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This little-known app could take on Facebook in a key market (LN, FB, TWTR)

BusinessInsider.com 

AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

Messaging could be the next big thing.

If it is, Line is perfectly positioned to ride the trend to untold riches. The app has four to five times the number of monthly active users as Facebook in Japan and is similarly popular in Taiwan, Thailand, and Indonesia.

David Gibson, an analyst at Macquarie Research, thinks the company's stock price will shoot up 32% higher on the Japanese markets. The main attraction isn't even the crazy popular messaging app, but rather it's the ad platform behind it. Читать дальше...

Funds for self-employment

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Physically challenged and senior citizens' welfare department, under Aadhaar scheme, has invited applications on self-employment.Candidates will be given funds to run provision stores/ shops.

Having a bit of fun with names of RVs

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

It’s summer. Which means there is a bit more traffic on the freeways as Oregonians and their out-of-state pals look to enjoy nature.



Ohio hospital settles suit over disposal of infant’s remains

TheRepublic.com 

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — A northeast Ohio hospital has settled a lawsuit over alleged negligence that indicated the remains of an infant that died before birth were disposed of without the mother’s consent. Court filings by attorneys for the Youngstown woman, Lytanya Wylie, and St. Elizabeth Health Center indicated the infant’s remains probably were discarded with

Column: More fuss, please, for Rio’s Olympic moms

TheRepublic.com 

RIO DE JANEIRO — If you strapped weights to Usain Bolt’s chest, replaced his six-pack stomach with abs stretched out of shape, de-tuned his muscular frame and explosive power by jellifying his joints, and forced him to take the best part of nine months off, how amazed would we all be if the world’s fastest

Why Modi and Top Hindu Nationalists Are Distancing Themselves From Hardliners

WSJ.com 

A series of recent statements by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and prominent Hindu nationalists suggest the country’s conservatives are trying to distance themselves from hardliners, after months of violent caste and religious disturbances that could hurt their chances in crucial state elections.

Brazil’s other No. 10 – Marta – is getting respect

TheRepublic.com 

MANAUS, Brazil — Known simply by her first name, Marta Vieira da Silva is one of the best women to ever play the game of soccer. And with the Olympics taking place in Brazil, people in her home country are finally getting familiar with her. While Brazil’s other No. 10 — Neymar — is struggling

No riches, but respect for Zimbabwe soccer team at Olympics

TheRepublic.com 

BINDURA, Zimbabwe — Felistas Muzongondi used to be a house cleaner. She’s now an office clerk for a sugar manufacturer, and also the captain of the Zimbabwe women’s soccer team at the Olympics. If you need a reminder that the Olympics are about more than just riches and rewards, then the Zimbabwean soccer team is

The creators of Pokémon Go are testing a big, awesome, new way to find nearby Pokémon

BusinessInsider.com 

Matt Weinberger/Business Insider

It looks like Niantic, the company behind the smash-hit smartphone sensation Pokémon Go, is working on a big, huge upgrade to the way you find nearby Pokémon, finally fixing a big frustration for players.

In the release notes for the newest Pokémon Go app update for Android and iPhone, Niantic teased that "we're currently testing a variation of the 'Nearby Pokémon' feature with a subset of users."

The news comes not a moment too late: Pokémon... Читать дальше...

Column: More fuss, please, for Rio's Olympic moms

JournalStar.com 

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — If you strapped weights to Usain Bolt's chest, replaced his six-pack stomach with abs stretched out of shape, de-tuned his muscular frame and explosive power by jellifying his joints, and forced him to take the…

Column: More fuss, please, for Rio's Olympic moms

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — If you strapped weights to Usain Bolt's chest, replaced his six-pack stomach with abs stretched out of shape, de-tuned his muscular frame and explosive power by jellifying his joints, and forced him to take the…

Column: More fuss, please, for Rio's Olympic moms

«The Bismarck Tribune» (bismarcktribune.com) 

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — If you strapped weights to Usain Bolt's chest, replaced his six-pack stomach with abs stretched out of shape, de-tuned his muscular frame and explosive power by jellifying his joints, and forced him to take the…

American cyclists beginning to rue 4th place finishes

TheRepublic.com 

RIO DE JANEIRO — One long-held truism of the Olympics is there are no medals for fourth place, only the crushing disappointment of coming oh-so-close to a life-changing step up the podium. If there were, the U.S. road cycling team would feel much better about the Summer Games. There have been six road cycling events





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