Good News from Finland - 27-May-2014
Finnish poet and translator Pentti Saaritsa has won the Nordic Prize for Translation awarded by Sweden’s Letterstedtska Föreningen. The award, which is worth 50,000 Swedish kronor or about 5,500 euros, commemorates his contribution to uniting Finland’s two languages and literature. Saaritsa has translated many of Finland’s most prominent Swedish-language authors into Finnish including Claes Andersson,...
The Wall Street Journal - 26-Sep-2014
The craft of opposition research—finding information that might put an opponent in a negative light—has long been a staple of political campaigns. This year, independent groups are taking a leading role....
The Wall Street Journal - 26-Sep-2014
Cynthia Quarterman, a top U.S. safety regulator tasked with handling the U.S. government's response to a string of oil-train crashes in recent years, is stepping down....
The Wall Street Journal - 26-Sep-2014
The Los Angeles City Council has approved one of the nation's highest minimum wages for workers at the city's large hotels....
The Wall Street Journal - 26-Sep-2014
The U.S. government will pay the Navajo Nation $554 million to settle long-standing claims that it mismanaged funds and natural resources on the tribe's reservation for years....
The Wall Street Journal - 26-Sep-2014
Connecticut gubernatorial candidate Joe Visconti opposes the state's new gun restrictions, and he has an online commercial that shows him riding in a 1974 Pontiac convertible with rifles fixed to the rear fenders. ...
The Wall Street Journal - 26-Sep-2014
The U.S. and Arab allies launched a second major wave of airstrikes in Syria targeting mobile oil refineries controlled by Islamic State, the Pentagon said....
