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China worries weigh on emerging market investors
Allocations to emerging market equities have fallen to their lowest level since December 2008, as fears of a China hard landing depress sentiment
efinancialnews.com (41 minutes ago)
Couple guilty in murder of mother of 2-month-old
A California couple is facing prison time after juries convicted them of luring an acquaintance to their home and strangling her to kidnap her 2-month-old boy. The Merced Sun-Star reports (http://bit.ly/ZZfjd6 ) that two juries deliberated the murder case against 34-year-old Maria Robles and 38-year-old Augustine...
foxnews.com (48 minutes ago)
Pay cuts imposed on top civil servants could lead to exodus of talent – auditor
Cuts to the pay and conditions of senior civil servants have deterred private sector managers from taking up Whitehall jobs and could result in an exodus of talent, the government's independent auditor has warned. A report by the National Audit Office concludes that there are "clear capability gaps" in the senior...
guardian.co.uk (49 minutes ago)
Jason Dady at City Grit; Gotham’s Vegetarian Lunch
Black Tree on the LES is launching a summer "Slip and Slide-r" happy hour from 4 to 8 p.m. A slider-size sandwich board ($9) offers three sandwiches with daily changing fillings like ale-braised short rib. Chase your sliders with local craft beers on tap ($4) or a glass of wine. [Grub Street] Momofuku restaurateur...
nymag.com (1 hour ago)
BJP questions Nitish Kumar's secular duplicity
Deputy leader of the BJP in Rajya Sabha, Ravishankar Prasad confronted the chief minister on his claim that it was because of established norms of protocol that he had praised Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi at Bhuj in December 2013.
indiatimes.com (1 hour ago)
Dateline: Jordan, December 25, 2020
President Hillary Clinton paid a surprise visit to US troops fighting in Jordan on Christmas Eve. She served turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn on the cob and apple pie. After dinner she, along with First Husband Bill Clinton and...
examiner.com (2 hours ago)
Man accused of Norwich robbery
A Montville man has been accused of holding up a Norwich convenience store in December.
norwichbulletin.com (2 hours ago)
The Longoria Affair: Part two
It is worth noting that Tom Kennedy's family continues to state that he was not racist, the result of his words in December of 1948 was a witch-hunt and that he actually did wake Mexican-Americans in...
examiner.com (3 hours ago)
Ex-fund managers can remain free during U.S. insider trading appeal
By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two former hedge fund managers persuaded a U.S. appeals court on Tuesday to allow them to remain free on bail as they seek to have their insider-trading convictions thrown out. Todd Newman, a former portfolio manager at hedge fund Diamondback Capital Management, and Anthony...
yahoo.com (3 hours ago)
North Plainfield man to face new trial for alleged sexual assault of 5-year-old girl
Jorge Ramirez, 38, is accused of sexually assaulting the child and urinating on her in December 2010, court documents state
nj.com (3 hours ago)
Yankees put Teixeira on DL; Youkilis needs surgery
New York - Kevin Youkilis needs back surgery and Mark Teixeira returned to the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with an aching right wrist, the latest injury setbacks for the depleted New York Yankees. Youkilis will miss at least 10-12 weeks after he has the procedure in California on Thursday. He had gone back on the...
sltrib.com (3 hours ago)
Katy Perry Says Russell Brand Dumped Her Via Text Message
If you ever needed a reason to dislike Russell Brand, you might be interested to learn that he dumped Katy Perry -- his wife of 14 months -- via text message. Perry is Vogue's July cover girl and she was surprisingly candid about the dissolution of her marriage. “He is a very smart man, and I was in love with him...
huffingtonpost.com (3 hours ago)
NBC Orders Animated Holiday Comedy From 'Simpsons' Writer
Mike Reiss will adapt his best-selling children's book "How Murray Saved Christmas" for a December 2014 special.
hollywoodreporter.com (3 hours ago)
Charges Dismissed Against Mother Wrongfully Convicted Of Murder
A Chicago mother who spent nearly eight years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of her young son's strangling death is finally - and completely - a free woman. On Monday, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez said in a written statement her office would not retry 31-year-old Nicole Harris, saying it...
huffingtonpost.com (3 hours ago)
Search for Hoffa mystery endures for decades
Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance almost 40 years ago has been the stuff of urban legend, prompting numerous theories about what happened to the former Teamsters leader. The FBI saw enough merit in a reputed Mafia captain's tip to once again this week break out the digging equipment to search for the remains in an Oakland...
foxnews.com (3 hours ago)
Obama has not given up on tougher gun control reform, insists Joe Biden
Joe Biden has insisted that the Obama administration has not given up on its push for tougher gun laws in the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting, and indicated that the White House will try to secure a second US Senate vote on universal background checks. Delivering his assessment of the progress made over six...
guardian.co.uk (4 hours ago)
Man arrested in Pr. George’s December fatal shooting
A man has been arrested and charged in a December fatal shooting in Lewisdale, according to the Prince George’s County sheriff’s office. Deputies on Monday arrested Luis Carlos Guzman-Ventura, who is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of 14-year-old Eliezer Reyes.
washingtonpost.com (5 hours ago)
State sets deadline for city funding on MLK project
The Ohio Department of Transportation has given the city of Cincinnati a December deadline to come up with money to help pay for the new Uptown interchange.
cincinnati.com (6 hours ago)
Officials: Kerry taps ex-senator for Africa post
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Tuesday that he has chosen former Sen. Russ Feingold as the new U.S. special representative for the Great Lakes region of Africa and the ongoing crisis in the Congo. Congo's government and rebels, known as the M23, have been negotiating in Uganda since December...
bostonherald.com (6 hours ago)
Katy: Russell Brand revealed divorce plans via text message
Katy Perry said comedian Russell Brand was "a magical man" when she married him, but somehow that all changed by the time their 14 month union ended in December of 2011- by text message.
nydailynews.com (7 hours ago)
'I have to figure out why I am attracted to these broken birds': Katy Perry says Russell Brand...
Katy Perry said comedian Russell Brand was "a magical man" when she married him, but somehow that all changed by the time their 14 month union ended in December of 2011- by text message.
nydailynews.com (7 hours ago)
Katy Perry says Russell Brand revealed his divorce plans via text message
Katy Perry said comedian Russell Brand was "a magical man" when she married him, but somehow that all changed by the time their 14 month union ended in December of 2011- by text message.
nydailynews.com (7 hours ago)
Katy Perry opens up about text message divorce from Russell Brand
Katy Perry said comedian Russell Brand was "a magical man" when she married him, but somehow that all changed by the time their 14 month union ended in December of 2011- by text message.
nydailynews.com (7 hours ago)
Wanted Utah man creates new life in Mexico, but cops find him anyway
It didn’t take Jesse Amos Bunker long to establish a new life in Mexico. In less than five years, the 33-year-old had purportedly built a nice life for himself, complete with a wife and a 1-year-old child, said Sgt. Jason Randall, who works with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Investigations Unit and the...
sltrib.com (7 hours ago)
British financial authorities look to snatch back US lead over Libor
The UK was embarrassingly late to the Libor scandal. The Financial Services Authority, then the regulator, and the Serious Fraud Office were left red-faced when counterparts in the US alighted on the widespread manipulation of the benchmark lending rates, used by banks around the world. Why on earth had no one in...
guardian.co.uk (7 hours ago)
Russia To Ban Gay Couples From Adopting
MOSCOW -- Russia is on its way to formally prohibiting all adoption by same-sex couples and also banning the adoption of Russian children by single people or unmarried couples from countries that allow same-sex marriage. The lower house of Russia's parliament voted unanimously for the ban on Tuesday. The bill still...
huffingtonpost.com (8 hours ago)
The Deal: Weyerhaeuser Slips on $2.65 billion Longview Timber Deal
NEW YORK (TheDeal) -- Weyerhaeuser said Sunday it will acquire 645,000 acres of timberland via an acquisition of land manager Longview Timber LLC for $2.65 billion. The forestry products company also placed its homebuilding unit, Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Co., up for review. Weyerhaeuser shares were falling 0.5% to...
thestreet.com (8 hours ago)
Yahoo Announces Its Snooping Numbers
(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said U.S. law enforcement agencies made between 12,000 and 13,000 requests for data in the last six months, the latest in a series of disclosures by technology companies since intelligence leaks showed the extent of government data gathering efforts. The company said the requests were made...
huffingtonpost.com (8 hours ago)
Aspen Skiing Co. cleared in patroller's death
ASPEN, Colo.-A federal agency's investigation into the death of a longtime Snowmass ski patroller in December has cleared the Aspen Skiing Co.
denverpost.com (8 hours ago)
Comedy Legend Passes Away At 90
CHICAGO — Comedy fans know the names – John Belushi, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Joan Rivers – but before those famous faces graced Hollywood movies or the "Saturday Night Live" stage they were discovered by Bernie Sahlins, co-founder of The Second City. Alumni of the Chicago comedy club spent Monday remembering...
huffingtonpost.com (8 hours ago)
