Rio de Janeiro Olympics organizers still struggling with unpaid bills
By Maureen Foody From Wn Four months after the closing ceremonies of the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, the organizers are still having problems paying off their bills including the $3.7 million owe to the International Paralympic Committee,…
Questions about a man’s height could end up overturning his armed robbery conviction
By Maurice Chammah, The Marshall Project From Business Insider In June 2008, a man wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap entered a 7-Eleven store in Killeen, Texas, pointed a gun at the clerk, and demanded money. A string of similar…
Caribbean Three slam Oxfam Tax Haven Report
From CARIBBEAN360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Wednesday December 14, 2016 – Mischievous, grossly inaccurate and under-researched! That’s how three Caribbean countries deemed among the world’s worst corporate tax havens have described a report published by international charity Oxfam, entitled ‘Tax Battles –…
It rains rubies and sapphires on this distant Jupiter-like planet
By George Dvorsky From Gizmodo A Jupiter-like planet located 1,000 light-years from Earth is exhibiting some rather strange meteorological behaviour. The clouds on this planet appear to be made from corundum — the same mineral that produces rubies and sapphires….
From cash registers to escalators to shopping carts: 11 important firsts in bricks-and-mortar retail history
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist These days you can shop from the comfort your couch in your soft pants, ordering up a flat of cat food, paper towels, and a smartphone with one click. So it’s easy to forget…
Are cigarette warnings that show actual harm more effective at getting people to quit?
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist Imagine you’re holding a package of cigarettes you’re thinking about buying. Which would encourage you to quit: a label with a written warning, or a label with a photo of a throat cancer patient…
New blue iguana exhibit opens at WCS’s Bronx Zoo
By Raymond A. Edel , A new exhibit in the Reptile House at World Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo features the Grand Cayman iguana (Cyclura lewisi), also known as the blue iguana. The exhibit is now open to the public and…
Scientists copy climate change data in fear of a Trump crackdown
By Jon Fingas From engadget And the Energy Department is refusing Trump’s request to name climate change workers. Donald Trump’s incoming presidency won’t be kind to climate change science, and that’s making both scientists and government divisions nervous — to…
Parents of twin baby girls in Oklahoma charged in alleged ‘worst case of child abuse’ authorities had seen
By People From Yahoo News The parents of two allegedly neglected and malnourished twin baby girls were arrested in what doctors and police in Oklahoma say was “the worst case of child abuse they had seen,” PEOPLE confirms. Kevin Fowler,…
Private Equity bigwigs bask in Caribbean Billions
By Pitch Book From Value Walk For some of the biggest names in private equity, nothing sounds better during the holiday season than a Caribbean vacation. Just ask TPG, KKR and Bain Capital, all of which were recently involved in…
