Islamic State Campaign Tests Obama's Commitment to Mideast Allies
After about 15 hours of flying and five hours of meetings, sleep finally caught up with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Baghdad. It was 6:04 p.m. After sinking into his seat at the center of the...
View ArticleRussia and West at Odds Over Syria at U.N. Nuclear Meeting
Russia is pushing for the issue of Syria's alleged past nuclear activities to be removed from the agenda of the U.N. atomic agency's board, diplomats said on Wednesday.Western members of the 35-nation...
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Addiopizzo: The Grassroots Campaign Making Life Hell for the Sicilian Mafia
In his heyday as boss of one of Sicily’s most powerful Mafia clans, Giovanni Di Giacomo could order the elimination of anyone who got in his way. Even after being jailed for life in 1998 for two...
View ArticleU.N.’s Climate Change Push Gains DiCaprio, but Loses India, China and Russia
Global turmoil and violence in Iraq and Syria will join climate change as key topics at the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly, which opened Tuesday. Calling it “the defining issue of...
View ArticleChinese City Creates a Cell Phone Lane for Walkers
Talk about an accident—or accidents—waiting to happen: in Chongqing, a sprawling city in central China, authorities have set up a “cell phone lane.” No, it’s not quite as bad as it sounds: this is not...
View ArticleIslamic State Bans Math, Social Studies, Evolution in Classrooms
Murder, torture, and rape? Halal.Math, social studies, sports, and music? Haram, according to the group which calls itself the Islamic State (formerly ISIS, ISIL, or QSIS, depending on whom you ask)....
View ArticleThe 'Rogue Trader' Who Got Away with It
Brian Hunter, a tall, sandy-haired, self-described “math geek” from Calgary with a taste for expensive cars, was only 32 years old when he was blamed for sinking $9.6 billion hedge fund Amaranth...
View ArticleIraqi Army Launches Offensive on Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces launched an intense military operation against Islamic State insurgents in three cities in central Iraq on Wednesday, fighting to regain control of lost ground,...
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Teens Getting High a Little Less Often; No One Knows Why
Drug, alcohol and tobacco use among teens is on the decline, though Americans overall continue to consume at a steady rate, according to the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) released...
View ArticleWhere Is Inflation?
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. bond market gauge on investors' inflation expectations fell early Wednesday after a government index on domestic consumer prices unexpectedly declined for the first time in...
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The Dirty Secrets Behind the Race to Put a Man on the Moon
Wrestling with the huge steering wheel, a CIA agent carefully backed the large flatbed truck through an entrance in the 10-foot wooden fence surrounding a salvage yard. As the truck rumbled to a stop,...
View ArticleDead Man Chewing: A Pop-Up Restaurant Wants to Serve a Death Row Dinner
If you knew you were about to die, what would your last meal be? A new “pop-up” diners club in East London, Death Row Dinners, aims to explore this macabre intersection of mortality and mastication by...
View ArticleFive Arrested in Suspected French Jihadist Recruitment Ring
The French Interior Ministry announced today that five people have been arrested on suspicion of belonging to a ring that recruits young women to join Islamic militants in Syria.Interior Minister...
View ArticleObama: No U.S. Combat Troops in Iraq
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE Fla. (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed on Wednesday the United States will not fight another ground war in Iraq, seeking to reassure Americans about the level of U.S....
View ArticleIndependence Diary: Edinburgh Ponders Referendum as Polls Promise a Photo Finish
With less than a day until Scots go to the polls even Edinburgh’s relatively reserved demeanour has changed and campaigners from both Yes and No camps have taken to the busy city centre to sway those...
View ArticlePeter Thiel Accuses Twitter Management of ‘Probably a Lot of Pot Smoking’
PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, the billionaire investor who pays would-be entrepreneurs to drop out of school and join the Thiel Fellowship, has a problem with all the “pot smoking” going on at Twitter...
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Experience Another World by Strapping an iPad to Your Head
A new crowdfunding campaign wants you to strap your iPad mini or soon-to-be-delivered iPhone 6 Plus to your head to experience virtual reality.A Toronto design firm called Metatecture hopes to raise...
View ArticlePhotos: Occupy Wall Street Returns to Zuccotti Park for 3rd Anniversary
Today, occupiers celebrated the 3rd anniversary of Occupy Wall Street in Zuccotti Park, the site of the original 2011 protest. The event was small compared to past protests. About a dozen committed...
View ArticlePolice on Alert as ISIS Video Threatens White House, U.S. Troops
The Islamic State (IS) has responded to the United States’s plan to militarily degrade and destroy the group by releasing a new video calling for attacks on American soil and against U.S. troops.A new...
View ArticleOccupy Wall Street Offshoot Rolling Jubilee Wants to Pay Off Your Student Debt
Attention, student loan-saddled millennials! Tired of taking on second jobs to pay off your mounting student loans? Are you fed up with “The Man,” man? You might want to make nice with Rolling Jubilee,...
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