Social media and mourning: Funerals may be the last frontier
NEW YORK (AP) — Taya Dunn Johnson has been living large online for years, embracing Facebook, Twitter and other social streams to frequently share her most mundane and intimate moments.
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Citi targeting market share gains in equities in 2015
U.S. bank Citigroup (C.N) is targeting market-share gains in equities in 2015, its European head of equities told Reuters, pointing to fresh technology investment and new hires as financial-market trading picks up. The comments echo a more optimistic stance from trading desks at global investment banks after a bumper quarter boosted by the European Central Bank’s announcement of a bond-buying scheme to spur growth. They contrast with last year’s more
Pitt, Jolie list French Quarter home for sale
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are selling their French Quarter home.
Vergara and ex go head-to-head over embryos on morning TV
NEW YORK (AP) — Morning TV on Thursday hosted dueling exes locked in a dispute over the fate of frozen embryos.
Japan's man-sized mascot bear goes to Cannes
He has lectured at Harvard University and featured on the front pages of a global newspaper, now Japan’s paunchy black bear mascot is to walk the red carpet at Cannes promoting his own movies. Kumamon — a stylised creation with red cheeks and a fixed grin — is to attend the premier global film festival when it opens in the south of France next week. The man-sized mascot, whose name
Paul Shaffer ready to disband the CBS Orchestra
NEW YORK (AP) — Hidden in the attention being paid to David Letterman leading to his May 20 retirement is the knowledge that it will also mean the end of a regular television role for America’s bandleader, Paul Shaffer.
Oscar Isaac's 'Star Wars' character may be from Yavin 4
NEW YORK (AP) — Attention die-hard “Star Wars” fans: Guatemalan actor Oscar Isaac thinks his character Poe Dameron in the next “Star Wars” film is from Yavin 4.
Election day becomes political drama in 'The Vote'
LONDON (AP) — Election campaigns are full of drama. So are election results. The bit in between, though? That’s just people in polling booths, marking Xs on pieces of paper.
Mariah Carey hits the high notes for Las Vegas residency
LAS VEGAS (AP) — It only took Mariah Carey placing her hand to one ear for everyone inside The Colosseum at Caesars Palace Wednesday night to know what was coming next.
SilverCrest Accelerates Exploration of High Grade El Cholugo Zone at Santa Elena Mine
[PR Newswire] – TSX: SVL NYSE MKT: SVLC VANCOUVER, May 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ – SilverCrest Mines Inc. (“SilverCrest” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce initial results of its accelerated underground …