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Pull together or sink together

Times LIVE 

I was watching an interview on TV news last week covering the threatened strike by mineworkers employed by Sibanye Gold.

News of the Day From Around the World, April 12

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

There were also sporadic exchanges of gunfire in other parts of the country after the truce between the Saudi-led coalition, which backs Yemen’s internationally recognized government, and the Shiite rebels known as Houthis went into effect at midnight Sunday. The truce is meant build confidence between Yemen’s warring sides ahead of the U.N.-sponsored peace talks scheduled to take place in Kuwait on April 18. 2 Defection: A colonel from North Korea’s military spy agency fled to South Korea last... Читать дальше...

Icicle Brewing prepares to celebrate 5 years

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Five years ago, Icicle Brewing Company opened in Leavenworth, filling a strange black spot on our map of Washington’s breweries. I mean, really? Leavenworth without a brewery is like a pizzeria without pepperoni. In case you’ve never been, the brewery is as gorgeous as the snow-capped mountains... The post Icicle Brewing prepares to celebrate 5 years appeared first on Beer News.



Idaho woman paving the way for female sumo wrestlers

CNN Newsource 

Rigby native Natalie Burns is a female athlete who’s trying to inspire other women in a non-traditional way — through slapping, pushing and her signature muwashi belt. Burns competes in a heavy-duty sport few women ever consider. She’s a heavyweight female sumo wrestler. Don’t take the term heavyweight too literally though, Burns is very physically fit. “I feel good about it. I feel like I’m recognized, and it’s a legal ...

Ding one win from Crucible place

BBC Sport 

Ding Junhui progresses to the final round of qualifying for the World Championship with a 10-1 win over Ross Muir.

Facebook, Microsoft say they pay women, men equally

CNN Newsource 

Facebook and Microsoft became the latest tech companies to claim that their female employees earn as much as their male counterparts.The tech industry has been criticized for favoring white males, and the figures were released ahead of Equal Pay Day on Tuesday, Lori Goler, Facebook’s head of HR, said in a post Monday that Facebook reviews staff pay “regularly” — and that the company has done so for “many years.” ...

Supreme Court Justice Connolly to retire Aug. 1

JournalStar.com 

Nebraska Supreme Court Justice William M. Connolly will retire this summer after 24 years on the bench, including 22 years as a justice on the state's highest court.

Chicago will pay $6.45 million to settle the deaths of two black men in police custody

BusinessInsider.com 

Thomson Reuters

The Chicago City Council's Finance Committee on Monday approved payments totaling $6.45 million to settle cases involving two black men who died while in police custody.

The settlements come as the third-biggest U.S. city's police department faces a federal investigation and racism accusations over the death of black teenager Laquan McDonald.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel fired his police commissioner in 2015 after protests following the release of a video showing... Читать дальше...

Aspirin a day may push death away, says new study

CNN Newsource 

New recommendations on daily aspirin use will likely stir the pot in the ongoing aspirin debate. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published a final recommendation statement on Monday saying that taking an aspirin a day might help prevent cardiovascular disease and colon cancer. The task force found that people ages 50 to 59 who have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease can lower their risk for heart attacks, stroke ...





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