REVIEW: The Best Smart Watch In The World
Modern-day smartphones solved a lot of problems. It's easier to keep in touch with people, play addictive bird-themed games, and manage your calendar. But they also created a bunch of new problems like...
View ArticleElevated radiation found in air near New Mexico waste site
By Laura Zuckerman(Reuters) - Testing of surface air near an underground nuclear waste site in New Mexico's desert showed elevated levels of radiation but did not pose a threat to humans or the...
View ArticleWith WhatsApp deal, Sequoia Capital burnishes reputation
By Sarah McBrideSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shortly after moving to Silicon Valley in 2004, the young Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg pulled a prank on Sequoia Capital by making an investment pitch in...
View ArticleA 101-Year-Old Florida Man Is Running For Congress
A Florida great-great grandfather has launched a campaign to run for the US Congress in November, running on a record of 101 years of life experience.In a bid to become the world's oldest freshman, Joe...
View ArticleCalifornia's fracking opponents introduce new moratorium bill
By Rory CarrollSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California lawmakers have unveiled a new bill that would halt fracking and other controversial oil extraction practices in the state until a comprehensive...
View ArticleMarco Rubio Destroys Venezuela's President For 'Assault On Press Freedom'
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Friday blasted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro for revoking the press credentials of CNN's reporters in Venezuela, calling it an "assault on press freedom.""We must...
View ArticleFive Ex-Guantanamo Detainees Are Seeking Damages For 'Abuse And Torture'
Five former Guantanamo detainees are seeking damages for what they say were years of sexual, mental and physical abuse at the US detention center, where they were held without charge or trial.The men...
View ArticleStunning Satellite Image Shows Great Lakes Ice Cover That Hasn't Been Seen In...
NASA released a stunning image from space of the Great Lakes, which are 88 percent covered by ice. The Great Lakes have not had this much ice cover since 1994, according to statement from NASA's Earth...
View ArticleBank tax seen in plan coming from U.S. Congress's top tax writer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bank tax similar to one that President Barack Obama once proposed may be part of a broad tax reform package expected to be floated on Wednesday by the top Republican tax writer...
View ArticleOnline learning company 2U files for IPO of up to $100 million
(Reuters) - 2U Inc, which builds online learning platforms, filed with U.S. financial regulators on Friday to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering of common stock.The Landover,...
View ArticleCyprus junior coalition partner poised to quit government
NICOSIA (Reuters) - A junior partner in Cyprus's center-right government said it was poised to quit the coalition in disagreement over a decision to restart peace talks on the ethnically-split island.A...
View ArticleSouthwest gets two free Reagan slots but won't use them -report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines said on Friday they will not use two of the 56 take-off and landing slots at Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport which they received from American...
View ArticleHere's Why Venezuela Is Imploding
David Smilde, the moderator of Venezuelan Politics and Human Rights, recently did an interview on the ongoing Venezuelan protests with Isabel Fleck, a journalist with Folha de Sao Paolo, Brazil's most...
View ArticleObama, Putin discuss Syria concerns, Iran talks by phone: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama telephoned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to talk about several global crises where the two powers have not seen eye-to-eye, including Syria's...
View ArticleThis Nasty Court Case Helped Make Surrogacy Illegal In New York
New York is one of a handful of states that bans surrogate pregnancies, thanks to a nasty 1980s court battle that pitted a baby's biological father against the surrogate who decided she wanted to keep...
View ArticleNew York police surveillance of Muslims constitutional: judge
By Joseph AxNEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's secret police surveillance of mosques, Muslim businesses and a Muslim student group in New Jersey did not violate the U.S. Constitution, a federal judge...
View ArticleThe Emerging-Market Turmoil Has Created An Interesting Buying Opportunity
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.The Emerging Market Rout Has Created A Buying Opportunity Among Consumer Staples...
View Article13 Things Only 'Military Brats' Will Understand
Children who grow up with one or more parent in the military and spend time on or around bases, aka "military brats," get used to things that seem weird to everyone else.Since I was born at William...
View ArticleS&P 500 may stall near high; Yellen in focus
By Chuck MikolajczakNEW YORK (Reuters) - After the S&P 500 slipped on Friday and broke a two-week rally, stocks may find tougher sledding in the coming week as investors may be unwilling to push...
View ArticleHagel decides not to pursue top medal for celebrated U.S. Marine hero
By David AlexanderWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has reviewed the case of a Marine sergeant honored for heroism in Iraq and agreed with two other Pentagon chiefs that the...
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