Pandemic drill a success – The State
Cars rolled into Gate 10 of the State Fairgrounds nearly nonstop for four hours on Saturday. Directed by a mix of local law enforcement officers, including Richland and Lexington county deputies, Columbia police, and Bureau of Protective Service officers …
Business digest – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
$1.5 billion for Facebook Facebook said Friday that it has raised $1 billion from non-U.S. investors, which combined with an infusion from Goldman Sachs and Russia’s Digital Sky Technologies in December, brings the haul from its latest round of funding …
Harley-Davidson releases new Blackline – Investors Business Daily
MILWAUKEE, Jan 22, 2011 (UPI via COMTEX) — U.S. motorcycle company Harley-Davidson said it had released a new “rebellious” Softail motorcycle it is calling the Blackline. In a press release oozing with smoky romance, Harley-Davidson said the new machine …
House GOP leader voices concerns on tax plan – Atlanta Journal Constitution
House Majority Leader Larry O’Neal said Friday he has “concerns” about pieces of a plan to revamp Georgia tax structure, but he said he expects the General Assembly will vote on some version of it before the end of the session. “In general, I really …
Top Stories: Business and Finance – Bloomberg
The following are the day’s top business stories: 1. Citigroup’s Pandit Gets a Raise, Morgan Stanley’s Gorman Settles for Less 2. Bank of America’s Kitchen Sink Writedown Means Moynihan `Better Do Better’ 3. Treasury 10-Year Yields Rise by Most in Six …
DMT Lab Suspects Plan to Sign Plea Deal – Hoya
Charles Smith (SFS ’14) and University of Richmond student John Perrone will likely plead guilty to violating federal and District law by manufacturing the drug Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) on campus in October. Smith, who is no longer enrolled at Georgetown …
Former Music Industry Bosses Handed Jail Sentences – TorrentFreak
The former head of Europe s biggest entertainment company has been found guilty of embezzlement and divulging misleading information, by a court in Paris. Former Vivendi chief executive Jean-Marie Messier was given a three-year sentence and a fine, both …
Life is ‘like it was before’ for Haley children – The Sun News
COLUMBIA — Rena and Nalin Haley squeezed beside their mom and dad on an antique sofa Saturday under a ceiling at least 15 feet high in the front room of the S.C. Governor’s Mansion. It’s the place where then-Gov. Strom Thurmond married his first wife more …