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Analysis: Preventing World War Three in Syria between Turkey and Russia

Analysis: Preventing World War Three in Syria between Turkey and Russia

There is an urgent need for de-escalation to salvage what little is left of peace and stability in the Middle East.   NATO entered uncharted… Read More ›

It is getting worse in Houston

It is getting worse in Houston

  A severe slowdown could be on its way to Houston. John Moran and David Chen at Macquarie looked at multifamily (MF) and commercial real-estate… Read More ›

Facebook envisions that one day you’ll like its ads so much that you’d be sad if they left

Facebook envisions that one day you’ll like its ads so much that you’d be sad if they left

    As you scrolled past the various Turkey Trot selfies and declarations of gratefulness on Facebook this week, did you notice the ads? If… Read More ›

The athleisure fashion trend is becoming a huge problem for Dick’s Sporting Goods

The athleisure fashion trend is becoming a huge problem for Dick’s Sporting Goods

  s everyone from Victoria’s Secretto Kohl’s is jumping on the “athleisure” trend, there is suddenly a lot of competition in the sports apparel space.… Read More ›

Strasbourg – Ahead Of Climate Summit, French Use Emergency Laws To Put Activists Under House Arrest

Strasbourg – Ahead Of Climate Summit, French Use Emergency Laws To Put Activists Under House Arrest

    Strasbourg – France has put 24 green activists under house arrest ahead of the United Nations climate talks, using emergency laws put in… Read More ›

Washington – Obama Shops At Washington Bookstore, Popular Frozen Pop Shop

Washington – Obama Shops At Washington Bookstore, Popular Frozen Pop Shop

  Washington – President Barack Obama kept up his holiday tradition of supporting small businesses. Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha visited Upshur Street Books… Read More ›

Pope Francis to start first day in Uganda with Mass for martyrs

Pope Francis to start first day in Uganda with Mass for martyrs

Pope Francis begins his first full day in Uganda on Saturday — a country whose legal stance against homosexuality does not mirror his message of… Read More ›

Attorney general: Planned Parenthood shooting a ‘crime against women’

Attorney general: Planned Parenthood shooting a ‘crime against women’

Attorney General Loretta Lynch calls it a “crime against women;” Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper says it’s “a tragedy that is beyond speech.” Police have not… Read More ›

Friend: Paris attack suspect stopped in Brussels cafe afterward

Friend: Paris attack suspect stopped in Brussels cafe afterward

A suspect in the November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris, the most-wanted man in Europe, is said to have stopped off in a cafe in… Read More ›

Putin orders sanctions against Turkey

Putin orders sanctions against Turkey

Decree bans Turkish goods and clamps down on labor contracts for Turks and tourism; Erdogan expresses regret for downing of Russian plane, but falls short… Read More ›

‘Muslims need to decide where they stand’

‘Muslims need to decide where they stand’

Waleed al-Husseini sat in Palestinian jail after daring to criticize radicals – but he says he is also under fire in France for his ‘insensitive’… Read More ›

GOP hopeful Carson meets Syrian refugees in Jordan, but opposes them coming to US

GOP hopeful Carson meets Syrian refugees in Jordan, but opposes them coming to US

Journalists were not invited to join Carson, one of the leading contenders for the Republican nomination in the November 2016 presidential election.   Republican presidential… Read More ›

Lab-grown human liver cells can advance treatment

Lab-grown human liver cells can advance treatment

The liver cells represent varying genetic backgrounds for scientific, clinical and pharmaceutical development.   A living “library” of highly functional human liver cells has been… Read More ›

Switzerland is about to launch a huge experiment in ‘the war on cash’

Switzerland is about to launch a huge experiment in ‘the war on cash’

  A huge economic experiment will begin in Switzerland and Sweden in 2016, and some people are calling it the “war on cash.” Both countries… Read More ›

New York – NYPD Searching For Suspect In Manhattan ATM Robberies

New York – NYPD Searching For Suspect In Manhattan ATM Robberies

New York –  Police are looking for a suspect in connection to a string of robberies at ATMs in Manhattan. Authorities say the victims in… Read More ›

Boston – Massachusetts Police Officer Indicted For Shooting Hoax Found Dead

Boston – Massachusetts Police Officer Indicted For Shooting Hoax Found Dead

  Boston – A fired Massachusetts police officer accused of a shooting hoax that put a Boston suburb in lockdown was found dead early on… Read More ›

Brussels – Security Steps In Paris, Brussels, May Be Spreading Anxiety

Brussels – Security Steps In Paris, Brussels, May Be Spreading Anxiety

  Brussels – At a Paris train station, the zap of a pigeon getting electrocuted on the tracks is enough to send some jittery people… Read More ›

Africa’s child brides expected to double by 2050

Africa’s child brides expected to double by 2050

  When Fatimetou was 13-years-old she was forced to marry a much older man. She kept running away, but her family kept sending her back.… Read More ›

Pressure on ISIS builds: France, Russia consult; Britain calls for airstrikes

Pressure on ISIS builds: France, Russia consult; Britain calls for airstrikes

London – The presidents of Russia and France spoke Thursday about strengthening their countries’ shared work against terrorism, agreeing to increase the exchange of information and… Read More ›

‘Shoot us or help us’: 3 stories from refugee crisis you need to read

‘Shoot us or help us’: 3 stories from refugee crisis you need to read

“Shoot us or help us.” Hundreds of migrants stuck in no man’s land at the Greek-Macedonian border stand next to these heartbreaking words scrawled on… Read More ›