– Former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar says his proposal for the privatisation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was turned down by Olusegun Obasanjo 17 years ago – Says the reliance on oil has destroyed the political and economic structure of Nigeria – Calls for the restructuring of the country on the grounds that there is […]
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Annie Martin
LONDON, May 31 (UPI) -- Ronnie Wood and wife Sally Humphreys welcomed twin daughters, Gracie Ann and Alice Rose, two days prior to the Rolling Stone guitarist's 69th birthday.
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago began the unofficial start of summer over Memorial Day weekend with dozens of shootings that killed six people and wounded 56 others, contributing to a spike in violent crime in the city this year. The police were bracing for the holiday weekend, with Superintendent Eddie Johnson, in his first major test since being sworn in last month to head the beleaguered department, putting more officers on the street in the hopes of stemming some of the violence. The state police, too... Читать дальше...
The slump in the Russian economy slowed down to estimated 0.5 percent in May, Russian Economic Development Minister Alexey Ulyukaev said Tuesday.
Accusing the BJP-led coalition government in Goa of "pandering to anti-nationalistic tendencies", state RSS chief Subhash Velingkar on Tuesday said that he would oppose revival of a "pro-Portuguese" cultural event, as promised by a BJP-supported panel of councillors in the state capital.
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We all want to get to the gym, be more productive, be kinder to our loved ones… and then we don’t do it. Why?
Well, building solid personal habits can be hard.
In fact, research shows it takes an average of 66 days to build a new good habit.
From Oliver Burkeman’s Help! How to be slightly happier and get a bit more done:
On average, her subjects, who were trying to learn new habits such as eating fruit daily or going jogging, took a depressing... Читать дальше...
The official synopsis for the upcoming movie Mary Poppins Returns, a sequel to the beloved Julie Andrews film, has been revealed! Emily Blunt will star as the title character while Hamilton‘s Lin-Manuel Miranda will play a new character, a street lamplighter named Jack. The story will take place in Depression-era London (when the books were [...]
Allen Cone
WASHINGTRON, D.C., May 31 (UPI) -- The Justice Department won't pursue its second criminal investigation of a former Navy SEAL who helped kill Osama bin Laden in 2011 and wrote a book about it.
Police do not need a warrant to obtain a person's cellphone location data held by wireless carriers, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday, dealing a setback to privacy advocates. The full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, voted 12-3 that the government can get the information under a decades-old legal theory that it had already been disclosed to a third party, in this case a telephone company. The ruling overturns a divided 2015 opinion from the court's three-judge panel and... Читать дальше...
A month ago, I had one of the biggest scares of my life. As I was sitting in my room, getting ready for bed I had decided to take my hair out and piece by piece it began falling from my scalp, into my hands with ease. Handful after handful, I was losing my curls and gaining fear of the unknown. I had no idea what was happening nor why.
This wasn't dead hair or buildup from braids, I know what that looks like... but this was strand after strand of the healthy, curly locks I had been tending... Читать дальше...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The family of three American citizens killed during fighting in Serbia in 1999 said Tuesday the Balkan country's prime minister has failed on his promises to bring the suspects to justice despite repeated pledges to do…
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Michael Dann, the man behind the programming of several 1960s and 1970s CBS shows such as "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," ''60 Minutes" and "The Beverly Hillbillies," has died at his Florida home. He was…
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Michael Dann, the man behind the programming of several 1960s and 1970s CBS shows such as "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," ''60 Minutes" and "The Beverly Hillbillies," has died at his Florida home. He was…
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Sarah Jacobs
It's no secret that retail in 2016 is struggling. With stores going out of business and sagging sales numbers, the landscape is littered with stories of the dead and dying.
The CEO of startup Pirch, which is aiming to redefine appliance and home retail with a unique in-store experience, has a theory as to why.
"People are jaded," Jeffery Sears said. "Retail in general owes the consumer an apology for the way it's behaved in the last two to three decades."
At Pirch... Читать дальше...
Donald Trump pointed at a reporter today and called him a "sleaze," the latest attack on the press that Trump says he would continue if he's elected president.
I'm a wedding videographer. My wife and I run a small business making wedding films for couples on their big days. And my biggest takeaway from working in the wedding industry is this: Figuring out a “good price” for a vendor is a huge challenge. The following video is my take on why wedding pricing is so hard to figure out:
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(Reuters) - Drew Peterson, a former Chicago-area police officer imprisoned for murdering his wife, was found guilty on Tuesday of trying to hire someone in 2014 to kill the prosecutor who convicted him, prosecutors said.
Peterson, 62, was found guilty of solicitation of murder and solicitation of murder for hire. He faces mandatory sentences of 20 to 40 years for the first charge and 15 to 30 years for the second charge, according to a statement by the Illinois Attorney General's office... Читать дальше...
A San Francisco woman who was abandoned as a newborn baby in the laundry room of a university dorm graduated from the school.
ABD Dışişleri Bakanlığı, bu yaz Avrupa'ya ve Avrupa içinde seyahat edecek vatandaşlarını terör saldırıları ihtimaline karşı uyardı. Dışişleri Bakanlığı, "Avrupa seyahat uyarısı" adı altında internet...Devamı için tıklayınız
Trying to put on a boutonniere for prom? Think twice before holding sharp pins with your lips, as one promgoer learned after a pin lodged in her bronchial tube.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police do not need a warrant to obtain a person's cellphone location data held by wireless carriers, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday, dealing a setback to privacy advocates.
The full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, voted 12-3 that the government can get the information under a decades-old legal theory that it had already been disclosed to a third party, in this case a telephone company.
The ruling overturns... Читать дальше...
