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«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

Historically Yours with Hans Jorgenson

Itinerant peddler Namer Shaheen had an established route from La Crosse through Middle Ridge, Cashton, Westby including the rural areas.

WSJ.com 

Party Like Paris Hilton in Your Own Private Nightclub

Paris Hilton created the "ultimate adult playroom" in her Beverly Hills home. But even non-celebrity homeowners are building entertainment spaces that rival downtown clubs. Photo: Lisa Corson for The Wall Street Journal

WSJ.com 

Nightclubs That Bring the Party Home

Elaborate entertaining places have become common luxury amenities, but full-blown home nightclubs are the ultimate statement of exclusivity. Photo: Lisa Corson for The Wall Street Journal

WSJ.com 

Google Disabled 49% More Ads in 2015

Google disabled 49% more ads in 2015 than the prior year, as the Internet giant developed new ways to detect a rising tide of dubious online marketing tactics.

BusinessInsider.com 

This popular major at Stanford produced some of the biggest names in tech

BI

Symbolic Systems is one of the most popular majors at Stanford.

It's also one of the toughest programs to get through as it combines courses in psychology, computer science, and linguistics.

Not surprisingly, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg once said Symbolic Systems majors were "among the most talented people in the world." 

That elite group includes these 13 Silicon Valley power players:

Reid Hoffman is the cofounder and chairman of LinkedIn. He graduated in... Читать дальше...

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

Broadway's spring offers Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jessica Lange

NEW YORK (AP) — When the weather warms up on Broadway, the stars will come out. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jessica Lange and Audra McDonald are some of the celebrities slated for the stage this spr…

«The Bismarck Tribune» (bismarcktribune.com) 

Broadway's spring offers Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jessica Lange

NEW YORK (AP) — When the weather warms up on Broadway, the stars will come out. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jessica Lange and Audra McDonald are some of the celebrities slated for the stage this spr…

BusinessInsider.com 

A ref involved in Deflategate is working the Super Bowl, and Patriots fans are already losing their minds

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The Super Bowl is still more than two weeks away, but the NFL has its head official picked out.

Football Zebras' Ben Austro was the first to report that 6-year referee Clete Blakeman will be the head official of Super Bowl 50.

The scoop is noteworthy, as Blakeman has a history of some questionable calls on the field, and it has Patriots fans flipping out.

Most recently, Blakeman botched the initial overtime coin-flip in the Packers-Cardinals divisional playoff game Saturday night. Читать дальше...

WSJ.com 

Alphabet CFO: Google Still an Early-Stage Company

Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat tells WSJ’s Dennis Berman that the biggest surprise she had on joining the company was the realization that Google is still an early-stage company.

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Policeman held for demanding Rs 2,000 bribe

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a police sub-inspector for demanding a bribe of Rs 2,000 from a complainant.

Stars and Stripes 

Kerry says Syria peace talks may be delayed by a day or 2

Next week's planned start of Syria peace talks may be delayed by "a day or two" for logistical reasons, but the process will begin roughly on time, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday.

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

HC rejects plea challenging CMC mayor polls notification

Orissa high court on Thursday rejected the petition seeking annulment of State Election Commission notification to hold Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC)s mayor election on January 22.

CNN Newsource 

Lawsuit: Childhood trauma ‘disables’ students

The stories that teenage brothers “Virgil” and “Phillip” tell about growing up in Compton, California, sound like war stories.Their battle begins when they step out of their door. Virgil says he doesn’t walk around at night.”I still be shaky about walking in the daytime, ’cause nowadays people don’t care out here,” he explains, adding that people are shooting during the day as well as at night.He and his brother — ...

Zee News (zeenews.india.com) 

AAP leader writes to PM Modi for scrapping Uttarakhand​ govt's smart city proposal

AAP leader Anoop Nautiyal on Thursday asked the Centre to reject the Uttarakhand government's proposal for a smart city to be developed on a tea estate on the city outskirts, alleging that it is wrapped in a "web of blatant corruption", besides being anti-people and anti-environment. Nautiyal, in an email letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleged that the state government had vested interests behind the proposal.