Malaysia’s energy exports are tumbling, its Prime Minister is battling corruption allegations and corporate profits are weakening. With all that, the Southeast Asian country is also home to the world’s most resilient bull market for stocks
A new road safety video is making viewers giggle with its spot-on Kiwi humour.
Fifteen nursing moms did what 15 nursing moms do on Wednesday in San Francisco, and one of them even got an official apology for being hassled for having done it. “We’re sorry about that,” said Dan Kaplan, a deputy director for the city Human Services Agency, after the women staged a protest at the front door of the building at 170 Otis St., where one of them had been berated by a security guard for breast-feeding in the waiting room. The mothers were upset over what happened to Mildred Musni when... Читать дальше...
His name is Batlexander Manilton.
In case you are not familiar with the musical sensation that is Hamilton, do yourself a favor and listen to the opening track, "Alexander Hamilton."
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Using that opening number as a guide, comedy collective Turtle Cameron added their own lyrics to tell the story of another American hero — Batman, and it's pretty fucking perfect.
You can read the original Hamilton lyrics here... Читать дальше...
I am awed by the sheer quality of Amazon Prime's Mozart in the Jungle .
Former Redskins coach Mike Shanahan told new Browns quarterback Robert Griffin III in a phone call recently that with patience and the right system he believes Griffin can still be a star in the NFL. In a radio interview Wednesday with ESPN 980 in Washington D.C., Shanahan said he’d told Rams coach Jeff Fisher that…
The Foxconn takeover is a breakthrough for shareholder capitalism.
MONTGOMERY, Alabama - A top political aide to Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley resigned Wednesday, a week after he publicly admitted making inappropriate remarks to her but denied the two ever had an affair.
Campaigners condemn decision to hold child in detention facility while preparations made to return him to Comoros Islands
Campaigners condemn decision to hold child in detention facility while preparations made to return him to Comoros Islands
Police have booked four youths for allegedly raping a 21-year-old student at a hotel.
This is a busy week for those trying to keep up with the Voice news cycle. Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys have been hired as new coaches, reigning champ Jordan Smith set first-week Voice sales records and debuted at #2 on the Billboard album chart, and on top of all that, there were two nights of Knockout Rounds (mentored by Miley, who did an admirable job).
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona - Scooter Gennett hit his fourth homer in eight games and singled against Jorge De La Rosa, helping the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-4 victory over a Colorado Rockies split-squad on Wednesday.
A postal worker for shouting at cops in an unmarked car in Brooklyn earlier this month wants an apology from the city’s top cop.
The first chariot had red horses, according to the Bible. Well, this one has 101 horses. Another popemobile is hitting the auction block. The website Charity Buzz is auctioning off one of the Fiat 500s that toted Pope Francis around New York City in September. As of Wednesday night, the bidding had reached $250,000. That’s more than 10 times the asking price for a new 101-horsepower Fiat 500 Lounge, which ...
Thursday is the last day for residents to submit the property tax of their respective properties without paying any penalty.
If the real goal is to harass and intimidate, put a stop to it.
Stocks traded solidly higher throughout the day Wednesday.
BRUSSELS — A laptop used by one of the Brussels bombers contained images of the Belgian prime minister’s home and office, an official said Wednesday, heightening fears after last week’s attacks on the airport and subway system. A government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing, said that “it is alarming that they were apparently scouting the terrain” around the lush Royal Park where both his office, “Le 16,” and his Lambermont residence are located. In Paris... Читать дальше...
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Byung Ho Park sat at his locker in the Minnesota Twins’ spring training clubhouse, sipping a cup of iced coffee, oiling a first baseman’s glove and interacting with teammates.
It’s widely understood at this point in the Republican primary that Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s only route to the nomination is through a contested convention in Cleveland in July.
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Japanese PM Abe insists a sales tax hike due next year will go ahead as planned, barring external shocks. Analysts seem less than convinced.
Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) organized a vocational and career development programme for rural school teachers from different parts of the state.