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This surprising country’s stock market rallied this year — while everything else slumped

This surprising country’s stock market rallied this year — while everything else slumped

The late summer period was a pretty brutal time for investors around the world. Stocks that rallied earlier in the year have since plunged and commodities have gone… Read More ›

Greek island Lesbos is on the ‘verge of explosion’

Greek island Lesbos is on the ‘verge of explosion’

  Mytilene (Greece) (AFP) – Fresh clashes erupted between police and migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos, which authorities said was “on the verge… Read More ›

A big flaw in Seagate external hard drives made it incredibly easy for hackers to steal your data

A big flaw in Seagate external hard drives made it incredibly easy for hackers to steal your data

  Popular external hard drive manufacturer Seagate released a range of wireless drives that shipped with a worrying security flaw, Silicon Angle reports. The drives… Read More ›

Moscow – Russia Military Maneuvering In Syria Raises Red Flag In Washington

Moscow – Russia Military Maneuvering In Syria Raises Red Flag In Washington

  Moscow –  Signs of an ongoing Russian military buildup in Syria have drawn U.S. concerns and raised questions of whether Moscow plans to enter… Read More ›

Pittsburgh , PA – ‘Give It A Go, Joe’: Pittsburgh Union Crowd Cheers On Biden

Pittsburgh , PA – ‘Give It A Go, Joe’: Pittsburgh Union Crowd Cheers On Biden

  Pittsburgh , PA – Hearing chants of “Run Joe, run,” President Joe Biden marched in Pittsburgh’s annual Labor Day parade on Monday as speculation… Read More ›

Pope Francis to announce changes to annulments for divorced Catholics

Pope Francis to announce changes to annulments for divorced Catholics

  Pope Francis is expected to announce revisions on Tuesday to the process by which Catholics may annul their marriages in yet another sign of… Read More ›

North Korean defector: Kim Jong Un’s days are numbered

North Korean defector: Kim Jong Un’s days are numbered

He’s a fairly young man, wearing an ill-fitting suit. His thin neck is pronounced, giving way to an equally thin face and frame. We’re meeting… Read More ›

Are countries obligated to take in refugees? In some cases, yes

Are countries obligated to take in refugees? In some cases, yes

  Hundreds of thousands of migrants are pounding on Europe’s invisible doors — dirty, exhausted and desperate to escape the daily carnage in their homelands.… Read More ›

As Congress convenes to debate Iran, here’s what to expect

As Congress convenes to debate Iran, here’s what to expect

Even by Washington standards, the logic of the upcoming vote on the nuclear accord may be baffling   WASHINGTON (AP) — As Congress returns from… Read More ›

Migrants in the Balkans: Everyone wants to be Syrian

Migrants in the Balkans: Everyone wants to be Syrian

As Europe gears up to take in those fleeing war, many who seek a better life are taking note – and losing their passports  … Read More ›

Here’s your complete preview of this week’s big market-moving events

Here’s your complete preview of this week’s big market-moving events

  On Friday, we got what was supposed to be the last of the major economic reports the Fed would consider ahead of its September… Read More ›

Xi Jinping is going after his hometown power base

Xi Jinping is going after his hometown power base

  President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive has spread to one of his power bases, with a deputy governor of Fujian province becoming the latest target… Read More ›

Subway is running out of options

Subway is running out of options

  Subway says it is attempting a fancy new makeover. Sales are falling the most of any of the top 25 fast food chains as… Read More ›

Washington – Former Republican VP Nominee Sarah Palin: Immigrants In U.S. Should ‘Speak American’

Washington – Former Republican VP Nominee Sarah Palin: Immigrants In U.S. Should ‘Speak American’

  Washington – Immigrants to the United States should “speak American,” former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin said on Sunday, adding her voice to… Read More ›

Brooklyn, NY – Police Release Surveillance Video Of Hit And Run Van That Killed Woman In Borough Park

Brooklyn, NY – Police Release Surveillance Video Of Hit And Run Van That Killed Woman In Borough Park

Brooklyn, NY – Police are looking for the driver of a white minivan that they say struck and killed a woman in Brooklyn early Sunday… Read More ›

‘No evidence’ for Mexico’s claim missing students were burned, report says

‘No evidence’ for Mexico’s claim missing students were burned, report says

Mexico City – There’s no evidence to support the Mexican government’s claim that 43 students who went missing last year were burned at a landfill, a… Read More ›

US Open 2015: Williams sisters to meet as Bouchard pulls out

US Open 2015: Williams sisters to meet as Bouchard pulls out

  It’s the quarterfinal match up that everyone was hoping for and Serena and Venus Williams duly delivered Sunday at Flushing Meadows. First up on… Read More ›

Palin eyeing energy secretary in potential Trump administration

Palin eyeing energy secretary in potential Trump administration

Washington – Sarah Palin knows the position she wants in a Donald Trump administration: Energy secretary. “I think a lot about the Department of Energy, because… Read More ›

How Nike is killing J. Crew’s business

How Nike is killing J. Crew’s business

  J. Crew may have an unsuspecting competitor hiding out in a dark corner. Brands like Nike, Lululemon, and Under Armour are eating into the… Read More ›

Edward Snowden has some harsh words for the country that gave him asylum

Edward Snowden has some harsh words for the country that gave him asylum

  Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden on Saturday criticised Russia — the country that has granted him asylum — calling its crackdown on human rights and… Read More ›