Rome Jewish Leader Triggers Police Intervention at Auschwitz
WARSAW, Poland — The head of Rome’s Jewish community and four others were questioned by police after triggering an alarm at the visitor’s center at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. –…
Will Africa’s biggest wind power project transform Kenya’s growth?
The 300 MW Lake Turkana Wind Power Project, which is being developed in the country’s North-East, hopes to produce 20% of the country’s current installed electricity generating capacity when it…
Malaysia officially declares MH370 passengers and crew ‘presumed dead’
The formal declaration, read Thursday by civil aviation director Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, will allow the families of those presumed dead to continue the compensation process with the airline or with…
Cost keeps uninsured from enrolling in Obamacare, even if they qualified for aid
Many, however, didn’t even try to sign up. The survey found that nearly six out of 10 uninsured people who appeared eligible for coverage through the health law did not…
Comcast changes customer name to A-hole on bill
Comcast (CCV) is fully aware of its reputation for bad customer service, and has apologized for it before. In one of the more public incidents, Comcast customer Ryan Block posted…
Disappearance Of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Declared An ‘Accident’
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Malaysia has declared the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 an “accident,” its Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) said on Thursday. The Boeing 777…
Nickelodeon to launch direct-to-consumer service
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Swept Away by a Love for Dust
Credit Adriane Ohanesian Credit Diego Acosta López Credit Joseph Rodriguez Credit Mark Abramson Fine Art Photo Gallery.” – Israeli soldiers with a military vehicle that was hit by a missile…
The growing poverty problem in America’s schools
The divide is also clear in international educational measures. American children who go to schools with fewer than 10% of students eligible for subsidized lunch score close to the top…
Human Remains Found In Suitcase Left On San Francisco Sidewalk
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 29 (Reuters) – San Francisco police on Wednesday discovered human body parts stuffed inside a suitcase that had been ditched on the sidewalk of a downtown street,…
Who is Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kassasbeh, captured by ISIS?
A message purporting to be from ISIS has set a deadline for Jordan: Bring convicted terrorist Sajida al-Rishawi to the Turkish border by sunset Thursday or the pilot will die….
Jon Stewart Introduces The Next President: Johnny Actual Cash
Potential 2016 candidates are already jockeying for position, but what matters most might not be positions or policies — it’s the money. – Check it out in the clip above.
5 things to know for your New Day — Thursday, January 29, 2015
ISIS When the sun sets: Jordan has until the sun sets today to hand over convicted terrorist Sajida al-Rishawi if it wants ISIS to spare the life of Jordanian pilot,…
Royal Dutch Shell Posts Rise in Earnings Despite Lower Oil Prices
LONDON — Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday that earnings in the fourth quarter of 2014 rose as improved performance in marketing and refining offset the effects of lower oil…
Greece: Putin’s new ally in Europe?
The two countries have established trade ties. Almost 13% of Greek imports came from Russia in 2013, according to the IMF. Greece’s share of Russian imports is much less significant….
Purported ISIS message sets ‘sundown’ deadline for terrorist release
Authorities are to bring convicted terrorist Sajida al-Rishawi to the Turkish border by 5:30 p.m. (9:30 a.m. ET), or Jordanian ISIS hostage Moaz al-Kassasbeh will be executed “immediately.” Jordan has…
5 Easy Ways To Make Cash From Your Closet: How To Sell Unwanted Items
A few weeks ago, I gave Hoda Kotb’s closet a much needed tune-up. We put aside more than 60 items Hoda doesn’t use anymore, and listed them on a few…
Colleen McCullough, Author Of ‘The Thorn Birds,’ Dead At 77
SYDNEY, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Australian author Colleen McCullough, whose 1977 best-selling novel The Thorn Birds became a smash hit television miniseries, has died at the age of 77. McCullough…
A quest for sunken gold ends with mastermind’s arrest in a hotel room
The feds say they know. Thompson, they say, was also a multimillion dollar scammer who went on the lam rather than pay back his investors after he found millions in…
Microsoft Brings Outlook to iPhone, Other Mobile Devices
Sure, Gmail has its converts, and many millennials shun email entirely for iMessage, Snapchat and other alternatives. But the world still has plenty of power email users and, for them,…
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell cuts spending by $15 billion
BHP Billiton (BBL) announced this month it was cutting its U.S. onshore rig operations by about 40% this year. Schlumberger (SLB) recently announced plans to lay off 9,000 workers. –…
Ford promises bounce back year
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Chris Messina: Why I choose non-monogamy
Personally, I’m in a monogamish relationship. We’re committed to each other, but have a porous boundary around our relationship, meaning we’ve agreed that it’s OK for either of us to…
Acute Flaccid Myelitis Paralyzes Children, Baffles Doctors, Worries Parents
A mystery illness that’s left dozens of children barely able to move has many parents on edge and doctors racing to find answers. Read the whole story at TODAY.com
Close Sesame! Alibaba plunges as sales miss
Even though Alibaba’s earnings report clearly disappointed Wall Street, Jack Ma’s company has made a big splash with investors since its blockbuster initial public offering in September. – Chicago Mercantile…
Estranged Mom And Daughter Reunite, But Will Mom Get Sober? (VIDEO)
Heather says she was 16 years old when she realized her mom, Christi, had a drinking problem. “When my mom was drinking or using she would get angry or abusive,”…
Deutsche Bank Posts Fourth Quarter Profit, Beating Predictions for a Loss
The quarterly net profit, which also reflected a lower tax bill, was better than expectations. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a loss for the latest quarter. Deutsche Bank had…
Taylor Swift trademarks ‘This sick beat’ but not ‘Shake it off’
This means you’ll need Swift’s permisison if you want to use any of those phrases on a whole host of stuff: aprons, “non-medicated” toiletries andwe kid you notwalking sticks. –…
Sydney siege victim killed by police bullets, inquest hears
The revelations, which came in the opening day of an inquest into the 16-hour siege of a central Sydney cafe, are likely to further fuel questions about how New South…
Fossil found by fisherman may reveal new type of ancient human
Three other known archaic Asian hominids include Homo erectus, found in Java and China; the shorter Homo floresiensis from Indonesia; and Neanderthals in the Russian Altai mountains. – “The findings…