To those outside the Geldof family, the St Mary Magdalene St Lawrence church in Davington is merely a picturesque, Grade 1 listed place of worship. But to Sir Bob, and all four of his daughters, the place holds so many memories. Some happy, others devastatingly sad. Today, more memories were created for the Geldofs - Bob, Fifi Trixibelle, Pixie and Tiger Lily. Unlike the happy day back in August 2012 when they watched Peaches marry, this one was to be beyond painful - the very thought of it Read more [...]

When Philadelphia was deep in the winter of 2011, State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown was in a far warmer place - the Waldorf Astoria's Naples Grande Beach Resort in Florida. Days after her return from the Sunshine State, Brown told a local lobbyist about the trip, a three-day event organized by the nonprofit Women in Read more [...]

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China resumed initial public offerings in January after a 14-month suspension, with 45 firms floating shares and raising a combined 32.1 billion yuan ($5.3 billion) in the month. To support the resumption, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) launched a slew of reforms in November but has been forced to pull back some and add new restrictions so as to curb irregularities, leading to dozens of firms postponing IPOs, although some have later re-launched IPOs after Read more [...]

April 20, 2014 Update: Police try to sort out chaotic shooting; One killed, three in custody Three arrested after a chaotic scene at the close of an event at the Kato By Tim Krohn tkrohn@mankatofreepress.com The Mankato Free Press Sun Apr 20, 2014, 02:39 PM CDT MANKATO — Law enforcement officials are trying to sort out a chaotic situation in which some 100 people scattered following gunshots outside the Kato Entertainment Center Read more [...]