Tag: 5hour

27 MAY

From private investigators to a 5-hour meeting with superstar lawyer David Boies, here are the lengths Theranos went to contain The Wall Street Journal’s bombshell story

Hollis Johnson/Business Insider When Theranos learned what Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou was digging into, the company went through some tremendous lengths to get ahead of the story.  In Carreyrou’s new book, “Bad Blood,” he details the legal sit-downs with superstar lawyer David Boies, and the suspected private investigators that tailed some of his […]

11 APR

Mark Zuckerberg gave his grueling, 5-hour testimony to Congress from a 4-inch booster seat

Reuters/Business Insider Mark Zuckerberg used a booster seat during testimony to Congress. The 5-foot-7 Facebook CEO’s stature was boosted by the 4-inch black cushion. Sources have suggested it was for comfort rather than optics, but the effects of looking taller in an intimidating situation are plain to see. Mark Zuckerberg faced the most intense scrutiny […]

27 FEB

5-hour Russia-backed truce starts in Syria’s E. Ghouta

A five-hour truce called by Russia started on Tuesday in the Syrian rebel-held eastern Ghouta near Damascus. The stated aim is to allow civilians to escape the area. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the truce from 9am to 2pm (07:00GMT to 12:00GMT) and the creation of a “humanitarian corridor.” Calm has generally prevailed in the […]

17 JUL

We went to the Oscars of Bollywood, a 5-hour extravaganza of glamorous stars, glitzy dances, and 25,000 crazed fans

NEW YORK — It was a night of glitz and glamour at the MetLife Stadium on Saturday, as the sporting venue — home of the New York Jets and the New York Giants — transformed into a colorful carnival for the International Indian Film Academy’s (IIFA) annual awards ceremony. The IIFA Awards, also known as […]

07 MAR

BA faces £300,000 bill after lack of ‘bog roll’ and ‘wrong headphones’ led to 5-hour delay

Last week saw BA fork out compensation to passengers after a mouse on board an aircraft meant a San Francisco-bound flight from London Heathrow departed four hours late. Now, another messy situation has left the flagship carrier with another steep bill. A shortage of toilet roll and the “wrong kind of headphones” on board a […]