Two Depressing Charts About Life Expectancy In The US
In the United States, the life expectancy for both men and women is now slightly shorter than the OECD average, despite spending the most on health per person, according to a new OECD report, Health at...
View ArticleThe Entire Objective Of This UNICEF Video Game Is To Make It To The Bathroom
Tuesday was the United Nations' first World Toilet Day, meant to shed light on the fact that there are 2.5 billion people in the world without access to a safe, sanitary toilet.UNICEF, the UN's program...
View ArticleWill Smith Has A Weekly Call With Justin Bieber To Keep Him In Check
In his first sit-down interview in nine months, 19-year-old Justin Bieber opened up to The Hollywood Reporter in a 3-hour, one-on-one chat — while wearing a red onesie.Promoting his upcoming film...
View Article7 Things Advisors Should Do If They Want To Poach Clients
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.7 Things Advisors Need To Do To Poach Clients (WealthManagement.com)Wealthy...
View Article34 Reasons To Celebrate Joe Biden's Birthday
It's Vice President Joe Biden's 34th birthday today, he told reporters upon arriving back at the White House early this morning from a trip to Panama. Biden was returning from a trip during which he...
View ArticleGoogle Is Giving Tours Of Middle Earth, The Land Of Hobbits
If you enjoyed the "Lord of the Rings" then Google has something for you: an amazing interactive map that let's you wander through Middle Earth.Middle Earth is the fictional land from the mind of J.R.R...
View ArticleLive Grenade Found At Oregon Thrift Shop
Live grenade found at Roseburg Salvation Army store; bomb squad calledROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — The Salvation Army says an employee at the Roseburg store who was sorting donations found a live grenade at...
View ArticleBEFORE AND AFTER: Aerial Pictures Show Super Typhoon Haiyan's Catastrophic...
When Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines, we knew the destruction would be unimaginable.The storm was as strong as they get, and as we've ever seen. It was the strength of a Category 5 hurricane,...
View ArticleHere Comes HSBC China Flash PMI...
China HSBC Flash PMI for November is out at 8:45 p.m. ET.Economists polled by Bloomberg are looking for PMI to come in at 50.8. This compares with 50.9 the previous month.A reading below 50 suggests...
View ArticleJob Prospects In Finance Could Plummet Nearly 60% For The Next Class Of MBAs
Hiring in finance and insurance services could tumble nearly 60% for MBAs in the 2013-2014 year, according to the newest recruiting trends report from Michigan State University’s Collegiate Employment...
View Article'Snap' Is The Coolest New Feature On The Xbox One
We've been trying out the Xbox One for a few days.Before we give you our initial impressions of the console, we need to tell you about the coolest thing you can do on Microsoft's next-gen console.One...
View ArticleThis Ad Exploits Every Irish Cliche And Stereotype Imaginable — And Is Still...
A European ad for Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey manages to boil down Ireland into a three minute short film. It's got rolling green hills, a somber mood, a Catholic church, and men singing over drinks....
View ArticleAstronomers Spot The Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst Ever Seen But Can't Explain It
A mysterious blast of light spotted earlier this year near the constellation Leo was actually the brightest gamma-ray burst ever recorded, and was triggered by an extremely powerful stellar explosion,...
View ArticleThe US Might Let You Talk On Your Cell Phone When You're On A Plane
Your once-quiet flights might be about to get way more annoying. The Federal Communications Commission plans to consider allowing passengers to use their cellphones on airplanes, according to The Wall...
View ArticleWhy Company Leaders Should Always Take Good Notes
Leaders are constantly at the center of communications: meetings, negotiations, private conversations.With so much information being thrown at them, it can be all too easy to forget who said what, and...
View ArticleThis List Of The 5 Best Business Leaders In Tech Will Surprise You
Fortune released its annual list of the 50 top business people of 2013 on Thursday. We've culled through it to find the top 5 from the tech world.The list is surprising. While Google CEO Larry Page...
View ArticleESPN Totally Redesigned Its Smartphone App And It Looks Great (DIS)
ESPN has launched an all new app for iPhone and Android.There are subtle differences between both platforms. TechCrunch's Ryan Lawler mentions that the Android alternative, originally known as...
View ArticleHow To Answer The One Question Unemployed People Dread
"What do you do?" should be an easy question to answer — unless you're unemployed.This is the Catch-22 of networking when you don't have a job: You need to meet people to get another job, but, at the...
View ArticleJFK ANNIVERSARY: This 26-Second Clip May Be The Saddest Movie Ever Made
Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames.More World News from ABCCommemorating the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's death, this commentary was excerpted from "Shooting...
View ArticleJohn Boehner Has Officially Signed Up For Insurance Through Obamacare
House Speaker John Boehner has officially enrolled in a D.C. insurance exchange under the Affordable Care Act, he said in a blog post on his website Thursday evening, after having some difficulty...
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