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Fashion’s ‘creative genius’ Karl Lagerfeld dies at 85

February 19, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Apparel and Accessories (TRBC), Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Celebrities, Company News, Distillers and Wineries (TRBC), Europe, Fashion, France, Germany, LAGERFELD, Luxury Goods / Services, Major News, Media / Publishing (Legacy), Media and Publishing (TRBC), PEOPLE, Personalities / People, Pictures, United Kingdom, US, Video, Wealth Management, Western Europe

PARIS (Reuters) – German haute-couture designer Karl Lagerfeld, artistic director at Chanel and an icon of the fashion industry with

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India’s top court order revokes order to open Vedanta smelter

February 18, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Aluminum (TRBC), Asia / Pacific, Commodities News (3rd Party), Company News, Copper, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, General News, Government / Politics, INDIA, Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, Major News, Metals Markets, Pollution, Regulation, SMELTER, Specialty Mining and Metals (TRBC), US, VEDANTA

FILE PHOTO: Police stand guard outside a copper smelter controlled by London-listed Vedanta Resources in Thoothukudi in the southern state

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Suspects in alleged attack on ‘Empire’ actor released

February 16, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Africa, Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Celebrities, Crime, Emerging Market Countries, Entertainment Production (TRBC), Human Rights / Civil Rights, Illinois, Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, JUSSIE, Lesbian / Gay / Bisexual / Transsexual, Living / Lifestyle, Major News, Media / Publishing (Legacy), Media and Publishing (TRBC), Music, NIGERIA, PEOPLE, Personalities / People, Picture available, Pictures, Race Relations / Ethnic Issues, SMOLLETT, United States, US

(Reuters) – Suspects arrested in connection with an alleged racist and homophobic assault on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett in Chicago

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U.S. emergency-management chief Brock Long to resign

February 13, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Aid Relief / Humanitarian Agencies, Disasters / Accidents, FEMA, Government / Politics, LONG, Major News, United States, US, US Government News, USA, Wildfires / Forest Fires, Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes

FILE PHOTO: FEMA Administrator Brock Long listens as U.S. President Donald Trump holds an Oval Office meeting on preparations for

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Exclusive: Brazil’s Vale knew deadly dam had heightened risk of collapse

February 11, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Basic Materials (TRBC), BRAZIL, Company Management Issues, Company News, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Enterprise Reporting, Environment, EXCLUSIVE, General News, Government / Politics, Iron / Steel, Iron Ore, Major News, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, Mineral Resources (TRBC), MINING, Pictures, Pollution, Regulation, SA, South America / Central America, US, VALE

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (Reuters) – Vale SA, the world’s largest iron ore miner, knew last year that the dam in

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Birth certificate suggests rapper 21 Savage was born in London

February 5, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments 21, Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Asylum / Immigration / Refugees, BRITAIN, Crime, Crime / Law / Justice, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Europe, Government / Politics, Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, Living / Lifestyle, Major News, Media / Publishing (Legacy), Media and Publishing (TRBC), Music, PEOPLE, Personalities / People, SAVAGE, United Kingdom, United States, US, Western Europe

LONDON (Reuters) – A man with the same name as Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage, who was taken into custody in

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Brazil’s Vale must change behavior after deadly dam bursts -solicitor general

February 2, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, BRAZIL, Company News, Crime, Crime / Law / Justice, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Financial Fraud / Securities Fraud, Government / Politics, Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, Lawmaking, Major News, MINING, Regulation, SA, South America / Central America, US, VALE, White Collar Crime / Fraud / Corporate Crime

BRUMADINHO, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazilian miner Vale needs to change its behavior, cooperate more with authorities and be more transparent

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Assault report ‘100 percent factual’, ‘Empire’ actor Smollett says

February 2, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Celebrities, Company News, Crime, Entertainment Production (TRBC), Human Rights / Civil Rights, Illinois, Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, JUSSIE, Lesbian / Gay / Bisexual / Transsexual, Living / Lifestyle, Major News, PEOPLE, Picture available, Pictures, Race Relations / Ethnic Issues, SMOLLETT, United States, US

(Reuters) – Actor Jussie Smollett defended as completely truthful the account he gave of being accosted on a Chicago street

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Brazil eyes management overhaul for Vale after deadly dam disaster

January 28, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Asia / Pacific, Australia, Basic Materials (TRBC), BRAZIL, Canada, Coal (TRBC), Commodities News (3rd Party), Company News, Crime, Crime / Law / Justice, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Energy (Legacy), Energy Markets, Environment, Europe, General News, Germany, Government / Politics, Investment Management and Fund Operators (TRBC), Iron / Steel, Iron Ore, Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, Major News, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, Mineral Resources (TRBC), MINING, Picture available, Pictures, Pollution, Regulation, SA, South America / Central America, Specialty Mining and Metals (TRBC), United Kingdom, US, VALE, Video, Western Europe

BRUMADINHO, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazil’s government weighed pushing for a management overhaul at miner Vale SA on Monday as grief

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Nearly 24,000 ordered to evacuate after Brazil dam burst, 250 missing

January 27, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Asia / Pacific, Australia, Basic Materials (TRBC), BRAZIL, Company News, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Iron / Steel, Iron Ore, Major News, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, Mineral Resources (TRBC), MINING, Picture available, Pictures, Pollution, Regulation, SA, South America / Central America, US, VALE, Video, Western Europe

BRUMADINHO, Brazil (Reuters) – Firefighters on Sunday called for the evacuation of some 24,000 people from the Brazilian town hit

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