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...Eighteen Days in October: The Yom Kippur War and How It Created the Modern Middle East by Uri Kaufman (St Martin’s Press) The outbreak of war in Gaza makes Uri Kaufman’s new book a timely and necessary...
...We do not want any type of uproar,” said Rodney Wells, Nichols’ stepfather, who was flanked by civil rights leaders at a news conference....
...explains Martin Gasparian, of Maison Law, on his website. If the fault lies with technology, then “the car company could be fully responsible”....
...But when he learned about the beating of Rodney King, it changed the course of his art. In March of ’91, Rodney King was arrested by the LA police department for drunk driving....
...The Soviet Century: Archaeology of a Lost World by Karl Schlögel, translated by Rodney Livingstone (Princeton) An impressively evocative look at material life in the USSR, from gulags and the planned economy...
...Starring the reggae singer Jimmy Cliff as the Ned Kelly-like bandit Ivan Martin, the film is, among other things, a documentary, bleakly fixed in the ghettos of western Kingston....
...The interest in modern art (they sell a range of midcentury exhibition posters), a jazz soundtrack, or a famous face such as Weller, Martin Freeman or Guy Ritchie – all fans – are particular draws....
...Martin Ruehl’s letter in the same edition highlighted the importance and relevance of the entry draft and salary cap in various sports in the US and the way this has helped to eliminate dominance by any...
...Voya has changed dramatically since then under Rodney Martin, chief executive, who joined in 2011 from AIG....
...Peter Keenan, Toreson Lloyd, Rodney Bain What do you sell, and who do you sell it to? APEXX offers payments processing solutions to enterprise businesses with complex payments requirements....
...Martin in Florida two decades later by a neighbourhood watch co-ordinator....
...Camden Art Centre director Martin Clark adds that: “I think there was a sense that our consumerist, materialist, way of life was accelerating out of control... that it was hugely dysfunctional.”...
...It discusses the lives and deaths of his three close friends: civil rights leaders Malcolm X, Medgar Evers and Martin Luther King Jr....
...“Everybody is going to remember him around the world,” said Rodney Floyd, George’s brother. “He is going to change the world.”...
...The S&P also finished 1992 in positive territory after riots following the acquittal of Los Angeles police officers who had beaten Rodney King, another black man....
...that today California is firmly in the Democratic column and Bill Clinton won the state in 1992, despite the riots that year after the acquittal of the police officers who brutalised an African-American, Rodney...
...It was also invoked to quell the 1968 race riots in the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr....
...“In terms of the widespread nature of this, you would have to go back to 1968, when Dr [Martin Luther] King was assassinated,” he said....
...Martin Wolf’s column on reforming capitalism is a font of wisdom — conventional wisdom (“How to reform today’s rigged capitalism”, December 4)....
...Rodney Martin, Voya’s chief executive, said that the deal “completes the restructuring effort that began with our initial public offering in 2013, begins a new chapter in Voya’s future, and will further...
...“If just a few asset managers in practice control most companies, that’s not how capitalism should work,” says Martin Schmalz, a professor of finance at Oxford university....
...Just Group's CEO Rodney Cook has quit after a turbulent year for the life insurer. He is stepping down immediately to plan his retirement after 9 years at the group....
...The FT’s chief economics commentator Martin Wolf says the UK is facing six interlocking crises, from stagnant living standards to lacking political leadership. (FT)...
...When Browne, BP’s chief executive, refused to speak with Fridman for an entire year, Blavatnik conducted back-channel talks with Rodney Chase, Browne’s deputy....
...Martin Wolf’s Big Picture: The first installment of our new podcast series is out this morning....
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