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The 25 safest college campuses in America

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Safety is a primary and constant concern for many college students and parents. Campus-security presence, emergency procedures, local and campus crime rates, and drug and alcohol use are factors that determine the level of safety on a college campus.

College-review site Niche used the above factors to compile their 2016 ranking of the safest college campuses in America. Schools with high health and safety scores and low crime, among other factors, were ranked safest by Niche. Читать дальше...

Lagarde wins second term as IMF chief

Yonhap News Agency (en) 

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was officially re-elected Friday to head the lending agency for another five-year term. "I am delighted to be given the opportunity to le



Teen Who Allegedly Posed As A Medical Doctor Says He Never Claimed To Be An M.D.

BuzzFeed 

“I never said I’ve gone to school to be a M.D.”

Malachi Love-Robinson is no Doogie Howser, a famous '90s TV character who was the country's youngest surgeon. The 18-year-old was arrested this week for practicing medicine in Florida without a license.

Malachi Love-Robinson

West Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

Love-Robinson was arrested on Tuesday in West Palm Beach after he allegedly carried out an exam on an undercover agent... Читать дальше...

Tahir equals best bowling figures

Business Report 

Imran Tahir equalled his best ever figures in T20 internationals as the Proteas restricted England to 134/8 in the first clash at Newlands.

Two GOP candidates need to drop out

CNBC 

The GOP has a good chance of winning the election. But only if the party unifies behind the strongest candidate now, says GOP strategist Sara Fagen.

Alabama school bus driver praised for actions during fire

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

WKRG-TV reports (bit.ly/1KZxrxa) the Mobile County bus driver was on the road Wednesday afternoon when she noticed smoke pouring from the engine. Pat Mitchell, transportation director for Mobile County public schools, said the driver — whose name was not released — had just completed the school system's latest round of emergency drills last week.

Good news: Naira strengthens against dollar on the black market

NAIJ.COM (Nigeria News) 

– Naira has strengthened against the US dollar – The currency gained N360 against the American dollar Nigeria’s naira has finally strengthened against the US dollar after weeks of free fall on the parallel market. On Friday, February 19, the currency gained N360 against the American dollar what means that the pressure on the national […]

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TRUMP: If I were black, 'I would be so angry' at Obama

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REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said Friday that if he were a black man, he'd be especially angry at President Barack Obama.

"People don't know I'm a unifier. You know, Barack Obama, African-American. If I were African-American, I would be so angry at him," Trump said at a campaign rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

The real-estate mogul said the unemployment rate among African-American youth under Obama's tenure was so high "you... Читать дальше...

How 8 regular people earned $1 million

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The World Wealth Report 2015 has determined that a “strong economic and equity market performance helped create nearly a million (920,000) new millionaires globally in 2014.”

That trend is likely to continue in the foreseeable future, but do you, the average person reading this post, have a chance to join this exclusive club?

Absolutely.

And, here are eight ordinary people who have accomplished this feat.

Related: How to Become a Millionaire in Under 5 Years

Three Bird Nest

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You've heard of the Internet of Things, but how does it work?

BusinessInsider.com 

Reuters Pictures/Mike Blake

Unless you've been living under a rock for the last couple of years, you've likely heard the term Internet of Things, or IoT, at some point. But what does it mean? 

In short, the IoT is a network of objects connected to the Internet that can collect and exchange data.

That brand new car loaded with apps? Internet of Things. The smart home devices that let you control the thermostat and lights with one voice command? Internet of Things. That fitness... Читать дальше...

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Embraer's KC-390 surpasses 100 test flight hours

United Press International (UPI.com) 

Richard Tomkins
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Brazil's Embraer reports its prototype KC-390 military transport has performed more than 100 flight hours since resuming its flight test program.

The 40-year-old Kansan behind the Clinton-knocking website

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

McChesney had made the site, iwilllookintoit.com, earlier this month, after hearing Hillary Clinton say those words in a Democratic presidential debate. "To me, it was the equivalent of her saying, 'Let them eat cake,'" McChesney said. [...] that's when the 40-year-old web developer in Olathe, Kansas said he became a fan of Sanders, whom he calls "genuine" and "the real deal." The site had been getting a little news coverage here and there but exploded in popularity after the Sanders tweet. The... Читать дальше...


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