Russia Just Significantly Escalated The Crisis In Ukraine
The U.S. State Department accused Russia on Friday of sending tanks and other heavy military equipment to separatists in Ukraine, marking a significant escalation in a conflict that had seemed to be...
View ArticleFormer Defense Officials Blast Obama As Having A 'Complete Lack Of Strategy'...
With radical militants seizing vast swaths of territory in Iraq less than three years after American soldiers left the country, two former senior defense officials tell Business Insider much of the...
View ArticleToe-Dipping In Short-Term Debt Can Help Investors Stay In The Bond Market...
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.Why Investors Should Consider Short-Term Bonds (BlackRock Blog) "In stock...
View ArticleAussie Defender Makes An Incredible Save As A Ball Nearly Passes The Goal-Line
After years of allowing goals that never actually crossed the line, FIFA finally decided to add goal-line technology to the 2014 World Cup and in the fourth game, it was put to great use. In the second...
View ArticleToday, Bitcoin's Doomsday Scenario Arrived
There is only way to hack the entire Bitcoin network, which has continued to hum along in the face of numerous Bitcoin business failures.It involves a series of group of Bitcoin miners taking control...
View ArticleThe 17 Best Games You Should Know From E3
E3 is a big deal for gamers. The annual video game conference in Los Angeles shows off demos and trailers of all of the new games coming out. Now that the PS4 and Xbox One are on the market, everyone...
View ArticleHere Are The 7 Most Hilarious Things That Happened When Chris Christie Showed...
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie apparently visited Facebook's headquarters in California Friday and, to mark the occasion, he participated in a question-and-answer session on the social media site....
View ArticlePresident Obama Is Giving The Commencement Speech At UC Irvine This Weekend
There is arguably no more exciting college commencement speaker than the President of the United States.Tomorrow, the President will speak at University of California, Irvine, which is celebrating its...
View ArticleThis Photo Is The Clearest Sign Of An Imminent Iraqi Civil War
Things look like they are about to get much worse in Iraq.Sunni militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) — now flush with looted cash and armed with American weapons and tanks — are...
View ArticleThese Fabulous Early Apple Prototypes Never Came To Be
Apple is famous for its modern, clean design. Not surprisingly, the company tries out many concepts and few make the cut. Nonetheless, it is interesting to see what could have been.Designer Hartmut...
View ArticleThe 11 Most Outrageous Things Luis Suarez, The World Cup's Biggest Villain,...
Luis Suarez is probably the third-best player on earth going into the 2014 World Cup.On the field he's smart, hard-working, and exceptionally skilled on the ball.But a number of ugly incidents —...
View Article7 Signs Someone's Not Listening To You
In today's 24/7, ADD culture, real focus and connection are rare. "We have an epidemic of fake listening," says Nick Morgan, speech coach and author of new book "Power Cues: The Subtle Science of...
View ArticleHOUSE OF THE DAY: Walmart Heiress Buys $25 Million Manhattan Duplex
Alice Walton, an heir to the Walmart fortune and the 14th wealthiest person in the world, just purchased a $25 million condo in New York City, reports the New York Post.The condo, which is located on...
View ArticleVenezuelan Prostitutes Are Making A Killing By Doubling As Currency Traders
It is illegal to trade dollars in the streets of Venezuela, so those who have them are able to make a killing in the underground market, where dollars are worth 11 times the official rate.That, of...
View ArticleIraqis Are Using Sharing App 'Whisper' To Express Their Angst Amid Social...
The Republic of Iraq has gone to extreme measures to prevent extremist militant organization ISIS from organizing an insurgency in the country. As of yesterday, social networks like Facebook, Twitter,...
View ArticleThe 'Short Suit' Is Finally Going Mainstream
Retailers are starting to push a new trend in menswear: the short suit. The ensemble looks like a regular suit from the waist up, with a sport coat over a button-down shirt and sometimes a tie or...
View ArticleWhy Uruguay's World Cup Uniforms Are Ridiculously Tight
Uruguay's World Cup kit is made of a skin-tight fabric that shows every vein and muscle on a player's body.We've seen tight uniforms from Puma — which sponsors Uruguay, Italy, and some other national...
View ArticleRetailers Are Abandoning Teenage Customers
Teen retailers are increasingly abandoning their core demographic for an older crowd. Urban Outfitters is redesigning its clothing amid fears it has too many 14-year-old customers. The Pink brand at...
View ArticleIt Looks Like Raging Hockey Fans Destroyed An LAPD Drone Last Night
Multiple videos have been posted online showing what uploaders described as hockey fans destroying a Los Angeles Police Department drone outside the Staples Center Friday night after the LA Kings won...
View ArticleBritain Could Be Nearing A Breakthrough In Tidal Power
If building wind farms at sea is difficult and expensive, installing turbines beneath the waves is far more so. Currents batter them; salt corrodes them. Yet Britain's coasts have become a playground...
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