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La Niña could have a huge impact on one of the world’s strongest economies

La Niña could have a huge impact on one of the world’s strongest economies

  India’s economy is growing at a 7.3% year-over-year clip, and is considered the bright spot of the global economy. While services (54.4%) and industry (29.5%) account… Read More ›

Here’s what Paul Ryan is really up to with his shadow campaign

Here’s what Paul Ryan is really up to with his shadow campaign

  It was fun to pretend that Paul Ryan was running a stealth campaign for the Republican nomination for president, modeled on the highly successful stealth… Read More ›

United Nations – UN Takes Historic Step To Open Selection Of New UN Chief

United Nations – UN Takes Historic Step To Open Selection Of New UN Chief

  United Nations – The United Nations took a historic step Tuesday to open up the usually secret process of selecting the next secretary-general, giving… Read More ›

San Francisco – Facebook Shows New Ways To Chat, Stream Video

San Francisco – Facebook Shows New Ways To Chat, Stream Video

  San Francisco – Facebook says people who use its Messenger chat service will soon be able to order flowers, shop for shoes and talk… Read More ›

Tucson, AZ – Woman Rescued After Nine Days Lost In Arizona Forest Wrote ‘Help’ In Sticks

Tucson, AZ – Woman Rescued After Nine Days Lost In Arizona Forest Wrote ‘Help’ In Sticks

  Tucson, AZ – A woman lost in an Arizona forest for nine days survived by drinking pond water, eating plants and spelling out “help”… Read More ›

Afghanistan: Former Taliban fighters flee ISIS brutality

Afghanistan: Former Taliban fighters flee ISIS brutality

Jalalabad, Afghanistan (CNN)It might just be a crackle and a hiss but to many in eastern Afghanistan, it’s a sign that ISIS is back. ISIS… Read More ›

BuzzFeed buzzkill: Its stunning revenue miss goes viral

BuzzFeed buzzkill: Its stunning revenue miss goes viral

BuzzFeed fell a stunning $80 million short of projected revenues last year and has reportedly slashed its projections for 2016 in half. Now everybody’s asking:… Read More ›

This is your brain on LSD, literally

This is your brain on LSD, literally

Scientists have for the first time visualized the effects of LSD on the human brain. Using brain scanning and other techniques, researchers at Imperial College… Read More ›

Sanders lags in delegates but front-runner in likability race

Sanders lags in delegates but front-runner in likability race

Presidential hopeful is seen as honest, civil and compassionate, but that might not be enough for the Oval Office   WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders… Read More ›

U2’s Bono lobbies US Senate for ‘Marshall Plan’ in the Middle East

U2’s Bono lobbies US Senate for ‘Marshall Plan’ in the Middle East

ono has lobbied in Washington and other world capitals for a variety of causes including debt relief, alleviating world poverty and fighting AIDS.   WASHINGTON… Read More ›

A German comic’s joke insulted Erdogan and he may go to jail for it – in Germany

A German comic’s joke insulted Erdogan and he may go to jail for it – in Germany

Merkel, who needs Erdogan to deal with migrant crisis, stresses importance of artistic freedom.   Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan has filed a legal complaint against a… Read More ›

A new electric-car startup is breaking ground on a $1 billion plant

A new electric-car startup is breaking ground on a $1 billion plant

  The electric-car startup Faraday Future has made some incremental progress toward getting its operation running at full-speed since the company made its US debut… Read More ›

Alarm bells are ringing for one of OPEC’s strongest members

Alarm bells are ringing for one of OPEC’s strongest members

  Qatar has been one of the strongest players in the Middle East and North Africa region. It’s gone through several years of high real-GDP… Read More ›

Facebook is succeeding where Google should have dominated

Facebook is succeeding where Google should have dominated

  As Facebook gears up to announce a bunch of new video and messaging products at its developers conference this week, a common question has… Read More ›

Washington – US Officials: The More We Learn About Zika, Scarier It Is

Washington – US Officials: The More We Learn About Zika, Scarier It Is

  Washington – The more researchers learn about the Zika virus, the scarier it appears, federal health officials said Monday as they urged more money… Read More ›

New York – In-flight Wi-Fi Market Heats Up As Satellite Services Come Online

New York – In-flight Wi-Fi Market Heats Up As Satellite Services Come Online

  New York – In-flight Wi-Fi may sound like a great way to keep in touch with friends and family or catch up on work,… Read More ›

Afghan soldiers desert as Taliban threaten key Helmand capital

Afghan soldiers desert as Taliban threaten key Helmand capital

Kabul, Afghanistan – Sometimes you know a war’s going badly when your enemy is right in front of you. About 3 miles outside the southern… Read More ›

Brazilian congressional committee backs impeaching Dilma Rousseff

Brazilian congressional committee backs impeaching Dilma Rousseff

  Rio de Janeiro (CNN)A congressional committee in Brazil’s lower house on Monday voted in favor of impeaching President Dilma Rousseff. After a full day… Read More ›

Robbers in tin foil suits try to beat bank alarm sensor as camera watches

Robbers in tin foil suits try to beat bank alarm sensor as camera watches

Two would-be robbers left a shiny impression on police in southern Brazil, when they chose an unusual form of camouflage during an attempted bank robbery:… Read More ›

Austria plans to seize house where Hitler was born

Austria plans to seize house where Hitler was born

After years trying to buy the property from its private owner, the Austrian government wants to seize the house to prevent it falling into neo-Nazi… Read More ›