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Father of SMS passes away

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Matti Makkonen, known as the father of SMS after developing the idea of sending messages via mobile networks, has died.

FCI says damage of food grain is 0.01%

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Loss and damage of food grain brought to Tamil Nadu for public distribution has minimised to just 0.01%, Food Corporation of India has said in response to the TOI report titled ‘How food grains decay in godowns’ dated June 17.

Apple Rule of Unreason

WSJ.com 

An appeals court reverts to 20th-century law in the e-book antitrust case.

What's next for California's contentious vaccine law

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed a hotly contested California bill to impose one of the strictest school vaccination laws in the country in the wake of an outbreak …



Nike co-founder Phil Knight to step down as chairman

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Phil Knight, a middle-distance runner who teamed up with his track coach at Oregon to start a footwear and apparel company that made the Nike swoosh one of the most recognizable logos in the world, has announced plans to step down as company chairman. The company was originally named Blue Ribbon Sports, but changed in 1978 to Nike — the winged goddess of victory in Greek mythology — on the advice of a friend. Two years later, he paid $35 to Carolyn Davidson for the original swoosh logo design... Читать дальше...

Summer can spell trouble for heart patients: Doctors

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

When healthy people find the city weather too hot to handle, people with cardiovascular problems face a serious risk, on hot and humid days, say medical experts.

Portugal's Novo Banco gets three binding offers

MarketWatch.com 

LISBON--Novo Banco, the Portuguese bank created out of failed lender Banco Espírito Santo SA last year, has received three binding offers that will be analyzed in the coming weeks, the country's central bank said Tuesday.

Review: In Winehouse doc 'Amy,' celebrity is the villain

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

Asif Kapadia's Amy Winehouse documentary "Amy" is a slow, tragic zoom out. It begins with the intimacy of home movies and ends in far-away paparazzi footage. Our VIP access has been revoked.

Review: In Winehouse doc 'Amy,' celebrity is the villain

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

First seen as a bright-eyed 14-year-old girl singing a knockout "Happy Birthday," Winehouse gradually recedes from our view as her renown grows, obscured by a blizzard of flashes and a deadening haze of celebrity. [...] it is, more broadly, a clinical case study of celebrity's crushing onslaught and an indictment of its tabloid apparatus. [...] most haunting is the film's close-up of a toxic celebrity culture where out-of-control addicts are merely punchlines for late-night hosts. Both films replace hagiography with evidence (archival video... Читать дальше...

Review: In Winehouse doc 'Amy,' celebrity is the villain

«The Bismarck Tribune» (bismarcktribune.com) 

Asif Kapadia's Amy Winehouse documentary "Amy" is a slow, tragic zoom out. It begins with the intimacy of home movies and ends in far-away paparazzi footage. Our VIP access has been revoked.

Why Moulivakkam report not tabled: Madras HC

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

The Madras high court on Tuesday cautioned the Tamil Nadu government that it would be constrained to hand over the probe into the June 28, 2014 building collapse at Moulivakkam to the CBI, if there is further delay in placing the one-man commission’s report on the matter before the state assembly.

Daytona offers American flags in exchange program

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Daytona International Speedway will not ban the Confederate flag from track property this weekend, but will offer the American flag to those who wish to fly it on property.

Daytona offers American flags in exchange program

JournalStar.com 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Daytona International Speedway will not ban the Confederate flag from track property this weekend, but will offer the American flag to those who wish to fly it on property.

Daytona offers American flags in exchange program

«The Bismarck Tribune» (bismarcktribune.com) 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Daytona International Speedway will not ban the Confederate flag from track property this weekend, but will offer the American flag to those who wish to fly it on property.

Aravind Adiga donates Rs 1 cr to alma mater

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

The Canara High School Association, on the threshold of its 125th-year celebrations, received a big boost with alumnus and writer Aravind Adiga handing over a cheque of Rs 1 crore to the school on Tuesday.

Donna Karan stepping down as chief designer for her company

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

NEW YORK (AP) — Donna Karan will step down from daily duties as chief designer at her namesake company, Donna Karan International, to devote more time to her philanthropic foundation.





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