The Obama administration wants policymakers to prepare for an economy with far more automation than we have now.
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Shanghai court ordered two Chinese firms to pay Walt Disney Co and Pixar more than 1.35 million yuan ($194,440) compensation for copying parts of their hit movies "Cars" and "Cars 2", the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
The ruling is the latest in a slew of intellectual property wins for large foreign firms, who have complained about widespread copyright infringement in China.
Disney and Pixar took the Chinese firms to court saying the characters... Читать дальше...
SAO PAULO — Kenya’s Jemima Sumgong won another title in Brazil this year, setting a record for the St. Silvester road race following her gold in the marathon at the Rio Olympics. Sumgong, who also won the 2016 London marathon, clocked 48 minutes, 35 seconds in the 15-kilometer (9.3-mile) New Year’s Eve event, finishing 40
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday that his government would continue to focus on poverty alleviation at home.
On December 28, Iran said that its air defenses had warned off several US fighter planes and drones during an ongoing military drill. In an interview with Sputnik Persian, prominent Iranian political analyst Sabbah Zanganeh described the US behavior as a provocation.
Courtesy of Sophie Kahn and Bouchra Ezzahraoui
In 2014, Sophie Kahn and Bouchra Ezzahraoui were having brunch in New York City. Kahn was working at Marc Jacobs after a stint at The Boston Consulting Group, and Ezzahraoui was an interest rate volatility trader at Goldman Sachs. They had met in 2009 as Princeton graduate students, two of only a handful of women pursuing finance degrees.
"We were talking about the idea of doing our own thing someday," Kahn told Business Insider. "We... Читать дальше...
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London (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Allan Williams, the first manager of The Beatles who drove the band on their formative trip to Hamburg in 1960, has died at the age of 86, his old club announced.
The Jacaranda Club in Liverpool, northwest England, posted the news late Friday on its Facebook page, saying his death earlier that day was "one of the saddest days in our history".
"The Jacaranda's original owner and the man who discovered The Beatles, Allan Williams... Читать дальше...
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BAGHDAD, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A double suicide bombing on a busy market area in central Baghdad killed at least 28 people on Saturday morning.
Kenya Moore from the Atlanta Housewives is upset – according to her a group of people CRIMINALLY TRESPASSED on her property. Kenya is so upset about it, that he’s offering a REWARD if you can find the people who did it. Here’s what Kenya wrote: $1000 REWARD if you can identify any of these 3 […]
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Militias of the Houthi movement known as Ansar Allah on Saturday said that they shot down a Saudi reconnaissance plane in the southern part of Saudi Arabia not far from the border with Yemen, Houthi-held media reported, citing a military source.
As Syria was in the focus of media attention in 2016, Sputnik decided to recall breakthrough events of the outgoing year on the battleground in the Arab country that have changed the prospects of the war.
CAIRO — Egypt’s Forensics Authority says it has released the remains of ten crew members of the EgyptAir Paris flight that crashed in May, killing all 66 passengers on board. Authority spokesman Hisham Abdel Hamid told the Associated Press Saturday that the remains of the passengers will be released by the end of next week,
The car is believed to have veered on to the sidewalk, hitting at least three pedestrians on the way.
VROOMSHOOP - Ilona Korenromp is de nieuwe eigenaar van restaurant Prosecco in Vroomshoop. Ondanks haar jonge leeftijd van 26 jaar heeft ze al de nodige ervaring. De gelegenheid deed zich voor om de horecazaak van Hilde van Dijk over te nemen.
As voted on by more than 200 critics participating in our annual Criticwire survey, here are the best films of the year.
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According to the Russian president, the difficulties of the outgoing year brought Russians together and allowed to disclose the state’s resources for moving forward.
The defending champion and No. 1-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (13-0) will put their national title up for grabs when they face the upstart contender and No. 4 Washington Huskies (12-1) in the first College Football Playoff national semifinal at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Saturday afternoon. The winner advances to the national championship, where the team will play either No. 2 Clemson or No. 3 Ohio State in Tampa, Florida, on Jan. 9. Clemson and Ohio State will kickoff at 7 p.m. EST Saturday.
To the editor: It would seem that Justin Raimondo suffers from the polar affliction TAS, or Trump Apology Syndrome. (“Do you suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome?,” Dec. 27)
Читать дальше...All of the latest gossip from around the Premier League on NYE.
Retailers are bracing for a fresh wave of store closures at the start of the new year. The...
Retailers are bracing for a fresh wave of store closures at the start of the new year. The...
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Retailers are bracing for a fresh wave of store closures at the start of the new year.
The industry is heading into 2017 with a glut of store space as shopping continues to shift online and foot traffic to malls declines, according to analysts.
"If you are weaker player, it's going to be a very tough 2017 for you," said RJ Hottovy, a consumer equity strategist for Morningstar.
He said he's expecting a number of retailers to file for bankruptcy next year, in addition to mass store closures. Читать дальше...
ENSCHEDE - Voetbalvereniging Achilles Enschede gaat voor het tweede jaar achter elkaar knallend het oude jaar uit. Op initiatief van de supportersvereniging wordt er door de leden van de club met carbid schieten afscheid genomen van 2016.
Zsa Zsa Gabor was all about LUXURIOUS EXCESSES in her life – and now she’s the same way in her death. Yesterday was Zsa Zsa’s funeral – and according to her final wishes, she was cremated and her ashes were placed in a Louis Vuitton bag. The bag will be buried at the Gabor family […]
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