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Bill Clinton, Inc. Memo Reveals Tangled Business Ties

A 2011 memo made public Wednesday by Wikileaks revealed new details of how former President Bill Clinton made tens of millions of dollars for himself and his wife, then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, through an opaque, ethically messy amalgam of philanthropic, business and personal activities. The memo was written by Bill Clinton’s longtime aide, Doug Band, and is among tens of thousands of emails apparently stolen from Hillary Clinton’s campaign chief, John Podesta, in what U.

Business: Cherished Memory | TIME

“We cherish the memory of our dear associates who wrought gloriously in their time of service and have passed on with unclouded records. We who remain are to carry on … with … an increasing de sire to be of the greatest service to man kind.” Thus, in Cleveland last week, spoke John D. Rockefeller to industrialists celebrating the 60th anniversary of the foundation of Standard Oil. It was not Mr.

Businessman Adnan Khashoggi's High-Flying Realm

High above the clouds, at 35,000 ft., Adnan Khashoggi’s DC-8 is cruising noiselessly toward his estate in Marbella, Spain. His guests, sipping 1961 Chateau Margaux from crystal goblets with triangular silver bases, lounge on the jet’s cream-colored chamois-and-silk banquettes. His masseur, his valet, his barber and his chiropractor — they accompany him everywhere — are relaxing as well because “A.K.,” as he is known to his employees, is fast asleep on the $200,000 Russian sable spread covering his 10-ft.

Chris Martin and Coldplay Hold Treasure Hunt For Album Lyrics

April 29, 2014 9:32 AM EDT British rock band Coldplay has launched an international treasure hunt ahead of the release of Ghost Stories, urging fans to search through ghost story books in libraries where they’ve hidden lyric sheets from their new songs. There are nine lyrics sheets in total — to match the nine tracks on Ghost Stories — and two have already been found. The lyric sheet for “Magic” was found in a copy of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol in a library in Mexico City, while the lyric sheet for “Always in my Head” was found in Clive Barker’s Mister B.

Cockroaches, Bugs and Insects: Why Do People Fear Roaches?

You’re minding your own business, cleaning your bathroom, when an unwelcome guest scuttles out of nowhere. Few among us wouldn’t recoil in disgust—or flat out run away—from the dreaded cockroach. And why shouldn’t we? Roaches are big and slick and thrive in the dank, dark areas of our homes that most of us find repellent. Cockroaches have also been around since the age of the dinosaurs. Their apparent indomitability adds another layer to their creepiness: evidence suggests that roaches can survive nuclear fallout.