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Malaysia Airlines CEO to leave job long before contract ends

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia Airlines CEO Christoph Mueller will leave his job in September, way ahead of the end of his three-year contract, due to his "changing personal circumstances."

Video: Bets are off for stranded casino ship

The Globe and Mail 

It's a waiting game for dozens of international crew stuck on board an anchored Hong Kong casino ship for six months. As Venus Wu reports, the impounding of 'New Imperial Star' is being linked to the China's corruption crackdown.

Would you rent your car to a total stranger? Now you can

CBC 

Turo, which counts Google and General Motors among its investors, is the first company in Canada offering peer-to-peer vehicle rentals through its app and website. Think AirBnB, but for cars. Will Canadians be willing to rent their cars to total strangers?



'Privacy is a useful right'

Business Report 

With data a powerful tool, the new information regulator needs to be a watchdog, writes Janet Smith, but spend too little and it could be a lapdog.

Ted Cruz: States Ought To Be Able To Ban Interracial Marriages

Crooks and Liars  

On Good Morning America today, a married gay Republican name Todd Calogne addressed Ted Cruz and, citing so-called religious freedom laws, asked, "What would you as president do to protect me and my husband from that institutionalized discrimination?" Cruzdanced around the question for a while, and eventually George Stephanopoulos asked him about his support for a constitutional amendment allowing states to ban same-sex marriage. Stephanopoulos's question: “What would that mean for couples like... Читать дальше...

Why "Uber for X" companies are struggling even as Uber thrives

Vox 

Uber made waves from its very first days, sparking not just competitors like Lyft but an endless parade of me-too "on demand" apps promising to use smartphones to connect consumers and couriers to do almost everything. Uber itself is still doing well, but the "Uber for X" party seems to be over, according to Scott Martin at the Wall Street Journal:

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Trudy Rubin: The foreign policy of a President Hillary Clinton

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

How would President Hillary Clinton conduct foreign policy? After decades of public exposure, including four years as secretary of state, one would think the answer to that question would be obvious. But it isn’t entirely clear.

Police Logs (April 19)

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

This log includes incidents in which there might have been a public disturbance or a risk to the public. Information comes from the Corvallis Police Department, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office and Oregon State Police. It does not include all…

Underwater robotics

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

Sunday was the day the Oregon State University Robotics Club’s underwater team tested its robot in the pool at Dixon Recreation Center.





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