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Gomez hits 2 HRs, Brewers beat Braves 6-5 (Yahoo Sports)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Carlos Gomez hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the eighth inning and also had a solo shot in the sixth to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the
China’s Economic Downturn Needs To Happen To Boost Consumption
NPR’s Robert Siegel talks with Patrick Chovanec, chief strategist with Silvercrest Asset Management group, about the Chinese stock market and the impact on the U.S. and global economy. » E-Mail
New York City’s Plan To Eliminate Cash Bail For Low-Level Defendants Begins Next Year
By Lucy Perkins NPR’s Joel Rose reports that the goal of the plan is to reduce the number of people in the city’s jail on Rikers Island. » E-Mail This
YC’s BlueCrew Provides Workers For The On-Demand World (But Hires Them As Employees With Benefits)
By Kim-Mai Cutler The Damocles sword hanging above the emerging on-demand economy is how to classify workers, and whether the dichotomy between permanent W2 workers and 1099 contractors is even
Notes and quotes from Seattle’s road loss at Indiana on July 8
Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White directs the players on the court from the bench during an WNBA basketball game against the Chicago Sky, … …read more Via: <a href=https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/storm/notes-and-quotes-from-seattles-road-loss-at-indiana-on-july-8/&ct=ga&cd=CAIyHDhiYzc1MzQ5ZWY1Yjc4MmE6Y29tOmVuOlVTOlI&usg=AFQjCNH-FW96sguG7Ru8mtOTnkNN-rVAkw
Royals, Cardinals form alliance for All-Star final vote (Yahoo Sports)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals, bitter cross-state rivals, have forged an unlikely alliance to get their final vote candidates into the All-Star
Does It Matter That 95 Percent Of Elected Prosecutors Are White?
By Amita Kelly “The group of people who are really the managers of the criminal justice system in America are concentrated among one demographic group: white men,” said an author
Greeks Brace For Shortages At Home, Await Word On Fate From Abroad
By Eleanor Beardsley Greeks are increasingly worried as they confront an eighth day of closed banks and limited withdrawals. Meanwhile, people are running short of money for essentials. » E-Mail
Detroit Pistons 90, Indiana Pacers 65: Stanley Johnson nets double-double
Detroit Pistons’ Stanley Johnson, left, dives for a loose ball in front of the Indiana Pacers’ Solomon Hill (44) Wednesday. Johnson, playing defensively … …read more Via: <a href=https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.mlive.com/pistons/index.ssf/2015/07/pistons-pacers-summer-gamer-7-.html&ct=ga&cd=CAIyHDhiYzc1MzQ5ZWY1Yjc4MmE6Y29tOmVuOlVTOlI&usg=AFQjCNFnBjj-KfW8pFJjB_2HQGy-qqphAg class="colorbox"
A Few Thoughts On Microsoft’s Massive Writedown
By Alex Wilhelm This morning marked a long-awaited financial mess for Microsoft, which wrote down more than $7 billion of goodwill related to its purchase of the majority of Nokia’s
