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Tony Abbott, Prime Minister of Australia, loses leadership fight

Tony Abbott, Prime Minister of Australia, loses leadership fight

Seven months after surviving a no-confidence vote, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was toppled Monday in a leadership challenge from his popular former communications minister.… Read More ›

Delta State U. shooting: Police seek suspect after history professor killed

Delta State U. shooting: Police seek suspect after history professor killed

Ethan Schmidt and Shannon Lamb both taught at Delta State University. A photo on the school’s website shows them standing together, smiling at a 2013… Read More ›

US officials say Russia positioning tanks at Syria airfield

US officials say Russia positioning tanks at Syria airfield

Syrian ambassador to Moscow denies reports of Russian troop presence on the ground in Syria; Pentagon: Russia’s latest movements suggest plans to establish forward air… Read More ›

Top Iranian space scientist among those killed in Mecca crane collapse

Top Iranian space scientist among those killed in Mecca crane collapse

According to reports, eight Iranians were killed and 32 more were injured after intense storm winds caused a crane above the Grand Mosque to collapse.… Read More ›

A 20-year-old is planning a 62-mile floating wall that would make the ocean ‘self-cleaning’

A 20-year-old is planning a 62-mile floating wall that would make the ocean ‘self-cleaning’

  Three years ago, Boyan Slat was a precocious 18-year-old on a TEDx stage in the Netherlands, eloquently introducing people to his radical idea to… Read More ›

From small family business owner to $1.56 billion retailer — the impressive story of L.L. Bean’s departed leader

From small family business owner to $1.56 billion retailer — the impressive story of L.L. Bean’s departed leader

  More than 500 people gatheredon Sunday in Westbrook, Maine, to pay respects to Leon Gorman, former president and chairman of family-owned L.L. Bean Inc,… Read More ›

This is the chart that has Robert Shiller seriously worried about the stock market

This is the chart that has Robert Shiller seriously worried about the stock market

Robert Shiller is worried about the stock market. And the Nobel Laureate’s concern can be summed up in this chart, which shows a steady decline… Read More ›

Washington – Trump Says High CEO Pay Is A Joke, ‘Disgraceful’

Washington – Trump Says High CEO Pay Is A Joke, ‘Disgraceful’

  Washington –  Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Sunday blasted the high salaries of chief executives as a joke and a disgrace and said… Read More ›

Phoenix, AZ – Police Arrest ‘copycats’ In Arizona Highway Shootings

Phoenix, AZ – Police Arrest ‘copycats’ In Arizona Highway Shootings

  Phoenix, AZ – Three teenagers were arrested in Arizona after police say they were launching rocks at cars and pedestrians with a slingshot in… Read More ›

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 ›