Obama: More Airstrikes and Troops to Iraq to Defeat Islamic State
President Barack Obama addressed the nation in a televised prime time address on Wednesday night and laid out his plan for the country to "degrade and ultimately destory" the Islamic State (IS)...
View ArticleThe Four Most-Depressing Moments in Obama’s Speech
In a perfect world, Obama would have had a phone on his podium during the speech and called the Saudis: “Hey, can I put you on speaker? Look, hey, is there any way you could take the lead on this one?...
View ArticleScotland's Two Biggest Banks to Move South If Scots Vote for Independence
Scotland's two biggest banks have said they would relocate to England if Scots vote for independence next week, adding to the economic uncertainties the country faces if it decides to end its 307-year...
View ArticleIslamic State's Financial Independence Makes It All the More Dangerous
Sometimes they came pretending to buy things. Sometimes they texted, sometimes they called, but the message was always the same: "Give us money."Months before they took control of the Iraqi city of...
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Oscar Pistorius Verdict: Bladerunner Not Guilty of Murder of Girlfriend Reeva...
South African Olympic and Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius has been found “not guilty” of murdering long-time girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of 14 February 2013.The court will resume...
View ArticleCatalans to Form V for Vote to Demand Choice on Split From Spain
Hundreds of thousands of Catalans were to pack the streets of Barcelona on Thursday to demand the right to vote on a split from Spain, with hopes fueled by surging support for independence in...
View ArticleThe History and Art of High Heels
During a recent visit to the Brooklyn Museum I thought of my mother’s mangled feet. As a young child, I had eyed her every barefoot step at home with horrified curiosity. They were too bony and too...
View ArticleChina Gives Cautious Response to Obama's Islamic State Call
China responded cautiously on Thursday to a call by U.S. President Barack Obama for a broad coalition to root out Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, saying the world should fight terror but...
View ArticlePoland's PM in Waiting: Few Have Heard of Ewa Kopacz but She’s Bound For the Top
She’s never made a memorable speech in her political life. Few people outside Poland will have heard of her and even her party’s supporters accept that she lacks ideological conviction. But Ewa Kopacz,...
View ArticleIs a Terrorist Attack More or Less Likely on 9/11?
As the 13th anniversary of the most deadly terrorist attack on American soil approaches, security agencies in the United States and around the world are being called on to raise alert levels. An...
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Digitising Smell: The Third Sense Is Coming to Your Phone
In an interview recorded to mark his birthday, Mel Brooks’ celebrated comic character The 2000 Year Old Man addressed what he considered to be the most worrying development in the modern world. His...
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For Hostages, Attention Can Save, or It Can Kill
British Prime Minister David Cameron admonished world leaders at the NATO summit in early September not to give in to terrorists’ demands by paying ransoms for hostages that fuel the thriving business...
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America’s Best and Drunkest
A young man leans against a bar. He is bearded and gaunt, radiating hipster vibes. All around him, the club, like so many others on the frayed edges of Manhattan’s Financial District, fills with...
View ArticleBoko Haram Seek to Imitate 'Inspirational' Islamic State and Establish a...
Boko Haram, the Nigerian terrorist group who sprang to international notoriety after kidnapping 200 schoolgirls in April this year, have seized an area of land the size of Ireland, and are now taking...
View ArticlePremiere: Herb Alpert Pays Tribute to the Late Phil Everly on ‘Let It Be Me’
Though he is approaching 80, Herb Alpert is not especially interested in slowing down. The longtime trumpeter and beloved Tijuana Brass veteran will release In the Mood, his fourth album in just five...
View ArticleBy Tinkering With Neurotransmitter, Scientists 'Remote-Control' Rats
When you make a risky decision and succeed—winning your bet on the Monday Night Football game, for example—neurons in various parts of your brain release a neurotransmitter called dopamine. But when...
View ArticleFantasy Football Week 2: The Worst Time Ever to Have to Make Meaningless Picks
I don’t think any intelligent sportswriter wants to write about the actual gameplay in the National Football League today. Following the announcement that former FBI Director Robert Mueller will run an...
View ArticleIn Utah, Teachers Can Carry Guns Into School and Not Tell Anyone
An elementary school teacher with a concealed-carry permit accidentally shot herself in the leg in the Utah school’s bathroom Thursday morning, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. Classes at Westbrook...
View ArticleHow Someone Can Track You With a Photograph You Took
Chances are, if you're currently a living, breathing human, you take digital pictures.No longer the provenance of fancy cameras, digital photographs can now be taken on pretty much every cell phone out...
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