Press Clippings: Good Morning, it’s Wednesday, 9 August 2017, and this is the mid-day edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed. Embed from Getty Images The heat is on. President Trump responded to the increasingly angry rhetoric from North Korea about increased U.N. sanctions by saying that the U.S. would unleash “fire and fury” …
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The Nightshift: 8 August 2017
Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning, it’s Tuesday, 8 August 2017, and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed. A new government report finds “drastic” changes in the global climate have occurred since 1980. There are still those who do not believe in climate change, despite scientific evidence …
The Nightshift: 7 August 2017
Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning, it’s Monday, 7 August 2017, and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed. President Trump is on a 17 day vacation. He is currently at a golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Usain Bolt lost his final race, a 100 meter sprint …
The Nightshift: 6 August 2017
Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning, it’s Sunday, 6 August 2017, and this is the morning and streamlined edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed. The U.N. Security Council is pushing tougher new sanctions on North Korea. Hopefully, this initiative will blunt North Korean’s drive to acquire ICMB/nuclear warhead capability. An American …
The Nightshift: 5 August 2017
Press Clippings: Good Morning, it’s Saturday, 5 August 2017, and this is the morning and streamlined edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed. Today is National Mustard Day. Make it your condiment of choice for at least one meal today. Catch up with what’s going on in the world by reading the front pages …
The Nightshift: 4 August 2017
Press Clippings: Good Morning, it’s Friday, 4 August 2017, and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed. Embed from Getty Images The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that a grand jury has been empaneled in Washington, DC by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. The grand jury will enable the Special Counsel, …
The Nightshift: 3 August 2017
Press Clippings: Good Morning, it’s Thursday, 3 August 2017, and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed. Embed from Getty Images President Trump has signed a tough sanctions bill against North Korea, Iran, and Russia that was overwhelmingly passed in Congress. The signing took place behind closed doors. He didn’t …
What to Drive After You Sell Your Company
Paying Attention: Embed from Getty Images For years, Rolls Royce has been the gold standard–literally–in luxury automobiles. They really don’t have anyone else in their “space” , as the MBAs call such a market segment. Mercedes has tried, several times, with the Maybach, but that particular brand has never caught on. Maybe it’s the design …
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The Nightshift: 2 August 2017
Press Clippings: Good Morning, it’s Wednesday, 2 August 2017, and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed. Embed from Getty Images In a major policy shift, the Trump administration is going to take another look at affirmative action programs that may have discriminated against white students in college admissions, as …
A Look Back at The Majors of July
Nightshift Sports: Embed from Getty Images July was a knockout month for international sports: Wimbledon, the Tour de France, and The (British) Open all were contested in the month of July. As we head into August, and the last “majors” of the year (U.S.Open in tennis, PGA in golf), now is the perfect time to …