Obama gets a law firm offer
By Jennifer Henderson, From The Am Law Daily President Barack Obama’s got a job offer—and it’s from a law firm. No need to thumb through The Am Law 100, however; the leader of the free world’s legal suitor is slightly…
The Global Lawyer: Terror plaintiffs still have friends in Washington
By Michael D. Goldhaber, From The Am Law Daily Petrodollars just don’t buy what they used to on Capitol Hill. The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, defying a five-week lobbying campaign by…
So Long Time Warner Cable: Charter to retire maligned brand
By Alex Sherman From Bloomberg The brand you love to hate is going away. Time Warner Cable, which had the worst customer-service score in any industry according to a 2015 survey, won’t survive Charter Communications Inc.’s acquisition. Charter closed its $55.1 billion purchase…
Central America strengthens partnerships for policy dialogue on family farming Spanish
San Salvador, 18 May 2016 –Promoting pro-family farming policies in support of inclusive, democratic governance and poverty reduction are the objectives of the “Regional Rural Dialogue Programme – Central America and the Dominican Republic,” launched today in San Salvador. This…
Prison Reform 2016: Netherlands Jails May Close As Dutch Crime Rate Falls
By Jackie Salo From IBT Five Netherlands prisons may be shuttered during the next few years, Dutch authorities say. Justice Minister Ard van der Steur said at a parliament meeting Monday that the potential move would cut spending on empty…
Chaos outside Court as 5 teens remanded for murder of Professor Mars
From iNews Guyana Amid chaos, the five teenagers implicated in the robbery/ murder of Guyana-born American University Professor, Perry Mars were charged for the brutal crime when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning. Under heavy police guard,…
117 million LinkedIn emails and passwords from a 2012 hack just got posted online
By Sarah Perez From techcrunch A LinkedIn hack from back in 2012 is still causing problems for its users. The company announced this morning that another data set from the hack, which contains over 100 million LinkedIn members’ emails and passwords,…
Mountain lion killed
Mountain lion killed with teeth in forehead Mountain lion discovered with teeth growing out of its forehead By Max Knoblauch From Mashable Images of a mountain lion killed in southeastern Idaho on December 30 has confounded viewers, due to an…
There’s a five-story vending machine dispensing used cars in Nashville
BY NICK JAYNES From Mashable There are all kinds of strange vending machines in the world, from ones that dispense iPads to others that dole out live crabs. Now there’s one in Nashville, Tennessee that dispenses cars. That’s right; online…
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U.S. upgrades its weather forecasting system, but still lags behind competitors
BY ANDREW FREEDMAN From Mashable The National Weather Service (NWS) has completed a major upgrade to its main supercomputers, which are now processing weather data in four dimensions instead of three. The move will result in more accurate weather forecasts,…
