Rumblings of a new board at Viacom, and a possible CBS reunion
National Amusements, controlled by Sumner Redstone, is preparing to replace a handful of directors on the Viacom board. NYT reports.
National Amusements, controlled by Sumner Redstone, is preparing to replace a handful of directors on the Viacom board. NYT reports.
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday unveiled a statue of Odisha's only woman chief minister Nandini Satpathy on the occasion of her 85th birth anniversary.
Break out the sunscreen! New York City beaches are open till Labor Day with lifeguards on duty from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Justin Zanik has been named the assistant general manager of the Milwaukee Bucks after holding the same position with the Utah Jazz the last three seasons.
The founder of the World Wide Web has condemned Google and Facebook for allowing the internet to become the “world’s largest surveillance network”. Sir Tim Berners-Lee warned that the internet has fallen into the hands of large greedy corporations and Orwellian governments who are abusing the power of the web for their own gain. Theinquirer.net reports: “It controls what people see. It creates mechanisms for how people interact. It’s been great, but spying, blocking sites, repurposing people’s content... Читать дальше...
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WASHINGTON, June 9 (UPI) -- Vice President Joe Biden penned an open letter in support of the victim in the Stanford rape case, a week after the victim's message to her attacker went viral.
The Venezuela coach encouraged his players to stay focused after a 1-0 win over Uruguay secured passage to the Copa America quarterfinals.
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Mexico moved into the knockout stage despite a solid showing by Jamaica.
William Powell, 63, was shot in the neck by a Henry County officer early Wednesday morning.
(CNN)North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un appears not to be practicing what his government is preaching. The country's state media published a photograph this week of Kim holding a cigarette in his hand -- with smoke permeating from the tip -- in the middle of a North Korea anti-smoking drive. The photo was snapped while Kim was "providing field guidance to the remodeled Mangyongdae Children's Camp," in the capital Pyongyang, according to state-run news agency KCNA. The anti-smoking campaign was first reported by KCNA in May. Читать дальше...
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast that Odisha will receive above normal rainfall has prompted the state government to gear up for a flood-like situation. The state's coastal and southern districts are prone to flood.
Luis Suarez threw a tantrum when he realized he wouldn't play Thursday, but his coach made it clear seeing the field was never an option for the striker.
Ensuring justice for the most backward classes of UP will be the prime task for the BJP after coming to power in UP in 2017, said Union home minister and former BJP president Rajnath Singh.
A new report claims that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has deliberately covered up the dangers of fracking for years, hiding the information from the public. An environmental watchdog says the systematic cover-up proves that toxic emissions as a result of fracking are a danger to public health. Commondreams.org reports: That cover-up, the group says, was at the hands of at least one EPA researcher who accepted payments from the oil and gas industry. In an incendiary federal complaint... Читать дальше...
Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Ty Powell has elected to no longer play football. Powell was placed on the reserve/retired list by the Eagles on Thursday, just three weeks after signing with the team. Powell was a seventh-round pick of the Seattle Seahawks in 2013. After spending time on practice squads with Seattle and the New York…
Getting back to .500 for only the second time since mid-April was costly for the New York Yankees.
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The three-time heavyweight world champion died after a decades-long battle with Parkinson`s disease.
The U.S. House of Representatives, on Thursday passed legislation creating a federal control board to help Puerto Rico cope with crippling debt.
Despite the historically significant achievement of being the first female US presidential nominee, some feminists in the United States don’t seem too enthusiastic about candidate Hillary Clinton.
Summer’s the right time for a walk on the wild side. Just ask Nik Wallenda.
ISIS have publicly released the names of nearly 8,000 American citizens who appear on their “kill list”, outlining who they intend to assassinate. The list includes names of Canadians, Europeans and Australians too. The United Cyber Caliphate hacker group released 8,318 names and addresses of members of the public who live in 21 different countries this week via its messaging app Telegram. RT.com reports: The majority of compromised people – 7,848 individuals – have been identified as living in the US, which the group sees as its main enemy. Читать дальше...
TORONTO (AP) — Marcus Stroman is searching for a way to snap out of the toughest stretch of his career.
TORONTO (AP) — Marcus Stroman is searching for a way to snap out of the toughest stretch of his career.