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Month: August 2018

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Owners react to Malaysian government’s detention of ‘Equanimity

From Superyacht News A spokesperson for Equanimity (Cayman) Ltd has issued a statement to purportedly set a few facts straight… In March this year, SuperyachtNews reported that 91.5m M/Y Equanimity had been seized in Bali following links to an ongoing…

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Schedule and Kick Off Times confirmed for the inaugural matches of the Concacaf Nations League qualifying phase

Thirty-Four Concacaf Member Associations will compete in the official FIFA Match window in September Miami (Thursday, August 9, 2018) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) today confirmed the schedule, kick off times and venues…

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Cayman Islands: CCMI scientists study coral spawning

CCMI researchers are monitoring the spawning of staghorn coral, which typically occurs 5 – 7 days after the full moon in July, August or September in one mass, broadcast style spawn. “We have been diving every night to try to…

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Tribune cancels $3.9 billion Sinclair merger, sues media rival

From Newsmax Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.’s bid to become a nationwide powerhouse collapsed as Tribune Media Co. withdrew from a planned merger that drew the ire of federal regulators. Tribune announced its withdrawal from the $3.9 billion transaction in a…

Betsy DeVos’ summer home

McMansion Hell tackles Betsy DeVos’ 22,000-square-foot summer home BY RAIN NOE From Core77 She’s definitely not Secretary of the Interior Core77 is a non-partisan rag, but when McMansion Hell’s Kate Wagner goes after Betsy DeVos’ 22,000-square-foot summer home, we can’t…

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Why you should never ever feed bread to a duck

By Rachel Feltman From Popular Science Enough with this quackery For many of us, this comes as a shocking revelation. Ducks and bread? Name a more iconic duo. But unfortunately, this meme speaks the truth: You really, really shouldn’t feed…

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Airbnb cancels Great Wall of China contest following backlash

Swapna Krishna From engadget The company won’t offer a one-night stay at the landmark after all. Apparently, renting out a priceless ancient cultural relic as a hotel for a night isn’t the best idea. That’s what Airbnb learned after it…

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Spark Neuro raises $13.5M to measure your emotional response to ads and movies

By Anthony Ha From TechCrunch I’m not immune to compliments, and Spencer Gerrol, founder and CEO of Spark Neuro, offered a real winner as he demonstrated his technology. “I love your brain,” he told me. This was after the startup’s…

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UK: Ryanair strike widens as German, Dutch pilots join Friday stoppage

By Victoria Bryan and Patricia Weiss REUTERS From This Is Money UK BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Ryanair will cancel about one in six of its flights on Friday after pilots based in Germany voted to join 24-hour stoppages set…

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Phones sold by the four major US carriers could have a major security flaw

By Rachel England From engadget Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint might have a big problem. Customers using devices from four major cell phone carriers could unknowingly be exposing sensitive data to hackers, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)….