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Central Islip, NY – How Drunk? Estimates Questioned In Drunken-driving Cases

Central Islip, NY – How Drunk? Estimates Questioned In Drunken-driving Cases

  Central Islip, NY – The way prosecutors see it, Oneil Sharpe Jr. was drunk when he raced down a Long Island highway at nearly… Read More ›

Amman – Jordanian MP Says Son Joined IS, Carried Out Suicide Attack

Amman – Jordanian MP Says Son Joined IS, Carried Out Suicide Attack

  Amman –  A Jordanian parliament member said he learned from Islamic State-linked media that his son carried out a suicide attack in Iraq, three… Read More ›

Facebook to beam free internet to Africa with satellites

Facebook to beam free internet to Africa with satellites

  Facebook is one step closer to finally beaming Internet down from space. The social network is teaming up with the French satellite company Eutelsat… Read More ›

Fleeing ISIS tyranny: Agony of the Yazidis

Fleeing ISIS tyranny: Agony of the Yazidis

  Lalish Temple, Iraqi Kurdistan – “Goodbye,” a woman dressed in a black shawl murmured in Kurdish, as she kissed the outstretched hand of an elderly… Read More ›

Iraq PM ‘would welcome’ Russian attacks against Islamic State

Iraq PM ‘would welcome’ Russian attacks against Islamic State

Moscow says it will consider extending airstrikes in Syria to Iraq if Baghdad requests its help   Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Thursday that… Read More ›

Saudi Arabia caused a ‘Black Monday’ for fund managers

Saudi Arabia caused a ‘Black Monday’ for fund managers

  The ongoing slump in oil prices is forcing Saudi Arabia to retrench and bring home tens of billions of dollars that it has overseas.… Read More ›

Tesla’s profit margin might be about to skyrocket

Tesla’s profit margin might be about to skyrocket

  Few potential investments out there are as divisive as Tesla. On one side, bulls see the electric vehicle maker as a fundamentally different kind… Read More ›

A big investment-banking business is a horror show, and traders are trying to get out

A big investment-banking business is a horror show, and traders are trying to get out

  Investment banks have had a horror show in one of their biggest business lines. Credit-trading desks, which sit inside fixed-income units, have had a terrible… Read More ›

Washington – Obama Says US Becoming Numb To Mass Shootings

Washington – Obama Says US Becoming Numb To Mass Shootings

  Washington – A visibly frustrated President Barack Obama said Thursday that thoughts and prayers are no longer enough as Americans respond to another deadly… Read More ›

New York – Coca-Cola To Tweak Vitaminwater Labels To Settle Lawsuit

New York – Coca-Cola To Tweak Vitaminwater Labels To Settle Lawsuit

New York –  Coca-Cola will tweak the labeling for Vitaminwater to settle a lawsuit that it was making misleading health claims about the drinks. The… Read More ›

Roseburg, OR – Reports: Community College Shooter Identified As 26-Year-Old Chris Harper Mercer

Roseburg, OR – Reports: Community College Shooter Identified As 26-Year-Old Chris Harper Mercer

Roseburg, OR – The shooter who killed 10 people at Umpqua Community College in southern Oregon has been identified as Chris Harper Mercer, 26, The… Read More ›

Katy Perry kissed by a girl — too much

Katy Perry kissed by a girl — too much

Katy Perry was kissed by a girl — and got more than she bargained for. At the Rock in Rio festival in Brazil, Perry invited… Read More ›

Danish moms urged to send their kids on baby-making vacations

Danish moms urged to send their kids on baby-making vacations

  A Danish travel company has come up with a novel solution for reversing the country’s declining birth rates. The hot-blooded new ad campaign by… Read More ›

11 killed when U.S. C-130 plane crashes in eastern Afghanistan

11 killed when U.S. C-130 plane crashes in eastern Afghanistan

  Washington – Eleven people were killed when a U.S. C-130 plane crashed in Afghanistan early Friday morning, a U.S. defense official said. The six-member U.S.… Read More ›

Obama voices anger over Oregon shooting, urges gun control

Obama voices anger over Oregon shooting, urges gun control

‘Thoughts and prayers no longer enough,’ says visibly upset president, adding that lawmakers answerable to victims’ families   WASHINGTON — A visibly frustrated President Barack… Read More ›

Bahrain recalls ambassador from Iran after bomb-factory find

Bahrain recalls ambassador from Iran after bomb-factory find

Gulf Arab kingdom says it has also declared Iranian charge d’affaires in Bahrain a “persona non grata” and gave him 72 hours to leave the… Read More ›

At least 15 dead, 20 wounded in Oregon college shooting

At least 15 dead, 20 wounded in Oregon college shooting

US media report that a suspect has been taken into custody.   At least 15 people were killed and another 20 wounded at a shooting… Read More ›

US weighs options as Russia continues attacks on Syria rebels

US weighs options as Russia continues attacks on Syria rebels

Assad’s ambassador to Russia acknowledged that all rebel groups would be fair game in the Russian air campaign.   NEW YORK – Russian warplanes took… Read More ›

The 10 most important things in the world right now

The 10 most important things in the world right now

  Good morning! Here’s what you need to know on Thursday. 1. Russia dropped bombs on an area in Syria controlled by rebels who are not believed… Read More ›

Glencore is surging as markets open

Glencore is surging as markets open

Glencore is leaping at the open on Thursday, erasing the losses for the week. The stock is up more than 5%, trading at around 96. That’s a stunning… Read More ›