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Putin critic Alexei Navalny barred from Russian presidential election

Putin critic Alexei Navalny barred from Russian presidential election

  Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was barred on Monday from running in next year’s presidential election. Officials ruled he was ineligible to take part… Read More ›

North Korea calls latest UN sanctions ‘an act of war’

North Korea calls latest UN sanctions ‘an act of war’

A new round of United Nations sanctions against North Korea are an “act of war,” Pyongyang said Sunday, adding that the US and other nations… Read More ›

New York – Edward Snowden Unveils Phone App, Haven, To Spy On Spies

New York – Edward Snowden Unveils Phone App, Haven, To Spy On Spies

New York – The former National Security Agency contractor who exposed U.S. government surveillance programs by disclosing classified material in 2013 has a new job:… Read More ›

Bombshell investigation finds Vice and its employees paid at least $184,000 to settle four sexual misconduct claims

Bombshell investigation finds Vice and its employees paid at least $184,000 to settle four sexual misconduct claims

  Since 2003, the news and entertainment media company Vice and its employees have settled at least four disputes with women who accused top executives… Read More ›

Washington – Trump Commutes Prison Sentence Of Sholom Rubashkin

Washington – Trump Commutes Prison Sentence Of Sholom Rubashkin

  Washington – President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of an Iowa kosher meatpacking executive who was sentence to 27 years in prison… Read More ›

Here’s how the newly passed GOP tax bill will impact the economy, businesses, the deficit, and your wallet

Here’s how the newly passed GOP tax bill will impact the economy, businesses, the deficit, and your wallet

Goldman Sachs estimated that GDP growth would increase 0.3 percentage points above their baseline in 2018 and 2019. The analysts for the Penn-Wharton Budget Model said the… Read More ›

North Korea testing biological warheads for its missiles — report

North Korea testing biological warheads for its missiles — report

Japanese newspaper says Pyongyang’s research focused on ensuring deadly anthrax spores will survive extreme heat during long-range missile strike   North Korea is carrying out… Read More ›

Tokyo – Bitcoin Falls More Than 10 Percent On Bitstamp

Tokyo – Bitcoin Falls More Than 10 Percent On Bitstamp

  Tokyo – Bitcoin fell more than 10 percent on Wednesday to a one-week low of $15,800 at cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp <BTC=BTSP>, losing almost one-… Read More ›

Analysis: Donald Trump is never going to release his taxes

Analysis: Donald Trump is never going to release his taxes

  Sometime Wednesday, President Donald Trump will sign into law a massive overhaul of the US tax system — a reordering of who pays what… Read More ›

2018 Global Defense Spending to Hit Post-Cold War High of $1.67 Trillion

2018 Global Defense Spending to Hit Post-Cold War High of $1.67 Trillion

Iran slightly outspends Israel, both dwarfed by Saudi Arabia   The annual Jane’s Defense Budgets Report released on Monday is forecasting that global defense spending… Read More ›

Tokyo – Bitcoin Not Yet Proven As Credible Currency: Japan Finance Minister

Tokyo – Bitcoin Not Yet Proven As Credible Currency: Japan Finance Minister

  Tokyo – Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that bitcoin has not been proven to be a credible currency and that he… Read More ›

Trump reportedly believes Mueller will write a letter publicly exonerating him soon

Trump reportedly believes Mueller will write a letter publicly exonerating him soon

  President Donald Trump believes the Russia investigation will soon wrap up and that special counsel Robert Mueller will release a letter clearing him of… Read More ›

A freshman Democratic lawmaker accused of sexual harassment announced he won’t seek re-election

A freshman Democratic lawmaker accused of sexual harassment announced he won’t seek re-election

  Democratic Rep. Ruben Kihuen of Nevada said Saturday he will not seek re-election after facing multiple sexual misconduct allegations. Top Democrats have called for… Read More ›

Haley Displays Iran’s Military Hardware to the Press

Haley Displays Iran’s Military Hardware to the Press

“The Iranian regime cannot be allowed to engage in its lawless behavior any longer.”   WASHINGTON – Standing before an exhausted missile that Washington says… Read More ›

Washington – White House Says Roy Moore Should Concede

Washington – White House Says Roy Moore Should Concede

  Washington – The White House says it’s past time for Republican Roy Moore to concede he lost the Alabama Senate race. White House press… Read More ›

The FCC repealed net neutrality — here’s what that means for you

The FCC repealed net neutrality — here’s what that means for you

  In a Thursday vote, the Federal Communications Commission repealed the net-neutrality rules it put in place in 2015. The repeal is most likely mean… Read More ›

New York – Trump Condo Prices Falling In Manhattan, Report Finds

New York – Trump Condo Prices Falling In Manhattan, Report Finds

New York – In Manhattan, where Donald Trump built his empire, prices for condos in buildings bearing his gilded name are falling in the first… Read More ›

Donald Trump woke up this morning and Alabama is still not his fault

Donald Trump woke up this morning and Alabama is still not his fault

Less than 12 hours removed from a searing loss in Alabama’s Senate race, President Donald Trump woke up Wednesday morning with a simple message: I… Read More ›

All eyes on Alabama: What to watch for tonight in Alabama’s Senate special election

All eyes on Alabama: What to watch for tonight in Alabama’s Senate special election

  The result of Tuesday’s special Senate election in Alabama is far from predictable.  Pollsters say the election will hinge on black voter turnout, young… Read More ›

San Francisco – Apple Orchestrates Deal For Song-recognition App Shazam

San Francisco – Apple Orchestrates Deal For Song-recognition App Shazam

  San Francisco – Apple has bought Shazam, the maker of a song-recognition app that Apple’s digital assistant Siri has already been using to help… Read More ›