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The Czar, the Sultan – and the Shah

The Czar, the Sultan – and the Shah

Will a Russian, Turkish, Iranian strategic triangle emerge or is it all just short-term tactical?   Less than a year ago, coverage of Russia’s relations… Read More ›

China-based airlines are putting up lots of cash to recruit foreign pilots

China-based airlines are putting up lots of cash to recruit foreign pilots

  China is promising big paychecks in an effort to lure experienced foreign pilots to the country to meet skyrocketing air-travel demand. As the world’s… Read More ›

New report on the $400 million US payment to Iran says the money was not a ransom payment

New report on the $400 million US payment to Iran says the money was not a ransom payment

  New information about the exchange that freed several American hostages held in Iranearlier this year has emerged in a report from The Wall Street… Read More ›

This private investor document perfectly shows why people are sick and tired of hedge funds

This private investor document perfectly shows why people are sick and tired of hedge funds

  Hedge funds have been getting throttled since the beginning of 2016, and because of that people are starting to ask questions about their worth.… Read More ›

London – Giant Helium-filled Airship Airlander Takes Off For 1st Time

London – Giant Helium-filled Airship Airlander Takes Off For 1st Time

  London – A blimp-shaped, helium-filled airship considered the world’s largest aircraft flew for the first time Wednesday with a short but historic jaunt over… Read More ›

Washington – Making Extra Mortgage Payments Can Pay Off, But Should You?

Washington – Making Extra Mortgage Payments Can Pay Off, But Should You?

  Washington – It’s a strategy that crosses the mind of many borrowers when they take on a home loan: Make an extra mortgage payment… Read More ›

US: North Korea shrinks warning time for nuclear attack on America

US: North Korea shrinks warning time for nuclear attack on America

Washington- The US government is increasingly concerned that advances in North Korea’s weapons program have dramatically decreased the warning time for a nuclear attack on… Read More ›

India: Two children, man dead after sharp kite strings slit throats

India: Two children, man dead after sharp kite strings slit throats

  New Delhi – Sharp kite strings have killed three people in India in a single day, according to police. A 4-year-old boy had his… Read More ›

Two US swimmers in Rio removed from flight home

Two US swimmers in Rio removed from flight home

A 12-time Olympic medal winning swimmer wanted for questioning by Brazilian police returned to the United States before officers could seize his passport to ensure… Read More ›

Joseph Goebbels’ former secretary on Nazi Germany: “The whole country was as if under a kind of a spell”

Joseph Goebbels’ former secretary on Nazi Germany: “The whole country was as if under a kind of a spell”

Brunhilde Pomsel says working as secretary to Joseph Goebbels was “just another job”, and that those who say they would have stood up to the… Read More ›

July broke global heat record, NASA says

July broke global heat record, NASA says

Extreme temperatures across Middle East could cause parts of region to become uninhabitable, fan flames of conflict   Earth just broiled to its hottest month… Read More ›

Pennsylvania’s embattled attorney general is stepping down after perjury conviction

Pennsylvania’s embattled attorney general is stepping down after perjury conviction

  Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced on Tuesday that she is stepping down, Reuters reported, following her conviction in a perjury trial. “I have… Read More ›

Ex-NSA insiders: There’s ‘a lot of panic’ over what’s been exposed by this massive hack

Ex-NSA insiders: There’s ‘a lot of panic’ over what’s been exposed by this massive hack

  A group calling itself the “Shadow Brokers” claims that it hacked into the National Security Agency and stole an apparent treasure trove of exploits… Read More ›

The stock market is about to have a ‘final melt up’

The stock market is about to have a ‘final melt up’

The market has one last run left. Stocks could get a huge boost as investors worry about missing gains, according to Michael Hartnett, the chief… Read More ›

Australia – More Evidence Trampoline Parks Are Dangerous Places For Kids

Australia – More Evidence Trampoline Parks Are Dangerous Places For Kids

Australia – Trampoline parks may be a lot of fun for kids, but a new study of injuries from one hospital in Australia adds to… Read More ›

Los Angeles, CA – NBC Chairman Blasts Trump In Private Facebook Post

Los Angeles, CA – NBC Chairman Blasts Trump In Private Facebook Post

  Los Angeles, CA – The chairman of NBC Entertainment slammed Donald Trump, the network’s onetime “Apprentice” star, as “toxic” and “demented” in a private… Read More ›

West Bend, WI – Trump Says He Would Bar Top Aides From Accepting Speaking Fees

West Bend, WI – Trump Says He Would Bar Top Aides From Accepting Speaking Fees

  West Bend, WI – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said if elected he would force top administration officials to sign a pledge not to… Read More ›

Rio Olympics: Robson Conceicao wins first boxing gold for Brazil

Rio Olympics: Robson Conceicao wins first boxing gold for Brazil

  Robson Conceicao has made history on his home turf by becoming the first Brazilian boxer to take home a gold medal. Conceicao defeated France’s… Read More ›

Santiago Lange beats cancer — then wins Olympic sailing gold

Santiago Lange beats cancer — then wins Olympic sailing gold

  At 54, he has overcome cancer and the loss of half a lung — now Santiago Lange is proving once again that nothing can… Read More ›

Official: Son of ‘El Chapo’ has been kidnapped

Official: Son of ‘El Chapo’ has been kidnapped

  Shortly before 1 a.m. on Monday, seven armed men stormed into a trendy restaurant on the main drag of Mexican beach resort Puerto Vallarta.… Read More ›