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Now, Maharashtra offers single-window biz permissions

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

A day before PM Modi inaugurates the Make in India week, the state government on Friday unveiled a comprehensive one-window system to facilitate setting up industry in Maharashtra.

Court denies Lockheed Martin JLTV injunction request

United Press International (UPI.com) 

Richard Tomkins
OSHKOSH, Wis., Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Oshkosh is resuming the manufacture of Joint Light Tactical vehicles under a contract being protested by Lockheed Martin.

Here's how popular Netflix's 'Making a Murderer' really was according to a research company

BusinessInsider.com 

Netflix

"Making a Murderer" has dominated conversations and headlines for nearly three months now, but a new ratings report proves that you don't need to have a ton of viewers to start building that hype.

For "Making a Murderer," Netflix's docuseries about the trial and conviction of Steven Avery in the 2005 murder of a female photographer, the viewership was slow at first.

Netflix is famously guarded about its viewing numbers, but Symphony Advanced Media looks at a sample... Читать дальше...

Rush to develop Zika vaccine

Financial Times 

Industry response contrasts with slow reaction to previous disease outbreaks, including Ebola



John Cena to drive pace car at Daytona 500

United Press International (UPI.com) 

Wade Sheridan
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 12 (UPI) -- WWE Superstar John Cena is gearing up to drive the honorary pace car at NASCAR's biggest event, the 58th annual Daytona 500.

¿Hablará el papa Fracisco de temas ‘prohibidos’ en México?

CNN Newsource 

(CNN) –Imagina esta pantalla dividida: por un lado está Donald Trump, repitiendo su promesa de campaña de construir un gran muro entre Estados Unidos y México. Por el otro está el papa Francisco, arrodillado para orar por los miles de inmigrantes indocumentados que murieron en un intento por cruzar la frontera.Cuando el papa visite México del 12 al 17 de febrero, no se espera que él discuta con Trump o ...

Visa discloses big stake in Jack Dorsey’s Square

CNN Newsource 

Square. Everywhere you want to be?Visa, the credit card processing giant famous for that marketing slogan, disclosed in a SEC filing late Thursday that it now owns a 9.99% stake in the class A shares of Square, the mobile payments startup co-founded by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.Shares of Square surged nearly 10% on the news at one point Friday before pulling back.Visa already had an investment in Square. It bought ...

Oil rockets from 12-year low on renewed talk of OPEC cut

Zee News (zeenews.india.com) 

Global oil prices surged as much as 12 percent on Friday after a report once again suggested OPEC might finally agree to cut production to reduce the world glut, while a bounce in stock markets fed appetite for risk.

Human skull, femur found along highway in San Jose

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

A woman stumbled upon the remains Thursday about 6:30 p.m. following an argument with a friend, who had thrown the woman’s cell phone over a chain-link fence near Moorpark and Richmond avenues, according to Officer Ross Lee, a California Highway Patrol spokesman. Because the remains were located on the highway side of the fence, Lee said, CHP took over the investigation.

Iranian foreign minister: 'Iran and Saudi Arabia can have shared interests in Syria'

BusinessInsider.com 

Thomson Reuters

MUNICH (Reuters) - Iran and Saudi Arabia must overcome strained relations and work for stability in Syria and the Middle East, Iran's foreign minister said on Friday, a day after Syrian peace talks brought the rivals to the same table for the first time in months.

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference hours after his Saudi counterpart addressed the event, Mohammed Javad Zarif said he wanted to stop the bickering and had a simple message: "We need to work together."

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David Carr’s daughter posts tender tribute on anniversary of his death

CNN Newsource 

The first anniversary of David Carr’s death brought a wave of tributes for the famed New York Times media columnist. But perhaps none was more poignant than the memorial from one of Carr’s three daughters, Erin, who recalled the 1,936 emails her father sent to her in the seven years leading up to his passing. In a story published on Medium, Erin Carr said that there was only one email ...

The Top 9 OTP Relationships Fans Ship Even Harder Around Valentine's Day

BuzzFeed 

We will go down with the ship.

Wattpad, a Canadian story sharing site, looked at its data from last year to see which fanfiction pairings users spent more time reading about around Valentine's Day.

Here are the results:

Destiel: Dean Winchester and Castiel from Supernatural

Reading time up 3%.

The CW / Via lurea.tumblr.com

Larrystylinson: Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson from One Direction

Reading time up 6%. Читать дальше...

House panel calls governor, EPA chief to testify on Flint

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

The Republican governor has come under heavy criticism for the Flint crisis, which occurred after a state-appointed emergency manager switched the city's water supply to the Flint River in 2014 to save money. Flint is under a public health emergency after its drinking water became tainted when the city switched from the Detroit system and began drawing from the Flint River in April 2014 to save money. In addition to Snyder and McCarthy, Chaffetz said he has called Susan Hedman, the EPA's former Midwest region chief... Читать дальше...

U.S. to restore commercial flights to Cuba

CNN Newsource 

In just a matter of days, U.S. airlines will begin a fierce biddding war to win routes and airport slots to a destination thats been off limits to them for more than 50 years: Cuba. Starting Tuesday, U.S. carriers will have 15 days to submit applications to the U.S. Department of Transportation for routes they’d like to fly between the U.S and Cuba. The development brings airlines and travelers yet ...

America's Quandary: To Intervene or Not to Intervene?

The National Interest 

Christopher A. Preble

Security,

As hard as it may be for many Americans to appreciate, since our military seems to be always at war, most other countries generally avoid intervening in other country’s affairs.

I’m grateful to my Cato colleague Brad Stapleton for organizing a forum with Michael W. Doyle, discussing his new book The Question of Intervention: John Stuart Mill & the Responsibility to Protect. I’m doubly grateful to Brad for asking me to comment, not because I’m short on things to do... Читать дальше...

Spain: Civil servant fined after skipping work for years

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

MADRID (AP) — The case started with confusion over where a civil servant in southern Spain worked. Now a court has ruled he must pay back nearly 27,000 euros ($30,500) in wages because for yea…





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