Wall Street Journal
Mayweather Beats Pacquiao in Unanimous Decision
News Source: Wall Street Journal
Post Date: Sunday - May 3, 2015 - 12:32am
Floyd Mayweather Jr. still reigns as the pound-for-pound king of professional boxing, beating Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision.
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American Pharoah, a Star in the Making, Wins Kentucky Derby
News Source: Wall Street Journal
Post Date: Saturday - May 2, 2015 - 7:48pm
American Pharoah delivered on the hype, winning the 2015 Kentucky Derby and giving trainer Bob Baffert his fourth victorious Run for the Roses.
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SurveyMonkey CEO Dave Goldberg Dies Suddenly at 47
News Source: Wall Street Journal
Post Date: Saturday - May 2, 2015 - 3:26pm
Dave Goldberg, chief executive of SurveyMonkey and husband of Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, died suddenly Friday night.
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Ancient DNA Tells a New Human Story
News Source: Wall Street Journal
Post Date: Friday - May 1, 2015 - 7:09pm
Armed with old bones and new DNA sequencing technology, scientists are getting a much better understanding of the prehistory of the human species, writes Matt Ridley.
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Luxury Cars Drive Auto Sales Higher
News Source: Wall Street Journal
Post Date: Friday - May 1, 2015 - 5:33pm
America’s taste for pricey automobiles hit its stride in April amid low gasoline prices and favorable lending terms, with buyers paying on average hundreds of dollars more for a light vehicle than in the same period a year ago....
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Six Baltimore Police Officers Charged in Freddie Gray Death
News Source: Wall Street Journal
Post Date: Friday - May 1, 2015 - 1:12pm
Six city police officers were charged Friday in the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old man who died last month after suffering a severe spinal injury in police custody, the city’s chief prosecutor said....
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Ex-Christie Ally Pleads Guilty in Bridge Scandal
News Source: Wall Street Journal
Post Date: Friday - May 1, 2015 - 12:49pm
David Wildstein, a former Port Authority of New York and New Jersey official, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy Friday.
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U.S. Tank-Car Rule to Require Electronic Train Brakes
News Source: Wall Street Journal
Post Date: Friday - May 1, 2015 - 12:40pm
U.S. transportation regulators issued new rules for railroads hauling crude oil and ethanol requiring trains to be equipped with new brake systems.
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Towns Force Railroads to Address Complaints About Noise, Delays
News Source: Wall Street Journal
Post Date: Thursday - April 30, 2015 - 2:09pm
Railroads are facing a backlash from communities—not just against dangerous oil trains, but against the noise, delays and traffic jams caused by rail’s rapid expansion. Public pushback is forcing expensive improvements....
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In Nepal Devastation, a Few Cling to Life Under the Rubble
News Source: Wall Street Journal
Post Date: Thursday - April 30, 2015 - 10:04am
After Saturday’s earthquake, Rishi Khanal was pinned under the debris from his collapsed boardinghouse near bodies of his roommates and drank urine to survive for more than 80 hours before rescuers found him in the rubble....
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U.S. Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Ships, Volumes Grow
News Source: Wall Street Journal
Post Date: Wednesday - April 29, 2015 - 10:42pm
The problem shows how the logistics of global trade have fallen out of sync, which could have profound implications for the $900 billion worth of goods transported each year.
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