hope political journalists realize that disruptions like @fivethirtyeight won’t be stopped by their disapproval http://t.co/ffgXRkjVew
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Frmr Rand Paul aide: “racial profiling isn’t only ethical—it is indispensable 2 basic law enforcemnt & public safety†http://t.co/Xx6pV1Ld1Z
Frmr Rand Paul aide: “racial profiling isn’t only ethical—it is indispensable 2 basic law enforcemnt & public safety†http://t.co/Xx6pV1Ld1Z
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J.J. Abrams not dropping out of ‘Star Wars’ sequel, Lucasfilm says
“There is no truth to the rumor,” Lucasfilm said in a statement issued Monday. “J.J. is having a great time working on the script and is looking forward to going into production.”
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Daniel Loeb’s Wild Yahoo Ride: $610 Million in Pretax Profit
Third Point hedge fund sold 40 million shares for more than twice what it paid for them about two years ago.
via Hollywood Reporter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/daniel-loebs-wild-yahoo-ride-590390
Dan’s $1b profit
Dan Loeb’s profits on his two-year play on Yahoo! reached $1.2 billion yesterday — one of the largest scores in Wall Street history on trades of a single company’s shares.
The New York hedge fund mogul, whose Third Point fund started accumulating its 7 percent stake in the…
via NY Post: Business http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/dan_profit_UnvVTGOMTSBFNSmkUlE33I?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=Business
DreamWorks shares hold wake as ‘Turbo’ sputters
DreamWorks Animation SKG fell 4.5 percent after an analyst predicted a writedown of as much as $50 million on the new movie “Turbo,†citing a disappointing opening at the box office.
DreamWorks Animation declined to $23.77 at the close. Shares of the film studio, which fell 6 percent…
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AP Exclusive: Images show NKorea launch-pad halt
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An eight-month construction standstill at a North Korean site meant to launch bigger and better long-range rockets may signal Pyongyang is slowing or even stopping development of larger rockets, according to a new analysis of recent satellite imagery….
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Lots on line in ‘Obama phone’ fight
One of the world’s richest men wants to save the program for the poor.
via POLITICO – TOP Stories http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/tracphone-lifeline-phone-94594.html
Qatari Riches Are Buying Art World Influence – NYTimes.com
More than $70 million for Rothko’s “White Center†in 2007, a high-water mark for that artist.More than $20 million later that year for a Damien Hirst pill cabinet, then a record for a living artist.And $250 million for Cézanne’s “Card Players†in 2011, the highest known price ever paid for a painting.Given the secrecy of the art market, few knew at the time who had laid out such unprecedented sums.But it has become increasingly clear that those masterpieces and many more have been purchased by Qatar, a tiny Persian Gulf country with enormous wealth and cultural ambitions to match: it is buying art at a level never seen before.
via Qatari Riches Are Buying Art World Influence – NYTimes.com.
Snuggling my inconsolably jealous infant, trying to explain why democracy is awesome. “YOU’RE the royal baby in MY book!”
Snuggling my inconsolably jealous infant, trying to explain why democracy is awesome. “YOU’RE the royal baby in MY book!”
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