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SAO PAULO (AP) — Acclaimed Brazilian percussionist Nana Vasconcelos has died at age 71.

SAO PAULO - Acclaimed Brazilian percussionist Nana Vasconcelos has died at age 71.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Acclaimed Brazilian percussionist Nana Vasconcelos has died at age 71.

The U.S. subsidiary of German auto giant Volkswagen AG announced company President and CEO Michael Horn was leaving effective immediately. VW said Horn, 54, was leaving “to pursue other opportunities.” Volkswagen Group said Hinrich J. Woebcken will take over as Volkswagen Group of America’s interim CEO. He was recently appointed head of the North American region.

Aug. 2, 1932 — March 7, 2016

TOPEKA, Kansas - Kansas hasn't cut off Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood even though Republican Gov. Sam Brownback declared two months ago that his administration would quickly end the funding, one of the organization's top officials said Wednesday.

Dos Equis released its final ad featuring actor Jonathan Goldsmith as "The Most Interesting Man in the World." Goldsmith began playing the role in 2006.

Business Insider talked to Goldsmith about what this means for his career after nine years of playing the iconic character.

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A Parramatta third-party provider, who was regularly given free corporate tickets to games at Pirtek Stadium, insists he didn't know that constituted a possible breach of the NRL salary cap.

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Citigroup has set up a new group within its investment bank to focus on some of the richest investors in the world.

The US bank has created a global-asset management group inside the banking business, according to a memo sent on Wednesday by Raymond J. McGuire, the global head of corporate and investment banking.

The new body will combine corporate and investment banking coverage of private-equity, sovereign-wealth, pension, and hedge funds and certain family offices. Читать дальше...

The Buccaneers kept their star running back earlier in the day, and now want to make things easier for him. According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, the Buccaneers have landed sought-after guard J.R. Sweezy. A converted defensive tackle, Sweezy started all 16 games for the Seahawks last year, though the Seahawks weren’t…

John Gutfreund, renowned in the world of finance, died Wednesday at age 86, The Wall Street Journal reported.

A stronger market might be all the Federal Reserve needs to get back to raising rates.

In a troubling sign of domestic operations by the US military, the Pentagon has admitted to flying spy drones over the continental United States during the past decade.

The NFL slapped the Chiefs on the wrist Wednesday for violating the league’s rules against tampering when they had “improper contact” with wide receiver Jeremy Maclin before signing him as a free agent last year. Kansas City has been stripped of their third-round pick in the 2016 draft, their sixth-round pick in the 2017 draft…

Pretty fancy.

[...] Hillary Clinton's campaign pointed to her growing delegate lead and predicted it would soon have an "insurmountable" advantage as the nomination fight looked to drag deep into spring. Sanders' campaign manager Jeff Weaver called Michigan a "game-changer" in the Democratic presidential contest and said it would bode well for the Vermont senator in primaries next week in Ohio, Illinois and Missouri. Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook countered that despite the loss in Michigan, where polls... Читать дальше...

Confusion about expiry dates on a batch of EpiPens prompts ACT chief medical officer to issue an urgent warning.

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Valeant Pharmaceuticals has settled its lawsuit with R&O Pharmacy, a pharmacy that was once a part of the drug maker's specialty pharmacy network.

It was this lawsuit, when uncovered by short seller Andrew Left of Citron Research, that set off a fire storm for Valeant and sent its stock crashing.

Lawsuit documents publicized by Left's report on Valeant  forced the company to reveal that it had a secret network of pharmacies pushing its products around the country. Читать дальше...

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June 15, 1955 — March 8, 2016

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton was set to lay out his legislative vision Wednesday evening in his annual State of the State address, an opportunity for the Democratic governor to move past last year's differences with the…

US previously described massive structure as "most dangerous dam in the world."

In what might be considered one of the worst exposures to all sorts of danger, some children were seen swimming in a carnal in the Dandaru area of Ibadan in Oyo state. The children seemed not be aware of the danger posed by swimming in the algae-infested water. The excitement in them as they plunge […]

While the Super Bowl winner lost its second quarterback in less than a week, the loser of the big game held on to two key performers.

While the Super Bowl winner lost its second quarterback in less than a week, the loser of the big game held on to two key performers.