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FBI: San Bernardino shooters pledged jihad over direct messages

FBI: San Bernardino shooters pledged jihad over direct messages

  San Bernardino shooters Tashfeen Malik andSyed Rizwan Farook communicated online about jihad via direct, private messaging as far back as 2013, FBI Director James… Read More ›

US poised to lift sanctions on Iran under nuclear deal

US poised to lift sanctions on Iran under nuclear deal

Senators say agreement off to ‘terrible start’ with Tehran’s sentencing of American reporter and its ballistic missile test   WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States… Read More ›

‘Russia open to Assad’s ouster as part of Syrian peace process’

‘Russia open to Assad’s ouster as part of Syrian peace process’

Diplomat says Russia privately accepts that Assad will have gone by end of transition period in Syria.   UNITED NATIONS – Russia has made clear… Read More ›

Republican candidates battle over party’s foreign policy

Republican candidates battle over party’s foreign policy

Tuesday’s debate highlighted the divide between those wary of intervention and those calling for a more aggressive anti-IS campaign   WASHINGTON (AP) — For Republicans,… Read More ›

CNN Republican debate: Winners and losers

CNN Republican debate: Winners and losers

Washington – Republican presidential candidates sought to cement — or improve — their standings in a debate Tuesday night that comes less than two months before… Read More ›

A college professor was suspended after wearing a hijab in solidarity with Muslims

A college professor was suspended after wearing a hijab in solidarity with Muslims

  Wheaton College has put a tenured professor who donned a traditional headscarf as a part of her Christmas Advent devotion on administrative leave. Political… Read More ›

Macquarie has a horror outlook for commodities

Macquarie has a horror outlook for commodities

  After what can only be described as a horrific year for metals and bulk commodity prices, market attention is now quickly turning to what… Read More ›

Burundian plea: ‘How many people must die before you help stop the killings?’

Burundian plea: ‘How many people must die before you help stop the killings?’

People dragged from their homes and killed in the night. Bodies littering the streets of the capital at dawn. An attack on an army barracks.… Read More ›

The woman hired to take on Elon Musk drives a Tesla Model S

The woman hired to take on Elon Musk drives a Tesla Model S

  Former Cisco executive Padmasree Warrior, who was just hired to help Chinese electric-vehicle maker NextEV take on Tesla in the US, says that she’s got nothing… Read More ›

U.S. sells $1.83 billion of weapons to Taiwan despite Chinese objections

U.S. sells $1.83 billion of weapons to Taiwan despite Chinese objections

  Despite strong opposition from China, the Obama administration authorized a $1.83 billion weapons sale to Taiwan Wednesday, marking the first U.S. arms shipment to… Read More ›

Las Vegas – Rumors Fly As Mystery Shrouds Buyers Of Las Vegas Newspaper

Las Vegas – Rumors Fly As Mystery Shrouds Buyers Of Las Vegas Newspaper

  Las Vegas – The ownership mystery surrounding the sale of the Las Vegas Review-Journal has captured the attention of the media industry as the… Read More ›

Washington – Homeland Security Chief Says Social Media Used In Immigration Vetting

Washington – Homeland Security Chief Says Social Media Used In Immigration Vetting

  Washington – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Wednesday that his department has been consulting social media in reviews of immigration applications… Read More ›

New Delhi – Air India Technician Sucked Into Engine At Mumbai Airport

New Delhi – Air India Technician Sucked Into Engine At Mumbai Airport

  New Delhi -A technician working for state-owned Air India died in a “mishap” at an airport in Mumbai on Wednesday evening, according the airline’s… Read More ›

US Congress votes to punish banks financing Hezbollah

US Congress votes to punish banks financing Hezbollah

House of Representatives unanimously approves bill to crack down on financial institutions knowingly doing business with Shiite group   The US House of Representatives voted… Read More ›

UN nuclear watchdog chief: ‘Not impossible’ that Iran sanctions will end in January

UN nuclear watchdog chief: ‘Not impossible’ that Iran sanctions will end in January

Iranian President Rouhani voices hope that sanctions would be removed in January, “delivering one of the electoral promises of the government” before polls open on… Read More ›

Saudi Arabia to invest $8 billion in Egypt

Saudi Arabia to invest $8 billion in Egypt

Crown prince announces oil assistance, other initiatives to help boost country’ economy   RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia has pledged new support for Egypt’s… Read More ›

The next big credit collapse has already begun

The next big credit collapse has already begun

  PARIS – The big news over the weekend was that the Paris meeting of climate foxes produced an agreement… They will spend $16.5 trillion… Read More ›

3 people were injured after a Southwest Airlines plane skidded off the runway in Nashville

3 people were injured after a Southwest Airlines plane skidded off the runway in Nashville

  A Southwest Airlines jet reportedly landed off the runway at Nashville International Airport on Tuesday evening. Injuries were reported, according to a report from… Read More ›

The early GOP debate just ended — here are all the highlights

The early GOP debate just ended — here are all the highlights

  Four Republican presidential candidates took the stage for the fifth in a series of lower-tier GOP debates. US Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), former Arkansas… Read More ›

New York – After Calif. Shootings, Workplaces Examine Emergency Plans

New York – After Calif. Shootings, Workplaces Examine Emergency Plans

  New York – The terror attack at a social services facility in California has become a sobering reminder to companies of how vulnerable workplaces… Read More ›