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How do you navigate a problem like Jakarta’s gridlock?

How do you navigate a problem like Jakarta’s gridlock?

  Jakarta is often derided as the most congested city in the world, with an estimated 5.5 million vehicles on the roads — just 2%… Read More ›

French president: Trump gives ‘retching feeling’

French president: Trump gives ‘retching feeling’

French President François Hollande said Tuesday that Donald Trump’s “excesses” give those watching a “retching feeling,” adding his voice to the onslaught of criticism directed… Read More ›

White House ‘aims to conclude’ defense deal with Israel, official says

White House ‘aims to conclude’ defense deal with Israel, official says

The deal is expected to clock in at around $38 billion over ten years.   WASHINGTON – US inter-agency officials began a week of meetings… Read More ›

Israeli lawmakers advance bill to streamline cybersecurity

Israeli lawmakers advance bill to streamline cybersecurity

Citing DNC hack and Russian cyberattacks during 2008 Georgia war, MKs present plans to bring digital defenses under one roof   The Knesset’s Foreign Affairs… Read More ›

The Olympics aren’t going to save Brazil

The Olympics aren’t going to save Brazil

  Major sporting events are often presented as a way to help boost a country’s economy. However, theoretically, that effect is likely to be stronger… Read More ›

Jamie Dimon just put America’s standing in the world in perspective

Jamie Dimon just put America’s standing in the world in perspective

  Jamie Dimon really loves America. The JPMorgan CEO went all patriotic in an interview with CNBC on Monday, saying that, yes, America has challenges,… Read More ›

Donald Trump is getting slammed by billionaires with way more money than him

Donald Trump is getting slammed by billionaires with way more money than him

  Over the last week, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has campaigned with three billionaires: Michael Bloomberg last Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention, Mark… Read More ›

Omaha, NE – Buffett Challenges Trump To Exchange Tax Returns, Answer Questions

Omaha, NE – Buffett Challenges Trump To Exchange Tax Returns, Answer Questions

  Omaha, NE – U.S. investor Warren Buffett, speaking at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, challenged Republican Donald Trump on Monday… Read More ›

Washington – FAA Gives Commercial Balloon Operators Little Scrutiny Share Tweet Share Mail

Washington – FAA Gives Commercial Balloon Operators Little Scrutiny Share Tweet Share Mail

  Washington – Commercial hot air balloons like the one destroyed in a fireball in Texas this weekend often carry more passengers than airplane and… Read More ›

Hempstead, NY – Some Colleges Say Hosting A Debate Is Worth The $5M Cost

Hempstead, NY – Some Colleges Say Hosting A Debate Is Worth The $5M Cost

  Hempstead, NY – Democracy doesn’t come cheap. Between the logistics of accommodating an estimated 2,500 news reporters and arranging security for VIPs, the cost… Read More ›

Girl killed by zoo elephant

Girl killed by zoo elephant

  A 7-year-old Moroccan girl has died after a zoo elephant threw a rock at her. Managers at the zoo in the capital of Rabat… Read More ›

Hooded boy in Australian detention center was ‘broken,’ sister says

Hooded boy in Australian detention center was ‘broken,’ sister says

“The last time I saw him, he was broken.” The sister of Dylan Voller spoke to CNN about the impact of her brother’s experience while… Read More ›

Hillary Clinton: ‘The sky’s the limit’

Hillary Clinton: ‘The sky’s the limit’

Philadelphia (CNN)Hillary Clinton beamed with emotion as she took the convention stage to become the first woman ever to accept a major U.S. party’s presidential… Read More ›

Sister of MH370 pilot: My brother is a scapegoat

Sister of MH370 pilot: My brother is a scapegoat

Kuala Lumpur (CNN)Nearly two-and-a-half-years after the disappearance of flight MH370, the sister of the chief pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah still “thinks of him the first… Read More ›

Turkey detainees tortured, raped after failed coup, rights group says

Turkey detainees tortured, raped after failed coup, rights group says

Istanbul – Captured military officers raped by police, hundreds of soldiers beaten, some detainees denied food and water and access to lawyers for days. These… Read More ›

US Navy to China: We’ll continue operations in South China Sea

US Navy to China: We’ll continue operations in South China Sea

Washington – The Obama administration made it “absolutely clear” to China that the US will continue freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea,… Read More ›

Sarah Silverman to Sanders supporters to back Clinton

Sarah Silverman to Sanders supporters to back Clinton

Comedienne, who rallied for the progressive candidate in the primaries, tells Bernie or Bust people they’re ‘being ridiculous’   PHILADELPHIA — Corey Booker delivered an… Read More ›

Russian government behind DNC email hack — US official

Russian government behind DNC email hack — US official

Hackers ‘left all kinds of fingerprints,’ sources say, but Kremlin accuses American politicians of being ‘paranoid’   Officials in Washington believe that Kremlin operatives carried… Read More ›

Jewish congressman demands staffers behind Sanders emails be fired

Jewish congressman demands staffers behind Sanders emails be fired

Memphis Democrat Steve Cohen says party ‘crossed the Rubicon’ in using candidate’s religious beliefs against him   A Jewish congressman from Tennessee said the Democratic… Read More ›

Thomas Sutherland, former Beirut hostage, dies

Thomas Sutherland, former Beirut hostage, dies

  Thomas Sutherland, who was held hostage in Lebanon for more than six years, died Saturday in Fort Collins, Colorado, according to Colorado State University,… Read More ›