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close shareTools DALLAS — The first nationwide strike at U.S. oil refineries since 1980 is spreading to two BP plants in the Midwest. The United Steelworkers union has notified BP Plc. that workers at refineries in Ohio and Indiana will strike late Saturday night, joining a walkout that began this week at nine other refineries….
Copyright 2015 Reuters G20 gives negative outlook for global economy U.S. Politics • February 10, 2015 5:09 AMFebruary 10, 2015 5:09 AM FOLLOW STORY FOLLOW STORY Copyright 2015 Reuters this is necessary because of the different way mobile and desktop/tablet handle the hero unit image Brisbane, Australia November 16, 2014 G20 gives negative outlook…
This is no ordinary supermarket, at least according to its fans. | ASSOCIATED PRESS Entry Text People love Wegmans.The Rochester, New York-based grocer has unseated Amazon as the firm with the best corporate reputation among a list of 100 highly visible companies, according to an annual Nielsen poll released this week. “To be recognized in…
Spider-Man is coming to Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios announced today, meaning the web-slinger will make an appearance in an upcoming Marvel film. The deal is a confirmation of long burning rumors that Marvel and Sony were working together to bring the iconic Spider-Man into Marvel’s hugely successful film franchises. The new Spider-Man…
The last homicide to occur, on February 1. (David Torres) As the headline says: New York City has not been the setting for one single murder for an entire week. Congratulations #NYPD – 0 Murders in NYC for week ending Feb 8th!! Keeping NYC Safe! @CommissBratton — Roy T Richter (@rtrichter) February 9, 2015…
August 19, 2014 Aram Zucker-Scharff will be walking through PressForward, a Sloan Foundation-funded open-source WordPress plugin designed to help WP users aggregate content across the internet. The plugin collects and archives content from across the web, allowing users to subscribe to RSS feeds, view lists of articles, read them in full, and then discuss and…
You may have read The Lord of the Rings and/or seen the movies, but do you understand what’s going on with those titular pieces of jewelry? This video offers a quick explanation of the various rings in J.R.R. Tolkien’s universe, especially the One Ring. After giving his quick and dirty lowdown on the mythology of…
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Prince YouTube Screenshot /sl-art-illo-cap /sl-art-illo-cntr Year after year, the Grammys prove that it doesn’t matter how talented you are when it comes to music. And every year, there’s always that one person who perfectly captures what the world is thinking when you’re sitting at home asking yourself, “How did Beyoncé just lose to Beck?” and…
Summary:In its original plans, Firefox OS-powered Chromecast alternative Matchstick was meant to be shipping by this time, but the project did not flag plans to support DRM until this weekend. Self-proclaimed open hardware and software platform Matchstick has surprised backers of its project over the weekend, when it announced plans to support Microsoft’s PlayReady technology…