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  Watch out, Twitter. Facebook just reported knock-out Q4 earnings and during the company’s call, COO Sheryl Sandberg said that the social network planned to invest more in… Read More ›

  New York – A computer program has beaten a human champion at the ancient Chinese board game Go, marking a significant advance for development… Read More ›

Copiague, NY – A helicopter with two people aboard has made a “hard landing” on a residential Long Island street. No injuries were reported. Newsday… Read More ›

  Washington – Donald Trump’s campaign has formally announced plans to host a special event at the same time as Thursday’s presidential debate. The move… Read More ›

  Iraqi security forces said Wednesday they thwarted an attempt by ISIS militants to infiltrate a residential compound near a strategic air base in western… Read More ›

  Hong Kong – Outgoing Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou will this week visit a disputed island in the South China Sea, potentially inflaming already fraught tensions… Read More ›

Recife, Brazil – When Rafaela Oliveira dos Santos, 20, gave birth to her second child last October, she never imagined the challenges to come. Her baby,… Read More ›

Demonstrators carry photos of Iranian activists imprisoned or executed in the two years since president took office   PARIS — Some 250 people demonstrated Wednesday… Read More ›

Terror tunnel collapses on 11 members of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades because of rain and flooding; 3 were able to escape, but 8 remain… Read More ›

Qatar’s support for the entire Al Jazeera operation is in question, diplomats say.   When Qatar announced the closure of Al Jazeera America this month,… Read More ›

  Apple’s holiday-quarter revenue of $75.9 billion missed analyst expectations as well as the company’s own guidance. According to CEO Tim Cook, a major factor… Read More ›

  Stocks can’t seem to rally for more than two days in a row before getting hammered down again, punishing dip-buyers with relentless regularity for… Read More ›

  Real-estate mogul Donald Trump just embraced his threat to boycott the Fox News primary debate on Thursday. At a Tuesday-evening press conference, the Republican presidential… Read More ›

  Washington – Concepcion Picciotto, the protester who maintained a peace vigil outside the White House that was widely considered to be the longest-running act… Read More ›

  New York – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday said government officials may shoot down migratory birds flying near New York City airports to… Read More ›

On one recent and frightening day, two boats maneuvered close to each other in the Aegean Sea. In one boat stood a mother, holding her… Read More ›

  An imposing equestrian statue of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius dominated the room where Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met… Read More ›

  he Doomsday Clock stands unchanged at three minutes to midnight. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which oversees the clock –a metaphor of how… Read More ›

Analysis: A massacre by chemical weapons in Syria in 2013 led to Russia and the US forcing Assad to give up on his arsenal of… Read More ›

Contracts signed in Rome worth over $18 billion as Rouhani embarks on post-sanctions European tour   ROME, Italy (AFP) — Iran’s return to the international… Read More ›