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Makoto Shinkai's 'Your Name' Joins Studio Ghibli Classics As One Of Japan's Biggest Anime Films Ever
IndieWire - 17 Oct 2016 19:07
The film recently won the Best Animated Feature Film Award at Spain's annual Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival.
Clinton is 'pissed' about latest WikiLeaks dump
New York Post - 17 Oct 2016 13:50
Hillary Clinton is "pissed," Chelsea Clinton is "hurt," and Bill Clinton is "having a hard time," according to a new report detailing the reaction to hacked emails of a top aide being slowly released by WikiLeaks. The re...
China's Logistics Firm ZTO Express Eyes Largest U.S. IPO This Year
Forbes - 17 Oct 2016 10:28
ZTO Express, a Chinese logistics company that counts e-commerce group Alibaba as its biggest client, aims to raise as much as $1.3 billion in what could be the largest initial public offering in the U.S. this year.
Visa's CEO is resigning and says he could no longer spend the time in San Francisco to do the job well (V)
Business Insider - 17 Oct 2016 22:29
Visa Inc said Chief Executive Charlie Scharf has decided to resign, effective Dec. 1. The company named Alfred Kelly Jr, a former president of American Express Co and a current Visa board member, as CEO. Visa said Schar...
A 23-Minute Morning Ritual That Will Transform Your Whole Day
inc - 17 Oct 2016 11:30
Shawn Achor, Harvard-trained happiness researcher and best-selling author of 'The Happiness Advantage,' teaches us the perfect way to start our day.
IBM Is Counting on Its Bet on Watson, and Paying Big Money for It
The New York Times - 17 Oct 2016 06:01
The years of investment in its artificial intelligence effort, IBM executives say, are increasingly turning into moneymaking opportunities in sizable markets like health care and manufacturing.
Is Your Employee Ready to Be a Manager?
Harvard Business Review - 17 Oct 2016 20:00
How to measure their potential.
Embarrassing
TPM - 17 Oct 2016 23:47
In her first post-sexual assault story interview, Melania Trump ventured out of the Fox News safe space and on to CNN to tell Anderson Cooper that the 'grab' tape was Billy Bush's fault. I will say that if this were the ...
Shipbuilders worried about jobs while Navy celebrates ship
Miami Herald - 17 Oct 2016 21:34
The futuristic USS Zumwalt has joined the Navy in a high-profile ceremony, and another destroyer has headed out to sea for the first time. Both are successes for shipbuilder Bath …
Leipzig continues remarkable start with win at Wolfsburg
Sports Illustrated - 17 Oct 2016 05:15
Missed penalties set a Bundesliga record on Sunday as Leipzig continued its remarkable start with a win over Wolfsburg. Elsewhere, Mainz beat Darmstadt.
Big Ben has knee surgery; no timeline for return
ESPN - 17 Oct 2016 21:51
Big Ben has knee surgery; no timeline for return
'Rogue One' Character Posters Hide the Death Star Plans in Plain Sight
ScreenCrush - 17 Oct 2016 21:42
In Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Felicity Jones’ rebellious Jyn Erso and her team are on a mission to retrieve the plans to the Death Star which, judging by these new character posters, have been right in front of thei...
Frank McCourt completes purchase of Marseille, pledges return to glory
Sports Illustrated - 17 Oct 2016 21:19
American businessman Frank McCourt has bought Marseille soccer club from Russian-born billionaire Margarita Louis-Dreyfus.
Small plane's wing strikes woman after landing in Slovenia
Miami Herald - 17 Oct 2016 16:08
Slovenian police say a 66-year-old female pedestrian required hospital treatment after being hit by the wing of a small plane which was taxiing at an airport. Police said Monday that …
GoPro Hero 5: Taking a Stand or a Stunt?
Barron's - 17 Oct 2016 14:01
Distribution has been unusually inconsistent. Is GoPro playing catch-up on shipments or is shelf space shrinking?
2 buses collide head-on in central Pakistan, killing 24
Miami Herald - 17 Oct 2016 06:53
Officials in central Pakistan say two passenger buses have collided head-on, killing 24 people and injuring 69. Police official Jamshid Shah says speeding seems to be the cause of Monday's …
FBI Director Says Lack of Data and 'Dramatic Videos' Fuels Distrust of Police
Time - 17 Oct 2016 06:11
James Comey says there is no comprehensive, national data about how many citizens are killed or injured at the hands of police
The Nobel Prize Panel Has Stopped Trying to Reach Bob Dylan
Time - 17 Oct 2016 21:29
Dylan has not publicly acknolwedged winning the Nobel Prize in Literature
Tesla Motors Reveals Collaboration With Panasonic For Solar Panel Production: Prelude To SolarCity Merger
Tech Times - 17 Oct 2016 21:12
Tesla Motors has revealed a possible collaboration with Panasonic on the production of solar panels at SolarCity's Gigafactory. The agreement could showcase what the combined Tesla Motors and SolarCity is capable of.
Iraqi forces launch military push to drive IS from Mosul
Fox News - 17 Oct 2016 07:44
Iraqi government and Kurdish forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition air and ground support, launched coordinated military operations early on Monday as the long-awaited fight to wrest the northern city of Mosul from Islami...
Grief after Thai king's death spills into anger
Miami Herald - 17 Oct 2016 06:59
A Thai woman accused of insulting the country's late king was forced to kneel before his portrait outside a police station on the tourist island of Samui as several hundred …
Jets' many issues could prove to be nightmare against Cardinals
New York Post - 17 Oct 2016 06:14
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The elephant in the room for the Jets when they play the Cardinals on Monday night is their season. It's hanging precariously in the balance, and it's doing so with the Jets playing a highly talented t...