Comcast says founder Ralph Roberts, a pioneer of cable television, dead at 95
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Comcast says founder Ralph Roberts, a pioneer of cable television, dead at 95.
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Kapoor condemns intolerance after Versailles art attack
VERSAILLES, France (AP) — Vandals have spray-painted a controversial Anish Kapoor sculpture in the garden of the palace of Versailles outside Paris.
James Taylor: Streaming businesses should pay artists half
NEW YORK (AP) — James Taylor is OK with the booming streaming music business, but he believes artists deserve 50 percent of the profits.
U.S. truck emission standards include 8 percent gain from trailers: EPA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New U.S. performance standards for heavy trucks include the goal of reducing carbon emissions by 8 percent from more aerodynamic truck trailers, a senior Environmental Protection Agency official said on Friday.
EPA proposes tougher mileage standards for trucks
The Obama administration is issuing new rules intended to improve fuel efficiency for medium and heavy-duty trucks and cut pollution blamed for global warming. The proposed standards are expected to lower …
Iconic Paris store finally gets makeover approval
French authorities gave the go-ahead Friday to renovate the iconic former Parisian department store La Samaritaine on the River Seine, ending years of legal wrangling over the historic site. Perched on the right bank of the Seine, the hulking store occupies some of the most expensive real estate in Paris but was shut down in 2005 when it ran afoul of health and safety regulations. Efforts to redevelop the site
US Consumer Spending Was Flat in April
Asanko Gold Inc.: Results of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
[Marketwired] – Asanko Gold Inc. today announced that all the resolutions put to shareholders at the Company’s annual general meeting held yesterday were duly passed. The results for each of the matters voted upon at …
Midway Announces Reduction in Workforce
[Accesswire] – DENVER, CO / ACCESSWIRE / June 19, 2015 / Midway Gold Corp. (TSX:MDW, NYSE MKT:MDW) (the “Company” or “Midway”) today announces that it has organized a reduction in the workforce at …
Fortuna Reports Results of Annual General Meeting
[Marketwired] – Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. hereby announces the voting results at the Company’s annual general meeting held yesterday.