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The first democratically elected president of the Maldives sought to highlight human rights abuses in his homeland Monday with the help of lawyer Amal Clooney during a news conference in London where he called for sanctions against Maldivian government figures. Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed described being held in solitary confinement after he was forced from office and the need for political reform in the Indian Ocean nation.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers have rescheduled a hearing to question former pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli, reviled for hiking the price of a lifesaving drug, due to the weekend blizzar…

WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers have rescheduled a hearing to question former pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli, reviled for hiking the price of a lifesaving drug, due to the weekend blizzar…

Shkreli became the public face of corporate greed last fall, after his company hiked the price of Daraprim, the only approved drug for a rare and sometimes deadly parasitic infection, by 5,000 percent. [...] the boyish entrepreneur has been deluged with criticism from patients, politicians and the media, with some labeling him the "most hated man in America." The committee will also hear testimony from Turing's chief commercial officer, Nancy Retzlaff, Valeant Pharmaceutical's interim CEO, Howard Schiller... Читать дальше...

Lower oil prices are helping lift much of the U.S. economy, but oil-producing regions are getting clobbered.

The 28-year-old man, Akash Gharade, who was arrested on Sunday for setting ablaze a local train compartment on fire at Churchgate has claimed that he had in the past set on fire a bus.

Former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has recreated the game with a new app based on a fiendishly difficult card game the former British prime minister played

Here's a little story about corporate America.

It's about how the capital class benefits, and workers get screwed, no matter the circumstances.

It is depressing, if utterly typical. But it contains some zingy writing from a federal bureaucrat! And that's the sort of thing I like to celebrate. So read on.

Coal mining giant Alpha Natural Resources goes belly up

Back in August 2015, the US coal mining giant Alpha Natural Resources filed for bankruptcy, facing billions in debt. Читать дальше...

East Coast residents clobbered by the weekend blizzard trudged into the workweek Monday amid slippery roads, spotty transit service and mounds of snow that buried cars and blocked sidewalks after some cities got an entire winter's snow in two days. In Brooklyn, only one teacher at the Bedford-Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School called out, despite more than 2 feet of snow across New York City. "A lot of teachers are taking the train instead of driving," said Wanda Morales, director of operations at the school... Читать дальше...

Somerset all-rounder Craig Meschede joins Glamorgan on a three-year deal after a loan spell at the Welsh county in 2015.

The finances of the Holy See are nowhere near transparent enough

Iowa is at its highest ranking in 29 years while Texas A&M is at its highest ranking ever.

Iowa is at its highest ranking in 29 years while Texas A&M is at its highest ranking ever.

Iowa is at its highest ranking in 29 years while Texas A&M is at its highest ranking ever.

Iowa is at its highest ranking in 29 years while Texas A&M is at its highest ranking ever.

Iowa is at its highest ranking in 29 years while Texas A&M is at its highest ranking ever.

Iowa is at its highest ranking in 29 years while Texas A&M is at its highest ranking ever.

The BMC licence department’s special drive to remove unauthorized banners and posters continued this weekend as well. Civic officials said they wanted to make the city poster-free by January 26, also keeping in mind a court direction to do so.

“We shouldn’t be afraid of the word feminist.”

Here’s how people who actually work in the industry do it.

Jacob Keller

Fashion vlogger turned industry insider, creative dude at Machus.

@jacobjkeller / Via instagram.com

Mordechai Rubinstein

The outspoken king of Instagram street style.

@mistermort / Via instagram.com

James Jean

Chill ass wardrobe stylist in NYC.

@jfkjean / Via instagram.com

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny says he is confident European Union countries can agree about changing Britain’s relationship with the bloc despite what he termed as “complications” in a couple areas.

Four senior officials of the customs and central excise—Rakesh Goyal, Milind Lanjewar, Shamshad Alam and Deepak Bhilegaonkar— were transferred on Monday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin of placing a “time bomb” under the state.

Just when we thought wearing clothes couldn't look this sexy, we laid eyes on this brand new ad campaign featuring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Feast your eyes on a sweaty and...