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Facebook to open office in Dubai
Facebook Inc. is set to open an office in Dubai next week, its first location in the Middle East. The company announced the news Wednesday by inviting journalists to an event scheduled for May 30. While the Menlo Park, Calif.-based company said...
Tags: Culture, Sociology, Stock Market, Arts and Culture, Social Media
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At Kentucky Derby, the odds are with — and against — Bodemeister
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The talk of Churchill Downs this week is the accidentally named Bodemeister, a horse with little racing history but plenty of Kentucky Derby history going against him.
If the morning line favorite wins, Bodemeister will be the...Tags: Heart Attack, Triple Crown, Bode Miller, Horse and Harness Racing, Equestrian
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Retail roundup: London tops Dubai, Apple, trademarks in China
--London has overtaken Dubai as the world's prime shopping destination, according to a new report. The British capital attracts the most retail brands among all the great shopping cities around the globe, according to commercial real estate firm CBRE....
Tags: Hong Kong, Apple iPad, J. Crew, China, Apple iPhone
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California's Rep. Dana Rohrabacher turned away from Afghanistan
World NowA Southern California congressman who has been intensely critical of Afghan President Hamid Karzai was stopped from boarding a military flight to Afghanistan last week, leaving him to wait in the Persian Gulf region while a congressional delegation went... -
Trainer Bob Baffert has heart attack in Dubai
Hall of Fame horse trainer Bob Baffert was in good spirits and resting comfortably on Monday in Dubai after suffering a heart attack and having two stents inserted because of blocked arteries, according to an official at Santa Anita. Baffert, 59, was...
Tags: Kentucky Derby, Heart Attack, FIFA World Cup
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Empire State Building owners plan an IPO
Word is that King Kong is on top of this IPO.
The owners of the famed Empire State Building in New York are planning an initial public offering that could raise as much as $1 billion toward making upgrades to the 1931 structure that was once the...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Stock Market, Burj Khalifa, NYSE, Financing and Stock Offerings
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Pakistani president's medical trip to Dubai triggers rumors
World NowPakistani president: President Asif Ali Zardari flew to Dubai this week to undergo tests related to a pre-existing heart condition.... -
'Mission: Impossible': A Dubai landmark aims for film history
24 FramesTom Cruise did his own stunts at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai... -
Palm Springs fest sheds light on foreign films, draws Oscar hopefuls
24 FramesWith 40 foreign-language Oscar contenders, a 15-hour movie about the history of movies, and appearances by Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Michelle Williams, this year’s Palm Springs International Film Festival will cater to a wide spectrum of... -
Ex-President Musharraf says he will return to Pakistan this month
World NowREPORTING FROM ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- Former President Pervez Musharraf said Sunday that he planned to return to Pakistan in late January to prepare to campaign for elections, but authorities said he would be arrested as soon as he arrived at the airport.... -
California family fears for loved ones in Syria
World NowSyria: A California man with family in Syria is worrying about his relatives in the violence-torn nation. Most of his family is in Homs, which has been a flash point for the violence that has wracked Syria for nearly a year.... -
'Mission Impossible — Ghost Protocol' review: Cruise hits highs
They've done without the number this time, but anyone who cares knows that "Mission Impossible — Ghost Protocol" is really "Mission Impossible 4," the fourth time Tom Cruise's intrepid Ethan Hunt has taken on the evildoers of the world. And the...Tags: The Incredibles (movie), Brad Bird, Josh Holloway, Michael Nyqvist, Concerts
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