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Notes & Netcords: June 6, 2016 (WTA Tour Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Jun 2016
She dropped just one set and defeated three Slam champions en route to her maiden title, defeating No.1 Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 in the final ... Less than a year ago, she looked the nervous ingénue in her first Slam final, losing to Serena 6-4, 6-4 at Wimbledon ... You have to scroll back to 2004 to find the last time Serena Williams lost three finals in a single season....

Drinker Biddle and American Immigration Council File Lawsuit to Shed Additional Light on Customs and Border Protection's Complaint Process (Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Jun 2016
(Source. Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP) ... Border Patrol (USBP) agents between January 2009 and January 2012 ... The firm's work on this matter is part of its Barbara McDowell High Impact Pro Bono Initiative, which was launched in 2009 in conjunction with the establishment of the McDowell Foundation to honor the work of the late Barbara McDowell, a national leader in public interest advocacy who died of brain cancer. Ms ... (noodl. 33974365) ....

Scotland’s Sean Maitland back in the big time as Saracens swoop

Edit Scotsman 07 Jun 2016
Sean Maitland admits it wasn’t exactly the hardest decision he’ll ever have to make when he was offered the chance to sign for Europe’s best club, Saracens ... “When Saracens came knocking it was an easy decision to sign ... I've come from teams who have won trophies. It was a new experience for me ... “Having already announced a number of signings earlier this year, we are pleased to have finally secured each of our targets....

Billionaire next-door-neighbor is buying Playboy Mansion

Edit Atlanta Journal 07 Jun 2016
Both sides declined to reveal the price until escrow closes ... Metropoulos bought his current home from Hefner in 2009 for $18 million ... ....

Alka-Seltzer can cause ‘serious bleeding,’ FDA warns

Edit The Miami Herald 07 Jun 2016
The FDA said Monday that over-the-counter antacid products, commonly taken for heartburn and upset stomach, that contain aspirin can cause “serious bleeding.” It said that although such cases are rare, there have been eight new cases of serious bleeding since the FDA issued a warning in 2009....

Will Kevin Love Play Game 3? Cleveland Cavaliers Vs. Golden State Warriors

Edit Inquisitr 07 Jun 2016
In the midst of one of the worst losses in NBA Finals history, the Cavs lost more than just Game 2 on Sunday night against the Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors ... Whether or not he will be able to play in Game 3 — or return to the NBA Finals at all — hasn’t been answered yet ... NBA Finals ... Whether or not Kevin Love plays in Game 3 of the NBA Finals is yet to be determined ... NBA Finals Injury Update....

Xi stresses no giving in over South China Sea

Edit The Japan News 07 Jun 2016
The Yomiuri ShimbunBEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed Monday that Beijing will never make concessions over territorial and sovereignty issues, apparently with the deepening confrontation with Washington over the South China Sea in mind ... He called for further cooperation between the two countries on those issues. “We must appropriately manage confrontation and sensitive issues,” Xi said ... The annual dialogue started in 2009 ... ....

Arkansas judge is investigated for sex abuse, misconduct

Edit The Columbus Dispatch 07 Jun 2016
WYNNE, Ark. — For many male defendants in Judge Joseph Boeckmann's courtroom, the initial deal seemed simple enough ... Sometimes, the men told investigators, the encounters went further ... A.A ... A search of more than 100,000 pages of court dockets dating back to 2009 showed some men appeared before Boeckmann multiple times over his seven years in office ... Since 2009, Boeckmann was the only judge in the district court to order community service....

Cricket-loving Asian migrants take game to Germany

Edit BBC News 07 Jun 2016
The fast bowler waits, perfectly still, an intent silhouette against the late afternoon sunshine. Then, a sudden sprint, a flash of the wrist and the ball is flung fast and hard, a dark red blur across the green. It is a scene you might expect on a fragrant summer's evening on a Yorkshire village green ... 'It's going crazy' ... They have crowded into a sparsely furnished bedroom where a golden trophy is in pride of place on a table ... Source ... ....

Singapore Bond Market Frenzy Distorts Credit Costs, S&P; Says

Edit Bloomberg 07 Jun 2016
Corporate bond offerings by some of Singapore’s biggest companies are drawing such strong demand from investors that they are artificially lowering borrowing costs for weaker borrowers, according to S&P Global Ratings ... Singapore’s bond market suffered its first defaults since 2009 when PT Trikomsel Oke missed payments on two bonds with S$215 million ($158 million) of face value in late 2015 ... PSA Corp ... ....

New Jacobin Club + Orpheum

Edit Skiddle 07 Jun 2016
The Black Heart in London. Wednesday 8th June 2016. 7.00pm til 11.00pm. Minimum Age. 18 ... Event Info. Venue.   ... By 2009, the NJC had become infamous for their provocative live show featuring unsettling freakshow stunts and what would later become signature pyro tricks (such as “exploding” cymbals) ... They were later joined by former members of experimental metal band The Shard, Mars Martin and Matt Brewster in 2009 ... 2012 ... 2015 ... 18....

This infographic shows where the ultra-rich are scrambling to buy homes

Edit Business Insider 07 Jun 2016
The global market for high-end luxury properties is a volatile one. For example, during the tumultuous year of 2009, there was an astonishing 97 percentage point differential in the price changes of high-end real estate. Some markets may have been up 30%, but others were down over 60% – that’s a wild margin for multi-million dollar properties in some of the most world-class cities in the world ... Courtesy of. Visual Capitalist ... ....

FARC peace in 'final phase' as Colombian presidents clash over deal

Edit Topix 07 Jun 2016
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday said the peace process between the government and the FARC rebel group is in the "final phase" though a former president is working to destabilize the effort. "I'd say we're in the final phase, in those mechanical details," Santos told Spain's ABC newspaper ... ....
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