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A Saudi royal might be buying the Plaza hotel for $352 million

Edit Business Insider 23 Jun 2016
Shutterstock/Sean Pavone ... The joint venture is also looking to buy London's Grosvenor House for $882 million and the Dream Downtown Hotel in Chelsea for $235 million ... The Reuben brothers paid $800 million for the Plaza's debt, plus notes on the Dream hotel ... GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump bought it in 1988 ... Copyright 2016. More from The Real Deal. ... ....

Laver thinks Slam is possible

Edit Times Union 23 Jun 2016
Open in the same season ... and French championships twice each ... [...] Djokovic, only Mats Wilander in 1988 and Jim Courier in 1992 made it halfway by winning the Australian Open and French Open in the same year ... 9 ... > ....

Kentucky’s Labissiere says ‘I can be the best player in this draft

Edit Lexington Herald-Leader 23 Jun 2016
Trapped in the rubble that once was his home, Skal Labissiere believed the 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti had crushed his dream of playing in the NBA. “I was, like, ‘eh, it’s dead,’” Labissiere said ... He was digging for two or three hours. ... “It’s always been my dream,” he said of the NBA Draft ... Soccer is the most popular sport and the stuff of dreams in Haiti, Labissiere said ... “A lot of kids do (dream of the NBA),” Labissiere said....

Boost for first-time buyers as mortgage rates battle hots up

Edit Belfast Telegraph 23 Jun 2016
The battle to slash mortgage rates to record lows has intensified - with a lender launching a deal at below 2% aimed at first-time buyers ... Share Go To. The rate is the lowest for this type of deal that financial information website Moneyfacts.co.uk has seen on its records, going back to 1988 ... Like the Yorkshire's new mortgage, HSBC's deal at 0.99% is also fixed for two years ... ....

CBI books 9 I-T officials for corrupt practices

Edit DNA India 23 Jun 2016
-->. In a country-wide crackdown on suspected corrupt practices within government, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday registered cases against the principal commissioner of income tax department, Delhi and 11 other individuals ... The agency has filed a case against all the accused under relevant sections of the of the Indian Penal Code and Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Azaan Javaid. ....

Fernando Alonso hints at retirement from Formula One

Edit The Examiner 23 Jun 2016
As he struggles through a difficult season with McLaren-Honda, veteran driver and two-time world champion Fernando Alonso hinted Wednesday at a possible retirement and that his days in Formula One could be numbered ... "I feel right now as if I'm approaching the end of my dream," he said. There is a silver lining for the Spaniard, retiring with McLaren would be almost the fulfillment of a childhood dream ... ....

British exit would unleash wave of populism

Edit The Japan News 23 Jun 2016
Sure path to decline. If Britain leaves the EU, first of all, it will be catastrophic for it ... Secondly, British departure will badly affect the EU ... “The integration of Europe could be reversed” or “It could be taken back.” If such impressions prevail, it will be a very bad situation ... Bad precedent ... In this sense as well, Brexit would set a bad precedent for the world ... This is a really bad situation ... China’s economic situation is bad ... ==== ... ....

Duffy laments fastball that results in homer (MLB - Major League Baseball)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Jun 2016
(Source. MLB - Major League Baseball). 'I made one bad pitch that really screwed up the whole performance,' Duffy said ... Even if you go five and dive, that's pretty good to give up one run, but I made a bad pitch and he put a good swing on it.' ... Original documenthttp.//mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/danny-duffy-laments-one-bad-pitch-vs-mets?ymd=20160622&content_id=185614532&vkey=news_mlb ... (noodl. 34227627) ....

Column: Raghuram Rajan exit to hit economy, but here’s what can mask it temporarily

Edit Yahoo Daily News 23 Jun 2016
Since taking office in 2014, Modi has spent more time than any of his predecessors selling the so-called Indian dream to foreign investors—efforts that have helped to spur a surge in capital inflows ... The debt overhang within India’s biggest companies and the large volume of bad assets held by its biggest banks have created an unholy nexus that is blocking sustainable growth—and that cannot be offset by interest-rate cuts....

Rock Stars in Iceland, Kaleo Makes Impact in US

Edit Voa News 23 Jun 2016
The young four-part rock band Kaleo grew up on the island of Iceland in a picturesque landscape of volcanos and glaciers, but lead singer JJ Julius Son dreamed of the American South While Bjork may be Iceland's best-known musical export, a four-part rock band is making waves in the U.S. with its bluesy rock sound. Growing up on the island populated by volcanoes, Kaleo's lead singer JJ Julius Son dreamed of the American South ... ... ....

Lionsgate's Zordon has been cast

Edit The Examiner 23 Jun 2016
Say his name. Bryan Cranston is Zordon. The actor who portrayed antihero protagonist of Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston will portray Zordon, the elderly mentor of the Power Rangers ... No matter how bad the Lionsgate movie can possibly be, Bryan Cranston will be great ... ....

Celebrate the Centennial of the National Park Service with 4th of July Campfire Program at Homestead National Monument of America (NPS - National Park Service)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Jun 2016
Join National Park Service Park Guide Nick Manes for a campfire program on the connection between the Declaration of Independence, the American Dream and homesteading. It has been said the American Dream was first manifested in the Declaration of Independence, which describes an attitude of hope, stating that 'all men are created equal, that they ......

Celebrate the Centennial of the National Park Service with 4th of July Campfire Program at Homestead National Monument of America (Hopewell Culture National Historical Park)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Jun 2016
Join National Park Service Park Guide Nick Manes for a campfire program on the connection between the Declaration of Independence, the American Dream and homesteading. It has been said the American Dream was first manifested in the Declaration of Independence, which describes an attitude of hope, stating that 'all men are created equal, that they ......
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