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This Spotify-backed startup wants to shake up a whole new music market, and it just launched in the US

BusinessInsider.com 

Soundtrack Your Brand

Streaming music is taking over the industry, and with over 30 million paying users, Spotify is leading the pack.

But one area where the disruption hasn’t hit to the same extent is with consumer businesses: think department stores or coffee shops. That market is still dominated by the old model, which consists of buying CDs or specialized equipment licensed for a business setting, according to Ola Sars, cofounder of streaming service Beats Music.

That’s why in 2013... Читать дальше...

Calif. primary could face low voter turnout

MSNBC 

Political Data Vice President Paul Mitchell, also the owner of Redistricting Partners, talks to MSNBC's Alex Witt about the Democratic race in California – and which candidate is most likely to benefit from voters staying home.

How Awful Was Your High School Experience?

BuzzFeed 

♪ High school never ends ♪

There are lots of shitty things about high school; so many that it's hard to limit them to one list. If you're feelin' like venting, name other terrible, awful, high school things in the comments below!



Halep secures Madrid Open title

BBC Sport 

Romania's world number seven Simona Halep beats Dominika Cibulkova 6-2 6-4 to win the Madrid Open title.

El Chapo transferred to prison in Juarez

GantDaily.com 

Drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was transferred Saturday from the maximum-security Altiplano prison in central Mexico to a prison in Ciudad Juarez, near the border with the United States, a senior Mexican law enforcement source told CNN. “Due to the proximity (to the U.S.), it makes it easier to extradite him,” the official said. […]

Shooters in Afghan uniform kill two NATO soldiers

BusinessInsider.com 

Thomson Reuters

KABUL (Reuters) - Two members of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission were killed in southern Afghanistan on Saturday when individuals wearing Afghan uniform opened fire on them before themselves being killed, a statement from the mission said.

It gave no further details about the incident, which came as NATO commander General John Nicholson reviews plans to cut the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan by next year.

(Reporting by James Mackenzie; Editing by... Читать дальше...

6 sentenced to death in Egypt for documents leak

Stars and Stripes 

An Egyptian court Saturday handed down preliminary death sentences to six defendants on charges of leaking secret state documents to Qatar in a case involving deposed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.

Sufi Muslim leader latest killed in Bangladesh hacking deaths

United Press International (UPI.com) 

Marilyn Malara
DHAKA, Bangladesh, May 7 (UPI) -- A local Sufi leader was found dead with his throat slashed in central Bangladesh, making him the latest victim of a series of similar murders in the country.

Obama: "My election did not create a post-racial society"

BusinessInsider.com 

Thomson Reuters

President Barack Obama said in a commencement speech on Saturday that US race relations have improved over the last three decades, but that significant work still needs to be done.

"I tell you this not to lull you into complacency, but to stir you into action because there's still so much work to do," Obama told about 2,300 Howard University graduates in Washington.

The United States has a racial gap in economic opportunities, Obama said, noting that the overall... Читать дальше...

Egypt court recommends death for 2 Al-Jazeera employees

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court on Saturday recommended the death sentence against six people, including two Al-Jazeera employees, for allegedly passing documents related to national security to Qatar and the Doha-based TV network during the rule of Islamist president…





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