Senator Rand Paul goes after Fed…again
So far, Paul’s bill has 30 co-sponsors while Massie’s has 103. The Fed is already subject to regular audits by the GAO, but proponents of “Audit the Fed” bill want…
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Two former Vanderbilt football players found guilty of rape
The victim, who was unconscious when she was raped in a dormitory on June 23, 2013, released a written statement that was read to the media by an assistant district…
A view from Liberia: How the Peace Corps continues to fight Ebola
In a matter of months, the widespread belief that Ebola didn’t even exist gave way to a gripping fear across Monrovia, the capital city. When the decision was made to…
China crackdown makes it harder to get around the Great Firewall
Related: The Great Firewall of China is nearly complete Winger Chen, who owns a food and beverage consulting company in China, has always “felt some frustration with [spotty connectivity],” but…
12 Numbers That Break Down What Happened In NYC During That ‘Historic’ Snowstorm
On Monday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio warned of a “potentially historic” snowstorm that could dump up to 3 feet of snow across the five boroughs. The city…
Egypt Condemns Western Outrage at Fatal Shooting of Protester
Open Source By ROBERT MACKEY Egypt’s Foreign Ministry expressed dismay on Tuesday that the killing of a female activist in Cairo, which occurred as riot police used force to disperse…
Bill Gates: ‘I feel pretty stupid that I don’t know any foreign languages’
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New Snowden Findings Suggest Cyber-Espionage Program Used By Several Countries
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 27 (Reuters) – A program used by U.S. and British spies to record computer keystrokes was part of sophisticated hacking operations in more than a dozen countries,…
Fed stays ‘patient’ but rate hikes are coming
The yield on the 10-Year Treasury bond dipped as well, a sign that many investors around the globe are still attracted to the safety of American debt. (Yields fall when…
Dance until you break: Exploring Mozambique’s ‘Marrabenta’
The magic happens when you listen to Marrabenta, Mozambique’s distinctive national music, an energetic mix of local dance rhythms and folk music from Portugal. The word itself is derived from…
Botswana Doctor Is Named to Lead W.H.O. in Africa
A defining moment in the life of Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization’s new regional director for Africa, came when she was 9 and her father realized that her…
Why earning frequent flier miles is about to get a lot more expensive
He admits that the journey was exhausting, but ultimately worth it. “To put it into some kind of perspective, it’s enough miles for two first-class tickets between the U.S. and…
Secret Talks In Jordan Try To Win Release Of Hostages
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed outrage and demanded Wednesday that Islamic State extremists release a Japanese journalist, as secret talks in Jordan sought the release of the Japanese and…
The air pollution that’s choking Asia
Haze episodes have occurred in southeast Asia nearly every year since. Back in 1998, and for years afterwards, Tan didn’t think too deeply about them. Yet at some point in…
Hillary Clinton Willing To Testify Before Benghazi Panel, Democrat Says
setting up what could be an explosive hearing for the likely 2016 presidential candidate. Read the whole story at Politico
Andrew Sullivan bids farewell to blogging
Former CNN host Piers Morgan, a longtime Sullivan adversary, asserted that the announcement could only mean that the blogger’s digital venture has “been a disaster.” The Daily Dish’s self-reported revenue…
‘The Rent Is Too Damn High’ Candidate Jimmy McMillan Facing Eviction
A New York City man who made his political name over the claim that “the rent is too damn high” may soon not have a place to live. – A…
Stop hiding money offshore, IRS warns tax cheats
In addition, a new set of reporting rules are being phased in under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act that will require many foreign financial institutions to report accounts held…
South Korea And China Warn Japan Not To Backtrack On Apology Over Wartime Past
SEOUL, Jan 27 (Reuters) – South Korea and China warned Japan on Tuesday not to backtrack on its apology issued 20 years ago over its wartime past when Prime Minister…
China vows to end gold medal obsession
To improve in international competition, the state constructed a centralized athletics program similar to those of the Soviet Union and East Germany. Critics complained about the cost, but the system…
Greek debt crisis: Who has most to lose?
Most Greek debt is held by other eurozone countries. Around 53 billion euros was loaned through bilateral agreements, according to researchers at Open Europe. The Greek government would have to…
Fidel Castro Shares Views on Warming of Relations
MEXICO CITY — Fidel Castro has ended his silence of almost six weeks over the deal to restore diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba, writing in a letter…
Dem spokesman: Hillary Clinton to testify to House’s Benghazi panel
Paul Bell says that Clinton agreed to testify before the committee investigating the 2012 terrorist attack in December after being contacted months earlier by Rep. Elijah Cummings, the committee’s ranking…
Warren Hill Executed Despite Being Labeled Intellectually Disabled
A man convicted in the killing of a fellow inmate has been executed in Georgia despite claims by his lawyers that he was intellectually disabled. Warren Lee Hill was put…
Rupert Murdoch Still Won’t Back Mitt Romney
The usually grim-faced media mogul practically swooned in his seat. Moments after Jeb Bush delivered what many in the audience described as an unremarkable talk at a conference in Washington,…
Alabama judge warns governor against gay marriage rulings
“As of this date, 44 federal courts have imposed by judicial fiat same-sex marriages in 21 states of the union, overturning the express will of the people in those states,”…
Alibaba is a better bet than Yahoo
Alibaba will report its fiscal third quarter earnings on Thursday morning. This is the second earnings report for Alibaba since its initial public offering in September. The stock rose more…
Did the Philippines hide homeless families during the Pope’s visit?
The Philippines Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has confirmed that 340 members of 100 homeless families were removed from Roxas Boulevard, a major Manila thoroughfare, and temporarily relocated…
Outliving Horror for 70 Years and Never Forgetting
OSWIECIM, Poland — More than 3,000 guests, including Holocaust survivors and foreign dignitaries, gathered on Tuesday at a site marking one of history’s biggest horrors, the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camps in…
Life of Italian Nobility for Sale, Complete With Regulations and Taxes
PONTASSIEVE, Italy — Nestled on a gentle Tuscan hill near this town just east of Florence, and caressed by the morning fog, sits a medieval castle that was once home…