Li Na: ‘Housework is harder than pro tennis’
Twelve months on, the former world No. 2 is facing a whole new challengegetting to grips with the vacuum cleaner. Persistent and worsening knee problems forced her to retire in…
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1st-world problem: How buying more gives you less
He has all the things most people would ever desire. He never asks how much things cost. He shops for stuff the day before the sales start. I’m not joking….
Mark Hoffman: Discussion On Cybersecurity Is ‘Evolving’ Thanks To The Sony Hack
CNBC President Mark Hoffman spoke with HuffPost Live at Davos Wednesday about the “evolving” discussion on cybersecurity, saying the recent Sony hacking further propelled the issue into the global conversation….
Microsoft to unveil Windows 10
No more Internet Explorersorta. Microsoft is expected to introduce a new, stripped down browser that has been codenamed “Spartan.” The new browser will ship with Windows 10, and it will…
Heath insurers are stock market darlings thanks to Obamacare
Simply put, greater access to health insurance has led to more customers for the insurance giants. And UnitedHealth is not the only company to benefit. The other four members of…
Rosario Perez Explains Why Economic Gender Equality Is So Important
Rosario Perez, chief executive officer of the women’s development organization Pro Mujer, spoke to HuffPost Live at Davos about the importance of economic gender equality. Perez said the issue is…
When will Charlie Hebdo publish again?
Over the weekend the magazine’s top editor, Gerard Biard, said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that some of the surviving staff members are still hospitalized in critical condition. – Chicago…
Kofi Annan: Leaders in Davos must act now to confront global issues
The horrific events in Paris and northern Nigeria have underlined again how troubled and fragmented our world is. Religious extremism and sectarianism is fueling terrorism and widespread conflict which has…
The ‘Wind Tree’ that could heat your home
French company NewWind has created the “Arbre a Vent” or “Wind Tree,” a 3-meter-tall generator designed for urban environments which makes the most of smaller air currents. Operating in near…
Obamacare website sends your data to private companies
But this doesn’t explain why these companies see your data in the first place. Federal health officials did not provide additional comment to CNNMoney on Wednesday morning. – Chicago Mercantile…
Microsoft’s Mark Penn, A Former Clinton Adviser, Weighs In On 2016
Mark Penn, executive vice president and chief strategy officer at Microsoft, weighed in on the 2016 U.S. presidential election during an interview with HuffPost Live at Davos on Wednesday. Penn,…
‘Game Of Thrones’ Star Blasts Japan’s Brutal Dolphin Slaughter
“Game of Thrones” star Maisie Williams is fighting a new battle: the annual brutal dolphin hunt in Taiji, Japan. Read the whole story at The Dodo
Houthi rebels stand guard outside Yemen’s presidential palace
Houthi rebels stood guard Wednesday outside President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi’s residence, a senior Houthi resistance movement leader told CNN, amid uncertainty over who is in control of the volatile…
Change.org Founder Ben Rattray Explains ‘False Divide’ Between Activists And ‘Clicktivists’
Ben Rattray, the founder of Change.org, spoke with HuffPost Live at Davos about the “false divide” between what he called “clicktivists” — people who engage in activist causes “on their…
The Mooch: Deflation ‘Death Star’ firing lasers at the economy
“Erm, that’s kind of dramatic,” responded Harvard economic professor Ken Rogoff, trying to calm things down. But his words were hard to hear over the delighted laughter of the Davos…
Surfing community stunned after Brazil’s Ricardo dos Santos shot dead
“An incredible human being!” wrote Carlos Burle, another top Brazilian surfer, in a post on Instagram. He said dos Santos had “a whole life ahead of him.” RIP Ricardo dos…
5 things to know for your New Day — Wednesday, January 21, 2015
STATE OF THE UNION Six years in: President Obama touted a rebounding economy, laid out an agenda aimed at helping the middle class and appealed to Republicans to work across…
Felix Salmon: The U.S.’s ‘Rather Crazy’ Tax Policy ‘Doesn’t Make Any Sense At All’
Financial journalist Felix Salmon weighed in on the U.S.’s “rather crazy tax policy” during an interview with HuffPost Live at the 2015 World Economic Forum, saying it “doesn’t make any…
Obama: No greater threat to future than climate change
“No challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change,” said Obama in his State of the Union speech Tuesday. His statement was met with scattered, muted applause….
France gives ‘supermarket hero’ Lassana Bathily citizenship
The French government decided to award citizenship to the Malian-born 24-year-old supermarket employee after he risked his own life to hide customers from hostage-taker Amedy Coulibaly earlier this month. Four…
Toy story: What toy sales tell us about China’s future
John Liu, the Marketing Director of Zenit, a Chinese company that sells high-quality wooden toys, said that he first realized two years ago that there was a strong opportunity to…
30% of U.S. shale industry may vanish — Ross Perot Jr.
Perot’s comments come as a growing number of oil companies announce cuts to jobs, production and investment. BHP Billiton (BBL) announced Wednesday it was cutting its U.S. onshore rig operations…
Volcanic Eruption In Tonga Creates New Island
A volcanic eruption in Tonga has created a new island — although one scientist said Wednesday it could soon disappear. The volcano has been erupting for a month in the…
Fox’s Bill O’Reilly calls possible lawsuit from Paris ‘ridiculous’
O’Reilly accused Hidalgo of “playing to the left” and added, “The suit’s going nowhere. It’s ridiculous.” On Tuesday Hidalgo told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that Fox News had “insulted” her city…
Macau: China’s gambling mecca desperately needs to diversify
More than 80% of government revenue comes directly from the casinos. When the industry booms and tax revenue jumps, residentsmost of whom are employed in the businessreceive payouts from the…
Driving a jet-powered Corvette
Both cars were perfectly legal to drive on public roads, but the Chrysler, of which 55 were built, felt absolutely ordinary compared to the one-and-only Jet Vette. While the Chrysler…
Billionaires battle for the Internet in space
Whoever owns the skies has the opportunity to be the telecom operator of the future, creating a network in space akin to what AT&T (T, Tech30) made by laying down…
Lawmakers Pay Tribute To Charlie Hebdo Victims By Holding Up Pencils During State Of The Union
During President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, lawmakers held up pencils as a tribute to the victims of the terror attacks at the offices of the…
Ancient Scrolls Burned By Mt. Vesuvius Deciphered By New X-Ray Technique
Ancient papyrus scrolls charred in the same volcanic eruption that wiped out the city of Pompeii are a step closer to revealing their secrets thanks to a cutting-edge application of…
Mitt Romney Praises Joni Ernst For GOP Response To State Of The Union
Former Massachusetts governor and 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney (R) praised Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) for her GOP response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday….