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Washington – Task Force: Mammograms An Option At 40, Do More Good At 50

Washington – Task Force: Mammograms An Option At 40, Do More Good At 50

  Washington – Mammograms do the most good later in life, a government task force declared Monday in recommending that women get one every other… Read More ›

‘Revenant,’ ‘Martian’ tops at Golden Globes

‘Revenant,’ ‘Martian’ tops at Golden Globes

  Two movies about desperate men left for dead and fighting for survival took top honors at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards, which celebrate achievement in… Read More ›

First aid shipment in months reaches besieged Madaya; starving Syrians weep

First aid shipment in months reaches besieged Madaya; starving Syrians weep

The first shipment of foreign aid since October reached the besieged Syrian city of Madaya on Monday, bringing starving residents to tears at the sight,… Read More ›

U.S. bombs ‘millions’ in ISIS currency holdings

U.S. bombs ‘millions’ in ISIS currency holdings

  Washington – In an extremely unusual airstrike, the U.S. dropped bombs Sunday in central Mosul, Iraq, destroying a building containing huge amounts of cash ISIS… Read More ›

Swedish police take flak for covering up refugee sexual assaults

Swedish police take flak for covering up refugee sexual assaults

After paper exposes incidents at music festival, Stockholm official says ‘large part’ of those detained were from Afghanistan   Swedish police were criticized on Monday… Read More ›

To say that what happens in China doesn’t matter to the US is to ignore how the global economy works

To say that what happens in China doesn’t matter to the US is to ignore how the global economy works

China matters. The world’s second-largest economy is obviously slowing. Official data would have markets believe it will growing at something like a 6.5% pace this year. Others… Read More ›

The greatest threat in the Middle East is ‘going to get much worse before it gets better’

The greatest threat in the Middle East is ‘going to get much worse before it gets better’

  Sectarian divisions in the Middle East are only getting worse, and there’s little sign that tensions in the region will abate before they explode… Read More ›

The weekend is over, and the markets are falling again

The weekend is over, and the markets are falling again

  World markets are open for Monday trading, and they’re down. US futures are in the red with Dow futures down 120 points and S&P… Read More ›

Brooklyn, NY – Facing Criticism Over Spike In Crime, NYC Mayor Vows Swift Arrest In Vicious Gang Rape

Brooklyn, NY – Facing Criticism Over Spike In Crime, NYC Mayor Vows Swift Arrest In Vicious Gang Rape

Brooklyn, NY – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday denounced the rape of a woman by five men at a Brooklyn playground, pledging… Read More ›

Washington – Transportation Watchdog: Government Not Ensuring Pilot Skills Are Sharp

Washington – Transportation Watchdog: Government Not Ensuring Pilot Skills Are Sharp

Washington – The government is falling short in ensuring airline pilots keep up their flying skills and get full training on how to monitor sophisticated… Read More ›

San Diego, CA – Florida Man Charged With Stealing $3.2 Million From Armored Car Company

San Diego, CA – Florida Man Charged With Stealing $3.2 Million From Armored Car Company

San Diego, CA – A Florida manager for armored car company Brinks was arrested in California on charges he stole $3.2 million in cash on… Read More ›

Thai beauty ad: ‘Just being white, you will win’

Thai beauty ad: ‘Just being white, you will win’

It’s hard to imagine anything more blatant than this. A new Thai beauty ad claiming white skin is the key to success has unleashed a… Read More ›

Jailed in North Korea, pastor Hyeon Soo Lim hopes to go home to Canada

Jailed in North Korea, pastor Hyeon Soo Lim hopes to go home to Canada

  Pyongyang, North Korea – The doors open and a prisoner is marched in by two stern-faced North Korean guards, their demeanor expressing authority and righteous… Read More ›

A Mexican actress’s tweet kick-started talks with ‘El Chapo’

A Mexican actress’s tweet kick-started talks with ‘El Chapo’

  Without her help, Sean Penn says he never could have arranged a secret meeting with cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. And it all… Read More ›

Philly police probe tip that radical group wants to harm officers

Philly police probe tip that radical group wants to harm officers

Man who shot cop said he was ‘following Allah,’ is believed to have traveled to Saudi Arabia in 2011   PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police in… Read More ›

Cologne police: New Year mob violence cases rise to 516

Cologne police: New Year mob violence cases rise to 516

Apparently coordinated robberies, sexual assaults on women by ‘foreign’ assailants put new pressure on Germany’s migrant policy   BERLIN (AP) — German authorities need to… Read More ›

Behind the lines: Tehran vs Riyadh

Behind the lines: Tehran vs Riyadh

Saudi-Iranian confrontation reflects key Mideast trend lines.   The decision by Saudi Arabia to sever diplomatic relations with Iran following the burning of the Saudi… Read More ›

Paris police station attacker may have come to Europe as asylum seeker

Paris police station attacker may have come to Europe as asylum seeker

The Tunisian national was last registered as living in a shelter for migrants in Germany.   Investigators released the identity of the man who tried to… Read More ›

TRUMP: You’ve got to give that ‘maniac’ in North Korea some credit

TRUMP: You’ve got to give that ‘maniac’ in North Korea some credit

  Real-estate mogul Donald Trump said on Saturday that North Korea’s supreme leader, Kim Jong Un, deserves “credit” for taking over his country at such… Read More ›

China needs $5 trillion to save its economy — and it might not work anyway

China needs $5 trillion to save its economy — and it might not work anyway

  At this point, it’s pretty much consensus that it’s going to take some doing to get China’s economy back on track. The country is… Read More ›