Morgan Stanley To Pay $2.6 Billion Mortgage Settlement
(Adds details) Feb 25 (Reuters) – Morgan Stanley said it will pay $2.6 billion to the U.S. government to resolve potential claims stemming from the sale of mortgage bonds before…
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz Offered To Change Position On Weed If Donor Retracted Criticism: Report
The proposal to Orlando trial lawyer John Morgan was straightforward: retract critical statements he made to a reporter in return for Wasserman Schultz publicly backing his cannabis initiative that she…
Alex Morgan: Body confident and ready to play
She looks every inch a Bond girl, reclining in the Caribbean shallows, the breakwater washing over her bronzed body as she runs her fingers through her long, lustrous tawny locks….
The Stacks: Billie Holiday: Jazz’s Aching Songbird
Dizzy Gillespie’s big band, at Birdland in New York. Coming down the stairs I heard a crackling, stunning trumpet cadenza, brilliant in content as well as in its reckless virtuosity….
Gloria Vanderbilt Fast Facts
Birthplace: New York, New York Birth name: Gloria Laura Morgan Vanderbilt Father: Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt, financier Mother: Gloria Mercedes (Morgan) Vanderbilt Marriages: Wyatt Cooper (December 24, 1963-January 5, 1978, his…
Robert Mugabe Fast Facts
Birth place: Kutama Mission, Southern Rhodesia Birth name: Robert Gabriel Mugabe Father: Gabriel Mugabe, a carpenter Mother: Bona Mugabe Marriages: Grace Marufu (August 17, 1996-present); Sally Heyfron (February 21, 1961-January…
Dating in the Digital Age: A road map to online love
Dating in the digital era can be a rocky road, but in the forthcoming airing of “Inside Man,” Morgan Spurlock looks to redefine the road trip. In advance of the…
NTSB: Emergency brake applied in deadly N.Y. rail crash
A witness who was in car behind the SUV told the NTSB that the vehicle stopped at the crossing, the driver came out of the SUV after the gate struck…
Lessons from the zoo: Four surprising animal facts only zookeepers know
From Dr. Seuss to Dr. Dolittle, pop culture has made life with wild animals look like a blast. But for those who work there, a day at the zoo is…
Surf, sand … and surgery? Inside the world of medical tourism
Or maybe you need to take a few sick days for a routine medical procedure, say getting a pacemaker replaced or doing a bit of cosmetic surgery ? Why not…
Andrew Sullivan bids farewell to blogging
Former CNN host Piers Morgan, a longtime Sullivan adversary, asserted that the announcement could only mean that the blogger’s digital venture has “been a disaster.” The Daily Dish’s self-reported revenue…
Best dividend stocks to buy now
Vector also offers a unique opportunity because of its stake in New York City real-estate giant Douglas Elliman. With the New York real-estate market performing extremely well, Vector has clearly…
‘Friday Night Tykes’ Returns With Virtues Played Up
SAN ANTONIO — On a Thursday night in December, Brian Morgan stood at the 50-yard line on a community football field as two teams from the Outlaws, a youth organization,…
Is this Morgan Spurlock or a robot?
With these words, filmmaker, TV host and busy guy Morgan Spurlock sets off on a quest to find robots, androids and artificial intelligence to make life easier, more productive and…
Walmart Settles With Family Of Comedian Killed In Tracy Morgan Crash
The family of a comedian killed in the New Jersey Turnpike crash that seriously injured Tracy Morgan last summer has settled a wrongful death claim with Wal-Mart. The out-of-court settlement…
Charlie Hebdo Magazines Sell Out In A Flash In New York City
Charlie Hebdo quickly sold out at the first three New York City stores that carried the French weekly. Albertine, an Upper East Side French/English bookstore run in conjunction with the…
Black Ex-Cop Shot 28 Times By White Officers Walks Free From Prison
until the 63-year-old’s 40-year prison sentence was commuted last week. Last Wednesday, Howard Morgan walked free after his was among 43 clemency petitions that were granted by former Illinois Gov….