Michael Lewis

Michael Lewis: America needs to hit bottom “like an addict” to rebound from its economic woes, according to Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball, The Big Short and other books that have been optioned for movies. “At every level of the society we have been willing to basically sacrifice our long term interests for short term interests,” Lewis told Bloomberg TV’s Tom Keene in an interview Wednesday. “It’s not sustainable and I think what happens is we have to hit bottom first, like an addict.” And where is the bottom, according to Lewis, the darling of Wall Street traders, politicians and writers alike? “It’s some level of unemployment, slow...

 

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Amanda Knox

Amanda Knox: THE stunned family of Meredith Kercher last night told of their “shock” and “devastation” after Amanda Knox was sensationally released from prison after an appeal court overturned her murder conviction. Meredith’s heartbroken mum Arline, sister Stephanie and brother John, shook their heads in disbelief and hugged each other for comfort inside the court in Perugia, Italy. And Meredith’s dad, John, said: "How could they ignore the evidence? “There were 47 wounds on Meredith and two knives used. One person couldn’t possibly have done that. “What happens now? Does that mean the police need to look for more killers?” Mr Kercher said...

 

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Lesbian

Lesbian: Thomas Lobel, who calls himself Tammy, is undergoing controversial hormone-blocking treatment in Berkeley, California, to stop him going through puberty as a boy. His lesbian mothers, who adopted him aged two, said they had been criticised by friends and family, but insisted they had not forced their son to become a girl. Debra Lobel and Pauline Moreno said one of the first things Thomas told them when he learnt sign language at three, because of a speech impediment, was, "I am a girl".Tammy, now 11, wears dresses and effectively lives as a girl. Ms Moreno and Ms Lobel said their son, who they claimed was depressed at a younger age...

 

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