Day: April 19, 2014

TNT’s Craig Sager has leukemia – USA TODAY

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USA TODAYThere’s some very sad news in the basketball world heading into the NBA playoffs: TNT sideline analyst Craig Sager is battling leukemia. Sager released a comment Friday through Turner Sports. “My favorite time of year – city to city, round by round, …TNT’s Sager to miss NBA playoffs due to leukemiaSFGateVeteran broadcaster Craig Sager … Read more

After Russian moves in Ukraine, Eastern Europe shudders, NATO to increase … – Washington Post

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Washington PostLONDON — For decades, NATO has expanded inexorably outward, taking on new members and new missions that have carried it far beyond its original mandate in Western Europe and deep into the former Soviet sphere. But Russia’s intervention in Ukraine …Russian stocks rise as Ukraine talks appear to ease tensionsIrish TimesPro-Russian gunmen ignore deal … Read more

Oscar 2015 Dates and Early Predictions: Another Meryl Streep? – Alt Film Guide (blog)

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Oscar 2015 Dates and Early Predictions: Another Meryl Streep?Alt Film Guide (blog)The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC announced yesterday, April 17, 2014, the Oscar 2015 dates. The Academy Awards ceremony will air live on ABC on February 22, 2015 — or about ten days earlier than the Oscar 2014 ceremony. …read … Read more

Climbing Mount Everest: once lonely, now crowded, but always treacherous – CBS News

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CBS NewsWhen the British mountain climber George Mallory was asked, nearly a century ago, why he wanted to climb Mount Everest, he famously replied, “Because it’s there.” Mallory died on his third attempt. Jim Whittaker also tried – and made it. In 1963, Whittaker …Deadliest recorded Everest avalanche leaves 12 deadThe Globe and Mail13 killed, … Read more

AMR loses bid to terminate retiree benefits – Reuters

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AMR loses bid to terminate retiree benefitsReutersNEW YORK, April 18 (Reuters) – A U.S. bankruptcy judge largely declined on Friday to rule that former American Airlines parent company AMR Corp had a unilateral right to terminate benefits for nearly 47,000 retirees. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane in …Judge says American can’t end retiree benefits yetCapitalGazette.com … Read more

HTC hires marketing gun from Samsung — can he do for HTC what he did for the … – Tech Times

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Tech TimesHTC hires on the mind that gave Samsung tremendous marketing power and got the Galaxy into the same conversation as the Apple iPhone. (Photo : Flickr | Tom Janssens). Typically the announcement of a big vendor hiring on a new marketing chief gets a …HTC Hires Former Samsung Marketing Chief Who Developed “Galaxy” BrandDailyTechHTC … Read more