Ichiro Suzuki hits record 4000 base hits, a bright spot amidst controversy and suspensions. Last Wednesday, Ichiro Suzuki carved his name into the record books of basebal by hitting his 4,000th career hit.
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Ben Affleck cast in 2015 Superman film as Batman
Fresh from the film success of "Man of Steel", Warner Bros has been bankrolling a 2015 production of another Superman sequel with Ben Affleck cast as Batman.
Koch Bros no longer interested with Tribune newspapers
Koch Industries confirmed in an email to BBC about a Daily Caller report of the company backing out on a bid for Tribune Co.'s publications, including Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune.
Filmmaker Lucas-controlled trust buys USD10 million in Starbucks stake
In a Form 4 filing done by George Lucas' wife Mellody Hobson with US Securities and Exchange Commission, GWL Living Trust purchased 141,573 shares on August 19 for USD10 million.
IIS and Drivewyze completes Series A funding round
IIS and Drivewyze raises USD7.5 million in its latest Series A funding round. Sister firms Intelligent Imaging Systems and Drivewyze have jointly announced the completion of its latest round of funding that raised USD7.
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NHTSA issues statement to counter Elon Musk of Tesla's claim that the Model S is the 'safest car ever.'
The peaceful resolution to the stand off at a Decatur, GA school was attributed to Antoinette Tuff. In the most tense moments at McNair Discovery Learning Academy in the past few hours, Antoinette Tuff acted as the messenger and go between for gun toting Michael Brandon Hill and police authorities.
Kamcord received USD1 million new seed funding after it had previously gotten an accumulated fund of USD1.5 million.
Regenerative tissue engineering firm TissueTech Inc closed its latest round with USD 10 million. TissueTech Inc successfully closed its latest fundraising round.
TagMan scored USD 5 million in a funding round led by Greycroft Partners and iNovia Capital. TagMan said it has received capital commitments worth USD 5 million from various investors.
Semiconductor maker TranSwitch Corp raised USD 2.5 million from Ilex Partners. TranSwitch Corp said it raised USD 2. 5 million in equity investment from private equity company Ilex Partners.
Medical device maker Infraredx Inc said it received a USD 25 million equity investment from Nipro Corp.
MicuRx Pharmaceuticals Inc announced the successful closing of its Series B round with USD 25 million.
Credit Suisse said Rio Tinto and Anglo American could become BHP Billiton's potential partners for its potash mining project in Canada.
