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Snap Applies Lock-up to IPO Shares

Voice of America 

Snap - owner of popular messaging app Snapchat - is going public on Thursday. And it expects anyone buying up to a quarter of its shares to agree not to sell them for a year. Applying lock-ups helps companies moderate stock volatility. A year-long lock-up period is atypically long, potentially signifying strong demand for the IPO, says Lauren Hirsch who covers the story for Reuters. "There is at least one investor who, we're hearing from our sources, have asked to buy a really big chunk in the Snapchat IPO... Читать дальше...

UN panel alleges war crimes in last year's battle for Aleppo

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. panel said Wednesday the evacuation of eastern Aleppo, after months of siege and aerial bombing by Russian and Syrian forces, was one of many war crimes committed by those fighting for control of Syria's largest…

Taliban Commander Killed in Airstrike, U.S. Says

WSJ.com 

A Taliban leader who led a takeover of the city of Kunduz in a key, if fleeting, victory for the Islamist group was killed in a U.S. airstrike over the weekend, the U.S. military said.

Syracuse's Peterson, NC State's Moore win ACC awards

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

In a separate vote, league coaches picked Notre Dame's Brianna Turner as the defensive player of the year for the second straight year and also chose Florida State center Chatrice White as the top reserve. Moore became the first N.C. State coach to win the women's award, leading the Wolfpack (22-7) to the No. 4 seed in this week's ACC Tournament.

Here’s why Trump’s plan to spend more on the military may actually put US national security at greater risk

BusinessInsider.com 

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President Donald Trump's proposed $54 billion bump to defense spending may be a good idea — but cutting foreign aid and funding for the State Department to pay for it may actually undermine US national security interests.

In 2013, current-Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis put the need for diplomacy over strict military power succinctly, saying: “If you don’t fund the State Department fully, then I need to buy more ammunition ultimately."

As Mattis' point makes clear... Читать дальше...



Car parts maker says scam got tax info for 2,400 workers

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Swiss company says income tax information was stolen for about 2,400 workers in the United States, putting them at risk of identity theft just as many are awaiting tax refunds.

Tom DeLonge named UFO Researcher of the Year

United Press International (UPI.com) 

Former Blink-182 singer and guitarist Tom DeLonge has been named UFO Researcher of the Year by UFO website and YouTube channel Open Minds TV.

Austria: Man tries to enter courthouse with bag of roaches

TheRepublic.com 

VIENNA — Security guards at an Austrian court might need to put up a sign at the screening gate to let the public know about another item prohibited on the premises — cockroaches. State broadcaster ORF said Wednesday that security personnel in the western city of Linz turned away a man a day earlier after

Abakaliki rice, what is it?

NAIJ.COM (Nigeria News) 

What do you know about ABAKALIKI RICE production? What makes it special and where can one find it? Why do many people choose it over other foods? Learn it here!

Storm system that killed 3 in Midwest rumbles eastward

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

A spring-like storm system that killed at least three people as it spawned tornadoes and destroyed more than 100 homes in the central U.S. rumbled eastward Wednesday, putting about 95 million people in its path, forecasters said. The compact but strong storms, known as supercells, moved into ...

Here's exactly what to do when your boss offers you a project you're not sure you can tackle

BusinessInsider.com 

Vancouver Film School/Flickr

When your boss offers you a new project — whether it's managing another department or taking on a new client overseas — a natural impulse is to say, "Yes! Of course!" and scurry back to your desk to get started.

The idea being, of course, that the best way to please your boss is to do whatever they ask of you, and do it with a smile — even if the minute you get back to your desk you have a freak-out because you're not sure where to begin.

As it turns out... Читать дальше...

Austria: Man tries to enter courthouse with bag of roaches

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

VIENNA (AP) — Security guards at an Austrian court might need to put up a sign at the screening gate to let the public know about another item prohibited on the premises — cockroaches. State broadcaster ORF said Wednesday that security personnel in the western city of Linz turned away a man a day earlier after he tried to enter the court building with a sack full of the six-legged pests. ORF did not say why the man had the roaches or what he planned to do with them.





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