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Yasmine Eslami: Paris, Via London, Undressed
Forbes - 23 Apr 2013 05:11
Yasmine Eslami's lingerie gets its design pedigree from London, where she earned her stripes at Vivenne Westwood as head of Red Label (with its impeccable sense of structure and cut), and its attitude from Paris where sh...
LAPD to pay $4m to shot women
BBC - 24 Apr 2013 01:59
The city of Los Angeles will pay $4.2m (£2.8m) to two women shot by police during a manhunt for an ex-policeman on a murder spree.
Careful, bar game involves explosives
CNN - 23 Apr 2013 07:04
Anthony Bourdain tries "Tejo," a traditional Colombian sport that involves tossing stones at packets of gunpowder.
France Legalizes Gay Marriage
ABC News - 23 Apr 2013 19:53
France legalizes same-sex marriage after wrenching debate
VIDEO: Judges refuse Abu Qatada appeal
BBC - 24 Apr 2013 01:56
The Court of Appeal has refused the government permission to take its fight to remove Abu Qatada from the UK to the Supreme Court.
Bride Covers Quake in Wedding Dress
Time - 23 Apr 2013 09:30
Bride Covers Quake in Wedding Dress
British Gran On Bali Death Row: Deadline Due
Sky News - 23 Apr 2013 09:04
A grandmother sentenced to death by a Bali firing squad is racing against the clock to raise money to take her case back to court.
Train Near Miss Drama: Man Saved In Colombia
Sky News - 24 Apr 2013 01:53
Watch dramatic footage of the moment an alert police officer tugs a man back from the brink of almost certain death under a train.
Art Prices: What Goes Up Can Also Come Down
Forbes - 24 Apr 2013 01:51
Artinfo has just published an interesting piece by Rozalia Jovanovic about whether rediscovered artists are the new darlings of the art market.
Western Digital Earnings Can Shake Off PC Slide With Strong Storage Demand
Forbes - 24 Apr 2013 01:13
Western Digital Corporation, a leading provider of electronic data storage products such as hard disk drives (HDDs) for personal storage and enterprise applications, will announce its Q3 fiscal 2013 earnings on April 24.
U.S. Investigators Interview Alleged Bombers' Parents
ABC News - 23 Apr 2013 19:25
A team from the U.S. embassy in Moscow is in Dagestan today to interview the parents of two brothers suspected of planting bombs at last week's Boston marathon, but the suspects' mother told ABC News today her sons were ...
Senator Comes Out as State OKs Gay Marriage
ABC News - 24 Apr 2013 01:49
While the country waits for rulings from the Supreme Court on the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8, states are rushing ahead to reform their own regulations on marriage. Several states have bills coming up on th...
House report on fatal Benghazi attack faults State Department for security
Fox News - 24 Apr 2013 01:45
The terror attack on a U.S. outpost in Libya was preceded by security cutbacks authorized at the "highest levels" of the State Department and the Obama administration's explanation in the immediate aftermath of the fatal...
Ford's Earnings: Can U.S. And China Momentum Offset Weakness Elsewhere?
Forbes - 24 Apr 2013 01:29
Ford Motors is scheduled to announce its earnings on April 24. The trend in the last few quarters has been somewhat similar. North America has posted solid numbers while Europe has seen huge losses. While this quarter sh...
Apple CEO Tim Cook On What's Coming Next: 'We've Got A Lot More Surprises In Store'
Forbes - 24 Apr 2013 01:28
As Apple beat Wall Street expectations for its fiscal second quarter, CEO Tim Cook continued to promise a rich array of new products will be coming starting this fall--including new product categories.
Can Sprint's Earnings Justify Its Suitors' Lofty Bids?
Forbes - 24 Apr 2013 01:27
Sprint is expected to announce its Q1 2013 earnings on April 24. During the earnings call, we will be closely watching the company's net postpaid subscriber additions for the quarter as well as the postpaid churn numbers...
Photos: M*A*S*H Actor Dies at 95
ABC News - 24 Apr 2013 01:25
Singer-songwriter Richie Havens speaks during a news conference in New York, to announce the first annual Native American Music Awards, April 22, 1998 file. Richie Havens, the folk singer and guitarist who was the first ...
Drinks industry 'distorted evidence'
BBC - 24 Apr 2013 01:25
The alcohol industry is accused of distorting evidence in an attempt to influence the Scottish government over its minimum pricing policy.
Yum's China Profit Drops 40% But Taco Bell Lifts U.S.
Forbes - 24 Apr 2013 01:23
Yum! Brands closed off a difficult first quarter marked by a probe into the quality of its chicken by Chinese regulators and the avian flu scare, which conspired to push profits there down 40%. Despite missing revenue es...
Feds Delay Policy to Allow Small Knives on Planes
Time - 24 Apr 2013 01:20
Feds Delay Policy to Allow Small Knives on Planes
Associated Press Twitter Hack Creates Panic, Market Dive
Time - 24 Apr 2013 01:20
Associated Press Twitter Hack Creates Panic, Market Dive
Apple Announces Mediocre Results
Mother Jones - 24 Apr 2013 01:17
Apple has just announced increased revenues for its fiscal second quarter ($43.6 billion vs. $39.2 billion last year) but considerably lower earnings ($9.5 billion vs. $11.6 billion last year). More dramatically, their g...