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Hedge funds push for overhaul at eBay (Tue, 22 Jan 2019)
Hedge funds Elliott Management and Starboard Value have taken stakes in eBay Inc and are pushing for changes including the sale of some of the e-commerce company's businesses.
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Trump seeks to move ahead with big speech despite Pelosi shutdown concerns (Tue, 22 Jan 2019)
President Donald Trump on Tuesday attempted to move ahead with planning for a State of the Union speech to the U.S. Congress on Jan. 29 despite pressure from Democrats to delay it due to the government shutdown, as his immigration proposal suffered a blow from the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Miami prosecutor probing MLK traffic incident as hate crime (Tue, 22 Jan 2019)
MIAMI (AP) — Miami prosecutors are investigating as a possible hate crime a traffic incident involving a gun-wielding white man and a group of black bicyclists on Martin Luther King Day. State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said in a news release Tuesday that she has ordered her hate crimes chief to look into Monday’s confrontation. A police report says the cyclists blocked part of a major street to protest plans for a private development to displace affordable housing in a financially struggling neighborhood. A video posted by news outlets shows a woman yelling at the group and 51-year-old Mark Bartlett running up with a handgun and hurling racial slurs at the cyclists. Bartlett so far is charged only with a weapons violation. Court records do not show whether he has an attorney. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
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Ex-University of Okla. students apologize for racist video (Tue, 22 Jan 2019)
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Two former University of Oklahoma students are publicly apologizing for their involvement in a video in which one of the women wore black face paint and used a racial epithet. The university released statements Tuesday from former students Frances Ford and Olivia Urban. Urban called the video “the most regrettable decision of my life” and says there’s no excuse for such behavior “in private or public.” Ford says the video was “insensitive and irresponsible.” The school says the apologies were sent to the Office of University Community on Saturday, a day after the video surfaced . University President James Gallogly announced Monday that both women had voluntarily withdrawn from campus. A student rally is planned for Tuesday. The university severed ties with a fraternity in 2015 after several members took part in a chant caught on video that referenced lynching. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
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Hedge funds push for overhaul at eBay (Tue, 22 Jan 2019)
Hedge funds Elliott Management and Starboard Value have taken stakes in eBay Inc and are pushing for changes including the sale of some of the e-commerce company's businesses.
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Trump seeks to move ahead with big speech despite Pelosi shutdown concerns (Tue, 22 Jan 2019)
President Donald Trump on Tuesday attempted to move ahead with planning for a State of the Union speech to the U.S. Congress on Jan. 29 despite pressure from Democrats to delay it due to the government shutdown, as his immigration proposal suffered a blow from the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Abiy's Ethiopia pardons 13,000 accused of treason or terrorism (Tue, 22 Jan 2019)
Ethiopia has pardoned more than 13,000 people in the past six months who had been charged with or convicted of treason or terrorism, state-affiliated media said on Tuesday.
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Cardiff City soccer player Sala missing after plane disappears over English Channel (Tue, 22 Jan 2019)
Cardiff City's new soccer star Emiliano Sala was on board a light aircraft that disappeared en route to the Welsh capital where he was to join up with the team, France's civil aviation authority said on Tuesday.
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President Trump moving ahead with plans for State of Union Address (Tue, 22 Jan 2019)
The White House is moving forward with plans for President Trump deliver his State of the Union speech next week over the wishes of House Speaker Pelosi. White House correspondent Greg Clugston reports. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
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Trump told WH spokeswoman “not to bother” with daily briefings (Tue, 22 Jan 2019)
President Trump says he’s the one who put an end to daily White House press briefings. White House correspondent Greg Clugston reports. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
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