French Muslims warn of growing anti-Islam backlash
Groups representing French Muslims have urged authorities to step in to protect them in the same way as they have boosted security around Jewish sites. “All Muslim organizations in France…
Month: January 2015
ONES TO WATCH | Vo Trong Nghia
Bio He’s been called Vietnam’s Bamboo architect. But bamboo is just one of the low-cost, high strength materials Vo Trong Nghia uses to create sustainable, affordable buildings for modern cities….
ONES TO WATCH | Kunlé Adeyemi
Bio Kunle Adeyemi’s projects center on building around water, and even on top of it. – And Adeyemi earned a place alongside master architect David Adjaye as one of Africa’s…
Homeland Security boosts searches at U.S. airports
According to the official, the concern to aviation security stems from the threat of non-metallic IEDs only detectable by full body scanners, a technology that is not available at smaller…
Does Islam fuel terrorism?
Consider the choice of targets of the terrorists: A magazine that in the terrorists’ minds had insulted the Prophet Mohammed. Before they died on Friday, one of the Kouachi brothers…
Matthew McConaughey’s ‘Dazed and Confused’ and other celeb auditions
A video of McConaughey’s audition is making the rounds in honor of the Criterion release of the 1993 Richard Linklater film. There’s the young actor looking majorly relaxed (he is…
Vietnam vet loses clemency appeal in death penalty case
Brannan’s attorneys had hoped his sentence would be found unconstitutional. His defense attorneys claim Brannan, who served in Vietnam in the early 1970s, was suffering from post-traumatic stress and bipolar…
Republicans will have to spin struggling state economies in 2016
That comes in contrast to an increasingly rosy economic picture nationally, with a strong December jobs report that capped off the best year in terms of economic growth for the…
Stephanie Roche’s wonder goal pipped at post for Puskas award
Nevertheless, her brilliant goalfilmed by chancebeat Robin van Persie’s flying header for Holland against Spain at the World Cup into third place. Victorious Real Madrid forward Rodriguez hailed Roche’s effort…
The upside of dealing with the ‘enemy’?
“The sanctions are having an effect now,” says Jimmy Robertson, who leads Angus Dundee in Russia, until recently one of the single-malt specialist’s best markets. “Customers are having to negotiate…
Can we find cures for 7,000 diseases?
After months of listening to experts and stakeholders, the path to faster cures is clearer than ever. We call it the 21st Century Cures initiative, and Congress is about to…
Charlie Hebdo’s new Mohammed cover: What people are saying
“I know you won’t hold back,” Schwarzenegger said. News outlets have agonized over whether or not to show images of the prophet ever since the attack on the magazine’s Paris…
Aetna raises its minimum wage to $16
“As the American economy recovers, Aetna is leaning into that recovery and making these improvements so our colleagues who are vital to our success can benefit from it,” said the…
Ben Ainslie’s honeymoon distress call answered by Sir Richard Branson
A four-time Olympic sailing gold medalist, Ainslie was on honeymoon in the Caribbean with his new wife, British TV presenter Georgie Thompson, when the furling system broke on the vessel’s…
Was that Bob Newhart refereeing the college football championship game?
Tonight's ref is Bob Newhart!!!! #CFPChampionship #OregonVsOhioState pic.twitter.com/FPbODNfocc – Incidentally, Ohio State won, 42-20.
Best and worst countries for women on corporate boards
Here’s the full list, ranked from highest to lowest share of board members who are women. Norway 35.5% Finland 29.9% France 29.7% Sweden 28.8% Belgium 23.4% UK 22.8% Denmark 21.9%…
Brain scans could help doctors better predict your behavior
The paper that runs in the latest edition of Neuron concludes that doctors might have more success treating some patients if they examined the way a person’s brain functioned first….
7 resolutions that yoga can help you keep past January
If you’ve set any of the top resolutionslike being happier, getting healthier or sleeping betteryoga offers ways to transform your resolutions into lasting reality. And it doesn’t matter if you’re…
Republican pol compares Obama absence to Hitler
Even Adolph Hitler thought it more important than Obama to get to Paris. (For all the wrong reasons.) Obama couldn't do it for right reasons Hitler visited Paris in 1940…
20 years later: Key moments from the O.J. Simpson trial
It was called the trial of the century and the first true reality show. O.J. Simpson went on trial for the killings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her…
Tesla stock: Time to ditch it?
But Musk is hoping that Tesla will one day have a car for the masses. The upcoming Model III, which is tentatively due to be released in 2017, is expected…
Marco Rubio: Radicalized individuals ‘very real threat’ to the West
In an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, the Florida Republican noted that it’s becoming more common for individuals who’ve become radicalized outside of the Middle East to act on their…
The terrorist recruiting crossroads: Where Jihad meets rap
Rap videos supporting the Islamist ideals of Jihad are popping up all over the Internet. They have names like “Blow by Blow” and “Dirty Kuffar.” The videos espouse an us-against-the-world…
Charlie Hebdo attacks: Families lay kosher store victims to rest in Jerusalem
Now, five days after Philippe Braham, Yohan Cohen, Yoav Hattab and François-Michel Saada were shot dead during the final, tragic chapter to the Charlie Hebdo terror attacks in the French…
The American Dream is coming back
For example, the percentage of part-time employees who want full-time work but can’t find it has dropped from 29.9% to 25.6%. One area where we have yet to see improvement…
ISIS beheadings: Why we’re too horrified to watch, too fascinated to turn away
The murderers acted with a key demographic in mind, knowing that millions of people would tune in to watch. So the camera has created a new kind of crowd in…
Woody Allen to create his first television series for Amazon
The big move comes days after Amazon (AMZN, Tech30) took center stage at the Golden Globes, winning two awards for its comedic television series “Transparent.” Signing the iconic director of…
Illicitly brewed liquor kills at least 25 in India
Thirteen of the patients are on life-support, said S.N.S. Yadav, the chief medical officer for the district of Lucknow. – Authorities have ordered an investigation into the incident.
The almighty U.S. dollar could soon equal the euro
Europe’s rescue plan will hurt the euro: The euro weakness makes sense given the continent’s economic struggles. Growth has been virtually nonexistent and unemployment is stuck near record highs. Things…
Facebook to send Amber Alerts
More than 725 children have been recovered due to Amber Alerts over the past 19 years, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. – Chicago Mercantile Association:…