Why Ford’s target audience was weird Americans: from ineffable to shortsighted
Ford’s Model A, which featured in the new film A Hot Rod Before Its Time, was part of a brand era, ushered in by the Model T and the automobile in general, that pushed…
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Most of the UN’s peacekeepers deployed in African nations are in complex conflicts
UNITED NATIONS — Most of the 65,000 peacekeepers in 17 African nations, under the UN flag, are being deployed in complex conflicts or trying to stop those often brought about by regional and ethnic…
Biotech And Pharmaceutical Stocks To Watch
Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE:PFE) is the largest global pharmaceutical company in terms of revenues, and an R&D powerhouse in terms of pipeline. All along, Pfizer has been investing heavily in research to prepare for a…
Hermann Gröhe declines to rule out sending more police to hospitals following attempted attack
GERMAN Health Minister Hermann Gröhe wasn’t ruling out the idea of extending the lockdown of the Berlin hospitals after Monday night’s attempted attack, saying he needed to analyze the “asymmetric” threat and wanted more…
It’s time to mourn the hipster — the last bastion of class consciousness
A couple of weeks ago, I discovered a thread on a private subforum of my computer called, ironically, “Hipster Issues.” In it, I could ask for advice from other savvy hipsters about everything from…
Testimony continues for bar owner in murder trial, who faced up to 40 years in prison
With five jurors guilty on four counts and one jury deadlocked, judge Stephen Marcus told the jury they could reach a verdict, but had to dismiss them if they didn’t reach a unanimous decision….
Emma Hayes wants FA to stop boys’ football in favour of all-female teams
• Chelsea caretaker head coach told FA she wants gender equality • Hayes says playing fields should be ‘packed with girls’ Chelsea’s caretaker head coach Emma Hayes has admitted she would be happy if…
Nicaragua re-election: Montealegre withdraws from race
Image copyright PA Image caption Ortega has ruled Nicaragua since 2007 Nicaraguan opposition leader Eduardo Montealegre has withdrawn from the presidential race after losing a court challenge to President Daniel Ortega’s re-election. Observers from…
In quest for the knockout, heavyweight contender Marvin Crawford still fights.
(This is an excerpt from correspondent Andrea Crawford’s podcast, The Knockout Queen & the Iron Decider) It’s been almost 10 years since my husband, Marvin Crawford, and his partner, Eddie Porter, broke each other’s…
David Bowie’s official photographer, John Grisham, dies at 72
The New York Times called him a “solo master.” John Grisham praised him for sharing “an eerie ease with the everyday.” Mick Rock, David Bowie’s official photographer, died Sunday of pancreatic cancer at the…