But by then, he had already moved on from Columbus Nova, after digging into his own pocket to pay rent and other expenses to keep it afloat. He recently rebranded his firm Sparrow Capital, and moved to a smaller office space with just nine of the 25 employees from Columbus Nova. His lawsuit takes aim […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTowie’s Bobby Norris: People wish cancer on me because I’m gay MPs have called for “urgent action” from the government to fight the rise in online homophobia. The Commons debate followed a petition calling for a new law – organised by reality TV star Bobby Norris. The
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At three o’clock in the afternoon on September 4, 1882, the electrical age began. The Edison Illuminating Company switched on its Pearl Street power plant, and a network of copper wires came alive, delivering current to a few dozen buildings in the surrounding neighborhood. One of those buildings housed this newspaper. As night fell, reporters
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Tennis prodigy Cori “Coco” Gauff, 15, beat five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 in a historic victory on Monday. Just last week, Gauff became the youngest tennis player in the Open era — which began in 1968, when tournaments first allowed professionals to compete against amateurs — to qualify for Wimbledon’s main event. Gauff has praised
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U.S. factory activity grew at a slower pace in June for the third straight month as measures of new orders and inventories fell. The Institute for Supply Management, an association of purchasing managers, said Monday that its manufacturing index slipped to 51.7 last month from 52.1 in May. Any reading above 50 signals an expansion.
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Neil Woodford is under the regulator’s microscope High-profile stockpicker Neil Woodford’s flagship fund will remain locked for investors, it has been confirmed. The extension was widely expected and was announced on the day the initial 28-day suspension expired. However, remaining investors have expressed their frustration at having been unable to
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Sweden’s coach has a simple message for his players ahead of their Women’s World Cup semifinal against the Netherlands. Approach Wednesday’s game like when you first kicked a ball around, playing soccer with your friends all those years ago. “As a kid you start to play football because it’s fun,” Peter Gerhardsson said. “Maybe there’s
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Image copyright Getty Images Taylor Swift has accused music mogul Scooter Braun of “bullying” after he bought most of the US pop star’s life’s work, thanks to his acquisition of her former record label Big Machine for $300m (£237m). The Taylor Swift, Scooter Braun, Justin Bieber row explained What is behind the dispute, and how
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Image copyright Microsoft Image caption Microsoft will continue to sell games, apps and movies but not e-books Consumers who bought ebooks via Microsoft’s online store are losing access to their libraries. The service, which launched in 2017, relied on the use of a web browser rather than a dedicated app and failed to build a
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