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Muslim, youngest-ever Swedish minister resigns over drunk driving

Muslim, youngest-ever Swedish minister resigns over drunk driving

Aida Hadzialic, 29, a former Bosnian refugee, leaves post after being caught at the wheel with proscribed level of blood alcohol   STOCKHOLM, Sweden –… Read More ›

All of the US’s energy consumption in one giant graphic

All of the US’s energy consumption in one giant graphic

Today’s graphic is special type of flow chart, called a Sankey diagram. This particular one shows the total estimated energy consumption in the United States… Read More ›

Why Georgia is turning purple

Why Georgia is turning purple

  Since the end of the Democratic National Convention, Hillary Clinton has been riding high in the polls nationally, in swing states, and in a… Read More ›

Donald Trump sidesteps Hillary Clinton, says he’s running against ‘the crooked media’

Donald Trump sidesteps Hillary Clinton, says he’s running against ‘the crooked media’

  Donald Trump signaled on Saturday that he’s more interested in fighting the media than challenging his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. The Republican presidential nominee… Read More ›

Washington – Medicaid Estimate Renews Cost Concerns Over ‘Obamacare’

Washington – Medicaid Estimate Renews Cost Concerns Over ‘Obamacare’

  Washington – A government report finds that the cost of expanding Medicaid to millions more low-income people is increasing faster than expected, raising questions… Read More ›

New York – Briefly Standing, Or Being Active, Reduces Blood Sugar Across The Day

New York – Briefly Standing, Or Being Active, Reduces Blood Sugar Across The Day

New York – For obese people who sit for most of the day, replacing some sitting time with standing, slow walking or slow cycling reduces… Read More ›

New York – Trump Tower: Not As ‘Huuge’ As Donald Trump Says It Is

New York – Trump Tower: Not As ‘Huuge’ As Donald Trump Says It Is

  New York – When a Virginia teenager began scaling the glass walls of Trump Tower this week, journalists covering his dramatic climb live struggled… Read More ›

Aleppo’s angel: A nurse’s devotion to Syria’s children

Aleppo’s angel: A nurse’s devotion to Syria’s children

Malaika, a 29-year-old head nurse, holds Ali, a 2-day-old infant, as he struggles to take his final breaths. Born in eastern Aleppo, one of the… Read More ›

2 detained, questioned in Thailand blasts

2 detained, questioned in Thailand blasts

Bangkok, Thailand – Investigators in Thailand detained and questioned two people in connection with the wave of bombings across the country Thursday and Friday, police… Read More ›

Michael Phelps: How swimming legend regained his ‘immortality’

Michael Phelps: How swimming legend regained his ‘immortality’

  Michael Phelps set out with the goal “to change the sport of swimming.” With a record 22 Olympic gold medals — and possibly a… Read More ›

New York imam shot and killed near mosque

New York imam shot and killed near mosque

‘That’s not what America is about,’ say shocked congregants, blaming attack on Islamophobic election politics   A New York imam and another person, reportedly his… Read More ›

Four dead as Thailand hit by string of blasts

Four dead as Thailand hit by string of blasts

Authorities scramble to identify perpetrators; wounded include German, Italian, Dutch and Austrian tourists   HUA HIN, Thailand (AFP) – A string of bomb attacks targeting… Read More ›

The 3 different ways Larry Page’s company invests money

The 3 different ways Larry Page’s company invests money

  Google parent company Alphabet throws around a lot of money. There are three ways that the about $550 billion behemothinvests: 1. Through the venture-capital… Read More ›

‘We’re heading in the right direction’: Flint appears to be turning the corner on its massive water crisis

‘We’re heading in the right direction’: Flint appears to be turning the corner on its massive water crisis

  The end of Flint, Michigan’s water crisis may be in sight, according to an expert involved in testing the city’s water supply, the Detroit Free Press… Read More ›

Republicans are urging RNC chair Reince Priebus to cut off funding for Donald Trump

Republicans are urging RNC chair Reince Priebus to cut off funding for Donald Trump

  More than 70 Republicans signed an open letter urging Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus to stop funding Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and focus on… Read More ›

South Hero, VT – Sen. Bernie Sanders Buys Lakefront Home For Nearly $600,000

South Hero, VT – Sen. Bernie Sanders Buys Lakefront Home For Nearly $600,000

  South Hero, VT – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, the tribune of working people, has bought his third house for nearly $600,000. Fresh off the… Read More ›

Toronto – Video Of Late Toronto Mayor Smoking Crack Now Public

Toronto – Video Of Late Toronto Mayor Smoking Crack Now Public

  Toronto – A notorious video showing Toronto politician Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine that sparked a storm of controversy and marred the tenure of… Read More ›

Coalition forces kill top ISIS leader in oil fight

Coalition forces kill top ISIS leader in oil fight

  Coalition forces, including American military operatives, killed a senior ISIS leader when conducting an operation on the Iraqi-Syrian border Wednesday, officials said. Killed was… Read More ›

No, Obama was not the ‘founder’ of ISIS

No, Obama was not the ‘founder’ of ISIS

At a rally in Florida on Wednesday, Donald Trump described President Obama as the “founder” of ISIS, going on to say the terrorist organization “is… Read More ›

Michael Phelps makes yet more history to win 22nd Olympic gold

Michael Phelps makes yet more history to win 22nd Olympic gold

Michael Phelps is used to rewriting history — now he’s eclipsing it too. You have to go back around 2,160 years, give a week or… Read More ›