Boko Haram Attacks Niger Prison Before Vote
By Abdoulaye Massalaki NIAMEY, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Islamist fighters from Nigeria’s Boko Haram sect attacked a prison in neighboring Niger overnight, hours before Niger’s parliament was due to vote…
Month: February 2015
What Celebrity Sightings Tell Us About Memory
I don’t mean to be a name-dropper, but: I’ve had breakfast with Jeff Goldblum, partied with David Cross, and gone grocery shopping with Kate Winslet. Granted, none of these people…
Mark Andrus Mysteriously Dies After Cops Find Dismembered Body In His Suitcase
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man arrested, then released in connection with a dismembered body found inside a suitcase in San Francisco has died, authorities said Sunday. Mark Andrus, 54,…
TurboTax Resumes State Tax Filings
(Reuters) – Intuit Inc said its tax-preparation software TurboTax had resumed electronic filing of state tax returns late Friday following a temporary halt after noticing attempts to use stolen identity…
Styles Differ, But U.S. Presidents Make Fitness A Priority
By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Whether the request was for a treadmill on Air Force One, an elliptical trainer by the White House pool, or a…
HUFFPOLLSTER: Growing Economy Good News For Obama
AP-GfK finds growing optimism about the economy and the president. A new NH poll continues to show a competitive GOP field. And CQ Researcher dives deep into the state of…
Here’s Why Cats Like Boxes
Take heart feline enthusiasts. Your cat’s continued indifference toward her new Deluxe Scratch DJ Deck may be disappointing, but there is an object that’s pretty much guaranteed to pique her…
The ‘revenge porn’ victory we need
The fight against “revenge porn” chalked up a small victory recently. So why am I not celebrating? The Federal Trade Commission released a statement saying it had barred Craig Brittain,…
Shots Fired Near Marseille on Day of French Prime Minister’s Visit
PARIS — Several armed men fired shots in the air on Monday in a poor suburb of Marseille while the French prime minister, Manuel Valls, was in the city to…
Boyfriend Charged After Freshman Found Dead In Dorm
MILLERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — The boyfriend of a student found dead in a central Pennsylvania university dormitory room has been charged with aggravated assault. – A preliminary hearing is scheduled…
Banking Giant HSBC Sheltered Murky Cash Linked to Dictators and Arms Dealers
Secret documents reveal that global banking giant HSBC profited from doing business with arms dealers who channeled mortar bombs to child soldiers in Africa, bag men for Third World dictators,…
8 Ways To Use Your Phone To Benefit Your Mental Health
We should all make time to disconnect from our devices, but sometimes technology can be a beautiful tool. Most of us use our smartphones to chat with loved ones, check…
After Losing Over 100 Pounds, Deborah Harvin Has Less Than 20 To Go To Reach Her Goal
Name: Deborah Harvin Age: 48 Height: 5’8″ Before Weight: 280 pounds How I Gained It: I was always a big girl, but my mother’s death in 1988 seemed to be…
Best memes of Grammys 2015: Iggy Azalea, Rihanna and more
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Everything You Need To Know About 2015’s Weirdest And Wackiest Health Trends
A few years ago, if you told your friends that you were drinking charcoal, going to 7 a.m. raves and drinking bone broth, they probably would have looked at you…
Stress Tip: Unplug For 30 Minutes Before Bed
For the next 30 days, GPS for the Soul and meQuilibrium are providing you tips on how to live a healthier, happier and stress-free life. See the previous stress tips…
Merkel to meet Obama as arming Ukraine debated
“The progress that Ukraine needs cannot be achieved with more weapons,” Merkel said. “I have grave doubts about the validity of this point.” Merkel said she believes that if the…
Obama ‘hopeful’ about partisanship, race relations
“I don’t worry about that, because I don’t think that’s going to last,” he said in an interview with Vox, when asked about statistics that show the Democratic and Republican…
Why Waikiki Has So Many Friggin’ ABC Stores
If you’ve ever walked around Waikiki, you’ve probably spotted an ABC Store or two. Or five. Or probably 15. The locally-owned convenience stores are virtually everywhere, selling everything from beach…
Reaching deaf babies with implants, iPads and therapy
Early intervention In the first few hours of life, most babies born in the United States are given a mandatory hearing test. Quick, painless and inexpensive, the test is key…
Crash-proof ‘drone in a cage’ flies away with $1 million prize
Its creatorsSwiss company Flyabilityare traveling home from Dubai $1 million richer after winning the “Drones for Good” international competition, on February 7. Gimball is described as the first “collision-tolerant drone,”…
Build an Internet for everyone, everywhere
For nearly two decades, ubiquitous access to the Internet has been the elusive dream of technologists, policymakers and ordinary users. But today, the prospect of worldwide, always-on and high-speed (or…
Crisis in Ukraine Underscores Opposing Lessons of Cold War
MUNICH — The Cold War is history, but its spirit this weekend stalked the security conference held here each winter for the past 51 years. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany…
No Link Between Pitocin To Help Labor And Later ADHD, Study Says
Some researchers have raised the possibility of a link between Pitocin — a synthetic form of the hormone oxytocin that is widely used to start or assist the progress of…
Grammys 2015: 6 standout moments
Here are a few things that dominated the evening: Welcome, Sam Smith! A year ago, the British soul singer was an unknown in America. Sunday night, he took home four…
‘Legend’ of American sniper Chris Kyle looms over murder trial
In the autobiography that inspired the blockbuster film, “American Sniper,” Kyle wrote that his work on Iraqi battlefields earned him the nickname, “Legend.” That’s what those fighting with Kyle called…
Broke Young People Remain Convinced They’ll Be Millionaires One Day
Millennials are either impressively optimistic or blissfully ignorant. More than a quarter of them expect to become millionaires in their lifetimes — even as 46 percent of them still live…
American Sniper, the perfect hero for our time
Every age has the heroes it deserves, as the saying goes. To judge from the success of the movie “American Sniper,” the hero of the current moment would be the…
The Acceleration Of Acceleration: How The Future Is Arriving Far Faster Than Expected
This article was co-written with Ken Goffman. – Read the whole story at Singularity University
Terrible Resume Mistakes That Will Never Get You Hired
The resume is virtually a prerequisite to gainful employment. But for such an important document, it’s astounding how much can go wrong. Bad grammar, flowery language and too many words…