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Emilia Clarke is Esquire’s ‘Sexiest Woman Alive’

Emilia Clarke is Esquire’s ‘Sexiest Woman Alive’

  She has led armies, conquered cities and ridden dragons. And now “Game of Thrones’” Emilia Clarke is the sexiest woman alive, according to Esquire.… Read More ›

Jennifer Lawrence: I’m over being ‘likable’

Jennifer Lawrence: I’m over being ‘likable’

  Watch out, Hollywood: It’s no more Miss Nice Jennifer Lawrence. The Oscar-winning star, 25, sounded off about being paid less than her male co-stars… Read More ›

MH17: Ukraine had reason to close airspace before crash, investigators say

MH17: Ukraine had reason to close airspace before crash, investigators say

Ukrainian authorities had “sufficient reason” to close the airspace over conflict-stricken eastern Ukraine before the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, according to the findings… Read More ›

Iran holds funeral for top commander killed by IS in Syria

Iran holds funeral for top commander killed by IS in Syria

Revolutionary Guard’s Gen. Hamedani is Tehran’s highest-profile casualty in military efforts to prop up Assad   TEHRAN — Iran held a funeral Sunday for Gen.… Read More ›

China’s trade numbers have spooked financial markets

China’s trade numbers have spooked financial markets

Today marks the beginning of a big data week for China, culminating in the release of September quarter GDP next Monday. On today’s menu we… Read More ›

Donald Trump fires back at ‘sad and pathetic’ billionaire Barry Diller

Donald Trump fires back at ‘sad and pathetic’ billionaire Barry Diller

  Real-estate mogul Donald Trump trashed media mogul Barry Diller over the weekend after Diller mocked the Republican front-runner’s presidential campaign. “Little Barry Diller, who lost… Read More ›

How the biggest tech deal in history came together

How the biggest tech deal in history came together

  Dell announced Monday that it would buy IT giant EMC in thebiggest-ever technology deal. The $67 billion deal will create one of the largest private companies in the world. Although… Read More ›

New York – CNN Urged To Add Liberal Panelist For Debate

New York – CNN Urged To Add Liberal Panelist For Debate

  New York – Liberals are urging CNN to add a left-leaning questioner to its panel at this week’s debate of Democratic presidential candidates, saying… Read More ›

Half Moon Bay, CA – California Contest Dubs 1,969-pound Pumpkin The Plumpest

Half Moon Bay, CA – California Contest Dubs 1,969-pound Pumpkin The Plumpest

  Half Moon Bay, CA – A rippled white gourd weighing in at 1,969 pounds took the title Monday for plumpest pumpkin at an annual… Read More ›

Washington – Reuters/Ipsos Poll: Half Of U.S. Democrats Want Biden In Race

Washington – Reuters/Ipsos Poll: Half Of U.S. Democrats Want Biden In Race

  Washington – The drumbeat for Joe Biden to jump into the 2016 presidential race is growing louder. Almost half of the nation’s Democrats want… Read More ›

Miami – Bush Offers Plan To Repeal, Replace Federal Health Care Law

Miami – Bush Offers Plan To Repeal, Replace Federal Health Care Law

  Miami – Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Monday proposed repealing and replacing President Barack Obama’s health care law with one that would increase… Read More ›

Julian Assange: UK police drop 24-hour embassy guard

Julian Assange: UK police drop 24-hour embassy guard

  London – Police are no longer guarding WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange around the clock, London’s Metropolitan Police said Monday, but are deploying “a number of… Read More ›

Singapore Airlines jet ‘faceplants’ as landing gear retracts

Singapore Airlines jet ‘faceplants’ as landing gear retracts

  A Singapore Airlines jet faceplanted when its forward landing gear retracted on the tarmac at Singapore’s Changi Airport Sunday. The Airbus A330-300 was undergoing… Read More ›

Turkey bombings: ISIS focus of investigation, Prime Minister says

Turkey bombings: ISIS focus of investigation, Prime Minister says

  Though no group has claimed responsibility for the deadly weekend bombings in Ankara, the focus of the investigation is the Islamic extremist group ISIS,… Read More ›

Amnesty accuses Syria Kurdish forces of war crimes

Amnesty accuses Syria Kurdish forces of war crimes

Rights group says autonomous administration displaced scores of civilians without justifiable military grounds   Waves of forced displacement and home demolitions carried out by Kurdish… Read More ›

A key argument against taking Donald Trump’s candidacy seriously is evaporating

A key argument against taking Donald Trump’s candidacy seriously is evaporating

  Donald Trump’s continued dominance of the Republican presidential field has confounded many top pollsters and analysts since he soared to the top of the… Read More ›

The Washington Post journalist held in Iran for over a year has been convicted

The Washington Post journalist held in Iran for over a year has been convicted

  DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A court in Iran has convicted Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, Iran’s ISNA news agency said on Sunday, but the U.S.… Read More ›

Drug pricing reform could be huge for big pharma — here is who has the most to lose

Drug pricing reform could be huge for big pharma — here is who has the most to lose

  It has been a rough few months for pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. The overnight price hike of Daraprim, a drug to treat AIDs, cancer,… Read More ›

Dallas – Southwest: Technical Issues Delays Hundreds Of Flights

Dallas – Southwest: Technical Issues Delays Hundreds Of Flights

  Dallas – Southwest Airlines says hundreds of flights have been delayed by technical issues that are forcing it to check in some customers manually… Read More ›

About that doomsday asteroid that was supposed to hit Earth today…

About that doomsday asteroid that was supposed to hit Earth today…

  Good news Earthlings, we survived a “potential” asteroid collision. NASA put out another statement this past week that asteroid 86666 (2000 FL 10) was… Read More ›