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Eight killed in shooting at Nigerian church

OZUBULU, Nigeria (UPI) -- At least 11 people died in a shooting Sunday at a church in southern Nigeria apparently by a lone gunman, police said. Another 18 worshipers were wounded in the attack at St. Philip's Catholic Church in Ozubulu near the city of Onitsha in the state of Anambra, the Police Command in Awka said in a post on Facebook. Initially, witnesses said the attack was carried out by gunmen at 5:45 a.m., but police now say it likely was […]

todayAugust 7, 2017 35

Business & Lifestyle

Nissan workers in Mississippi reject bid to unionize

CANTON, Miss. (UPI) -- Nissan factory workers in Mississippi this week overwhelmingly struck down a bid to join the United Auto Workers union, capping a years-long campaign that drew national attention. Roughly 3,500 workers in the Canton, Miss., automobile plant rejected the measure by a 63-37 percent margin, USA Today Network reported. The campaign had been contentious. Some claimed Nissan intimidated its workers to vote against unionization and others said managers at the plant have given preferential treatment to white employees. Sen. Bernie […]

todayAugust 5, 2017 35

Business & Lifestyle

Martin Shkreli found guilty of security fraud

NEW YORK CITY (UPI) -- A jury on Friday found Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical executive who came under scrutiny for hiking the cost of a drug by 5,000%, guilty on three counts related to securities fraud. The fraud charges are unrelated to the drug price hike, and have to do with a Ponzi scheme he ran between 2009 and 2014 in which he bilked investors out of a total of $11 million. He was found guilty on three out of the eight charges he […]

todayAugust 5, 2017 35

Brexit Watch

Report: Brexit will cause 40,000 investment bankers to leave Britain

LONDON (UPI) -- Britain could lose up to 40,000 investment bankers as a result of Brexit, a new report says. The report from managing consultant group Oliver Wyman says that as Britain prepares to leave the European block by 2019, British bankers working in the European financial system system could move out of London to other European finance hubs. The report states that the European Union "faces a number of broader policy questions about the future structure of the Euro financial system and […]

todayAugust 1, 2017 78

Business & Lifestyle

Ohio State Fair resumes rides after deadly accident

COLUMBUS (UPI) -- The Ohio State Fair said all its rides have passed re-inspection and are back to operating normally after one called "The Fire Ball" malfunctioned and killed an 18-year-old man last week. The Ohio State Fair said normal operations resumed Sunday following the inspections, which were ordered when Tyler Jarrell was killed and seven others were injured -- three critically -- on the Fire Ball last Wednesday. One of the arms of the ride abruptly fell off while the ride was […]

todayAugust 1, 2017 70

Business & Lifestyle

World’s longest suspension bridge opens in Switzerland

RANDA, Switzerland (UPI) -- The world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge opened Sunday in Switzerland, measuring 1,620 feet long and hanging 278 feet in the air. The Europabrücke (Europe Bridge) is also extremely thin, spanning only 25 inches wide. The new bridge, which was built to replace another that had been damaged by rocks, was built with a special cable system to prevent it from swinging, reported the BBC. The bridge provides a shortcut for hikers doing a two-day journey between Zermatt and […]

todayJuly 31, 2017 31

Business & Lifestyle

Charter Communications declines a merger with Sprint

Ed Adamczyk, United Press International Writer STAMFORD, Conn./OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (UPI) -- Charter Communications Inc. ended speculation it would acquire Sprint Corp., announcing it would not seek a merger between media companies. Japanese telecommunications and Internet company SoftBank Group, whose U.S. subsidiaries include Sprint, proposed the deal. It called for a merger of Sprint and Charter, controlled by SoftBank. The new company would then attempt to purchase T-Mobile U.S. Inc., Bloomberg News reported Monday, citing sources close to negotiations. The deal would merge Sprint's wireless […]

todayJuly 31, 2017 26

Business & Lifestyle

Discovery to buy Scripps in deal valued at $14.6 billion

SILVER SPRING, Md./CINCINNATI, Ohio (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Discovery Communications Inc. said Monday they have reached an agreement to buy Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $14.6 billion, including $2.7 billion of debt. Discovery will pay $90 a share, or 34% over Scripps' unaffected share price as of July 18. The deal is expected to close by early 2018. The combined company will produce about 8,000 hours of original programming annually and be home to about 300,00 hours […]

todayJuly 31, 2017 42

Business & Lifestyle

WSJ report: Charter says no thanks to Sprint mega-merger

STAMFORD, Conn./OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Charter Communications Inc. said it isn’t interested in buying Sprint Corp., rebuffing a gigantic merger offer and ending several weeks of deal talks between the media and communications companies. Sprint proposed a merger with Charter that would create a massive new entity controlled by SoftBank Group Corp., Sprint’s parent, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. On Sunday, Charter said it isn’t interested in the deal and indicated it would stick with an existing wireless […]

todayJuly 30, 2017 66

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