North Korea has expanded a uranium enrichment facility and restarted a plutonium reactor that could begin recovering material for nuclear weapons in weeks or months, the U.S. intelligence chief said Tuesday in delivering the annual assessment by intelligence agencies of the top dangers facing the country.
Four regional banks had their ratings cut by Standard & Poor's late Tuesday on their exposure to loans in the energy sector amid falling oil prices.
Nebraska men's basketball coach Tim Miles said after Tuesday's practice that senior forward Shavon Shields, who suffered a concussion on Saturday, won't play in the Huskers' game Wednesday at …
If a Republican state senator in Georgia gets his way, recipients of temporary reprieve from deportation would be more easily identified as undocumented -- by putting their immigration status on their driving privilege cards.
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The United States starts its pursuit of a fourth straight gold medal in women's Olympic soccer over the next two weeks at the CONCACAF qualifying tournament in Texas.
The United States starts its pursuit of a fourth straight gold medal in women's Olympic soccer over the next two weeks at the CONCACAF qualifying tournament in Texas.
The United States starts its pursuit of a fourth straight gold medal in women's Olympic soccer over the next two weeks at the CONCACAF qualifying tournament in Texas.
I am not sure I will ever understand what love really is, or even all about. Some say it is a noun, while others say it a verb. Some say we can't live with it, while others say we can't live without it. Some say it is something that you give away, while others say you take it from others.
Deep down I suspect it is all of this... and so much more.
The idea of love is confusing enough for those who fit and live within the binary "norm" of sexual orientation and gender identity. For... Читать дальше...
Drunk driving is no laughing matter, not even if the suspect is wearing a clown costume.
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Results aren't all in yet, but it's already clear that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) will finish second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth or seventh in the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary Tuesday night. Rubio received fewer votes than WWE star Donald Trump, but he bested political heavyweights such as former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who withdrew from the race last week.
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So many parallels can be drawn between Nazi Germany and the modern-day genocidal regime of Bashar al-Assad. The former annihilated Jews, Romani people, homosexuals and those with any kind of disabilities. Assad and his Iranian backers have killed over 250,000 Syrians during the course of last five years. ISIS is another terrorizing outfit but its atrocities, despite their horrors, pale in comparison to the daily barrage of barrel bombs and mass starvation campaigns. Russia is the late entrant --... Читать дальше...
Tech tackles the refugee crisis
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Facebook, which was founded in 2004, didn't pass 1,000 employees until 2009, and today it has around 13,000 workers across 65 countries.
Facebook VP of People Lori Goler told Business Insider that the company's five core values have remained unchanged since she joined in 2008 and are more vital than ever as the company scales.
"We're very clear in the hiring process about what we are and how the company operates," Goler said.
These are the... Читать дальше...
Small business owners may find it challenging navigating through the fast-paced world of social media. Their resources are valuable and they don't want to waste any of it. Here's a list of free social media tools that will save them both time and money.
Headline Analyzers
#1. Headline Analyzer: This free tools allows you to analyze how effective your ad will be at reaching customers in an emotional way. The analyzer will determine which of the following emotions will be impacted the most: intellectual, empathetic or spiritual.
NEW YORK (AP) — In a television competition between notorious criminals, O.J. Simpson topped Bernard Madoff.
NEW YORK - In a television competition between notorious criminals, O.J. Simpson topped Bernard Madoff.
NEW YORK (AP) — In a television competition between notorious criminals, O.J. Simpson topped Bernard Madoff.
CHICAGO — Guns, drugs and cars contribute substantially to the life-expectancy gap between the United States and other developed nations, a study found. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show injuries including violence, car crashes and drug poisonings and overdoses are the leading cause of deaths for Americans up to the age of 44. U.S. death rates from these three injury categories exceed those in 12 other developed countries included in the study: “If we brought mortality from car crashes... Читать дальше...
A satellite launched by North Korea Sunday has now stabilized in its orbit around the Earth but no transmissions have yet been detected, a U.S. official and a second source familiar with the matter says.
Its 12 noon at the government school in DJ Halli, northeast Bengaluru.
Its 12 noon at the government school in DJ Halli, northeast Bengaluru.
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– Safer Internet Day aims to raise awareness of online safety among children – As part of events commemorating the day, Google launches the Web Rangers program – Nollywood actor, Femi Jacobs is the online safety ambassador The Nigeria Film Integrity Awards (HomeVida) in collaboration with Google and National Film and Video Censorship Board (NFVCB) on Tuesday, February 9, commemorated […]
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Adults who suffer concussions are at a heightened risk of dying by suicide, a study released Monday by researchers at the University of Toronto has found.
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