The trial of former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn began with him denying all charges related to the “dieselgate” scandal that erupted nine years ago. His lawyer, Felix Doerr, stated that Winterkorn “rejects the accusations leveled against him” during a hearing in Braunschweig, near Volkswagen’s headquarters in Wolfsburg. Volkswagen admitted in 2015 to installing software in
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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. What We Talk About When We Talk About Spicy Books Ask a hundred people what it means for a book to be spicy, and you’ll probably get a hundred different definitions. The concept of spicy
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Four-time NBA Champion Steph Curry is already planning for life after basketball. The 10-time NBA All-Star spoke to CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” on Tuesday about the rest of his basketball career, his various businesses and goals for after his playing career ends. The 36-year-old Curry has a media company, Unanimous Media, and a youth
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Here’s something September hasn’t seen in seven years: a movie opening to north of $100M over a Friday-Sunday span. Whatever Warner Bros. lost over the summer in largely a string of flops — its May-to-Labor Day season didn’t even break $170M — the David Zaslav-run entertainment conglom will make up for this fall beginning with
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Be careful what you wish for. That’s definitely true for Hannah, the seventh grader whose journal constitutes Remy Lai’s Read at Your Own Risk. Hannah and her friends search for a diversion while “some boring author” comes to their school assembly to “talk about his spooky books, which I bet aren’t even spooky.” Instead of
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Investcorp Holdings, the Middle East’s largest alternative asset manager, is set to lose one of its most senior executives amid a broad leadership restructuring that will see the co-chief executive officer position abolished. Chairman Mohammed Alardhi will assume greater responsibilities as part of this shift. Hazem Ben-Gacem, who has been serving as co-CEO, is stepping
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The calendar is a construct, but the arrival of September really does feel significant. School is back in session, publishing is entering Big Books Season, and folks are fired up and ready to go. Still catching up on the end of summer? Don’t miss this look at the 10 most popular books on Book Riot
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We are in the process of setting up our own business in Switzerland under the name of KAPU-CARE GmbH. My wife and I decided to leave our international corporate careers after 30+ years and we are now dedicated to establishing and developing a business focused on the following value proposition: Executive/Leadership Coaching, Mentoring and Consulting
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Nadia Ahmed’s The Ghost Who Was Afraid of Everything is not only a charming Halloween tale, but also an excellent year-round story about facing one’s fears. Young Finn is scared of many things, including tree branches, butterflies, the color orange and flying. On Halloween, he stays home in his attic—noisy humans also make him anxious—while
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We all know them. Qantas, The Sydney Opera House, Mercedes Benz, David Attenborough, ABC Play School, Fred Hollows, Vegemite, Boeing.. Just what is it that they have? Did they set out to be ‘iconic’ or did it just happen? Can we actually do that?   Let me share what I’ve learned from 44 years in the
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Obi Ndefo, an actor best known for playing Bodie Wells on “Dawson’s Creek” has died … according to a Facebook post from his sister. Nkem Ndefo shared the tragic news Saturday … saying she was heartbroken at the death of her younger brother — and hoped he’d finally found peace. She did not share a
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Investcorp Holdings, the Middle East’s largest alternative asset manager, is set to lose one of its most senior executives amid a broad leadership restructuring that will see the co-chief executive officer position abolished. Chairman Mohammed Alardhi will assume greater responsibilities as part of this shift. Hazem Ben-Gacem, who has been serving as co-CEO, is stepping
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