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Sunday, January 15, 2017

15 January - My Yahoo! 2

Biloxi beach near casinos, before cleanup

Biloxi beach near casinos, before cleanup (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Biloxi at night from the water

English: Biloxi at night from the water (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: The Beau Rivage Hotel in Biloxi, Miss...

English: The Beau Rivage Hotel in Biloxi, Mississippi. Hard Rock Casino at far right. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Picture of Tulsi Gabbard

English: Picture of Tulsi Gabbard (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

5 Signs Something Might Be Going Down on Inauguration Day

By: SHTFplan We’re less than a week out on Inauguration Day with Donald J. Trump set to take over the

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Madonna Posts ‘Pubic Hair’ Photo to Promote Anti-Trump Protest March

By: girlsjustwannahaveguns Madonna has never been considered a classy lady, so this might be something we

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Congresswoman Says US Is Arming ISIS, Introduces Bill to Stop It

(ANTIMEDIA) Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has broken free of the corporate media’s narrative by

January 14, 2017

Tarnishing the Jewel: Damming the Pascagoula's Tributaries

The Pascagoula River is Mississippi’s ecological jewel. Most of the river’s main tributaries are contained

January 11, 2017
Guest Blog: Dear Mr. Local Guy

This morning I was remembering a moment about 5-6 years ago, not that long after we opened Carmo; a diner

December 13, 2016
The Pearl River and the Biloxi Marshes

The Pearl River’s flow of fresh water moderates salinities in tidal waters that nourish the Hancock County

November 21, 2016

Clif High: Webbot Update for Bitcoin, Antarctica, Healthcare, and Climate

January 12, 2017

January 13, 2017
UPDATE: Intel from Retired Sergeant Clifford Stone, CIA-Based Fake News on

By Shem El-Jamal This report comes to us with a bit more urgency than some of the others. These

January 13, 2017
Video Shows Sun Flashing and Pulsing Strangely

The following video captured by KatMartin on January 12, 2017 it shows, besides the Sun which is flashing

January 13, 2017

Jets fly over Portland to thank life-saving pararescuers | KGW.com

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Two navy fighter jets flew to

January 14, 2017
World of Warships- A quickie

Not worth a whole video, since we lost, badly. But I wanted to give you guys

January 12, 2017
The Strange, Star-Crossed Career of HMAS Melbourne

January 11, 2017

Estonian Defense League: Standing Against Russian Aggression Despite the

Tiny Estonia has only one potential path to war but it is a terrifying one: Estonia, a NATO member with a

November 1, 2016
Book Excerpt: The Embassy: A Story of War and Diplomacy

The Embassy (Amazon) is a graphic, cinematic retelling of the harrowing climax of the Liberian civil war

November 1, 2016
Podcasting the 2016 Insanity

Podcast episodes for the first and second presidential debates are up. My thoughts are mostly confined to

October 10, 2016

Couple get 27 toasters as wedding gifts

A recently married couple received 27 toasters as wedding presents.

March 3, 2014
Injured tortoise 'back to his sprightly self' after wheels fitted

A tortoise has had his front legs replaced with wheels.

March 3, 2014
Woman spent £150,000 on Diet Coke

A Diet Coke addict has spent nearly £150,000 on the fizzy drink.

February 21, 2014

Odd stories in the news today…

A whisky every evening is the key to a long life, according to Britain's oldest living Olympian who is

52 min ago
Sea lion caught in fishing gear rescued in US

A young sea lion was so happy to be rescued after getting hooked by fishing gear off Southern California

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Watch Russian thrill-seekers 'horseboarding' - it's the latest

It involves snowboarders tethering themselves to a horse. As you do.

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Trump Calls NATO Obsolete and Dismisses EU in German Interview (Rainer

Rainer Buergin / Bloomberg : Trump Calls NATO Obsolete and Dismisses EU in German Interview &mdash

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Newborn abducted from hospital found alive 18 years later, sheriff says

Ray Sanchez / CNN : Newborn abducted from hospital found alive 18 years later, sheriff says

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GOPer Who Vowed To Stand Up To Trump Flees Constituents At Community Event

Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo : GOPer Who Vowed To Stand Up To Trump Flees Constituents At Community

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Cedric Richmond Is Going To Have Start Kicking Ass Because The Anti-Cop

This time, it’s not Republican Congressmen who will be taking the painting down, it’s the

January 14, 2017
The Director Of The Louisiana State Police Commission RESIGNS Over

In January of last year, we reported that members of the Louisiana State Trooper Association were caught

January 13, 2017
Aren’t You Excited That You Get To Foot The Bill For JBE To See The Pope?

UPDATED : Ahhh, says the governor’s office, but he’s paying for himself. Except that WBRZ

January 13, 2017

New report shows that BC is long overdue for a poverty reduction plan

BC is Canada’s only province without a poverty reduction plan. Long Overdue: Why BC needs a poverty

January 12, 2017
A trade gamble Canada can't win

In the latest issue of the Monitor , Scott Sinclair discusses why fears of trade frictions should probably

January 11, 2017
Gala update

We’ve decided to change things up a bit. In 2017 our annual fundraising gala will take place in the fall

December 13, 2016

Teacher made girls bathe in front of him, abused them

Police booked a male teacher at a government-aided residential school in Beed district on Saturday for

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MEA, American agency join hands to boost regional ties

The ministry of external affairs has joined hands with the US government's Millennium Challenge

52 min ago
Water, power crises cut short romance with snow

The romance of the snow may be a major draw for tourists, but ask locals and they will tell you the

55 min ago

California singing in the rain

LOS ANGELES: A series of storms that have rolled across California in the past week dumping heavy rain and
Philippine minister says Dora can’t explore pristine Palawan

MANILA: American children’s television network Nickelodeon will not be allowed to build an underwater theme
Indian police rescue 6,000 turtles in ‘largest’ haul

NEW DELHI: Indian police said Wednesday they had recovered more than 6,000 freshwater turtles weighing over

A need to reach out to the orang asli

WHEN an orang asli villager in Sungai Kejar of Perak’s Royal Belum State Park was asked how many people in
Asean more than a club of 10

SOME of us think of Asean as simply a club comprising the 10 countries in this corner of the world, and
Game-changing moves for a better future

A KEY objective of the 11th Malaysia Plan is to ensure the country’s poorest families can seize the

News24.com | Being deputy president no shortcut to the presidency

Being deputy president of the ANC is not a "shortcut" to the presidency, says ANC secretary

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News24.com | ANC will work towards unity - Duarte

ANC Deputy Secretary General Jessie Duarte says the party will work hard for unity.

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News24.com | Al-Qaeda-linked group to help find abducted photographer

Al-Qaeda-linked group An Nusra has offered to help in the search for South African photojournalist Shiraaz

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News24.com | Can the DA govern SA one day?

The party of the future is genuinely diverse, understands the past with empathy and posits a future with

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News24.com | We are on the highway to 2019

It was a privilege to be an insomniac on Wednesday morning. If you were one of us at 4am that day, you

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News24.com | Zuma's main gripe with Mbeki

Zuma's plan to unseat Mbeki in 2007 because "public confidence in the ANC had declined”, had

January 13, 2017

News24.com | Man, 36, rapes girlfriend's daughter, 11, as siblings

A 36-year-old man was arrested in Zimbabwe after he allegedly raped his girlfriend's 11-year-old

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News24.com | South Sudan claims mandate has expired for more UN troops

South Sudan's government is claiming that the UN Security Council mandate has expired to send a new

4 hr ago
News24.com | Gambia's Barrow insists inauguration will go ahead

Gambian president-elect Adama Barrow's inauguration will go ahead on January 19 as planned, his

4 hr ago

CDC “Spider” Scientists attack the CDC, blow the lid off

CDC “Spider” Scientists attack the CDC, blow the lid off They write a letter to the CDC chief

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Analyzing information in the age of disinformation

Analyzing information in the age of disinformation by Jon Rappoport January 14, 2017 My “ordeal by

January 13, 2017
The Matrix Revealed: my interviews on space-time manipulation

The Matrix Revealed: my interviews on space-time manipulation by Jon Rappoport January 13, 2016 In my

January 12, 2017

Trump: US-UK trade deal will be done quickly and properly

Donald Trump has pledged to secure a rapid trade agreement with Britain as he predicted leaving the

1 hr ago
Six gang suspects killed at Jamaican police checkpoint

Six suspected members of a criminal gang have died in a shootout with Jamaican police near the tourist zone

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EU legal campaigner reveals autistic daughter asked why she had not killed

European Union legal campaigner Gina Miller said her autistic daughter once asked why her mother had not

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Banker-Sponsored Pseudo-Science and the Hijacking of Humanity

Nothing in the world is at it seems. The world of science is no exception. By Paul A Philips Some of the

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Obama: The War Criminal, Butcherer of Women and Children

There is no doubt that US President Barak Obama is a war criminal as are his military and intelligence

18 hr ago
The Fascinating 'Nazca Lines' of Africa

The recent discovery of an Africa version of the famous Nazca Peru geoglyphs, has led a number of

19 hr ago

Sinn Féin will not nominate candidate for role of deputy first minister

Sinn Féin has announced that it will not be nominating a candidate for the role of deputy first minister

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Six deadly things drivers do behind the wheel

You may think you're a unreal multi-tasker, but when behind the wheel, road safety professionals are

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Pedestrian killed in Kilkenny road collision

A woman has died in a fatal road traffic accident in Co Kilkenny this evening.

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Luvvies still don't get it!

They still don't get it. Hollywood luvvies still think their virtue signalling has some impact on the

January 13, 2017
MSM tells truth shock. But recovers.

I reeled in shock today as I read something true in the MSM. It was this from the Washington Post :

January 10, 2017
Random MAGA-Thoughts

Will Trump Make America Great Again (MAGA)? Maybe, but he faces formidable obstacles.The brilliant way

January 8, 2017

The Raspberry Pi Zero Makes a Great Motion Sensing Security Camera Too

We know that a Raspberry Pi can be turned into a motion sensing security camera , but it’s even cheaper to

48 min ago
Drizzle Maple Syrup Over Snow for a Tasty, Sticky Winter Treat

It might seem odd to those who live in more temperate climates, but snow is a thing that people eat, and

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Make a Backup Of Your Start Menu Layout By Copying This Folder

Windows: If you spent a lot of time tweaking your Start Menu to your liking, you’ll want to make sure you

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A Special Message

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January 13, 2017
On the Road to Small Reactor Design Reviews

Scott Burnell Public Affairs Officer As the NRC starts looking over NuScale’s application to certify

January 12, 2017
Update on Quality Assurance Issues in France

David McIntyre Public Affairs Officer Today, the NRC is releasing information about large reactor

January 10, 2017

Woman's blood pressure before conception could influence sex of child

A woman's blood pressure before she gets pregnant could affect whether she has a boy or a girl

January 13, 2017
Get off that couch to beat dementia: Experts to older folks

January 11, 2017
Hubble creates interstellar road map for future galactic trek

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is creating a road map for the two Voyager spacecraft, that will travel

January 7, 2017

Death toll rises to 27 in latest Brazil prison riot

Twenty-seven inmates have died in eruptions of violence in two northern Brazilian prisons

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Venezuela will circulate new proposal next week to support oil prices

Venezuela will next week circulate a new proposal to crude producers in a bid to support oil prices

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Turkish MPs pass Article 17 of Constitution change

Lawmakers on Sunday adopted article 17 of a new constitutional reform package that regulates parliamentary

4 hr ago

‘Napalm Girl’ wounds treated with laser

The subject of the famous Vietnam War photograph showing her fleeing a napalm attack received the last in a

56 min ago
Children can choke even when adults are around

Anyone who has spent time with toddlers will know that they are quite liable to pick up anything that

January 14, 2017
Anaemia can lead to oxygen ‘starvation’

The body’s organs and tissues require oxygen, which is stored and transported by haemoglobin in the red

January 14, 2017

Trump says Merkel made 'catastrophic mistake' with refugee policy

LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in a newspaper interview published on
Trump says NATO is obsolete but still 'very important to me'

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said NATO was obsolete because it had not defended
Trumps offers to end some Russian sanctions for nuclear arms cut

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he will offer to end sanctions against Russia in

Japan's Small Experimental Rocket Fails to Launch Tiny Satellite

The first flight of a tiny experimental Japanese rocket, touted as the world's smallest booster

10 hr ago
Space Webcasts: SpaceX Launches Iridium Satellites, Aces Rocket Landing

A SpaceX rocket will take to the skies Saturday (Jan. 14) for the first time since a Sept. 1 launchpad

January 14, 2017
Photos: SpaceX's Return-to-Flight Rocket Launch and Landing Success

On Jan. 14, 2017, SpaceX launched 10 satellites for the company Iridium, and also landed the first stage of

January 14, 2017

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

We've got a double winner this week, with two comments from That One Guy taking first and second place

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This Week In Techdirt History: January 8th - 14th

Five Years Ago This week in 2012, plans were coming into place for the SOPA blackout that would

January 14, 2017
New Study Essentially Suggests That Publishers Should Do CwF + RtB Instead

We have talked about the power of connecting with fans and giving them a reason to buy, along with using

January 13, 2017

Canada fines Amazon seven hours of profit for false advertising

$840,000 punishment isn't even a tap on the wrist Canada's Competition Bureau has administered what
FCC's Wheeler gives passionate defense of net neutrality rules

But will it make any difference? Video Tom Wheeler, chairman of America's comms watchdog the FCC, has
Strike day struck off as Fujitsu and Unite negotiate job cuts

It's good to talk... with Acas It might be damn cold outside, but Unite the union is trying to thaw

Lester Haines: RIP

Register Special Projects Bureau chief dies aged 55 It is with incredible sadness that El Reg must report
US 5th graders have a pop at paper plane record

Close to claiming highest launch Guinness World Record A bunch of US 5th graders* yesterday came close to
NASA's stadium-sized sandwich bag overflies Oz

So far so good for Super Pressure Balloon mission The NASA Super Pressure Balloon (SPB) which lifted off

Flight 666 went to HEL on Friday the 13th

13-year-old aircraft left gate 13 and landed at 13:31 Finnish flag carrier Finnair has successfully flown
Putting the 'Port' in Portal : Old-school fan brings game to Apple

The cake is a IIe Videos What do you get when you cross a 10-year-old game with a 40-year-old computer
AI shoves all in: DeepStack, Libratus poker bots battle Texas Hold 'em

Both robo-players ace humans – in one-on-one matches DeepStack is the first AI computer programme to beat

Cannon Balls, Plate Tectonics, and Invisible Elephants

This is a guest post by Hal Morris . For our pre-technical ancestors, the clockwork at the bottom of the

January 12, 2017
Rolling Your Own Culture and (Not) Finding Community

This is a guest post by Timothy Roy . In economically advanced democracies, whose universities teach some

January 10, 2017
Tendrils of Mess in our Brains

Messes are intimate, secret, somewhat shameful. Mess is supposed to be kept backstage. Posting this picture

January 5, 2017

Trump says NATO is ‘obsolete’ organization

US President-elect also said that a lot of these countries aren’t paying what they’re supposed to be

28 min ago
Trump calls for striking nuclear arms reduction deal with Russia

"But Russia’s hurting very badly right now because of sanctions, but I think something can happen that

30 min ago
Trump calls Merkel’s refugee policy ‘catastrophic mistake’

Trump added that he has "great respect" for the German chancellor

36 min ago

Exorcist was killed by 'malevolent force'

Father Malachi Martin, who inspired the movie 'The Exorcist', was allegedly killed by an unseen

11 hr ago
Man tracks 'Bigfoot' for over seven miles

Experienced tracker Christopher Bauer followed a set of large footprints for miles across North Dakota. The

13 hr ago
SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket

The private space firm has resumed operations following the explosion of one of its rockets last year. Four

17 hr ago

Woman Dies From Superbug Resisting All Antibiotics

She died after possibly picking up an infection in an Indian hospital, researchers say

January 13, 2017
Flu Tightens Its Hold on the Nation

It's not too late to get vaccinated, CDC says

January 13, 2017
Kids' Artificial Sweetener Use Up in Recent Years

Some studies suggest a link between the sugar substitutes and obesity, researcher says

January 13, 2017

Weekly Address: The Honor of Serving You as President

WASHINGTON, DC — This week, President Obama delivered his final weekly address thanking the American

January 13, 2017
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 1/13/17

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:50 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody.

January 13, 2017
Presidential Proclamation -- Religious Freedom Day, 2017

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DAY, 2017 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

January 13, 2017

Cutting the Cord to Corporate Cable News

There is no doubt that MSNBC is the most honest of the three large cable news providers in the US. The

11 hr ago
Ruminations on the Greatest Mystery Never Solved

At the recent JFK Lancer conference in Dallas, WhoWhatWhy Editor-in-Chief Russ Baker spoke to a group

January 14, 2017
Yes, It Was Blood for Oil ; Cyprus Conflict Near End? ; What Democrats Must

PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are

January 13, 2017

While You Were Offline: Maybe Joseph Fiennes Playing Michael Jackson Wasn’t

Who's bad? The post While You Were Offline: Maybe Joseph Fiennes Playing Michael Jackson Wasn't the

9 hr ago
What Better Way for the Marines to Prepare for Future Wars Than With Sci-Fi

Tomorrow's conflicts won't look much like today's. That's where science fiction comes in

11 hr ago
Obamacare’s Demise Is a Looming Disaster for Mental Health

Republicans are on the cusp of undercutting the very mental health and substance abuse services they've

11 hr ago

Obamacare’s Demise Is a Looming Disaster for Mental Health

Republicans are on the cusp of undercutting the very mental health and substance abuse services they've

11 hr ago
The Man Who’s Trying to Kill Dark Matter

A proposed theory of gravity does away with dark matter, even as new astrophysical findings challenge the

January 14, 2017
Space Photos of the Week: A Supermassive Black Hole Just Wants Some Privacy

Space photos of the week, January 8—14, 2017. The post Space Photos of the Week: A Supermassive Black Hole

January 14, 2017

Don’t You Dare Try to Teach Science Without Building Models

I think you can describe the scientific process to be all about building models. Here's how you can

January 13, 2017
And the Winner of the Volcanic Event of 2016 Is…

You voted. Now let's count down the top 10 volcanic events of 2016. The post And the Winner of the

January 10, 2017
Let’s Learn Some Physics Playing With Compound Pulleys

Humans use compound pulleys all the time. They are based on the work-energy principle. Here is a physics

January 10, 2017

Electroconvulsive therapy: A history of controversy, but also of help

Carrie Fisher’s ashes are in an urn designed to look like a Prozac pill . It’s fitting that in death she

January 12, 2017
To honor Dr. King, pediatricians offer four tips to teach kindness to kids

From www.shutterstock.com, Children are listening. During the election

January 12, 2017
Faster approval for drugs and medical devices under the 21st Century Cures

President Barack Obama signs the 21st Century Cures Act on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, in Washington. Kevin

January 11, 2017

In racially divided times, Obama's farewell address swings for the

Obama arrives to give his presidential farewell address. AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast On Jan. 10

January 11, 2017
Four key times presidential nominees failed to gain Senate confirmation

Republicans are rushing to begin confirmation hearings for Cabinet appointments even before the FBI has

January 10, 2017
Rule by the lowest common denominator? It's baked into democracy's

Thousands of people listen to President-elect Donald Trump speak in Orlando, Florida on Dec. 16, 2016. AP

January 9, 2017

Helping universities combat depression with mobile technology

A smartphone could help people fight depression. Woman with phone via shutterstock.com Depression is the

January 12, 2017
Obama's legacy in science, technology and innovation

As the old aphorism says , it’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future. Assessing the

January 12, 2017
Does your smartphone make you less likely to trust others?

Does our dependence on smartphones harm our social fabric? Alone with phone via shutterstock.com Imagine

January 11, 2017

New US seafood rule shows global trade and conservation can work together

State conservation officials from Florida and Georgia work in 2014 to remove a heavy length of fishing rope

January 10, 2017
Exxon's Rex Tillerson and the rise of Big Oil in American politics

In 1945, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt met with King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud, part of a behind-the

January 9, 2017
Inside the coal industry's rhetorical playbook

A political sign in West Virginia reflects the claim that the Obama administration, by developing policies

January 8, 2017

Andrew Neil - Pants On Fire

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May GP Blaming Backfires

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Tony Parsons BuzzFeed Smear BUSTED

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CIA director warns Trump to watch what he says, be careful on Russia

By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - CIA Director John Brennan on Sunday offered a stern parting message

2 hr ago
Trump team doubles down on rebuke of civil rights leader

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's vice president and top aides on Sunday joined

3 hr ago
Trump's team considers moving White House press room

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump's team could move the White

2 hr ago

In Final Speech As Attorney General, Loretta Lynch Says: 'We Have To

Lynch told the congregation at a historic church in Birmingham, Ala., that progress cannot be taken for

32 min ago
Listen For 'Disparaging,' Scandalous,' And 'Amoral' In

Next week the Supreme Court will hear arguments for Lee v. Tam, which is a First Amendment case against the

39 min ago
Loretta Lynch Discusses Chicago Police Department Report

Ahead of her final speech in office, Attorney General Loretta Lynch reflects on her time leading the U.S

39 min ago

Sterling skids on Brexit worry; investors await Trump clarity

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Sterling slid to three-month lows in Asia on Monday with investors again

42 min ago
Davos elites struggle for answers as Trump era dawns

By Noah Barkin DAVOS, Switzerland - The global economy is in better shape than it's been in years

1 hr ago
Trump threatens BMW with border tax on cars built in Mexico

President-elect Donald Trump has warned the United States will impose a border tax of 35 percent on cars

1 hr ago

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