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Emotional support pit bull 'mauled girl at Portland airport'
Alaska Airlines declined comment, citing pending litigation. She also filed a lawsuit against the Port of Portland and Alaska Airlines , alleging that the dog was let inside the airport without a carrier, according to the suit . Stavley said Brannan was carrying what looked like a form letter from her therapist, saying her animal was an emotional support animal . The new rules intend to cl... [Full Article...]
Yeast genetically-modified to produce cannabis compounds
The volume of the legal cannabis market is expected to soar almost 14-fold within six years according to research by Euromonitor International . As well as producing well-known cannabinoids , Keasling's team was able to coax the yeast into producing much rarer derivatives - including some which aren't even made by cannabis plants - by feeding it fatty acids as well as sugars. [Full Article...]
Aston Martin sets aside €35m to deal with Brexit
So why does chief executive Andy Palmer describe past year as an "exceptional" one for the group? "More importantly, what you're doing is you're creating continued uncertainty", he added. Revenue of £1.1bn, up 25%, was a group record, while adjusted EBITDA increased 20% to £247m, with margins at 22.6%. The luxury auto manufacturer sold 6,441 cars during the past calendar year, up 26% on 2017, ... [Full Article...]
Rio Tinto announces record shareholder returns of AU$13.5bn | Leadership
Doing all the homework may involve tracking technicals, fundamentals, current economic data, and earnings releases. Having a properly diversified stock portfolio may help investors ride out the turbulence when it inevitably takes control of the market. [Full Article...]
Cadbury Is Hiring Professional Chocolate Tasters For £10 Per Hour
The workouts would be rigorous. If you want to get paid for your sweet tooth, you're in luck. A "passion for confectionary and taste buds for detection" are required. So, that would be a commute. The part-time position requires tasters to work shifts of either 7.5 hours Tuesday-Thursday 12.15pm-2.45pm; 8 hours Monday-Thursday 3pm-5pm or 8 hours Monday-Thursday 10am-12pm on a weekly ongoing... [Full Article...]
Polestar 2 fastback wants to challenge Elon Musk's Tesla
Priced in the mid-five-figure range, featuring two electric motors and carrying in its floor a 78 kWh battery pack, it is estimated by the manufacturer to be capable of accelerating from zero to 60 m.p.h.in around 4.8 seconds and travel 275 miles on a single charge. [Full Article...]
Scotiabank hikes dividend despite slight dip in quarterly profit
Under the agreement, TMB Bank Pcl agreed to combine with Thanachart in a transaction valued at as much as $4.5 billion, with ING Groep NV, the Thai finance ministry and Thanachart Capital Pcl expected to be major shareholders. And the US specialty finance and global division increased its earnings 20 per cent to $60-million, largely owing to better performance by the bank's ABA Bank subsidiary in ... [Full Article...]
Lyft files for $100 million IPO
The firm made its initial public offering official on Friday when it filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Harlow asked Zimmer during the latest episode of Boss Files whether there's anything he admires about Uber, which could reportedly be valued as high as $120 billion when it goes public later this year. [Full Article...]