Tehran Says Iranian General Killed In Israeli Airstrike In Syria
Hezbollah prepared on Monday to bury its fighters killed the day before in what it said was an Israeli airstrike in Syria as Tehran announced that an Iranian general also…
Month: January 2015
This Doesn’t Sound Like The MLK I Learned About In School
www.upworthy.com: Funny how this speech is left out of the history books.
Davos creates air traffic jam from private jets
Zurich airport authorities have reserved roughly 60 parking spots exclusively for Davos-related jet traffic, but it hasn’t been enough. All the spots were booked well in advance. For the first…
New York City condo sells for record $100,471,452.77
According to real estate website StreetEasy, there are currently 10 active sales in the building: a three-bedroom, four-bathroom residency is listed for just under $39 million, while a five-bedroom, 5,475…
Prosecutor in 1994 Buenos Aires Jewish center bombing found dead
Nisman, who had been under the protection of a 10-member security detail, was set to testify Monday to lawmakers on a report alleging that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and…
Noam Chomsky: ‘Their’ terrorism versus ‘Our’ terrorism
Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor Emeritus in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His most recent book is “Masters of Mankind.” His web site is…
Here’s Who’s Sitting With Michelle Obama During The State Of The Union Address
A Maryland man who returned home last month after spending five years imprisoned in Cuba will have a prime viewing spot for President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address:…
China stocks plummet after margin trade crackdown
Margin accounts allow consumers to buy stocks with money borrowed from their brokerage, and can yield huge returns. They are also very risky, especially for inexperienced retail investors. Citic said…
Going Dutch: Where beautiful windmills turn back the clock
One of these historic windmills is “De Kat,” meaning “The Cat,” which uses wind power to create pigments for paint. The listed building has a rich history; first built between…
A 1965 failure that still haunts America
Then, with a Democratic administration riding high on a string of major legislative victories, including landmark civil rights and voting rights legislation, six days of horrendous rioting broke out in…
50 years later, MLK’s work is not done
But, like Dr. King, we must continue to march on. We march on toward the realization of the American Dream. We are not diverted by those who would deny opportunity…
Betty White gets a flash mob for her 93rd birthday
The surprise was caught on video: White is being driven in a golf cart on the “Hot in Cleveland” set by co-star Dave Foley, who casually says, “I think there…
Apple’s MLK Day honors stir controversy
“There is no greater way to celebrate [King’s] legacy than to serve the communities where we live and work,” wrote Denise Young Smith, head human resources at Apple, in a…
Larry Wilmore rises to the top
The writer and comedian, whose new “The Nightly Show” debuts on Comedy Central on Monday after Jon Stewart’s “Daily Show,” has generally stayed behind the scenes. Sure, he’s popped up…
RadioShack’s big Super Bowl ad bet goes bust
“Our Super Bowl ad promised a new and improved RadioShack. And one of the keys to any successful rebranding effort is ensuring that there is consistency between the brand messaging…
The Best Jeans Brands You Should Be Wearing But Might Not Know About
Brook Shields famously proclaimed that “nothing” comes between her and her Calvin Klein jeans — and we know exactly how she feels. We can’t imagine life without our favorite denim….
Three Stylish Ways To Wear One Puffer Vest
Similar to puffer jackets, the sleeveless version gets its fair share of sartorial scorn, even despite its cold-weather benefits (read: warmth). It’s often dismissed for its marshmallow bulk, bold hues,…
How To Answer The Phone In 10 Different Languages
There are always perks to sounding like a local… and using your phone abroad is no exception to that rule. Thanks to doodle artist James Chapman, we’ve got the 4-1-1…
Make The MLK Holiday A Day On, Not A Day Off
SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue By Liza Kaufman Hogan For those wanting to do more on the upcoming three-day Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend (Jan. 17-19) than sleep in, clean…
7 ways to boost your happiness
I get it. We all want, and deserve, that sense of well-being. But save your money. Achieving happiness is easier than you may think. We all experience emotional highs throughout…
Microsoft patents theater mode for your phone
But the key feature is that it would be automatic. It would go into this mode if your phone’s GPS detects you’re at the location of a movie theater. Or…
Give the unemployed a second chance
Even though the 46-year-old mother of five has an accounting certificate and a mind for numbers, prospective employers “don’t so much as look at me because of my age or…
Richest 1 Percent To Own More Than Half Of The World’s Wealth By 2016, Oxfam Finds
The rich keep getting richer, and by next year, just a handful of the upper-class will have accumulated more than half of the world’s wealth. A new report released on…
5 Conversations You And Your Partner Need To Have Right Now
It’s easy to bypass certain difficult topics by simply not making time for those conversations. But the truth is, there are some discussions every couple needs to be having because…
How right was Romney? 2016 campaign would hinge on American buyer’s remorse
After all, in 2012 Romney lost all but one of the battleground states, trailed President Barack Obama 332-206 in electoral votes and Republicans panned his gaffe-prone campaign, chaotic convention and…
Young minds, bright future: Robotics revolution hits Ugandan classrooms
By showing students as young as six how robots can solve real-world problems, Fundi Bots founder Solomon King Benge wants young people to develop a creative skill set they can…
5 things Steve Jobs said Apple would never do
“God gave us 10 styluses. Let’s not invent another,” Jobs said about the project, according to Walter Isaacson’s biography. Yet Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities said the widely expected 12.9-inch…
IMF: The world economy is worse off than we thought
“New factors supporting growthlower oil prices, but also depreciation of euro and yenare more than offset by persistent negative forces,” said IMF chief economist Olivier Blanchard. – Chicago Mercantile Association:…
Indonesia Investigators Say No Evidence Of Terrorism In AirAsia Plane Crash
JAKARTA, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Indonesian investigators said on Monday they had not found any evidence so far that terrorism was involved in the crash of an AirAsia passenger jet…
Facebook has more than 1,100 jobs to fill
“We are an ambitious company run by an ambitious CEO,” Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg told Reuters in an interview. “Our users are growing and our business is growing…