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113-year-old woman, formerly oldest American, dies
Elsie Thompson died just weeks shy of her 114th birthday. Continue reading
NYC pension funds join effort to replace two HP directors
(Reuters) – New York City's public pension funds on Friday joined in an effort to oust two Hewlett-Packard Co directors because of their support for the company's 2011 acquisition of British software maker Autonomy. City Comptroller John C. Continue reading
Hate-crime probe sought in Miss. slaying
Rep. Bennie Thompson joined a civil rights group in requesting a federal probe Continue reading
Harper Government Invests in Improvements to Barriere’s Community Infrastructure
BARRIERE, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 12/08/12 — Today, Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for We… Continue reading
Mark Thompson testifies at London probe into BBC
New York Times Co. CEO Mark Thompson has testified before a committee in London investigating a scandal at his former employer, the BBC, a Times spokesman said Friday. Continue reading
RIM shares rally as optimism about new devices grows
TORONTO (Reuters) – Shares of Research In Motion Ltd surged 17.3 percent in Toronto on Thursday on rising optimism around RIM's soon-to-be-launched BlackBerry 10 devices that will vie against Apple's iPhone and Android-based smartphones. The rally in RIM shares was sparked by National Bank analyst Kris Thompson, who boosted his price target on RIM shares to $15 from $12. Thompson believes that there is more money to be made in the stock ahead of the early 2013 launch of the make-or-break new line of devices Continue reading
Harper Government Invests in Improvements to Community Infrastructure in Sun Peaks
SUN PEAKS, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 11/17/12 — Today, Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for W… Continue reading
Jimmy Savile: Thompson’s Office ‘Was Warned’
Staff working for Mark Thompson were told at least twice about the child abuse allegations, according to new claims. Continue reading
NYTimes public editor challenges new CEO choice
The New York Times public editor has questioned whether incoming chief executive Mark Thompson, the former head of the BBC, is fit to serve as the company’s top official as a scandal shakes Britain’s most prestigious broadcaster. Continue reading
