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'DC Super Hero Girls' Animated Series Hitting Cartoon Network in 2018
ScreenCrush - 23 May 2017 18:54
The heroes of Titans and Young Justice aren’t the only DC hitters getting an overhaul from Warner Bros.; the DC Super Hero Girls are headed to high school as well. Cartoon Network has commissioned a new 2018 series ret...
Cliff Asness: Avoid Sin Stocks at Your Peril
Barron's - 23 May 2017 19:39
The hedge-fund star writes that pursuing socially responsible investing "should hurt expected returns."
How Google's CEO Creates Brain-Friendly Presentations
inc - 23 May 2017 18:30
How Google CEO Sundar Pichai delivers simple, engaging presentations.
Here's how rich you would be if you invested $1,000 in Netflix when it first went public 15 years ago (NFLX)
Business Insider - 23 May 2017 16:49
Netflix marksits 15th anniversary as a publicly traded company on May 23, and, despite some twists and turns, it's turned out to be an enormously successful venture. An investment of $1,000 at the stock's closing price o...
The Latest: Campaigning suspended in UK national election
ABC News - 23 May 2017 05:48
The Latest: Campaigning has been suspended in Britain's national election after a deadly explosion at Manchester Arena.
More Evidence Points to North Korea in Ransomware Attack
The New York Times - 23 May 2017 04:39
Researchers at the security company Symantec have found more digital clues that offer hints to who was responsible for the global incident.
Why de novos are still a no-no for this banker
American Banker - 23 May 2017 22:08
Regulators have hinted that they're warming up to the idea of startups, but industry veteran George Groves is raising money to buy an existing bank because he fears the approval process will take too long.
A solar eclipse will be visible across the entire US for the first time in 99 years, here's how to make the most of it
Business Insider - 23 May 2017 21:06
A rare solar eclipse is happening across the US on August 21. It will be the first time since 1918 that a solar eclipse has crossed the country from coast-to-coast. Here are three ways you can make the most of this once-...
Man trying to shoot himself kills girlfriend instead: prosecutors
New York Post - 23 May 2017 07:53
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska authorities found one shell casing after a man tried to shoot and kill himself but the bullet passed through his head and took the life of his girlfriend, a prosecutor said Monday. Victor Sibs...
The Death Toll in Venezuela's Unrest Has Hit 51 as Divisions Emerge Among the Ruling Socialists
Time - 23 May 2017 07:28
President Nicolas Maduro accuses his opponents of an "armed insurrection," backed by the United States, his ideological foe
US raid kills 'seven al-Qaeda fighters' in Yemen
Al Jazeera English - 23 May 2017 07:27
Pentagon says US forces kill seven suspected members of AQAP in a ground raid on a compound in Marib governorate.
3 big changes Trump wants to make for student loans
Business Insider - 23 May 2017 07:11
Evan Vucci/AP The Trump administration is planning a major overhaul of the federal student loan system that will affect not just borrowers but also the companies that currently service the more than $1 trillion in outsta...
Murder suspect who used big-penis defense found not guilty
New York Post - 23 May 2017 06:30
The Florida man who claimed his girlfriend choked to death during oral sex was found not guilty Monday of second-degree murder. Richard Patterson, 65, of Margate, was acquitted of killing 60-year-old girlfriend Francisca...
Dad dies after eating contaminated gas station nacho cheese
New York Post - 23 May 2017 04:39
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A botulism outbreak linked to contaminated nacho-cheese dip sold at a Northern California gas station has killed one man and left at least nine other people hospitalized, health officials said Monda...
A History of Hunger Lies Beneath Italy's Food Culture
Time - 23 May 2017 17:00
When a writer set out to trace her family's past, she found a history of poverty that drove nine million people from their homes
Facebook is promising to use its greatest asset to help media companies make more money (FB)
Business Insider - 23 May 2017 17:00
Artisan Entertainment Facebook says it want to help media companies make more money from digital ads. And now, the social networking giant is even offering to let publishers sell ads using Facebook's data. The question i...
Congo opens probe into ex-minister's role in Kasai violence
Miami Herald - 23 May 2017 16:58
Authorities in Congo have opened an investigation into whether a former government minister may have played a role in inciting violence in the turbulent Kasai provinces. Attorney General Flory Kabange …
Neurologists reviewed decades of Trump's interviews. Here's what they found.
The Week - 23 May 2017 16:54
The health news website Stat asked psychologists, psychiatrists, and experts in neurolinguistics to compare President Trump's way of speaking in 2017 to interviews he gave decades ago. "They all agreed there had been a d...
Macedonian court convicts 9 over parliament invasion
Miami Herald - 23 May 2017 16:49
A Macedonian court has convicted nine people of participating in a mob invasion of parliament last month that left more than 100 people injured. The Skopje court on Tuesday imposed …
How you can try the Nintendo Switch before you buy
Digital Trends - 23 May 2017 16:28
If you're undecided on the Switch, or just want to see what all the fuss is about, here's all the places where you can try Nintendo's latest console, from Nintendo-sponsored events to in-store kiosks. The post How you ca...
O.J. Simpson faces parole hearing after spending nearly a decade in a Nevada prison
USA Today - 23 May 2017 06:28
Former football star-turned-actor O.J. Simpson could be released this year on parole after spending nearly a decade behind bars at a prison 90 miles east of Reno.
Manchester locals offer shelter, food to concertgoers after possible 'terrorist incident'
ABC News - 23 May 2017 05:24
Locals are welcoming those displaced with open arms.