister Harsh Vardhan Monday launched a special weather service for the Kumbh Mela, which includes setting up of four automatic weather stations (AWS). The purpose of this service is to provide information of the prevailing weather and forecasts for the next three days, Vardhan said. Four AWS have been installed at four different locations in Allahabad and made them operational. The observation sites are distributed in all four directions within the radius of 5-10 kilometres and are located at the Allahabad University... Читать дальше...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that talks were under way on Washington's proposal to establish a "safe zone" in flashpoint border areas of northeastern Syria, where tensions are rising between Turkey and Kurdish militia. "We want to make sure that the folks who fought with us to down the (Islamic State group) have security... and also that terrorists acting out of Syria aren't able to attack Turkey," Pompeo said.

The British pound is in focus for currency traders on Monday, ahead of a crucial Brexit vote in the U.K. Parliament this week, as U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May tries to drum up support for her deal and the European Union provides some reassurances.

Panasonic has announced that it will showcase its latest collection of technology solutions for customers in the manufacturing, logistics and retail sectors at NRF 2019: Retail’s Big Show. The company is set to introduce the new solutions via a series of educational main stage presentations on topics such as industry trends, streamlined processes, integrated digital solutions, […]

Did you change your routine? Was the trip harder or easier than expect? Will you change your commute in the days ahead? We'd like to know.

The Indian High Commission in Islamabad has strongly raised with Pakistan alleged attempts to hack the social media account of one of its diplomats and incidents of close tailing of the Indian envoy and his deputy, official sources said. The Indian mission, in a note verbale, raised with Pakistan Foreign Office the incident of the Indian High Commissioner and his deputy being put under an aggressive watch by a Pakistani security official during a wedding reception on December 4 in Serena Hotel in Islamabad. Читать дальше...

DHA Bahawalpur management has extended the date of file allocations according to the latest news. The balloting date was December 25 and the deadline of file allocations was January 15. Now it is extended to January 18 because of many reasons. The date of Balloting has also changed by the authority. It was 25 December previously and […]

Last week, I had a dream — and in it, Karen Carpenter and I were friends. The following night, I had a similar dream — and this time it was Carly Simon. I literally went to bed the next night hoping for a Roberta Flack visitation.

The Wharf doesn’t gaslight us into pretending it’s something it isn’t.

This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

On Jan. 16, 1979, Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and his family left Iran. Several weeks later, on Feb. 1, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Tehran from exile in Paris. Within a matter of days the army declared neutrality, the royal regime collapsed, and new regime was established under the principle of velayat-e faqih—governance of the Islamic jurist. Within another year, almost everyone in my family fled the country.

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The Delhi Police Monday filed a chargesheet at a city court against former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar and others, saying he was leading a procession and supported seditious slogans raised on the varsity campus in February 2016. Police also charged former JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya for allegedly shouting anti-India slogans during an event on the university's campus on February 9, 2016, to commemorate the hanging of Parliament-attack mastermind Afzal Guru. Читать дальше...

The old guard isn't going quietly or easily this season, as is often the case, and that shows up in a few places. Plus one team that didn't play well in non-conference is playing much better, while home teams win out west as a talented young player is suspended.

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It's a question that would've been unthinkable up until two years ago: "Are you now or have you ever worked for Russia, Mr. President?"

After reaching to pick Murray in June, the A's are now reportedly extending unprecedented concessions to the Heisman Trophy winner