interesting things
Journalist Evan Wright was given a tip about a man who had gone from mafia hitman to one of the top counterterrorism agents in the CIA.
via The Daily Beast – Latest Articles http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/06/28/did-a-cia-agent-work-for-the-mob-excerpt-from-evan-wright-s-new-book.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thedailybeast%2Farticles+%28The+Daily+Beast+-+Latest+Articles%29
An unrelenting campaign of arrests by the Syrian government since the start of the uprising has focused on two groups: men and boys from besieged towns, and secular activists.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/28/world/middleeast/beyond-arms-syria-uses-arrests-against-uprising.html
CERN will hold a scientific seminar on July 4, 2012 to deliver the latest update in the search for the Higgs boson. At this seminar, coming on the eve of this year’s major particle physics conference, ICHEP, in Melbourne, the ATLAS and CMS experiments will deliver the preliminary results of their 2012 data analysis.
via ScienceDaily: Latest Science News http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120628121950.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29
News Corp.’s board last night agreed to split the company into two publicly traded units, according to a published report. The move, under consideration for years, will separate the company’s entertainment properties, which contain 75 percent of News Corp.’s revenue, from its newspaper, publishing and education assets…
via NY Post: Business http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/news_corp_board_has_ok_split_yTGJxPOq4N2Ov5GJwhgoaP?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=Business
Anchor signs off morning show Thursday morning.
Now the banks tell us what Facebook’s really worth.An analyst with Morgan Stanley, one of the lead underwriters in the social networking giant’s May 18 initial public offering — which set an IPO price of $38 — said yesterday he believes Facebook shares will rise 15 percent over the…
via NY Post: Business http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/street_facebook_stuck_at_ipo_price_yrKHeBW1jTIykuayjWcJDI?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=Business
Apple plans an overhaul of iTunes that would mark one of the largest changes to the world’s biggest music store since its 2003 debut, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter. Apple will unveil the changes by the end of the year, said the sources. The world…
via NY Post: Business http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/apple_itunes_overhaul_6BD1joDBxn4e6WHYWl1xLK?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Business
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Louis C.K. is bypassing services like Ticketmaster and offering tickets to his next tour for a flat $45 through his own Web site.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/26/louis-c-k-gets-into-the-ticket-selling-business/