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SINGAPORE — Stocks in Asia-Pacific traded mixed on Tuesday as investors await remarks from U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen. South Korea's Kospi led gains among the region's major markets as it rose 1.62%, with shares of automaker Hyundai Motor surging more than 5%. In Japan,…

Wilson Chen takes a step up to CEO at Tishman Speyer China Tishman Speyer has announced the promotion of Wilson Chen to chief executive of the New York-based real estate firm’s China operation. Chen joined Tishman Speyer in 2010 and most recently served as senior managing director and chief investment…

Though renowned for his music, Phil Spector also harbored an ambition to direct and produce movies, and in 1966 asked me to drop by his house so he could explain his plan. At the time, I was a reporter covering politics for The New York Times in Los Angeles and…

Inauguration Day Police Bracing for Worst Across U.S. ... From Trump Tower to L.A. Zoo 1/17/2021 11:26 AM PT Exclusive State capitols aren't the only landmarks authorities fear might become potential targets for violence in the wake of Joe Biden's inauguration ... we're told law enforcement will pay special attention…

NEW YORK (AP) — Warren Williams recorded 12 points and 10 rebounds to carry Manhattan to a 58-55 win over Niagara on Saturday. Elijah Buchanan had 14 points for Manhattan (5-4, 4-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Anthony Nelson added 12 points. Samba Diallo had 10 rebounds. Nelson made 1 of…

A luxury hotel company that was scheduled to host a February fundraising event for Republican Missouri Senator Josh Hawley instead announced Saturday it has canceled the event, citing deep opposition to those who allegedly supported and incited the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week. Loews Hotels announced the cancellation…

Louis DeLuca/Associated Press Corey Kluber will get a fresh start after agreeing to a free-agent deal with the New York Yankees on Friday. The deal is pending a physical, per ESPN's Jeff Passan. MLB.com's Mark Feinsand reported Kluber's one-year deal is worth $11 million.  Kluber pitched just one inning in…

Ron Schwane After acquiring Francisco Lindor last week, the New York Mets reportedly have the All-Star shortstop under contract for the 2021 season.  Per MLB.com's Mark Feinsand, Lindor and the Mets avoided arbitration with a one-year, $22.3 million deal: Mark Feinsand @FeinsandLindor's $22.3 million is the fourth-largest one-year arbitration deal…

A court martial sitting in Sokoto has granted bail to Martins Idakpini, a Lance Corporal who criticised Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army Staff. Tope Akinyode, Idakpini's lawyer, made the disclosure on Thursday. Court martial is a judicial process used in trying members of the armed forces accused of offences.  Akinyode…

The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese and elder statesman, Matthew Kukah, on Thursday expressed regret that Nigerians and the country's leaders did not learn any lesson from the 1967-1970 civil war.  Kukah noted that there was a lot of "resentment, anxiety and frustration" from those who were alive during the…