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It was a story that gripped the nation and now‚ more than 20 years later‚ Alison Botha is going to document being kidnapped‚ raped and stabbed more than 36 times in a new documentary film.
Bangor native James Reed had hoped to be back at work the first of the year after doctors removed a baseball-sized tumor from his skull. Unfortunately for James, that wasn’t the end of the story.
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Podcasts have become excellent sources for great storytelling, interviews, and journalism.
From a few minutes to more than an hour, podcasts give content creators a chance to speak directly to their listeners free of distractions, and give listeners a new way to expand their minds during their daily commutes.
We have a lot of podcast nerds at Tech Insider. So we collected our favorite podcasts, which are equally informative and enjoyable, across our four big areas of interest... Читать дальше...
Benjamin Scheuer’s “The Lion,” a solo song cycle about death, grief, cancer and growing up, could have ended up mawkish at best or hipster posturing at worse. Before the theater lights have even dimmed, Scheuer strolls onto the set — designer Neil Patel has created a speakeasy-meets-living room atmosphere — and jumps right into a story about his dad, a mathematician, introducing him to the joys of music making. The story flows into a song, “Cookie-tin Banjo,” and that’s how the show unfolds: story... Читать дальше...
Dismal start to 2016 wipes out four years of gains
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani army chief on Thursday sacked six officers, including two generals, after they were convicted in a court martial for corruption, officials said.
For over 13 years, from October 7, 2001 until December 28, 2014, the US and NATO were conducting combat operations in Afghanistan.
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One of Republican front-runner Donald Trump’s seemingly favorite ways to communicate with the public is a habit his wife really doesn’t like him having. Melania Trump, the 45-year-old former model who married the presidential candidate in 2005, divulged Thursday morning her distaste for her husband’s activity on Twitter. When asked during a town hall-style Trump family interview on NBC’s “Today” show what habit she’d like The Donald to give up, Melania was pensive. “Let’s see,” she said, pausing briefly. Читать дальше...
Basel Committee drops plan for new requirements linked to interest rate risk
SunEdison filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a dramatic move for a company whose market value stood at nearly $10 billion in July.
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SAN DIEGO, April 21 (UPI) -- A command center for drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, has been established on the USS Carl Vinson.
Champagnepapi is getting into the whiskey business.
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Wall Street pay already isn't what it once was.
Revenues are plummeting, banks are cutting swathes of staff, and now regulators are taking steps that could mean that bank executives have to wait even longer to get their bonus.
Federal regulators on Thursday proposed new rules that would allow companies up to seven years to claw back executive bonuses. Clawback provisions allow firms to retract bonuses if executives are found to have hurt the company. Читать дальше...
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European Central Bank President Mario Draghi isn’t taking any guff from German politicians or insurers.
NEW YORK - SunEdison, a one-time star in the alternative energy field, filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday after years of rapid-fire acquisitions left the solar company in a desperate cash situation.
NEW YORK (AP) — SunEdison, a one-time star in the alternative energy field, filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday after years of rapid-fire acquisitions left the solar company in a desperate cash situation.
NEW YORK (AP) — SunEdison, a one-time star in the alternative energy field, filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday after years of rapid-fire acquisitions left the solar company in a desperate cash situation.
NEW YORK (AP) — SunEdison, a one-time star in the alternative energy field, filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday after years of rapid-fire acquisitions left the solar company in a desperate cash situation. Last month, SunEdison warned investors that the Justice Department had opened an investigation into its activities and that it had also received an inquiry from the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company secured commitments for new capital totaling up to $300 million in debtor-in-possession... Читать дальше...