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Washington – U.S. Official: Islamic State Eyeing Oil Targets Beyond Syria Stronghold

Washington – U.S. Official: Islamic State Eyeing Oil Targets Beyond Syria Stronghold

  Washington –  Islamic State is looking at potentially vulnerable oil assets in Libya and elsewhere outside its Syria stronghold, where the militant group controls… Read More ›

New York – Brooklyn State Senator Asks That Trump’s Name Be Removed From State Park

New York – Brooklyn State Senator Asks That Trump’s Name Be Removed From State Park

  New York – A Brooklyn State Senator has fired off a letter on Monday asking that Gov. Cuomo take the necessary steps to remove… Read More ›

Germany arrests Islamist preacher accused of supporting terror group

Germany arrests Islamist preacher accused of supporting terror group

  A prominent Islamist preacher was arrested in Germany on Tuesday on suspicion of supporting a terrorist organization in Syria, Germany’s attorney general’s office says.… Read More ›

Has Nazi gold train been found? Search teams disagree

Has Nazi gold train been found? Search teams disagree

Two search teams disagreed about whether a Nazi train carrying gold had been found after disappearing 70 years ago. A team of treasure hunters originally… Read More ›

Bodies found in van in Mexico are missing Australian surfers

Bodies found in van in Mexico are missing Australian surfers

The bodies of two men found in a burned-out van in Mexico’s Sinaloa state are exactly who authorities feared they were: Australian surfers Dean Lucas… Read More ›

Obama compares Syrian refugees to Holocaust survivors

Obama compares Syrian refugees to Holocaust survivors

In address welcoming new citizens, president seeks to garner support for plan to bring in thousands of refugees   US President Barack Obama on Tuesday… Read More ›

Israeli robot-cleaning system promises brighter future for solar power

Israeli robot-cleaning system promises brighter future for solar power

A part of the Israeli delegation to COP 21 in France, Ecoppia’s technology can help make solar more cost-effective, say top energy officials   According… Read More ›

A rare map of the most complex conflict on Earth

A rare map of the most complex conflict on Earth

  The war in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo was one of the most complex conflicts on Earth, even before the defeat of the M23… Read More ›

BAML: ‘It’s death by a thousand paper cuts’

BAML: ‘It’s death by a thousand paper cuts’

  The high-yield market is in the midst of a meltdown. The sell-off accelerated late last week, when the closure of the Third Avenue Focused Credit fund spooked… Read More ›

It is going to be even worse than we thought on Wall Street

It is going to be even worse than we thought on Wall Street

  Some of Wall Street’s most senior bankers lined up last week to issue a grim forecast: Trading revenues in the last three months of… Read More ›

Washington – Trump’s Doctor Declares GOP Candidate Is In Excellent Health

Washington – Trump’s Doctor Declares GOP Candidate Is In Excellent Health

  Washington – Donald Trump released a glowing letter from his physician Monday declaring that the Republican presidential candidate will be “the healthiest individual ever… Read More ›

Washington – US Looking At Ways To Better Screen Would-be Immigrants Share Tweet Share Mail

Washington – US Looking At Ways To Better Screen Would-be Immigrants Share Tweet Share Mail

  Washington – The Obama administration is reviewing procedures for vetting would-be immigrants, with an eye toward examining applicants’ online presence, to close security gaps… Read More ›

GOP establishment worries about Cruz-Trump showdown

GOP establishment worries about Cruz-Trump showdown

Call it the Republican establishment’s nightmare scenario. The GOP establishment, confronted by a recalcitrant electorate that refuses to leave Donald Trump, is being forced to… Read More ›

Plumber sues dealership for $1 million after truck ends up with terrorists

Plumber sues dealership for $1 million after truck ends up with terrorists

All Mark Oberholtzer wanted to do was upgrade his ride. What he got instead was a world of trouble from half a world away. The… Read More ›

Three years after Newtown, Obama lambasts inaction on guns

Three years after Newtown, Obama lambasts inaction on guns

  Washington – Three years after a gunman killed 26 people — mostly first-graders — at an elementary school in Connecticut, President Barack Obama wondered in… Read More ›

World agrees to adopt Paris accord on global warming

World agrees to adopt Paris accord on global warming

After four years of negotiations, 195 nations commit to reduce greenhouse gasses, keep global temperatures from rising   In a landmark move, 195 nations agreed… Read More ›

Obama: Islamic State lost 40% of territories it captured in Iraq

Obama: Islamic State lost 40% of territories it captured in Iraq

American president says US and its allies are hitting ISIS harder than ever, killing five senior leaders since the spring. WASHINGTON – US President Barack… Read More ›

Analysis: A sigh of relief for France

Analysis: A sigh of relief for France

Left- and moderate-right-wing leaders thanked the French people on Sunday night for blocking the National Front, which lost in all 13 regions.   PARIS –… Read More ›

Iran ‘examining’ possible successors to Khamenei

Iran ‘examining’ possible successors to Khamenei

Council tasked with appointing Islamic republic’s next supreme leader is already looking at options, top politician says   Iran has begun looking for a potential… Read More ›

Wall Street is searching for a bottom in the oil price ― and getting ready to pile in

Wall Street is searching for a bottom in the oil price ― and getting ready to pile in

It’s already bad in the energy sector. And it may get worse. Some of Wall Street’s top names are trying to figure out how low… Read More ›