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Elwood Edwards, voice of AOL ‘You’ve got mail’ greeting, dies aged 74
Edwards taped message that became catchphrase and served as title of 1998 film starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Elwood Edwards, who voiced AOL’s “You’ve got mail” greeting, has died, aged 74.. ...World - The Guardian - November 9 -
Former LA Rams and USC coach John Robinson has died at age 89, the Rams have confirmed
Former LA Rams and USC coach John Robinson has died at age 89, the Rams have confirmedSports - ABC News - November 11 -
Frank Auerbach, leading figurative painter who fled Nazis, dies aged 93
Saved by a sponsorship that took him from Berlin to London as a child, the artist later fell in with Soho’s artistic crowd including Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Frank Auerbach: a life in ...World - The Guardian - November 12 -
Roy Haynes, jazz drummer whose career spanned nine decades, dies aged 99
American drummer who began in 1940s swing and bebop scenes played with Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and dozens more. Roy Haynes, a drummer who was one of the last remaining musicians of jazz’s ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
Bela Karolyi, gymnastics coach who mentored Nadia Comaneci, dies aged 82
Karolyi trained multiple Olympic gold medalists and help turn the US into an international gymnastics power. Bela Karolyi, the charismatic if polarizing gymnastics coach who turned young women into ...World - The Guardian - November 17 -
Vladimir Shklyarov, Russian ballet star, dies aged 39 after falling from building
St Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre says dancer was taking painkillers for an injury and fell from fifth floor. The acclaimed Russian ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov has died aged 39.. Shklyarov ...World - The Guardian - November 17 -
Barbara Taylor Bradford, one of Britain's most successful novelists, dies aged 91
Her books included A Woman of Substance, which sold 30 million copies and became a hit TV series.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
Malaysian court orders return of Swatch watches featuring LGBTQ designs
A Malaysian court ordered the government to return rainbow-colored watches made by Swatch Group that were seized last year for designs celebrating LGBTQ rights.Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Billionaires see the stakes of election
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Billionaires with business interests riding on election For billionaires who have ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
What’s a Democratic Billionaire to Do Now?
The party’s donor class is still wrestling with Donald Trump’s victory, worried about retribution and sluggish liberal energy. Some rich Democrats are even pondering leaving the country.Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
Tycoon Drives India's Push Against China's Solar-Energy Dominance
Gautam Adani, the founder of one of India’s biggest business conglomerates, lies at the intersection of the country’s clean energy challenge to China.World - The Wall Street Journal - November 8 -
Bangladesh tycoon says Singapore citizenship is a shield against central bank ‘intimidation’
Mohammed Saiful Alam considers international arbitration over accusations he siphoned money out of banking sectorWorld - Financial Times - November 19 -
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Swatch wins Malaysian suit over watches the government said had LGBTQ+ elements
Swiss watchmaker Swatch has won a suit against the Malaysian government after a court ordered the return of 172 Swatch watches seized last year due to designs that authorities said bore LGBT elementsWorld - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Malaysian court drops one of the graft cases against jailed former premier Najib Razak
A Malaysian court dropped charges against jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak over criminal breach of trust linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of a state fundWorld - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Bobby Allison, Hall of Fame NASCAR Driver, Is Dead at 86
A three-time winner of the Daytona 500, he was ranked as one of NASCAR’s greatest drivers, with 84 victories. But his career was darkened by tragedy and injuries.Top stories - The New York Times - November 10 -
An excess of billionaires is destabilising politics – just as academics predicted
Politicians have always courted the wealthy, but Elon Musk and co represent a new kind of donor, and an unprecedented danger to democracy. The concept of “elite overproduction” was developed by ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Billionaires have business interests hinging on election outcome
Billionaires who have funneled tens of millions of dollars into the 2024 election or who have made key decisions affecting the race have a lot riding on the outcome. Two of the biggest names to get ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
Gautam Adani charged in US over alleged $250mn bribery scheme
Prosecutors accuse tycoon and others of lying to investors and offering millions in bribes to land lucrative contractsWorld - Financial Times - November 21 -
US charges Indian billionaire Adani over alleged $250m bribery scheme
The Adani Group has denied the allegations of bribery and fraud, calling them "baseless".Top stories - BBC News - November 21 -
Czech billionaire closes in on deal to buy Royal Mail
Daniel Kretinsky is understood to have offered a series of concessions to the UK government.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
Hong Kong leader warns Trump not to interfere after he says he would free Jimmy Lai
Hong Kong’s top leader on Tuesday warned President-elect Donald Trump not to interfere in the Chinese territory’s internal affairs after he said he would “100%” free the imprisoned pro-democracy ...Top stories - NBC News - November 12 -
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denies foreign collusion in security trial
Fierce critic of Beijing testifies for first time as he faces up to life in prisonWorld - Financial Times - November 20 -
Pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai denies asking U.S. to act against Hong Kong, China in landmark trial
Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai began testifying in his landmark national security trial that is widely seen as a measure of press freedom in the city.Top stories - NBC News - November 20 -
Kenya cancels airport and energy deals with Adani group after the US indicts the Indian tycoon
Kenya’s president says he has cancelled multimillion-dollar airport expansion and energy deals with Indian tycoon Gautam Adani after U.S. bribery and fraud indictments against one of Asia’s richest ...World - ABC News - November 21 -
The Age of the Pogrom Returns
The attack on Israeli soccer fans comes after years of rising antisemitism in Europe, much within Muslim communities.Top stories - The New York Times - November 8
