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Thousands displaced as Typhoon Koppu pummels northern Philippines

Thousands displaced as Typhoon Koppu pummels northern Philippines

  A woman and a teenage boy were killed in the Philippines on Sunday as Typhoon Koppu began its multiday battering of the region. The… Read More ›

Top al Qaeda leader Sanafi al-Nasr killed in U.S. airstrike, Pentagon says

Top al Qaeda leader Sanafi al-Nasr killed in U.S. airstrike, Pentagon says

The leader of an al Qaeda-linked group allegedly bent on attacking the West has been killed in an airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition in Syria,… Read More ›

A US state just became the world’s greatest renewable-energy market

A US state just became the world’s greatest renewable-energy market

  Renewable-energy developers, take note. There’s a new spot on earth leading the way for projects in solar, wind, and other sources of green power.… Read More ›

The pillars of American finance are under attack

The pillars of American finance are under attack

  Wall Street has a cybersecurity problem. Hackers have gone after banks, brokerages, news wires, and now it looks like they may have gone after business… Read More ›

CHINESE GDP BEATS AT 6.9%

CHINESE GDP BEATS AT 6.9%

  Chinese Q3 GDP has just been released, and it’s beaten expectations. In annualised terms the economy grew by 6.9%, ahead of expectations for growth… Read More ›

The new kind of notification that you never want to see on your Facebook

The new kind of notification that you never want to see on your Facebook

  Facebook just launched a new kind of notification that will warn users if it suspects their account has been targeted by an attacker working… Read More ›

New York, NY – Rat Race: With Complaints On Rise, NYC Redoubles Efforts

New York, NY – Rat Race: With Complaints On Rise, NYC Redoubles Efforts

  New York, NY – To many in New York City, the rats are winning. The city’s complaint hotline is on pace for a record… Read More ›

US, EU, takes steps toward lifting Iran sanctions

US, EU, takes steps toward lifting Iran sanctions

As ‘adoption day’ of nuclear deal between Tehran and West arrives, legal arrangements begin toward the lifting of sanctions, once the Islamic Republic meets the… Read More ›

Jeb Bush just released a hard-hitting ad against Donald Trump

Jeb Bush just released a hard-hitting ad against Donald Trump

  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s (R) presidential campaign released a video on Saturday that questioned rival Donald Trump’s ability to lead the US’ military. The… Read More ›

Here’s Why Love Seems To Fade Over Time

Here’s Why Love Seems To Fade Over Time

  Why does love lose its intensity over time? appeared as a question on Quora. Below we are republishing an answer from Chloe Shani Malveaux, one of Quora’s… Read More ›

One of Silicon Valley’s top investors just eviscerated the ‘subprime unicorn’ boom in tech

One of Silicon Valley’s top investors just eviscerated the ‘subprime unicorn’ boom in tech

  Revered Silicon Valley venture capitalist Michael Moritz has published a brutal takedown of the recent boom in “unicorn” tech businesses worth over $1 billion,… Read More ›

Philadelphia – Final US Airways Flight Completes Journey, Lands In Philly

Philadelphia – Final US Airways Flight Completes Journey, Lands In Philly

  Philadelphia – The final US Airways flight has landed in Philadelphia, completing the last leg of its roundtrip journey. The Airbus A321 landed at… Read More ›

Rousseff: How to build the world we want

Rousseff: How to build the world we want

Editor’s note: Dilma Rousseff is the President of Brazil. The views expressed are her own. Seventy years after its founding, the United Nations is facing… Read More ›

Photograph believed to show ‘Titanic Iceberg’ up for auction

Photograph believed to show ‘Titanic Iceberg’ up for auction

  The grainy black-and-white photograph shows a pointy iceberg in the middle of a calm sea, with puffy clouds barely visible in the sky. But… Read More ›

Mayoral candidate with liberal refugee stance stabbed in Germany

Mayoral candidate with liberal refugee stance stabbed in Germany

  A German mayoral candidate has been stabbed in the neck in an open air market, police said. The arrested suspect told police he was… Read More ›

UAE to US lawmaker: We have a right to enrich uranium, too

UAE to US lawmaker: We have a right to enrich uranium, too

Gulf nation’s previous commitments not to enrich, seen as ‘gold standard’ for nonproliferation, may be weakening after Iran deal   WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid fears… Read More ›

One part of Goldman Sachs’ business blew it — and everyone wants to figure out why

One part of Goldman Sachs’ business blew it — and everyone wants to figure out why

  Goldman Sachs reported third-quarter earnings Thursday that were pretty rough across the board. The bank missed on the top and bottom lines. But the most… Read More ›

Theranos is reportedly stopping its signature blood-testing method under pressure from federal regulators

Theranos is reportedly stopping its signature blood-testing method under pressure from federal regulators

  The laboratory startup Theranos,under pressure from federal regulators, has stopped using finger pricks to collect blood samples for all except one of its tests,… Read More ›

Washington – Clinton To ‘Look Hard’ At Julian Castro As Possible VP Pick

Washington – Clinton To ‘Look Hard’ At Julian Castro As Possible VP Pick

  Washington – Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton won the backing of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro on Thursday and said she would… Read More ›

San Francisco – Back Off, Tablets: PC Companies Plan A $70M Ad Campaign

San Francisco – Back Off, Tablets: PC Companies Plan A $70M Ad Campaign

  San Francisco –  So many people have gone so long without buying a new personal computer that the industry’s biggest players are trying something… Read More ›