Well, its about variety. I read the legend that Bach wrote it for his patron to fight insomnia. But it doesnt strike me as something that helps people go to sleep. The first 10 variations, hes basically demonstrating his power as a composer. But then he shifts to something that…
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China’s top chipmaker, is under mounting pressure as reports of its CEO’s looming departure and a potential U.S. sanction concern investors. The U.S. Commerce Department is looking to add dozens of companies, mostly Chinese and including partially state-owned SMIC, to its trade blacklist, Reuters and…
Elijah Nouvelage/Getty ATLANTAFew enter the dirty fray of politics with the sterling credentials Raphael Warnock did when he launched his bid for U.S. Senate in Georgia, backed by the full weight of his title: pastor at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s onetime pulpit at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. But…
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Former Orange County Commissioners Mable Butler and Commissioner Homer Hartage joined forces to promote increase participation of African Americans and Latinos in the upcoming Covid-19 vaccinations. Blacks and Latinos mistrust in medical institutions due to a history of discrimination is leading many to postpone getting the vaccination or not getting…
By Reuters Staff LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian national police committed “multiple abuses” against mostly peaceful demonstrators in November as they protested “the very questionable removal” of then-President Martin Vizcarra here, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday. The New York-based rights group urged interim President Francisco Sagasti, Congress and police…
A calmer political backdrop in Britain and US and an expected return to normality are also set to boost shares next year. Giles Rothbarth, a BlackRock fund manager, said many European sectors have all the ingredients required for a strong year of earnings upside surprise. Better virus testing capabilities, a successful…
Who is Q? While there is still no definitive answer. A new study seems to back claims that there’s more than one person writing them and that there’s a new Q at work. According to a study by the text authentication company OrphAnalytics, a machine learning analysis conducted on Qs…
