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Corporate America Blind to gender discrimination
How can a company expect to survive, let alone thrive, if half of its talent pool is excluded from key positions? Most companies can't even recognize they have a problem with gender ...
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Americas oldest veteran to spend quiet Memorial Day at Texas home
World War II veteran Richard Overton, left, is seen in his Army uniform in an undated photograph provided by the City of Austin. Overton, 107, sits outside his Texas home earlier this month. (AP/Austin American ...
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Fitch to Confirm AAAF1+ Ratings on New York City GO Bonds 2006 Ser I Subser I-4 I-5 I-6
Macao Banks' Rapid China Growth Alters Risk Profiles Macao banks could see their risk profiles weaken as their exposure to China continues to climb.Fitch Ratingsexpects credit growth to accelerate to 30% in 2013 from 26% in 2012, primarily led by China-related trade financing. Generally Chinese exposures are driven by parent referrals and associated risk is adequately mitigated with ...
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Cannes Sony Pictures Classics Acquires The Lunchbox for North America
, a mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together by leaving notes in a lunchbox, but their fantasy gradually threatens to overwhelm ...
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There Are As Many Reasons As The Population of New York For Using “Dictionary of Numbers”
Dictionary of Numbers is a Chrome extension that mitigates this condition by allowing users to insert equivalences in real-world terms. It would be one thing to just mention that a military measure would require $8.2 billion; but it adds a whole new layer of context to mention that that a military measure would require the net worth of Fox head honcho Rupert ...
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Opinion Could Weiner replace Bloomberg
To listen to the podcast, click on the Soundcloud audio player above. Or find it on iTunes. But back to Anthony Weiner: For those of you who missed it, in 2011 the former congressman texted pictures of his private parts to women, lied about it, had to resign. We all agreed his mayoral bid can't simply be dismissed as a ...
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Rand Paul Impresses Iowa Voters Still Loses to Hillary Clinton
Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo Hillary Clinton sits at the top of the pack in a new poll of Iowa voters, but her closest competition is firebrand Republican Sen. Rand Paul of ...
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Birdman Flying High For The Heat
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – While the majority of the focus of the thrilling Heat victory in Game 1 will be on LeBron James’ incredible play at the end of the game, there’s another player who was just as key to the Heat getting the win to open the series: Chris Andersen. Andersen set a career high with field goals made and points by going 7-7 and scoring 16 points in the Heat’s ...
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At Least 22 Aftershocks Hit NorCal Following 5.7 Quake
an earthquake in far northeastern California that was felt as far away as San Francisco and in two other states. Plumas County Sheriff Greg Hagwood said the quake did not cause any injuries, but did cause moderate damages, including to a water tank. The magnitude-5.7 quake sent items tumbling from grocery store shelves and downed chimneys when it hit at 8:47 p.m. ...
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SF Public Works Lets Kids Play With Big Machines To Entice Them Into The Trades
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – The San Francisco Department of Public Works threw open its doors Thursday to let school kids get their hands on big machinery, and just maybe consider a future in the building trades. San Francisco has several big construction projects in the planning stages, from the new cruise ship terminal to the Warriors arena, but the city's supply of skilled laborers is ...
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Jennifer Hudson To Be ‘American Idol’ Judge
CHICAGO (CBS) – E! News has confirmed that the first "American Idol" alum turned judge will be Chicago's Jennifer Hudson. She's has signed a deal to join the judges panel for season 13 this fall, and the other two spots may be filled by former Idol contestants Kelly Clarkson and Adam Lambert or Clay ...
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Minnesota loan program targets American Indian entrepreneurs
A Red Lake tribal member has opened a new restaurant in Bemidji with the help of a little-known state loan program targeting American Indian entrepreneurs. Given the high rates of high school dropouts and unemployment on the reservation, Marv Hanson hopes to be a role model for American Indians who want to start their own businesses. Hanson started The Marvelous Fish House and Market in ...
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Bergen Bushs war on terror is over
>Editor's note: Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst, a director at the New America Foundation and the author of "Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden -- From 9/11 to Abbottabad," the basis for the HBO documentary "Manhunt" that will be shown on CNN at 9 p.m. today. Washington (CNN) -- In the past few weeks, we've seen a British soldier hacked to death with a meat cleaver on ...
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Nahyan bin Mubarak attends Gala Dinner hosted by American University of Beirut
WAM ABU DHABI, May 24th, 2013 (WAM)--Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, has stressed that the UAE was committed to asserting the role of universities to achieve the socio-economic development in line with the clear vision of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan in this respect. The remark came during the annual gala ...
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Embraer sees American closing out U.S. regional jet cycle
Fri May 24, 2013 12:25pm EDT * For other news from Reuters Latin America Investment Summit, click here * CEO says one big U.S. order left, after winning 3 in 4 * Options in recent deals to cover much of remaining demand * Planemaker doesn't need more capital to finance new E-Jets (Updates with quotes, details on renewed E-Jet lineup) By Brad Haynes, Cesar Bianconi and Roberta Vilas ...
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Obama Sexual assault threatens trust in military
President Barack Obama speaks at the commencement ceremony for the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Friday, May 24, 2013. The president urged new graduates to exhibit honor and courage in tackling incidents of sexual assault as they assume leadership positions in the military. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez ...
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This Week in the Civil War
Union forces acted this week in 1863 in a coordinated onslaught against Confederates holding Port Hudson, La., bidding to dislodge them while Ulysses S. Grant ratcheted up his offensive against the heavily fortified city of Vicksburg, further up the Mississippi River. The Union on May 27, 1863, unleashed assaults on Confederate fortifications at Port Hudson, only to be pushed back. Federal ...
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Oversize load causes bridge collapse
In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, a man is seen sitting atop a car that fell into the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge there minutes earlier Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. (AP Photo/Francisco ...
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Paul McCartney and Wings Remaster Wings Over America - Album Premiere
Paul McCartney and Wings embarked on their memorable "Wings Over America" tour – and next week, their classic 1976 live album from that journey will be rereleased as a remastered version with new bonus material. This deluxe take ...
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Web Series Black Folk Dont Explores Stereotypes of African Americans
Black Public Media , is a web series that explores and debunks various stereotypes of Black Americans. The series is filmed in various cities, and various Black Americans are often asked to speak about certain common stereotypes of Blacks. As the panelists give fairly different answers and responses to the stereotype, the stereotype is challenged itself. Topics covered include suicide, therapy, ...
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Why Anthony Weiner Shouldnt Bank on Forgiveness in the New York Mayoral Race
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner's bid for a second chance in politics is not evincing much sympathy from New Yorkers, starting right at the top. "Shame on us" if the disgraced Democrat is elected mayor of New York City, Gov. ...
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Some damage reported from 5.7 quake in N. Calif.
GREENVILLE, Calif. -- An earthquake in far northeastern California did not injure anyone but did cause moderate damage, including to a water tank that supplies hundreds of homes with drinking water, local authorities said Friday.Plumas County Sheriff Greg Hagwood said the magnitude-5.7 quake sent items tumbling from grocery store shelves and downed chimneys when it hit at 8:47 p.m. Thursday.The ...
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Report 1 in 9 American bridges structurally deficient
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - The bridge collapse in Washington comes days after a new report released by the American Society of Engineers, which called one in nine bridges in the country "structurally deficient." It should be noted, ...
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Srikanth Srinivasan first Indian-American judge of top American court
NRI News: With Senate confirmation, 46-year-old Srikanth Srinivasan has become the first Indian-American to be appointed to the top American ...
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18 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport
ATLANTA - Authorities say 18 people have been taken to the hospital following a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport.Atlanta Fire Rescue Department spokeswoman Janet Ward says the accident happened around 10:30 a.m. Friday. She says it's not immediately clear what caused the accident.Ward says there were 18 people on the bus at the time of the ...
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Idaho looks to eco-business for eventual recovery
Colorado has been leading the country in developing a sustainable, environmentally-friendly ‘green economy’ using $1 billion in federal grants over the last ten years or so, the efforts have paid off and now it seems that Idaho’s leadership may be looking to do something similar.
Using a $1.25 million federal grant the state of Idaho is investigating the extent of our green economy. Officials from the Idaho Department of Labor are in the process of interviewing around 5000 large and small employers and asking them, basically, how many ‘green’ jobs they’re currently got and what their growth potential is for the coming years. Read more
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