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RACE: 65th Indianapolis 500

RACE: 65th Indianapolis 500

RACE: 65th Indianapolis 500

RACE: 65th Indianapolis 500

Ergenekon davası avukatlarından Celal Ülgen, Yargıtayın bozma kararıyla hukuki hatadan dönüldüğünü belirtti. Ülgen "Bu çeteden bahsederken, mahkeme ve savcının önünde alçak çete olduğunu defalarca söylemiştim....Devamı için tıklayınız

South Africa's estimates for key crops such as maize have become increasingly accurate thanks to satellite imagery and as farmers' often biased input has been cut out of the picture, a conference was told on Thursday.

Samantha Lee / Business Inside and Michael Marsland / Yale University

University endowments support a school's operating budget and help it invest in its future, from providing scholarships and financial aid to funding research and other initiatives. The richest colleges, frequently the most prestigious, can offer more of these opportunities to its students and community, giving them a leg up in recruitment and helping them burnish their academic reputation.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)... Читать дальше...

Reuters/ Rick Wilking

Short seller Carson Block of Muddy Waters Research just released a new short idea — Ströer, a German media company.

The stock fell over 26% on Thursday's trading day on the news.

Ströer went public as a billboard company back in 2010. Then in 2013 it moved into digital, picking up online media assets right and left.

From Muddy Waters:

Ströer has since acquired content companies, Deutsche Telekom’s online portal, an education software company... Читать дальше...

No one can dispute the massive talents of Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, a three-time NFL defensive player of the year in only five seasons. He’s the best defensive player in football, and the Texans and their fans should be thrilled to have him. Watt also has an inspiring story, from being under-recruited out of…

Private equity group hit by turbulent market conditions

An Amsterdam landmark, which began with a coffee shop in the 1860s, and expanded in fits and starts through various buildings to form a grand hotel on the city’s main square. Now mostly modern, with a top chef, efficient staff, popular café and a bustling atmosphere.

Google’s latest battle with the EU involves a different strategy than Microsoft employed with Windows, emojis are okay at work in the right circumstances, Opera’s new browser has built-in VPN technology. #techFT is a daily newsletter on technology, media and telecoms. You can sign up here.

CHESAPEAKE, Virginia - Two Chesapeake police officers have been charged with assault following the arrest of a man in October.

Confidence tricksters in Geneva have been targeting unsuspecting tourists - and even UN officials - by posing as Police officers.

Canada's Liberal government will introduce a law in spring 2017 to legalize recreational marijuana, it said on Wednesday.

Under Armour beats earnings, but Morningstar's Paul Swinand says he's wary of the company's costs and efficiency.

Everton must compensate their fans by advancing to the FA Cup final after putting on a woeful display in the 4-0 Premier League drubbing against Merseyside rivals Liverpool, manager Roberto Martinez said.

According to the US president, the ceasefire in Syria might be falling apart which makes it all the more necessary for all sides of the conflict to remain faithful to the agreement.

Maps shape how we see the world.

RAW EmbedBut most of the maps hanging on our walls are dangerously incomplete because they emphasize political borders rather than functional connections.

The world has less than 500,000 kilometers of borders.

By comparison, it has 64 million km of highways, 4 million km of railways, 2 million km of pipelines and more than 1 million km of Internet cables ­­all part of a rapidly expanding global infrastructural Matrix.

As such, in the 21st century... Читать дальше...

Weaning Alaska off oil revenues won't be a straight shot. And the pain won't be uniform.

Republican candidate tells a town meeting that NC should have left it ‘the way it was’

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe's top central banker struck a defiant tone Thursday over German-led criticism that the European Central Bank has over-stepped the mark in its ultra-low interest rate policies.