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Jerry Seinfeld Defeats Lawsuit Claiming He Stole ‘Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee’

NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Jerry Seinfeld has defeated a lawsuit claiming he stole the Netflix hit “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” from a former colleague who said he had pitched the idea for the show a decade before its debut. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan in Manhattan on Monday said Christian Charles took […]

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Harland and Wolff: Belfast shipyard bought by UK firm

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Pacemaker Belfast’s Harland and Wolff shipyard has been sold, saving it from closure. The yard, best known for building the Titanic, has been bought for a total of £6m by InfraStrata, a London-based energy firm. Harland and Wolff went into administration in August following the collapse of its Norwegian parent company. That move

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Brutalism Springs Eternal in Morocco

Travel / En Sound Media

When Aziza Chaouni was a girl, she spent holidays with her grandmothers at Sidi Harazem, a thermal bath complex built next to an ancient magnesium-rich spring about seven miles east of Fez, Morocco. One grandmother loved the new complex, designed by Jean-François Zevaco and completed in 1960, soon after Moroccan independence. “She was born and

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Ready student one? Universities launch degrees in esports

Sports / En Sound Media

On their first week in class, a group of students is playing a first-person shooter video game in a sleek new digital studio. It’s their introduction to the degree in esports they’ve all enrolled in. The group clicking away on their mice are at the University of Staffordshire, one of several U.K. and U.S. schools

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Democrats’ Plans to Tax Wealth Would Reshape U.S. Economy

Politics / En Sound Media

The tax proposed by Ms. Warren would apply to households worth over $50 million. She would impose a 2 percent tax on net worth above $50 million, and a 3 percent tax on net worth above $1 billion. The plan from Mr. Sanders would apply to a larger number of households, and it would be

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Eurozone inflation eases, largely due to cheaper energy

Finance / En Sound Media

Inflation in the 19-country eurozone eased in September, largely due to cheaper energy prices. Statistics agency Eurostat said Tuesday that the annual inflation rate eased to 0.9% in September from 1.0% in August. Low inflation can be a sign of economic weakness and has been a concern for officials at the European Central Bank, whose

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Sustainable Alternatives To Ziploc Bags That Are Just As Convenient

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Sustainable Alternatives To Ziploc Bags That Are Just As Convenient | HuffPost Life Part of HuffPost Home & Living. ©2019 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Emily Dukes / EyeEm via Getty Images If you’re freaking out about the planet and want to

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Jerry Seinfeld wins copyright lawsuit over Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Jerry Seinfeld’s series Comedians in Cars first aired in 2012 US comedian Jerry Seinfeld has defeated a lawsuit which alleged he had stolen the idea for a TV series. A former colleague claimed he had originally pitched the idea for Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Christian Charles said he had

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House price growth ‘almost ground to a halt’

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright AFP UK house price growth “almost ground to a halt” in September, with property prices 0.2% higher than a year ago, the Nationwide has said. The building society also said that prices fell by 0.2% compared with August, according to figures based on its own mortgage data. It said activity in the housing

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Soccer leagues, player unions team up on concussion protocol

Sports / En Sound Media

European soccer leagues and player unions are teaming up to improve how concussions are identified and treated during games. The European Leagues group and FIFPro, the global network of national unions, say they will make country-by-country agreements “over the course of the coming two seasons.” The plan comes as soccer‘s rule-making body IFAB is being

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