The Changing Attitude Blog (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
... In the same vein of thought, David writes on Ruth’s blog: “I still can't work out why … "liberal" bishops and senior clergy continued to encourage gay people to offer for ordained ministry, without asking them to consider whether they would be able to cope should they have to continue to live an abstinent, single life." David Cohen says: “...
TechCrunch (Free subscription) | yesterday
Startup SendGrid has raised $750,000 in Series A funding led by Highway 12 Ventures, with SoftTech VC, FF Angel LLC, TechStars -founders David Cohen and other angel investors participating. Incubated by TechStars, SendGrid attempts to solve the problems faced by companies when sending transactional outbound email (emails delivered by software applications such as sign up confirmations,...
Animal Crazy (Free subscription) | yesterday
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut woman who owned a chimpanzee that mauled and blinded a woman won't be charged because there's no evidence she knowingly disregarded any risk the animal posed, a prosecutor said Monday. State's Attorney David Cohen...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | yesterday
Connecticut prosecutors have decided not to charge the owner of a chimpanzee that attacked the owner's friend and employee , leaving the woman s everely disfigured . According to the Hartford Courant , "Stamford State's Attorney David Cohen said Monday that an investigation did not determine that [owner Sondra] Herold... had acted recklessly in her care of the 200-pound chimp, or...
CNN (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
Criminal charges will not be filed against the owner of a chimpanzee that mauled and blinded a Connecticut woman earlier this year, according to Connecticut State's Attorney David Cohen.
WAFB - Local News (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
A Connecticut prosecutor says he does not plan to charge the owner of a chimpanzee that mauled and blinded a woman. State's Attorney David Cohen said Monday that there is no evidence that Sandra Herold of Stamford was aware...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
A Connecticut prosecutor does not plan to charge the owner of a chimpanzee that mauled and blinded a woman in February, according to a person with direct knowledge of the investigation. State's Attorney David Cohen refused to comment ahead of a news ...
The Eagle Nation (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A Connecticut prosecutor does not plan to charge the owner of a chimpanzee that mauled and blinded a woman in February, according to a person with direct knowledge of the investigation.State's Attorney David Cohen refused to comme ...
NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... 2006, compared to $13,500 in contributions to Republicans. Comcast vice president and top lobbyist David Cohen made about $180,000 to Democrats in the same period, compared to $12,000 to Republicans, according to OpenSecrets.org. But that's just the beginning (h/t Big Hollywood ): Cohen also helped raise more than $6 million for Obama’s election campaign. [...] During...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut prosecutor does not plan to charge the owner of a chimpanzee that mauled and blinded a woman in February, according to a person with direct knowledge of the investigation. State's Attorney David Cohen refused to comment ahead of a news conference scheduled for Monday afternoon, but the person with knowledge of the investigation said no charges are...
Motor City Liberal (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
... Later that day, a small group of bloggers met with Comcast Executive Vice President David Cohen, who discussed how important the company believes health care reform is to reinvigorating the economy. A Comcast spokesperson confirmed to ThinkProgress that the company is an annual contributor to the Chamber, but not a member of the board of directors. It is also active on a number of...
ChattahBox (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
... Nash. Despite the horrific nature of the attack and the lack of a permit to keep the animal, David Cohen the State’s Attorney for Connecticut, will not be pressing criminal charges against Herold for recklessness. The chimp was also given Xanax before Nash arrived, but there was no evidence that the drug contributed to the attack. “Although Xanax was detected, it is impossible to...
Company Town (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Comcast Corp. and General Electric Co. have a window that runs from 12 to 18 months to close on the cable giant's deal to acquire majority control of GE's NBC Universal, according to Comcast Executive Vice President David Cohen. Cohen,...
Think Progress (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Yesterday, Comcast officially announced that after nine months of negotiation, it had reached a deal to acquire NBC Universal from General Electric. The deal is valued at about $30 billion and includes NBC’s “lucrative cable channels — USA, Bravo, SyFy, CNBC and MSNBC.” Later in the day, Comcast Executive Vice President David Cohen spoke [...]
Philadelphia Tech News (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
I will add to this as I see other things and keep it posted on the righthand sidebar. Comcast NBCU Main Information Site Comcast Presentation (pdf-free registration)) Comcast Conference Call Transcript (pdf-free registration) Comcast Conference Call Webcast (free registration) Comcast/GE Press Release Announcing Transaction SEC Filing (Form 8-K) David Cohen memo on Comcast's public responsibilities...
