Covering Jeffry Picower, Who Made Billions From Madoff Scheme

ProPublica 3 weeks ago Region: United States

The Picowers' portrait at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory (Photo by Ryan Mark) Jeffry Picower, the 67-year-old businessman and philanthropist who reaped billions from Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, w... more

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Are you working for free?

Wang Fangqing 4 months ago Region: California

 We work because we need to get paid. But now, as the crisis has generated more laid offs, some of the unemployed have started working for free.   For example, Dana Lin, told Reuters that it's ac... more

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Tikolo quits as Kenya captain

Sethu Maathavan 7 months ago Region: Kenya

"I told the boys before the last qualifying game against the Netherlands in Potchefstroom that this would be last match as captain," Steve Tikolo said. "It has been a privilege being captain for the last seven years. I... more

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Lendl hoping to Phil his boots

Sethu Maathavan 7 months ago Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

"It was a pretty flat batting track and I enjoyed it," said Lendl Simmons. "I know my uncle played here a few years ago and I also played here for the A team a few years ago and I enjoyed it - it was a good feeling. "I h... more

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Symonds lands in trouble again

Sethu Maathavan 7 months ago Region: Australia

"Symonds used an autographed bat to lock in a seven-figure loan with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia that he then invested with the failed Storm Financial Services, a former Storm executive alleges," said 'The Sydney Mo... more

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"ECB and counties must co-ordinate"

Sethu Maathavan 7 months ago Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

"I think it is important that the counties work closely with the ECB - if the England team are doing well that benefits the counties and we need to make sure we are all working together and not going in different direction... more

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"England have learnt their lesson"

Sethu Maathavan 7 months ago Region: Barbados

John Dyson said: "I think we caught England on the hop in the West Indies. I think they came out thinking they were just going to have a net and just get ready for the Ashes. "Hopefully they are still in that frame of min... more

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Warne: Flower will succeed as coach

Sethu Maathavan 7 months ago Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

"England have taken a step in the right direction by appointing Andy Flower, and I think the new job title as team director is the right one," Shane Warne said. "At international level, the 'coach' shouldn't be coaching -... more

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"Flower can lift England"

Sethu Maathavan 7 months ago Region: India

"As a player Andy became ranked as the number one batsman in the world and the ECB believe he has the vision, the drive and ambition to be just as successful in his new post," said Hugh Morris, the ECB's managing director.... more

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Hussain backs Flower as coach

Sethu Maathavan 7 months ago Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Former skipper Nasser Hussain said, "The biggest complement I can pay him is that, if I was England captain now, I'd like him to be the coach." "He has developed a working relationship with Andrew Strauss and with Geoff... more

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