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10 dead in Pakistani blast

10 dead in Pakistani blast

  At least 10 people are dead and 59 injured after an explosion ripped through a busy road in the Pakistani city of Multan late… Read More ›

Misperceptions persist about Obama’s faith, but aren’t so widespread

Misperceptions persist about Obama’s faith, but aren’t so widespread

Washington – A new CNN/ORC poll finds that although misperceptions about Barack Obama’s religious beliefs and background persist, they are not as widespread as some recent… Read More ›

Mark Zuckerberg to host Q&A with Indian leader Narendra Modi

Mark Zuckerberg to host Q&A with Indian leader Narendra Modi

  On September 27, he will travel to Facebook’s (FB, Tech30) headquarters in California for a townhall style Q&A about “how communities can work together… Read More ›

Swamped by refugees, Germany reinstates border controls

Swamped by refugees, Germany reinstates border controls

As it buckles under vast numbers of fleeing Syrians, Germany effectively opts out of borderless Schengen system   Munich, Germany (AFP) — Germany said it… Read More ›

Egyptian security forces accidentally shoot at Mexican tourist convoy, killing 12

Egyptian security forces accidentally shoot at Mexican tourist convoy, killing 12

Forces intended to target terrorists, Egyptian Ministry of Interior says.   CAIRO – Egypt’s police and military killed 12 Egyptians and Mexicans and injured 10 when… Read More ›

EX-NYSE CEO: The stock market is not fair

EX-NYSE CEO: The stock market is not fair

  The former chairman and chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange, Dick Grasso, has said the stock market is now unfair and should be… Read More ›

INVESTOR: Wall Street banks will never be as profitable as they once were

INVESTOR: Wall Street banks will never be as profitable as they once were

  Investing in banks used to be a wild ride. They would make billions of dollars when times were good, and then lose just as… Read More ›

How one of the hottest teen brands from a decade ago imploded

How one of the hottest teen brands from a decade ago imploded

  If you had any Quiksilver gear in the 90s, you were instantly cool. The brand represented trendy California surfer culture. Customers were willing to… Read More ›

New York – Ex-Tennis Star James Blake: Fire NYC Officer Who Tackled Me

New York – Ex-Tennis Star James Blake: Fire NYC Officer Who Tackled Me

  New York, NY – Former tennis star James Blake, whose caught-on-camera takedown by a plainclothes New York City police officer prompted apologies from the… Read More ›

Washington – Biden Invites NYPD Officer Injured In His Motorcade For DC Visit

Washington – Biden Invites NYPD Officer Injured In His Motorcade For DC Visit

  Washington –  Vice President Joe Biden has invited the police officer injured in his motorcade to visit with him in Washington. The New York… Read More ›

Colorado DJ fired over Taylor Swift accusation sues singer

Colorado DJ fired over Taylor Swift accusation sues singer

  A former Colorado radio DJ sued Taylor Swift this week, after accusations that he “grabbed her bottom” got him fired from his job, according… Read More ›

Crane collapse kills 107 people at mosque in Mecca days before Hajj

Crane collapse kills 107 people at mosque in Mecca days before Hajj

A construction crane crashed through the roof of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, killing 107 people and casting a grim shadow on a yearly pilgrimage… Read More ›

Blast in building storing explosives kills dozens in India

Blast in building storing explosives kills dozens in India

  New Delhi – At least 89 people were killed and scores injured when a building that housed mining explosives blew up in central India on… Read More ›

Germany gears up to receive 40,000 migrants over weekend

Germany gears up to receive 40,000 migrants over weekend

Troops deployed to Munich where most are expected to arrive; polls show majority favor move to take in refugees   Germany is preparing to receive… Read More ›

Canada pledges $100 million for Syrian refugee camps

Canada pledges $100 million for Syrian refugee camps

No plans announced to resettle more migrants; ex-premier slams ‘cold-hearted reaction’ to crisis   TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s Conservative government has so far declined to… Read More ›

Germany’s Merkel sees need to cooperate with Russia on Syria

Germany’s Merkel sees need to cooperate with Russia on Syria

Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier met with his Russian, French and Ukrainian counterparts in Berlin on Saturday evening.   Germany and other western European powers need… Read More ›

Former executives of a huge law firm that imploded could go to prison for 25 years

Former executives of a huge law firm that imploded could go to prison for 25 years

  (Reuters) — A Manhattan prosecutor urged a jury Thursday to convict three former executives of Dewey and LeBoeuf on the charge that they allegedly… Read More ›

HP is now trying to rescue some employees involved in its unusual layoff

HP is now trying to rescue some employees involved in its unusual layoff

  HP is now trying to rectify a situation in which the company was forcing a few hundred of its employees to take new jobs… Read More ›

Joe Biden’s interview with Stephen Colbert turned incredibly emotional

Joe Biden’s interview with Stephen Colbert turned incredibly emotional

  Vice President Joe Biden, in an emotional interview with comedian Stephen Colbert on Thursday, said he was not in a place to say that… Read More ›

New York – Brian Williams Returning To Air On Sept. 22

New York – Brian Williams Returning To Air On Sept. 22

  New York – Former NBC News anchor Brian Williams will return to the air on Sept. 22 as part of MSNBC’s coverage of Pope… Read More ›