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Neal James, AKA The Banjo Man on Animal Planet's 'Call of the Wildman,' Dies at 55
The Wrap - 2 Feb 2019 00:38
Neal James, The Banjo Man on Animal Planet’s “Call of the Wildman,” died early Friday morning in Kentucky. He was 55. The beloved Banjo Man had “serious heart issues,” Washington County Deputy Coroner Freddie C...
How to Outsmart a Dimming Outlook for Profits
Barron's - 2 Feb 2019 07:03
Corporate earnings growth is expected to slow to a trickle this year. Stick with Microsoft, Spirit Airlines, and other names with product or pricing muscle.
Jim Grant on the Bond Market's 35-Year Bull Run
Barron's - 2 Feb 2019 07:13
The editor of Grant's Interest Rate Observer finds lessons in bonds' long rise--and reason for caution ahead.
'Mission: Impossible' 7 & 8 Land Release Dates
Deadline - 2 Feb 2019 05:04
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount has given release dates for the next two installments of Mission: Impossible: July 23, 2021 and Aug. 5, 2022. Tom Cruise will, of course, be reprising his role as Ethan Hunt and Christopher McQuarrie...
Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil Doesn't See Shadow, Predicts an Early Spring
Slate - 2 Feb 2019 15:57
All those in the path of the polar vortex this past week who just can't wait for winter to be over got some good news courtesy of a little groundhog Saturday. Punxsutawney Phil, the world's most famous groundhog, did not...
Why ETFs Will Shine This Tax Season
Barron's - 2 Feb 2019 07:08
In this debate between mutual funds and ETFs, it's not active versus passive; it's fund structure. Mutual funds pay out capital gains that investors owe tax on--and this year the bill is a whopper. ETF investors avoid th...
University descends into 'all out war' between cops and students
New York Post - 2 Feb 2019 05:55
What began Friday as a “playful time in the snow” for a group of college kids at West Virginia University -- who were doing a little day drinking on account of classes being cancelled -- quickly turned into a “dang...
Illegal immigrant convicted of child sex abuse busted in Texas
New York Post - 2 Feb 2019 05:40
An illegal immigrant - who's served at least three stints in U.S. prisons for sexually abusing children — was reportedly arrested during an early morning traffic stop in Texas on Wednesday. Marvin Yovani Mejia Ramos, 5...
ACE Eddie Awards Live Blog: Editors Celebrate Their Craft
Deadline - 2 Feb 2019 06:56
The American Cinema Editors is honoring its own tonight with the 69th annual ACE Eddie Awards in Los Angeles, and Deadline is live blogging it all. We’ll post the winners in all 10 categories as they’re announced and...
Mudslides, floods, rain, howling winds, 10 feet of snow: California braces for powerful, dangerous storm
USA Today - 2 Feb 2019 05:39Meghan Markle writes inspirational messages on bananas at sex workers charity
New York Post - 2 Feb 2019 00:34
When helping out at a UK charity that supports women to escape street sex work, the Duchess of Sussex left secret messages in the survival kits being sent to women.
School superintendent who helped sick student resigns amid insurance fraud charges
USA Today - 2 Feb 2019 04:09
In a statement provided to IndyStar, Casey Smitherman says she is resigning from her position, effective Friday.
Zion Williamson Likes To Spend Time Watching Naruto With His Mom
Dead Spin - 2 Feb 2019 22:11
In the dying minutes of Duke's 91-61 drubbing of St. John's, ESPN's Allison Williams took the time to speak to the mom of Blue Devils standout Zion Williamson, Sharonda Sampson. The interview went through an expected arr...
Russia to Follow U.S. in Abandoning Nuclear Weapons Treaty
Time - 2 Feb 2019 16:28
The collapse of the INF Treaty has raised fears of a repeat of a Cold War showdown in the 1980s
Russia to pull plug on nuclear arms pact after US does the same
New York Post - 2 Feb 2019 16:28
MOSCOW -- Following in the footsteps of the US, Russia will abandon a centerpiece nuclear arms treaty but will only deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles if Washington does so, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump distortions on the wall, steel, climate
Boston - 2 Feb 2019 16:18
AP FACT CHECK: Trump claims great progress in building a border wall that hasn't grown a mile
Goldman Sachs says 1MDB scandal could hit pay for top executives
Reuters - 2 Feb 2019 06:12
The board of Goldman Sachs Group Inc said on Friday it is withholding a bonus worth at least $7 million from former chief executive Lloyd Blankfein until investigations into the bank's involvement in the 1MDB scandal are...
Max the adorable dog is finally the star of his own 'Grinch' feature
USA Today - 2 Feb 2019 06:07
Max the loyal dog is star of his own special feature, part of "The Grinch" Blu-ray release.
Calls for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to resign flood in after blackface, KKK photo surfaces
USA Today - 2 Feb 2019 05:16
Apologies did not stop organizations and politicians from demanding that Ralph Northam resignas Virginia governor.
Undocumented Workers Lose Their Jobs at Yet Another Trump Property
The New York Times - 2 Feb 2019 04:10
As President Trump has railed against illegal immigrants, his company has employed them for many years. Now in the limelight, they are being let go.
Russian Doll Season 1 Trailer 2
15 Minute Fun - 2 Feb 2019 04:02
Russian Doll Season 1 follows people caught in a time loop reliving the same day over and over again only to die and wake up to relive it all over ...
Goldman Sachs could claw back executive pay over 1MBD scandal
CNN - 2 Feb 2019 02:14
Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein and other senior executives could lose out on millions of dollars in compensation depending on the outcome of an investigation into the bank's role in a multi-billion dollar Malay...