Day: February 13, 2015

FIFA Angers ESPN With Award of U.S World Cup Rights to Fox – Bloomberg

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FIFA Angers ESPN With Award of U.S World Cup Rights to FoxBloomberg(Bloomberg) — Soccer governing body FIFA granted World Cup rights in the U.S. to Fox Sports and Telemundo without seeking bids from other broadcasters, angering ESPN, which televised the 2014 edition. FIFA didn’t say it was tendering for the 2026 …ESPN, Univision angry at … Read more

Judge Jason B Thompson Interview Fayette County Fayetteville GA – Video

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Judge Jason B Thompson Interview Fayette County Fayetteville GA – Video Judge Jason B Thompson Interview Fayette County Fayetteville GA Jason B Thompson was elected State Court Judge of Fayette County May of 2014. In this 10 minute interview, Judge Thompson talks about his path to the bench and gives advice to law students, like … Read more

First-Citizens in NC Buys Failed Bank in Atlanta – American Banker

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First-Citizens in NC Buys Failed Bank in AtlantaAmerican BankerFirst-Citizens in N.C. Buys Failed Bank in Atlanta. by Joe Adler. FEB 13, 2015 6:47pm ET. Georgia state regulators on Friday closed the $272 million-asset Capitol City Bank & Trust Co., in Atlanta, the third institution to fail this year. To continue … …read more From:: Atlanta … Read more

Peggy's Interrogation Begins in a New Clip from Marvel's Agent Carter – ComingSoon.net

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Peggy’s Interrogation Begins in a New Clip from Marvel’s Agent CarterComingSoon.netFollowing a first clip that came online yesterday, Marvel Entertainment and ABC have released a second new clip from the penultimate episode of the first season of “Marvel’s Agent Carter”. Following the events of this week’s new episode, Hayley Atwell …Promo images for Marvel’s Agent … Read more

United Airlines to cut about 1150 jobs at 16 US airports – Reuters

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United Airlines to cut about 1150 jobs at 16 US airportsReuters(Reuters) – United Airlines (UAL.N) will outsource about 1,150 positions at 16 airports across the country, but reached tentative agreements with its union to keep another 800 jobs in-house that also had been under scrutiny, a company spokesman said on …United Airlines‘ employees speak out … Read more

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Rocketry Convention, Seattle Tech Mentors … – GeekWire

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GeekWire Calendar Picks: Rocketry Convention, Seattle Tech Mentors …GeekWireAs rockets take center stage in the media spotlight, it’s fitting that the National Association of Rocketry’s Convention is just a few weeks away in Seattle. Experts in the field like NASA Astronaut Dr. Jay Apt, National Association of Rocketry … …read more From:: Seattle News By … Read more

Aspirants build for Canada success – FIFA.com (registration)

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Aspirants build for Canada successFIFA.com (registration)Preparations for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™ have begun in earnest with international matches taking place across various part of the globe this week, ahead of next month’s Algarve and Cyprus Cups. The action was headlined by a … …read more From:: FIFA News From Google News

Cleveland Browns release backup guard Paul McQuistan – cleveland.com

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Cleveland Browns release backup guard Paul McQuistancleveland.comCLEVELAND, Ohio — The Browns have released backup guard Paul McQuistan with a year remaining on his contract. McQuistan, 30, signed a two-year free agent deal with the Browns last March worth $3 million, including a $750,000 signing bonus, largely …Cleveland Browns release offensive lineman Paul McQuistanNews-Herald.com Browns release … Read more

REFILE-UPDATE 2-Apple hiring auto experts for secret research project-FT – Reuters

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REFILE-UPDATE 2-Apple hiring auto experts for secret research project-FTReuters(Refiles to add dropped word “largest” in second paragraph). By Abhirup Roy and Alexei Oreskovic. Feb 13 (Reuters) – Apple Inc is hiring automotive technology and design experts to staff up a top-secret research lab, with the possible intention of building a …Apple reportedly hiring car experts … Read more

Judge allows video of Aaron Hernandez destroying phone into evidence – Daily Mail

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Judge allows video of Aaron Hernandez destroying phone into evidenceDaily MailThe judge overseeing the murder trial of Aaron Hernandez denied a request by his defense on Friday to bar police surveillance video that showed the former Patriots player using a lawyer’s phone to call one of his co-defendants the day after the killing.Judge allows police … Read more

NL teams to host the next three All-Star Games – USA TODAY

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NL teams to host the next three All-Star GamesUSA TODAYBaseball Commissioner Rob Manfred made it official Friday — the Miami Marlins will host the 2017 All-Star Game. Loading… Post to Facebook. NL teams to host the next three All-Star Games Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred made it official Friday — the …MLB officially awards 2017 All-Star … Read more

Code from Interstellar Movie Leads to new Spinning Black Hole Discoveries – Scientific Computing

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Code from Interstellar Movie Leads to new Spinning Black Hole DiscoveriesScientific ComputingUsing their code, the Interstellar team, comprising London-based visual effects company Double Negative and Caltech theoretical physicist Kip Thorne, found that, when a camera is close up to a rapidly spinning black hole, peculiar surfaces in space, known …‘Interstellar” Technology Sheds Light on Real … Read more

Smoke Fills San Francisco Rail Station After Spark on Track – ABC News

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Smoke Fills San Francisco Rail Station After Spark on TrackABC NewsA San Francisco rail station filled with smoke Friday due to sparking from a track insulator, officials said. No injuries or damage were reported. The smoke was reported on the platform of the Powell Street station about 8:45 a.m., and passengers …Smoke fills San Francisco … Read more

Dallas takes care of Central, moves into third place in Mid-Willamette – Statesman Journal

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Dallas takes care of Central, moves into third place in Mid-WillametteStatesman JournalDALLAS After losing to the first meeting of the season, the Dallas High School girls basketball team was out for revenge against Central on Wednesday night. And they did so in dominating fashion. Using suffocating defense and solid 3-point shooting …and more …read more … Read more

Xiaomi, the biggest tech giant you've never heard of, is coming to the US – Christian Science Monitor

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Xiaomi, the biggest tech giant you’ve never heard of, is coming to the USChristian Science MonitorXiaomi, the largest phone maker in China and third-largest in the world, will begin selling headphones and smart wristbands in the US this year. By Jeff Ward-Bailey, Correspondent February 13, 2015. close. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun holds Mi Note phones … Read more

Snow, ice possible Monday – MyFox Atlanta

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Snow, ice possible MondayMyFox AtlantaATLANTA – The FOX 5 Storm Team is tracking a system that could unload several inches of snow in parts of north Georgia by Monday morning. As always, the best chance for large snowfall totals will be in the north Georgia mountains, but this system more …and more …read more From:: … Read more

Explosion, fire shake Cleveland Clinic in Weston – MiamiHerald.com

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Explosion, fire shake Cleveland Clinic in WestonMiamiHerald.comThe Cleveland Clinic facility in Weston has been evacuated after a reported explosion and fire Friday afternoon. No injuries were reported. The city of Weston tweeted just after 1:30 p.m. that the blaze, which began in the clinic’s neurological center …Firefighters Douse Blaze At Cleveland Clinic In WestonCBS Local … Read more

'Knock Knock' Actress in Talks for Todd Phillips' 'Arms and the Dudes' – Variety

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‘Knock Knock’ Actress in Talks for Todd Phillips’ ‘Arms and the Dudes’VarietyPhillips decided to test actresses for the part of Teller’s girlfriend rather than cast a more established name, but looks to made a promising decision since de Armas gained attention co-starring with Keanu Reeves in Eli Roth’s “Knock Knock” which … …read more From:: … Read more

Hong Kong, home to the Umbrella Movement, hosts a massive umbrella IPO – Quartz

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Hong Kong, home to the Umbrella Movement, hosts a massive umbrella IPOQuartzChina’s largest umbrella exporter, Jicheng Umbrella, saw its shares shoot up over 50% on the company’s first day of trading in Hong Kong today. Jicheng, based in China’s southern province of Fujian, applied to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in … …read … Read more

Jury deliberating in bloody Miami hammer attack – MiamiHerald.com

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Jury deliberating in bloody Miami hammer attackMiamiHerald.comJurors are deliberating the case of a Miami homeless man accused of viciously beating a Little Havana store clerk with a hammer. The clerk, Yue “Alex” Kui Cen, suffered massive brain damage in the December 2011 attack, an attack that was graphically … …read more From:: Miami News From … Read more

Banana Republic, J. Crew Invade Fashion Week to Build Cachet – Bloomberg

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Banana Republic, J. Crew Invade Fashion Week to Build CachetBloombergBanana Republic, J. Crew and other mainstream brands are increasing their presence at fashion week this year, shifting the tone of an event known for presenting experimental clothing that few ordinary consumers could afford to buy — or even want to.and more …read more From:: Fashion … Read more

'The Events' investigates the emotional aftermath of a mass shooting – New York Post

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‘The Events’ investigates the emotional aftermath of a mass shootingNew York PostMass shootings have become tragically common over the past decade, but that doesn’t make them any easier to understand. Claire (Neve McIntosh), a Protestant minister and the lead character of David Greig’s play “The Events,” barely survived one such … …read more From:: Mass … Read more

Trans actress to Germaine Greer: I do have a smelly vagina – PinkNews

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Trans actress to Germaine Greer: I do have a smelly vaginaPinkNewsShe added: “I didn’t know there was such a thing [as transphobia]. Arachnophobia, yes. Transphobia, no.” Bethany Black, who starred in this week’s episode of LGBT drama Banana, told the Independent: “Well, I do [have a smelly vagina]. “Transgender … …read more From:: Actress News … Read more

Social media's dark side: promoting anorexia – 13newsnow.com

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Social media’s dark side: promoting anorexia13newsnow.comPORTSMOUTH — Millions of Americans battle eating disorders and many people are using social media to encourage people to not only get thin but be dangerously thin. Pro-ana promotes Anorexia and pictures of rail-thin women are posted on blogs, … …read more From:: Social Media News By Google News