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Ronan Farrow: Clinton Tried to Cancel Interview Because I Was Investigating Weinstein
Fresno State Will Not Punish Bush-Bashing Professor Randa Jarrar
Alfie Evans Survives for 36 Hours After Hospital Yanks His Life Support. Father: "It's Totally Unexpected"
What If Earth Started Spinning Backward?
Simpsons star Hank Azaria says he's willing to 'step aside' from Apu in wake of controversy
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Popular Science | 4/24/2018 | Staff
Crowdfunding can take a few distinct routes. Equity funding allows people to give money in exchange for a percentage of the company and its future profits. Donations-based funding means people give...
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TechCrunch | 4/24/2018 | Danny Crichton
Over the past few years, the old language of “customer support” has been supplanted by the new language of “customer success.” In the old model, companies would essentially disappear following the...
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Variety | 4/23/2018 | Dave McNary
In a pre-Cannes Film Festival move, production-financing-sales company the Exchange and specialty finance company Forest Road are launching their $50 million fund, Roadrunner Capital.
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TechCrunch | 4/23/2018 | Catherine Shu
Capital Float, the fintech startup that says it is India’s largest online lender, announced today that it has raised $22 million in new funding from Amazon. At the end of last year, reports surfaced...
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The Daily Caller | 4/22/2018 | Staff
A suicide bomber attacked a voter identification card distribution center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday morning, killing at least 48 people and injuring more than 100 others, according to The...
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www.oann.com | 4/22/2018 | StaffKABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a voter registration center in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday, killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens as they waited to receive...
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Mail Online | 4/22/2018 | Abul Taher And Michael Powell For The Mail On Sunday
A 20-year-old man was stabbed to death about a hundred yards from Jeremy Corbyn’s home in North London yesterday. The victim was stabbed multiple times and was found lying on the street by...
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www.oann.com | 4/21/2018 | Staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank said on Saturday its shareholders had endorsed a $13 billion paid-in capital increase, a series of internal reforms and a set of policy measures to strengthen...
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Mail Online | 4/21/2018 | Reuters;Amanda Cashmore For Mailonline
Two unidentified men shot dead a Palestinian engineering lecturer in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian and Palestinian authorities reported, and Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister said the suspects were...
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Variety | 4/19/2018 | Dave McNary
BondIt Media Capital has closed an institutional credit facility of $20 million from Texas-based hedge fund Revere Capital. BondIt said on Thursday that the facility will leverage its ability to...
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www.oann.com | 3/1/2017 | StaffWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard on Thursday warned it was “premature” for regulators to revisit liquidity and capital requirements for the largest banks amid...
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www.oann.com | 6/2/2017 | Staff
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign exchange regulator said that any potential impact on the nation’s cross border capital flows stemming from Sino-U.S. trade frictions can be controlled, and vowed...
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TechCrunch | 4/18/2018 | Jonathan Shieber
As renewable energy continues to gobble up more and more of the new energy capacity coming online, the solar project lending company Wunder Capital has raised $112 million in primarily debt...
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The Federalist | 4/17/2018 | The Federalist Staff
SUBSCRIBE TO THE FEDERALIST RADIO HOUR HERE. Senator Mike Lee, vice chairman of Congress’s Joint Economic Committee, discusses a new index measuring decline in our country’s “social capital,” on...
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Mail Online | 4/16/2018 | Dianne Apen-sadler For MailonlineAn 18-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in east London, according to reports. The teen is believed to have been stabbed in Forest Gate, reports LBC. Arrests No arrests have been made.
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phys.org | 4/16/2018 | Staff
Despite all the talk of technology companies and workers leaving the Bay Area for cheaper pastures, Silicon Valley looks strong as ever—for now. Technology companies in the Bay Area raised more than...
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TechCrunch | 4/16/2018 | Mike Butcher
UK VCs were sent a message today by the EU: Continue to invest in European companies and we’ll invest in you. That at least seems to be the takeaway from the news that Dawn Capital, which has built...
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Washington Free Beacon | 4/15/2018 | Charles Fain Lehman
BY: Charles Fain Lehman A new index, released earlier this week, tracks social capital in America, showing the distribution of the nation's togetherness in a time when many worry it is coming apart.
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Business Insider | 4/14/2018 | Peter Jacobs
The US, UK, and France hit Syria with air and sea launched missile strikes on Friday night and they seem to have struck the capital city, Damascus. Observers on the ground reported hearing loud...
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Breitbart | 4/13/2018 | Staff
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Loud explosions light up skies over Syrian capital, heavy smoke as President Trump announces airstrikes. Copyright © 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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www.oann.com | 4/13/2018 | StaffWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve on Friday proposed revising bank regulatory capital rules to ease the impact of new international accounting standards for credit losses.
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www.oann.com | 4/11/2018 | Staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. bank regulators on Wednesday proposed easing a key capital rule designed to restrict bank leverage, a move that would free up $400 million of capital across the largest U.
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www.oann.com | 4/11/2018 | Staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. bank regulators on Wednesday proposed easing a key rule designed to restrict bank leverage in a move that will free up $400 million of capital across the largest eight U.S.
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TechCrunch | 4/11/2018 | Connie Loizos
Almost exactly three years ago, Patrick Pichette surprised industry observers when he left his powerful job as the CFO of Google to, well, enjoy his life. As he described the decision at the time,...
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www.oann.com | 9/16/2015 | StaffWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve on Tuesday proposed new capital rules that could allow some large banks to reduce their capital reserves. The proposal may clear the way for some large...
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www.oann.com | 2/2/2015 | StaffHOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. oil and gas producers plan to self-finance some of their production even as higher crude prices boost their ability to borrow against reserves, according to a survey of...
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www.oann.com | 9/19/2013 | Staff
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Quirks in the new U.S. tax code are sowing doubts over how much big banks can boost dividends and stock buybacks this year, threatening to take the shine off what are likely to...
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Mail Online | 4/9/2018 | Ed Riley For Mailonline
An armed man who was seen wandering the streets with a gun has been shot dead by police at a petrol station. Scotland Yard said firearms officers were called at 3.
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Breitbart | 4/8/2018 | Staff
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists, rescuers and medics said Sunday that a poison gas attack on a rebel-held town near the capital has killed at least 40 people, allegations denied by the Syrian...
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AP News | 4/8/2018 | Staff
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists and rescuers said Sunday that a poison gas attack on a rebel-held town near the capital has killed at least 40 people, allegations denied by the Syrian...
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GetReligion | 4/5/2018 | Richard Ostling
THE QUESTION IN HEADLINE: It's a headline at the Website of Tricycle, a U.S. Buddhist magazine. RELIGION - GUY - ANSWER THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: Tricycle magazine is “unaffiliated with any...
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www.oann.com | 4/7/2018 | Staff
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – India agreed on Saturday to construct a rail link to Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, and to open up inland waterways in the landlocked Himalayan nation that has also by courted by...
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The Sun | 4/5/2018 | Staff
SIX teens have been stabbed in London in just over 90 minutes today hours after a man was knifed at lunchtime as the capital's violent crime wave continues. Following the first attack in...
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Deadline | 4/5/2018 | Dawn C. Chmielewski
The U.S. Trustee overseeing The Weinstein Co.’s bankruptcy has filed an objection to certain protections afforded bidder Lantern Capital that would give the firm priority over other creditors in...
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www.oann.com | 1/30/2018 | Staff
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Banks in the euro zone have about 100 billion euros ($122.6 billion) of bonds issued under British law that they might not be able to use as buffers to absorb losses after...
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TechCrunch | 4/5/2018 | Steve O'Hear
Stefan Glaenzer, the prominent European VC and former chairman of Last.fm and founder of Ricardo.de, has quit his role as Partner at Passion Capital. He co-founded the London-based early-stage firm...
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TechCrunch | 4/4/2018 | Jonathan Shieber
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) — a funding mechanism based on the technology behind cryptocurrencies like bitcoin — are a hot new way to launch a startup and they’re forcing investors to look at the...
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Mail Online | 4/3/2018 | Associated Press
For the first time, the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the existence in Washington of what appear to be rogue devices that foreign spies and criminals could be using to track individual...
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www.oann.com | 3/31/2016 | Staff(Reuters) – Tesla Inc sought to squash any speculation it might need to raise more capital this year on Tuesday, driving the company’s battered shares higher as it announced it built 2,020 of its...
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TechCrunch | 4/3/2018 | Danny Crichton
South Korea has been at the forefront of the blockchain movement, with some of the highest density of cryptocurrency traders anywhere in the world. Now, as the frenzy around cryptocurrency prices...
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Variety | 4/3/2018 | Patrick Frater
Jeff Robinov’s Studio 8 is seeking some $200 million of fresh capital. The cash is expected to be plowed in to projects as the company finally accelerates its production slate.
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www.theregister.co.uk | 4/3/2018 | Staff
At a riotous final concert at San Francisco’s Winterland auditorium, The Sex Pistols’ frontman Johnny Rotten notoriously trolled the crowd with a final line, “Ever get the feeling you’ve been...
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Mail Online | 4/2/2018 | Alexander Robertson;Gareth Davies For Mailonline
Heartbroken friends and family have left behind touching tributes to a 20-year-old who was knifed to death in a leafy and affluent road just a street away from his home.
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Mail Online | 4/2/2018 | Rebecca Camber Crime Correspondent For The Daily Mail
The streets of London are now more deadly than New York, with the capital recording a higher murder rate for the first time in modern history in February. The past two months of bloodshed in London...
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Mail Online | 4/2/2018 | Ariel Zilber For Dailymail.com
Paddleboarders in Washington, DC have discovered the body of a man who fell into the Tidal Basin on Saturday as thousands descended on the capital for the annual Cherry Blossom Festival.
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Mail Online | 4/2/2018 | Gareth Davies;Cheyenne Roundtree For Mailonline
A teenager is fighting for his life after being stabbed on the streets of London as the British capital's murder rate soared above that of New York. The 16-year-old boy is the latest victim of...
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The Daily Caller | 3/31/2018 | Staff
Kim Jong Un just became the first North Korean leader to attend a South Korean cultural performance at a historic event in Pyongyang. Kim attended a concert accompanied by his wife Ri Sol Ju at the...
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Business Insider | 3/30/2018 | Mark Abadi
The Moscow Metro is one of the busiest metro systems in the world, transporting 9 million people a day via trains. Many of the Moscow Metro's 200 stations are ornately designed with chandeliers,...
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phys.org | 3/29/2018 | Staff
A thick sandstorm engulfed the Sudanese capital on Thursday, forcing authorities to cancel flights and shut schools in Khartoum and other nearby towns. Children and office workers stayed indoors...
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TechCrunch | 3/29/2018 | David Riggs
Sharon Wienbar is a public/private board director and a venture partner at Scale Venture Partners. The world’s largest asset manager just called for more corporate responsibility in governance.
GENERAL AUDIENCE: On Baptism (Part III): Not a Magic Formula, But a Gift In his address in Italian, the Pope focused...
Community Home Offers ‘Boot Camp’ for Pregnant Moms In the living room at Carried to Full Term (CTFT), a residential home for...
Persuasion 132: Earth-Friendly Fashionistas Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. As if keeping up the latest...
Why we need Mormon dissenters A few months ago I bought an Instant Pot (which, yes, has revolutionized my life) and three new...
12 Universal Assumptions You Can Make About People People are not mysterious. Where it matters, they are not different.
Study examines denigration when people call a place a 'shithole' By tracing the use of the word and hashtag 'shithole' on...
Apple TV and Android see increase in streaming video viewership in Q1 Conviva, a video AI platform with visibility into the...
Something fishy: Mexico nabs traveler with endangered totoaba Mexican authorities arrested a Chinese airline passenger after a...
We still don't know how strange celibate animals evolve Most animals reproduce sexually, a process which shuffles genes from...
Einstein’s ‘spooky action at a distance’ spotted in objects almost big enough to see One of the strangest aspects of quantum...
YouTube Orders ‘High & Tight’ Comedy Pilot Starring Sung Kang & Danny Pudi EXCLUSIVE: YouTube Red has ordered a pilot...
Kanye West Corrects "Fake News" on Twitter and Hints at 2024 Presidential Run Let there be no...
Diablo Cody “Failed So Hard” On ‘Barbie’ And Explains The Situation Behind Script Debacle You wouldn’t expect there to be this...
Gabby Allen strips down to a bikini as she joins scantily-clad Stephanie Davis in choreographing dance routine for fellow Boot Camp residents
Sarah Jessica Parker Sued for Allegedly Flaking on Jewelry Deal Sarah Jessica Parker made a multi-million dollar deal to launch...
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’: Elisabeth Moss May Be Oppressed on Screen, but Behind the Scenes She’s in Control
Picture of Salesforce Tower in San Francisco Taken Every Day for Year and a Half! The Salesforce building will be Salesforce's...
If You Could Drive a Hot Wheels Car, This is What You'd See! Point of View if you were a driver of a tiny hot wheels car.
Mastiff Showing His Skills in an Agility Trial! Agility is an event that any pure bred dog can participate in, but you just...
The Botafumeiro at Santiago de Compostela's Cathedral in The Botafumeiro is at Santiago de Compostela's Cathedral in North West...
Guinea Pig Chow Time! Someone needs to ring the dinner bell so that everyone knows that it is time to eat. They are all just...
Swiss Ball Surfing World Record! This rather unusual sport is well, unusual! The total distance travelled is 77.85 meters.
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