Rio residents resist evictions for Olympic Park
Amid rubble in Vila Autodromo Rio de Janeiro about 50 families refuse to leave 18 months before the 2016 Games. Residents accuse authorities of using the Olympics to modernize at their expense, with water cuts and isolation as protection against displacement.
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RadioShack files for bankruptcy and store sale plan
RadioShack Corp filed for Chapter 11 in Delaware with a deal to sell 1500 to 2400 stores to Sprint and General Wireless, creating co branded stores in up to 1750 locations. Hilco will shutter underperforming outlets while bidders may bid on assets during bankruptcy proceedings.
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Pascal to Step Down as Sony Pictures Co-Chair
Sony Pictures announces Amy Pascal will leave her co chair position in May to launch a new production venture. The Culver City studio will finance the company and retain global distribution rights to financed films, with the new firm housed on the Sony Pictures lot.
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