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Ohio Classroom Shooting: Teen Shoots Himself
A teenager is fighting for his life after pulling out a semi-automatic handgun in an Ohio high school, say officials. Continue reading
Millwall Fighting: Arrests After Fans Clash
Ten people have been arrested after violence broke out among Millwall fans during the FA Cup semi-final against Wigan. Continue reading
Prospect Capital Corporation Prices Public Offering of $250 Million of 5.875% Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2023
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – Mar 8, 2013) – Prospect Capital Corporation ( NASDAQ : PSEC ) (“Prospect” or “Company”) announced today that it has priced an underwritten public offering of $250 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2023. The notes will mature on March 15, 2023. The notes will bear interest at a rate of 5.875% per year payable semi-annually on September 15 and March 15 of each year, with the first interest payment occurring on September 15, 2013. Continue reading
Could the US learn from Australia’s gun-control laws?
Almost two weeks after a shooting spree stunned Australia in 1996, leaving 35 people dead at the Port Arthur tourist spot in Tasmania, the government issued sweeping reforms of the country’s gun laws. There hasn’t been a mass shooting since. Continue reading
Sembcorp Marine May Build Second Accommodation Rig for Prosafe
Sembcorp Marine Ltd. (S51.SG) said Friday its Jurong shipyard unit has signed a letter of intent to build a semi-submersible accommodation rig for operator Prosafe SE (PRS.OS) If confirmed it will be the second such rig the Singapore company will built for Prosafe, Sembcorp Marine said in a statement to the Singapore Exchange. Continue reading
Sembcorp Marine May Build Second Accommodation Rig for Prosafe
Sembcorp Marine Ltd. (S51.SG) said Friday its Jurong shipyard unit has signed a letter of intent to build a semi-submersible accommodation rig for operator Prosafe SE (PRS.OS) If confirmed it will be the second such rig the Singapore company will built for Prosafe, Sembcorp Marine said in a statement to the Singapore Exchange Continue reading
Fresh Android Apps for Aug. 13: America’s Economy, Splashtop 2, Trover
In this edition of Fresh Android Apps, we showcase a new title from the U.S. Census Bureau that lays out our nation’s economy in the palm of your hand, tell you about a controversial remote access app that has people up and arms, and a semi-recent update from Trover. Continue reading
GrowthWorks Canadian Fund Provides Update on Redemption Management Plan
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – May 23, 2012) – GrowthWorks Canadian Fund Ltd. Continue reading
Jailed U.S. contractor in Cuba pleads for brief release
MIAMI (Reuters) – An American contractor imprisoned in Cuba praised Raul Castro’s economic reforms but called the Cuban government’s treatment of him “shameful” on Friday in his first media interview since he was jailed more than two years ago. In a telephone interview with CNN, Alan Gross also made a new appeal to Cuban authorities to allow him to return to the United States for a brief visit with his gravely ill 90-year-old mother. Gross, a veteran development worker, was arrested in Havana in December 2009 for his work in a semi-covert U.S Continue reading
France fears serial killer on loose after new murder
PARIS (Reuters) – French authorities said on Friday they feared a serial killer was on the loose after a gunman shot dead a woman in a Paris suburb, using a weapon employed in three other killings in the same area within the last five months. “This series of killings deserves our maximum attention and we are putting all our resources into this affair,” Interior Minister Claude Gueant told Europe 1 radio. In each of the four shootings, the first of which was in November, a lone gunman used the same 7.65 mm caliber semi-automatic pistol, prosecutors said. Continue reading
