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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 ›

Inflation in America is all about one thing

Inflation in America is all about one thing

Inflation has been lukewarm everywhere. Everywhere except housing. The latest monthly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the consumer price index rose… Read More ›

Washington – In A Setback For Obama, Democratic Senator Opposes Iran Deal

Washington – In A Setback For Obama, Democratic Senator Opposes Iran Deal

  Washington – White House hopes for stopping a congressional challenge to the Iran nuclear deal and sparing President Barack Obama from using a veto… Read More ›

New Hampshire – Clinton Says She Paid Staffer To Maintain Private Email Server

New Hampshire – Clinton Says She Paid Staffer To Maintain Private Email Server

  New Hampshire – Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Saturday she and her family paid a State Department staffer with personal funds… Read More ›

Muslim flight attendant says she was suspended for refusing to serve alcohol

Muslim flight attendant says she was suspended for refusing to serve alcohol

  A Muslim flight attendant says she was suspended by ExpressJet for refusing to serve alcohol in accordance with her Islamic faith. In a bid… Read More ›

Japan lifts 4-year evacuation of Fukushima town

Japan lifts 4-year evacuation of Fukushima town

  For the first time since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, residents of a certain town can return full-time if they wish. The Japanese government… Read More ›

Tropical Storm Grace forms in far eastern Atlantic

Tropical Storm Grace forms in far eastern Atlantic

  Tropical Storm Grace came to life in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Saturday, but the storm may fall apart before it can threaten people… Read More ›