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Opera and the firm short-selling its stock (alleging Africa fintech abuses) weigh in
Internet services company Opera has come under a short-sell assault based on allegations of predatory lending practices by its fintech products in Africa. Hindenburg Research issued a report claiming (among other things) that Opera’s finance products in Niger…
Internet services company Opera has come under a short-sell assault based on allegations of predatory lending practices by its fintech products in Africa.
Hindenburg Research issued a report claiming (among other things) that Opera’s finance products in Nige… [+6522 chars]
Jake Bright
2020-01-23 06:12:25
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Opera found offering predatory loans with interest rates above 300%
One of the four apps has already been pulled from the Play Store. What you need to know Opera has been accused of offering predatory through multiple apps in Africa and Asia. The apps have offer short-term loans and charge up to a whopping 438% interest rate.…
Opera's share of the worldwide browser market has been in steady decline ever since a long time now. In December 2019, Opera held a mere 2.28% share of the global web browser market, making it the least popular browser on the market. With its core browser bus… [+1989 chars]
Babu Mohan
2020-01-21 13:39:01
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Israeli Opera to Host Placido Domingo Despite Objections From Sexual Abuse Activists
Despite objections from sexual abuse activists, the Israeli Opera will host a competition organized by Placido Domingo later this year
(JERUSALEM) — Despite objections from sexual abuse activists, the Israeli Opera will host a weeklong singing competition organized by Spanish opera star Placido Domingo in Tel Aviv later this year.
Domingo, 80, has withdrawn from all U.S. performances since … [+1617 chars]
Associated Press
2020-02-19 09:41:46
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Woman Charged in Mar-a-Lago Police Chase Refuses to Appear in Court
The Connecticut opera singer was charged Friday with using an SUV to blast through barricades outside of Donald Trump's Florida estate.
(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — A Connecticut opera singer charged with using an SUV to blast through barricades outside of President Donald Trump’s Florida estate, drawing law enforcement gunfire, refused to appear in court Saturday, delaying her initial appearanc… [+2422 chars]
Associated Press
2020-02-01 17:28:37
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Opera singer involved in Mar-a-Lago car chase refuses to appear before judge - Washington Examiner
Opera singer involved in Mar-a-Lago car chase refuses to appear before judge Washington Examiner Gunfire erupts near Trump's Mar-a-Lago ABC News Security breach at Mar-a-Lago: Live updates CNN After breaching Mar-a-Lago security, she picked up her mom at airp…
The opera singer accused of plowing through two security checkpoints at President Trumps Florida resort refused to appear before a judge.
Hannah Roemhild, 30, was expected to appear before Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Ted Booras on Saturday morning but r… [+1388 chars]
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/author/caitlin-yilek
2020-02-01 21:28:00
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The Residents “Stumble Through” a Rock Opera
Sarah Larson on the anonymous cult collective, who tweaked their iconic eyeball helmets and tuxedos for an adaptation of “God in Three Persons” at MOMA.
The ResidentsIllustration by João Fazenda
On a recent Thursday, as a band warmed up in a dark subterranean theatre at the Museum of Modern Art, a figure in a rubber mask stood in a doorway offstage, bathed in the red glow of an EXIT light. This was the lead … [+4193 chars]
Sarah Larson
2020-02-03 11:00:00
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Spherical Solution – Sydney Opera House
Jørn Utzon's realisation that the form of the Sydney Opera House could be derived from the surface of a sphere marked a milestone in 20th century architecture.
The buildings shape slowly shifted away from Utzons competition drawings. His new curves were detailed in the Red Book, a complete set of plans, sections and elevations sent to the NSW government in March 1958, which expanded on the schematic drawings from h… [+2795 chars]
2020-01-28 13:01:01
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The wellness industry will mend your broken heart — for a price
One of the most memorable scenes in the 2001 classic Legally Blonde features Elle Woods, played by Reese Witherspoon, lying in bed after a bad breakup. Her sorority sisters walk in on her eating bonbons and watching a soap opera. When a man onscreen says, “I …
One of the most memorable scenes in the 2001 classic Legally Blonde features Elle Woods, played by Reese Witherspoon, lying in bed after a bad breakup. Her sorority sisters walk in on her eating bonbons and watching a soap opera. When a man onscreen says, I l… [+11864 chars]
Anna Iovine
2020-02-20 10:00:00
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Opera board member leaves 'transformative' $45M endowment gift
Life board member and contributor Phyllis Hernden Brissenden left $45 million to the Opera Theatre of St. Louis' general endowment fund.
A beloved St. Louis philanthropist and life board member at the Opera Theater left the company a "transformative" gift in the wake of her death.
Phyllis Brissenden, who died on Dec. 17, 2019, "bequeathed the company a transformative endowment gift, estimated… [+2763 chars]
Kelly McCarthy
2020-02-06 17:08:30
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What's Coming to Hulu in February 2020
February brings with the season premiers of fan favorites like Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Good Girls, which means those shows will also be making an appearance on Hulu in February as well. On February 14th the streaming service is also premiering Season 1 of its …
February brings with the season premiers of fan favorites like Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Good Girls, which means those shows will also be making an appearance on Hulu in February as well. On February 14th the streaming service is also premiering Season 1 of its … [+3155 chars]
Emily Price
2020-01-26 21:00:00
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Vorwürfe dubioser Geschäfte gegen Opera: Unternehmen widerspricht
Opera soll gegen die Regeln des Play Stores verstoßen und dubiose Geldgeschäfte abgewickelt haben. Das Unternehmen wehrt sich gegen die Vorwürfe.
Das hinter dem Browser Opera stehende Unternehmen soll gegen die Regeln des Google Play Stores verstoßen haben. Laut einem Bericht hätten Apps für Mikrokredite in Entwicklungsländern nicht angeboten werden dürfen. Sie sollen mit absurd hohen Zinsen verknüpft … [+2816 chars]
Eva-Maria Weiß
2020-01-20 15:19:00
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Opera Version 56: Neue Leseansicht für Android
Der Browser Opera für Android bringt mit dem Update auf Version 56 eine verbesserte Leseansicht – unabhängig von jeweiligen Webseiten.
Mit der Version 56 bietet Opera für Android eine neue Lesefunktion. Sie ist unabhängig von den aufgerufenen Webseiten und an die jeweils genutzten, mobilen Geräte angepasst. Sobald man sie aktiviert, konvertiert der Lese-Modus die jeweiligen Seiten in ein ein… [+1727 chars]
Eva-Maria Weiß
2020-02-06 10:21:00
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How to Enable Dark Mode on All Your Apps and Devices
Give yourself to the dark side. Or at least, your phones.
To enable dark mode in WhatsApp, go to Chats then Themes from the Settings page inside the app, where you'll find a toggle switch. You can set the theme to light or dark, or tell WhatsApp to obey the setting passed down by the mobile OS.
As well as offering … [+2352 chars]
David Nield
2020-02-16 12:00:00
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Colbert Breaks Out Devastating Impression Of ‘Scrotum Of The Opera’ McConnell
"Late Show" host hits at the Senate majority leader over impeachment shenanigans.
“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert didn’t hold back when describing the machinations of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to block witnesses and new evidence in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
“No evidence, no witnesses, just 100 … [+278 chars]
Ed Mazza
2020-01-22 03:03:22
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The Folkoperan Opera House: Broccoli vs. Opera
Integrated advertisement created by McCann, Sweden for The Folkoperan Opera House, within the category: Recreation, Leisure.
Integrated advertisement created by McCann, Sweden for The Folkoperan Opera House, within the category: Recreation, Leisure.
ivan
2020-02-19 08:37:20
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Opera reportedly has multiple predatory loan apps in the Play Store with interest rates of up to 876% (Update: Opera responds)
Update 1 : 2020/01/20 10:57am PST Opera has posted a response to the report on its investors site, stating it "contains numerous errors": The Company is aware of and has carefully reviewed the report published by It's no secret that Opera isn't doing so well …
It's no secret that Opera isn't doing so well in the era of Chrome dominance. According to a report published by Hindenburg Research, the company's losses in browser revenue have apparently led it to create multiple loan apps with short payment windows and in… [+4208 chars]
Corbin Davenport
2020-01-20 18:50:02
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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is delivering a better version of Daenerys Targaryen’s story
Netflix’s supernatural soap opera Chilling Adventures of Sabrina now has teenage witch Sabrina (Kiernan Shipka) ruling hell, seeking power, and making confidently dark decisions. The newly released season 3 feels like what Game of Thrones did with Daenerys i…
[Ed. note: This review of season 3 of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina includes major spoilers for seasons 1 and 2.]
Early in the new season of Netflixs Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Zelda Spellman (Miranda Otto, who played Eowyn in the Lord of the Rings li… [+7116 chars]
Samantha Nelson
2020-01-24 15:15:00
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wHy Architecture reveals design for opera house in Russia
Tchaikovsky Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre by wHy Architecture will be built on the bank of the Kama River in Perm, Russia, near the Ural mountains. Read more
Tchaikovsky Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre by wHy Architecture will be built on the bank of the Kama River in Perm, Russia, near the Ural mountains.
Perm is one of Russia's famous ballet centres, after Moscow and St Petersburg.
American studio wHy Archit… [+1851 chars]
India Block
2020-02-03 17:12:55
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A Night at the Opera
One of my favorite video series is Estelle Caswell's Earworm for Vox -- you can check out my posts about it here. It had been a
One of my favorite video series is Estelle Caswell’s Earworm for Vox — you can check out my posts about it here. It had been a few months since the last episode, so I went to see if she’d made any other videos in the meantime and, lo, Caswell produced a video… [+759 chars]
Jason Kottke
2020-01-27 21:15:13
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Use These Antivirus and Anti-Malware Apps Instead of Avast
If something is free—especially if it’s a complicated something, or something you’d probably have to pay for otherwise—the familiar saying is often true: You’re the product. It’s one of the reasons you’re always being advertised to across the web. Search engi…
If something is freeespecially if its a complicated something, or something youd probably have to pay for otherwisethe familiar saying is often true: Youre the product. Its one of the reasons youre always being advertised to across the web. Search engines, em… [+6005 chars]
David Murphy
2020-01-28 15:00:00
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