CBS wins fight over rights to play oldies
By Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal CBS has amped up the fight over sound recordings made prior to 1972 with a rare win in California. A federal judge in the Central District of California granted summary judgment on…
UCLA gunman reportedly had ‘Kill List,’ may be linked to another murder in Minnesota
By Jen Kirby From New York Mag The UCLA gunman who killed an engineering professor and then shot himself may have also murdered another woman in Minnesota before carrying out his rampage at the California university Wednesday, according to police….
Pluto’s atmosphere
Pluto’s atmosphere takes center stage in new NASA photo BY MIRIAM KRAMER A new photo of Pluto’s atmosphere makes the invisible visible. The new image, taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in July, shows the blue ring of the dwarf…
India’s second largest loan defaulter now has citizenship in a Caribbean tax haven: Indian Express
From Scroll.in Winsome Diamonds and Jewellery Ltd promoter, Jatin Mehta, owes Rs 6,800 crore to a consortium of banks led by Standard Chartered. India’s second largest loan defaulter now has citizenship in a Caribbean tax haven: Indian Express Winsome Diamonds…
The Wright Brothers’ glider tests
By Alex Q. Arbuckle RETRONAUT From Mashable October 1902 The Wright Brothers’ glider tests Inventing powered flight is not something you can just wing. Before their groundbreaking powered flight over the dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on Dec. 17,…
SVG passes bill to end swearing of allegiance to Queen; swearing to SVG instead
By WEFM99 From St Lucia News Online Parliament has approved the passage of a Bill that would allow government officials here to swear allegiance to the state of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, rather than to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth…
Taste of the Caribbean
From The Daily Herald sx The region’s premier culinary event is about to take place in Miami. Chefs on various islands entered competitions in the hopes of gaining a place on their island’s culinary team. Soon the teams from neighbouring…
Hilton Worldwide Hotels in the Caribbean and Latin America participate in Hilton Worldwide’s largest annual global career initiative
Careers@Hilton Live Showcases the Diverse and Rewarding Career Opportunities in Hospitality for Job Seekers around the World MIAMI – June 1, 2016 – Hilton Worldwide hotels in Latin America and the Caribbean have taken part in Careers@Hilton Live: Youth in…
Caribbean Summit to call for unity to tackle climate change
By Gao Xing From New China PORT OF SPAIN, May 31 (Xinhua) — An upcoming summit attended by heads of state and government of the Caribbean countries on Saturday will call for unity to tackle the climate change problem. “Our…
People Profile Awards celebrate Caribbean-Americans
From Caribbean National Weekly Celebrating June as Caribbean-American Heritage month, the inaugural Annual People Profile Awards get set to honor local stalwarts whose stories inspire, motivate and educate. The first ever awards will be presented at the Black Tie Red Carpet Affair,…