News Analysis: Legacy of a Secret Pact Haunts Efforts to End War in Syria
No one was celebrating the centenary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement, which shaped the modern Middle East, as world diplomats gathered on Monday.
No one was celebrating the centenary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement, which shaped the modern Middle East, as world diplomats gathered on Monday.
Many were outraged when Zimmerman auctioned the gun that killed Trayvon Martin. But these macabre sales happen all the time.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Anton Stralman returned to the lineup for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against Pittsburgh, while goaltender Ben Bishop and forward Ryan Callahan are out.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Anton Stralman returned to the lineup for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against Pittsburgh, while goaltender Ben Bishop and forward Ryan Callahan are out.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Anton Stralman returned to the lineup for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against Pittsburgh, while goaltender Ben Bishop and forward Ryan Callahan are out.
By Judith E. Glaser
Daily we see headlines that suggest we are becoming mired in distrust, at high cost to our organizations. As our trust bank accounts are depleted, we run out of currency to invest in the future. And trust is not a currency we can easily print to offset the deficit.
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It's hard not to have a few biases going into "The Angry Birds Movie ." In the most cynical view of what gets made in Hollywood, an addictive app might just be at the bottom of the pile, languishing there…
It's hard not to have a few biases going into "The Angry Birds Movie ." In the most cynical view of what gets made in Hollywood, an addictive app might just be at the bottom of the pile, languishing there…
It's hard not to have a few biases going into "The Angry Birds Movie ." In the most cynical view of what gets made in Hollywood, an addictive app might just be at the bottom of the pile, languishing there…
In the most cynical view of what gets made in Hollywood, an addictive app might just be at the bottom of the pile, languishing there in suspicious squalor with movies adapted from board games and amusement park rides. "The Angry Birds Movie" doesn't quite achieve the relative superiority of "The Lego Movie," but it's definitely not terrible and even surprisingly fun and heartfelt at times. His bad luck and short temper land him in group therapy for anger management alongside some other volatile types like the manic Chuck (Josh Gad)... Читать дальше...
They say to never judge a book by its cover, but they never said not to judge a show based on its trailer! As the networks start presenting their 2016-17 schedules to advertisers this...
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A bunch of US regulators decided in 2013 that the leveraged-lending market was overheating, and that it needed to be curtailed.
Wall Street did not like this one bit.
Leveraged loans are loans to companies rated below investment-grade, and they're often used to finance takeovers.
The regulators, including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., issued guidelines on everything from underwriting standards... Читать дальше...
Consumer price inflation is expected to be the most interesting data for markets, but it's unlikely to change views on the Fed.
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A mother's voice might activate several parts of a child's brain, new research suggests.
(AP) — Four students at a middle school near Wichita, Kansas, are charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in connection with a supposed bomb-and-shooting plot. School officials have said the alleged threat surfaced last Thursday after social media posts indicated someone was plotting to bomb and shoot people on school grounds.
Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson won a key legal round Monday in his fight to leave ownership of his NFL and NBA team to his wife, rather than his estranged daughter and grandchildren. … Click to Continue »
Technology such as CCTV camera surveillance, web cameras, SMS services and control rooms displaying live webcast from polling booths helped voters and polling staff in Tamil Nadu on Monday.
As the weather warms up, the lines are likely only going to get worse at airports nationwide.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Scottish actor and activist Alan Cumming says he's pleased to be hosting the first LGBT gala ever held at the United Nations, but he also finds it a bit silly that it's taken so long.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Scottish actor and activist Alan Cumming says he's pleased to be hosting the first LGBT gala ever held at the United Nations, but he also finds it a bit silly that it's taken so long.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Scottish actor and activist Alan Cumming says he's pleased to be hosting the first LGBT gala ever held at the United Nations, but he also finds it a bit silly that it's taken so long.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Scottish actor and activist Alan Cumming says he's pleased to be hosting the first LGBT gala ever held at the United Nations, but he also finds it a bit silly that it's taken so long.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Scottish actor and activist Alan Cumming says he's pleased to be hosting the first LGBT gala ever held at the United Nations, but he also finds it a bit silly that it's taken so long.
NEW YORK (AP) — Jaime Camil will be channeling his sleazy lawyer side on Broadway.
NEW YORK (AP) — Jaime Camil will be channeling his sleazy lawyer side on Broadway.