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Australian ship with 68 aboard stranded off Antarctica

Australian ship with 68 aboard stranded off Antarctica

  It’s bad enough being stuck in a blizzard. It’s worse when you’re on a ship that has run aground. But it’s a whole new… Read More ›

Jennifer Lawrence is highest-paid 2016 Oscar nominee

Jennifer Lawrence is highest-paid 2016 Oscar nominee

  Call it Jennifer Lawrence’s revenge. The “Hunger Games” actress, who last year wrote an essay noting that she was paid less than her “American… Read More ›

Afghanistan war: Just what was the point?

Afghanistan war: Just what was the point?

It is worse in Afghanistan now than I ever could have imagined. And I was a pessimist. Fatigue was always going to be the decider.… Read More ›

Gazans said streaming into Sinai to fight with Islamic State

Gazans said streaming into Sinai to fight with Islamic State

Veteran Hamas gunmen among those slipping into Egypt, sources say; Cairo aware of the trend and trying to stop it   Despite Egypt’s relentless efforts… Read More ›

Merkel urges Zuckerberg to curb neo-Nazi hate speech on Facebook

Merkel urges Zuckerberg to curb neo-Nazi hate speech on Facebook

Zuckerberg is on a charm offensive in Germany, where the company he co-founded has faced criticism for months from politicians and regulators.   Facebook’s Mark… Read More ›

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says his company is outselling Oracle because of this huge change in sales

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says his company is outselling Oracle because of this huge change in sales

  Salesforce just delivered another strong quarter that topped Wall Street estimates and raised its revenue guidance. That’s probably going to help it keep its… Read More ›

He’s a ‘fool’: Donald Trump unloads on ‘awkward,’ ‘goofy’ Mitt Romney

He’s a ‘fool’: Donald Trump unloads on ‘awkward,’ ‘goofy’ Mitt Romney

  Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump aggressively responded to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s assertion that there could be a “bombshell” in Trump’s tax returns. Just… Read More ›

This man grew his company from $30 million to $100 million in one year, mostly thanks to Amazon

This man grew his company from $30 million to $100 million in one year, mostly thanks to Amazon

  Cloud computing might be a threat to some of the biggest IT vendors around, but it’s turning other companies into the next Goliaths. Take ScienceLogic, for… Read More ›

Washington – Obama Bans US Imports Of Slave-Produced Goods

Washington – Obama Bans US Imports Of Slave-Produced Goods

  Washington – President Barack Obama signed a bill Wednesday that includes a provision banning U.S. imports of fish caught by slaves in Southeast Asia,… Read More ›

New York – Severe Thunderstorm Watch: NYC Issues Travel Advisory

New York – Severe Thunderstorm Watch: NYC Issues Travel Advisory

  New York, NY – NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio today issued a Travel Advisory for Wednesday evening through early Thursday morning. “We’re expecting strong… Read More ›

San Francisco – Lockdown: Apple Could Make It Even Tougher To Hack Phones

San Francisco – Lockdown: Apple Could Make It Even Tougher To Hack Phones

  San Francisco – Suppose the FBI wins its court battle and forces Apple to help unlock an iPhone used by one of the San… Read More ›

Cuba’s Ramon Castro, brother to revolutionary Fidel Castro, dies

Cuba’s Ramon Castro, brother to revolutionary Fidel Castro, dies

Havana, Cuba – Ramon Castro has died at age 91. The older brother of Fidel, 89, and Raul Castro, 84, knew little renown, as he declined… Read More ›

Swedish teen rescued from ISIS speaks: ‘It was really a hard life’

Swedish teen rescued from ISIS speaks: ‘It was really a hard life’

A 16-year-old Swedish girl rescued from ISIS territory in northern Iraq by Kurdish special forces has given a television interview explaining how she came to… Read More ›

Plane crashes in Nepal midway through 19-minute flight; 23 feared dead

Plane crashes in Nepal midway through 19-minute flight; 23 feared dead

All are feared dead after a Tara Air plane carrying 23 people — two of them babies — crashed Wednesday morning in mountainous northern Nepal… Read More ›

Obama eyes pending Syrian ceasefire with caution

Obama eyes pending Syrian ceasefire with caution

Jordanian king lauds US involvement in region during meeting with president over aid for refugee crisis   WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sounded a cautious… Read More ›

80-year-old American detained in Iran, family says

80-year-old American detained in Iran, family says

Baquer Namazi, first American jailed since January prisoner swap, held in Evin prison, wife says; son also jailed in Iran   WASHINGTON (AP) — Family… Read More ›

Kerry urges no new Iran sanctions as Khamenei backs anti-US candidates

Kerry urges no new Iran sanctions as Khamenei backs anti-US candidates

Iran’s supreme leader warns voters of a Western plot to influence parliamentary elections; secretary of state says new sanctions wouldn’t help   Secretary of State… Read More ›

Ya’alon: Middle East situation in certain respects is third world war

Ya’alon: Middle East situation in certain respects is third world war

Defense Minister in Cyprus, signs Status of Force agreement to deepen bilateral defense ties.   Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon paid a working visit to neighboring… Read More ›

ISIS will keep operating ‘even if it loses all territory in Iraq, Syria’

ISIS will keep operating ‘even if it loses all territory in Iraq, Syria’

IHS Jane’s says attacks in Syria increased even after Russian air strikes began.   Even if Islamic State loses all of the territory it controls… Read More ›

A Georgia businessman is requiring his employees to carry firearms at work

A Georgia businessman is requiring his employees to carry firearms at work

  A Georgia businessman is requiring that every one of employees get a concealed carry permit and carry a firearm in their offices, local TV… Read More ›