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Odd couple of music execs have a forward-thinking strategy
Lucian Grainge and Scott Braun couldn't be more different.
Grainge, the 51-year-old chairman of Universal Music Group, speaks with a genial English accent and was recently named a commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Braun, the...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Oprah Winfrey, Services and Shopping
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PASSINGS: Jimmy Ellis, Jay McMullen
Jimmy Ellis
Frontman for the R&B band Trammps
Jimmy Ellis, 74, the frontman for the Trammps R&B group who belted out the refrain "Burn, baby, burn!" in a 1970s-era disco hit, died Thursday at a nursing home in Rock Hill, S.C., according to the Bass-...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Obituaries, Walter Cronkite, Alzheimer's Disease, Bee Gees (music group)
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Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel seeks reduced murder sentence
Nation NowKennedy cousin Michael Skakel wants a reduced sentence in the beating death of Martha Moxley, when they were both 15. She was beaten to death with a golf club; he was convicted more than 25 years after the killing.... -
Around the world in 23 days
Phileas Fogg went around the world in 80 days. I did it in 23. And I bet I visited more amazing sites than he — India's Taj Mahal, Easter Island, Tibet, Cambodia's Angkor Wat, the African plains, to name a few — all without having to endure...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Mechanicsville (Clarion, Pennsylvania), Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Natural Resources, Mechanicsville (Lehigh, Pennsylvania)
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One man's quest to heal a Connecticut city
Philip Kuchma brightens as he drives past a vacant lot in Bridgeport, Connecticut's most populated — and poorest — city.
"When you see open land like this, it's just such an opportunity," the longtime local developer said. "It could be used...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Long Island Sound, Lower East Side, Central Park, Restaurants
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Rich Powerball winners giving $1 million to veterans' groups
Nation NowThe three Connecticut financiers who won $254 million via Powerball announced Sunday that they’re giving $1 million of the jackpot to charities that help veterans; the already-well-off Powerball winners promised more good deeds to come.... -
Empire State Building throws same-sex weddings on Valentine's Day
Nation NowGay marriage: A couple from Anchorage were the first same-sex couple to wed atop the Empire State Building. They were joined by three other couples -- including one other same-sex couple -- all of whom won dream Valentine's Day weddings as part of a... -
Pets join in on the organic food trend
When Gabriel, a 10-year-old rescue cat from Chinatown, tucks into his morning meal, you won't see any Friskies or Meow Mix in his bowl. Ahi tuna and duck are more the ticket.
"I think there's more than enough pesticides and chemicals and that kind of...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Companies and Corporations, Genetic Engineering, The Ohio State University, Potassium (dietary supplement)
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Lee Davenport dies at 95; physicist developed WWII radar device
Lee Davenport, a physicist who developed a radar device that helped U.S. and Allied troops win key battles in World War II, has died. He was 95.
He died Friday of cancer at a nursing home in Greenwich, Conn., said his daughter, Carol.
Davenport was...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Cancer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Applied Physics, Italy
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Ted Forstmann dies at 71; Wall Street financier, philanthropist
Ted Forstmann, a longtime Wall Street financier and philanthropist who was a major player during the wave of corporate takeovers in the 1980s, including the battle for RJR Nabisco in 1988, died Sunday. He was 71.
The cause was brain cancer, according...Tags: Derivative Securities, Leveraged Buyouts, Companies and Corporations, College Sports, Yale University
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Powerball: Connecticut money managers strike it rich -- via lottery
Nation NowThree assest managers from tony Greenwich, Conn., came forward Monday to claim a $254-million Powerball jackpot. After taxes, they've chosen to take the winnings in a lump sum of $103.5 million, the 12th-biggest payout in lottery history and by far the...
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