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Hungary's Nobel-winning author Imre Kertesz laid to rest

«The Bismarck Tribune» (bismarcktribune.com) 

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Imre Kertesz, the Hungarian writer who won the 2002 Nobel Prize for Literature, was laid to rest Friday in the National Burial Garden in Budapest's Kerepesi Cemetery.

Saxofoniste Candy Dulfer in shock door overlijden Prince

Tubantia 

Saxofoniste Candy Dulfer (46) trad in het verleden regelmatig op met Prince en speelde mee op een aantal van zijn cd's. Een dag na zijn dood reageert Candy in shock. ,,Donderdag was een surrealistische dag. Zijn muziek was de soundtrack van mijn leven en heeft me gemaakt tot wie ik nu ben.''

Why Purple Rain, the movie, matters

Sydney Morning Herald 

Prince made one great rock movie, the semi-autobiographical star-is-born psychodrama 'Purple Rain, released in 1984 in tandem with the album.

Dolphins say they’re comfortable with running backs on roster

NBCSports.com 

Lamar Miller jumped from the Dolphins to the Texans as a free agent this offseason and Miami’s pursuit of C.J. Anderson and Chris Johnson ended when those players returned to their teams. That leaves Miami with a depth chart that features Jay Ajayi, Damien Williams, Daniel Thomas and Isaiah Pead, which is a group that…



Long Arms of the Law

RIA Novosti  

It was believed that Middle East refugees go to Europe seeking better life... But it can hardly be called a "better life" when you get robbed at the border.

Why did Prince die? Autopsy Friday seeks answers

CNN Newsource 

A day after Prince’s death stunned his fans and fellow musicians, the work of finding out why the music icon died begins in earnest Friday.An autopsy was scheduled Friday morning at the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office in Ramsey, Minnesota, but it could be days or weeks before results are complete, the agency said.The Carver County, Minnesota, Sheriff’s Office announced a Friday afternoon news conference, but the medical examiner’s officer said ...

Pennsylvania accuser tries again to pursue Cosby lawsuit

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

A Pittsburgh-area woman is appealing a court decision that threw out her defamation lawsuit against Bill Cosby. Renita Hill says Cosby and his agents defamed her when they denied allegations the actor drugged and molested her. Hill say that Cosby, his wife and lawyer painted ...

SK Innovation Q1 net jumps 86 pct on improved cracking margin

Yonhap News Agency (en) 

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- SK Innovation Co., South Korea's top oil refiner, said Friday that its first quarter profit jumped 86 percent from a year earlier, aided by improvement in its refining margins and better-than-expected results from its petroc

VW to take $18 billion hit as German carmakers face recall

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

WOLFSBURG, Germany (AP) — German carmaker Volkswagen capped two grim days for the country's auto industry by revealing its diesel emissions cheating cost it a chunky 16.2 billion euros ($18.2 billion) for 2015 alone — and that's likely only a…

VW to take $18 billion hit as German carmakers face recall

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

WOLFSBURG, Germany (AP) — German carmaker Volkswagen capped two grim days for the country's auto industry by revealing its diesel emissions cheating cost it a chunky 16.2 billion euros ($18.2 billion) for 2015 alone — and that's likely only a…

Two sentenced for 'drive-by' plot

BBC 

Two men are given life sentences after being convicted of plotting to kill police or soldiers in a shooting inspired by so-called Islamic State.

Man recalls encounter with cougar in neighborhood

CNN Newsource 

A cougar was spotted roaming around near Gresham and Troutdale area leaving many people concerned, and one man said he saw the big cat just ten feet away from him. Police got 6 calls in less than 30 minutes from people who spotted the cougar Monday night. One of those people was Jerry Farley, who said the cougar walked right through his backyard. Lucky for him, the cougar didn’t notice ...

Raytheon’s JLENS: Building an American Anti-Access/Area Denial Capability

The National Interest 

Dan Goure

National Security, A2/AD, Missile Defense, Airborne Radar, Defense,

 In the Western Pacific, a string of a half dozen JLENS systems deployed along the Second Island Chain would provide highly accurate surveillance and targeting of the entire region. 

Admittedly, what went wrong with the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) last October was, in one sense, pretty spectacular. One of the two tethered blimps that carry the... Читать дальше...





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