Prince Harry To Leave Military, Further African Charity Efforts: Report
After serving two tours of duty in Afghanistan, Prince Harry may be saying goodbye to his career in the British Army. Citing sources close to the Royal Family, The London…
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Jim Inhofe Brings A Snowball To The Senate Floor To Prove Climate Change Is A ‘Hoax’
WASHINGTON — The Senate’s most vocal critic of the scientific consensus on climate change, Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, tossed a snowball on the Senate floor Thursday as part of his…
‘Inspector Gadget’ reboot coming to Netflix
“It’s one of those shows where we’re able to hit a few different audiences,” said Erik Barmack, the company’s VP of global independent content. “We think that kids are going…
Opinion: World Cup and Black Friday carnage in 2022?
This is “Black Friday” and then some. Thanks to the huge numbers of office Christmas parties, paramedics, bouncers and doctors are struggling to scrape binge drinking Britons off the pavement….
Daytona 500 Fast Facts
Other Facts:”The Great American Race” is 200 laps and covers 500 miles. On average, the annual global TV audience for the Daytona 500 is 20 million. February 22, 1959 –…
Luis Figo plans $3.5 billion giveaway
The Portuguese great outlined an eye catching $3.5 billion giveaway as he seeks to build a base to challenge Blatter in the May election. Figo’s “For Football Manifesto” promised that…
Forget ‘House of Cards!’ 8 must-see African shows you NEED to watch
Move over “House of Cards!” And “Better Call Saul” can wait. If you need a new obsession to binge-watch online, we’ve got a hot list of African TV and web…
U.S. Army To Provide Equipment, Intelligence To Fight Boko Haram
By Daniel Flynn N’DJAMENA, Feb 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. military will share communications equipment and intelligence with African allies to assist them in the fight against Nigerian Islamist group…
Fatal Accidents as a Global Health Crisis
Follow Us: Get the Upshot in your Inbox FEB. 16, 2015 Jeremy N. Smith – The World Bank has made reducing transport deaths a major investment priority, and Michael Bloomberg…
Japan’s Economy Emerges From Recession, Growth Weaker Than Forecast
(Reuters) – Japan’s economy rebounded from recession to grow an annualized 2.2 percent in the final quarter of last year, giving a much-needed boost to premier Shinzo Abe’s efforts to…
Climate Change Is of Growing Personal Concern to U.S. Hispanics, Poll Finds
WASHINGTON — Alfredo Padilla grew up in Texas as a migrant farmworker who followed the harvest with his parents to pick sugar beets in Minnesota each summer. He has not…
In China, Heavy Industry Unexpectedly Falls Sharply
HONG KONG — Steel prices in China have fallen 12 percent in the first five weeks of this year — almost as much as in all of last year —…
Toyota Profit Gets Lift From Favorable Exchange Rates
TOKYO — Buoyed by a growing American car market and the most favorable exchange rates in decades, Toyota Motor is closing in on its most profitable year ever, the automaker’s…
Low Energy Prices Offer Opening for Subsidy Cuts
In Saudi Arabia, drivers pay roughly 45 cents a gallon to fill up their cars, and in Venezuela even less. Energy is so inexpensive in Kuwait and Qatar that residents…
China Nears Peak Coal, But Its Rustbelt Pays the Price
China’s great coal boom is grinding to a halt, and the consequences for both the global climate and hundreds of millions of Chinese factory workers could be dramatic. Three trends…
Shake Shack Will Be A Fast-Food Role Model – If It Doesn’t Lose Its Way
Shake Shack has a chance to be known for more than just burgers: It could also be a role model for the fast-food industry. The burger chain’s motto is “Stand…
Most Americans Support Government Action on Climate Change, Poll Finds
WASHINGTON — An overwhelming majority of the American public, including nearly half of Republicans, support government action to curb global warming, according to a poll conducted by The New York…
McCain boots ‘low-life scum’ from hearing
“Get out of here, you low-life scum,” the Arizona Republican told the protesters. Kissinger, the diplomat who was secretary of state under President Richard Nixon, as well as President Ronald…
The World Can Live Better And Fight Climate Change, UK Report Says
By Megan Rowling BARCELONA, Jan 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The world can improve living standards for all while cutting climate-changing emissions to keep to an internationally agreed limit for…
Obama Ends Visit With Challenge to India on Climate Change
NEW DELHI — President Obama pressed India on Tuesday to do more to curb the pollution that is choking its capital and contributing to global climate change, as he wrapped…
Is Climate Change To Blame For The Northeast Snow Storm?
Some forecasters have projected a record snowstorm for the Northeast in the coming hours, which isn’t exactly the sort of thing that makes people think about global warming. But in…
Does Davos Actually Do Anything?
A surge of private jets—roughly 1,700—converged on Switzerland’s airports this week. The Swiss Armed Forces even had to open up a military base to accommodate the air traffic jam. That’s…
W.H.O. Members Endorse Resolution to Improve Response to Health Emergencies
As the battle to snuff out the Ebola epidemic in West Africa continues, amid hopeful signs of ebbing, fears of an even more deadly and widespread infectious disease’s emerging in…
Much Too Responsible
The United States and Europe have a lot in common. Both are multicultural and democratic; both are immensely wealthy; both possess currencies with global reach. Read the whole story at…
2015 World Economic Forum: Live Updates From Davos
The 2015 World Economic Forum is taking place in Switzerland this week. The event, also known as the Davos Annual Meeting, brings together some of the world’s leading voices in…
Arianna Huffington Speaks At Davos About Journalism, Activism, ‘Pop And Policy’
Solving critical problems doesn’t have to be left up to political big wigs — given the right tools, everyday people can create change, Arianna Huffington noted at the World Economic…
Mario Draghi’s Bombshell is Europe’s Last, Best Hope to Return to Growth
Follow Us: Get the Upshot in your Inbox JAN. 22, 2015 Neil Irwin – For nearly eight years, since the first tremors of what would become the global financial crisis…
3 reasons why the ECB stimulus matters
Draghi said Thursday that the ECB will purchase €60 billion worth of bonds a month as part of its so-called quantitative easing program, a good bit higher than chatter Wednesday…
Planet Politics: The U.S. Is Back, But Still Cautious In The World
WASHINGTON — The speech is, after all, called the State of the Union, not the State of the World. So perhaps President Barack Obama can be excused for dwelling on…
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…