China Drops 'Re-Education' Camps, Loosens One-Child Policy
China's top legislative committee on Saturday formally abolished the country's "re-education through labour" camps and approved a loosening of its one-child policy, state media reported.The decisions...
View ArticleLibya Releases 4 Detained US Military Personnel
Libya has released the four U.S. military personnel who it had arrested and detained, AP is reporting."All four (have been) released," a U.S. defense official told Reuters.The four unidentified U.S....
View ArticleMan Who Stumbled Upon Winning $1 Million Lottery Ticket Finally Awarded Prize
NY man who found winning $1M lottery ticket after Sandy is awarded prize money 1 year laterNEW YORK (AP) — A New York man who stumbled upon an orphaned $1 million lottery ticket a month after...
View Article54 Unforgettable Pictures From The Past Year
No year ever seems to be a quiet one. Between civil wars, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and countless moments of beauty and joy, 2013 was no exception.We are featuring some of the most...
View ArticleWe Are Close To Developing A Much Better Way To Make Babies
In November I attended F.ounders, a tech conference in Dublin. A lot of prominent people attended including Elon Musk, Bono, and Dropbox CEO Drew Houston.A partner at Google Ventures, Wesley Chan, also...
View ArticleInstead Of An iPod, This Woman Discovered School Supplies Stuffed Inside Of...
It was a disappointing discovery on Christmas morning, when one woman from Mission Beach, CA opened the iPod she received for Christmas and found erasers and index cards in the Apple box.Jim Nevarde...
View ArticleIT'S OFFICIAL: China Abolishes Controversial Labor Camps And Eases One-Child...
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China formally approved on Saturday easing its decades-long one-child policy and the abolition of a controversial labor camp system, the official Xinhua news agency reported.Both...
View ArticleBritney Spears Launched Her Vegas Career Last Night
Britney Spears opened a two-year residency in Sin City late Friday with a dazzling performance to a crowd of adoring fans at the city's Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.Some 4,600 followers of the...
View ArticleNobody Was Within Miles Of LeBron James, So He Took His Time To Perfectly...
It was like something you'd see at the slam dunk contest.With five minutes left in the first quarter of last night's Heat-Kings game, Mario Chalmers got a steal and threw an insane no-look backwards...
View ArticleThese 14 Trader Hand Signals Are An HR Rep's Worst Nightmare
Racist. Sexist. Filthy. Obscene.These are the words we'll use to describe the hand signals traders will flash to each other in their efforts to communicate quickly across noisy trading floors."The...
View ArticleThe Man Who Invented The AK-47 Has Died — Here's His Greatest Regret
Mikhail Kalashnikov, the creator of the famous AK-47 assault rifle, has died at the age of 94, according to Russia Today. He had reportedly been suffering from heart problems and was in intensive care...
View ArticleHow Bill De Blasio Can Fix NYC Public Transit
In many areas, New York City's bus system is slow, unreliable, and the only way for residents to get to work and school.But incoming mayor Bill de Blasio could make things a lot better — even with no...
View ArticleHOUSE OF THE DAY: Paul McCartney Toured This $12.9 Million Condo With Central...
Sir Paul McCartney did some Christmas real estate shopping this week, according to The New York Post, which is reporting that he and his wife Nancy Shevell were spotted checking out a 4-bedroom condo...
View ArticleThis Color-Blind Photographer's Pictures Will Make You Want To Ditch...
It's easy to get so caught up in the fast-paced, always-connected whirlwind of daily life that you forget to give yourself time to breathe. Technology makes our lives better and easier in a million...
View ArticleFormer Amazon Insider Tells Us What It's Like Being An Intern There
A few months ago, a book about Amazon and its founder called 'The Everything Store' was released. Written by Businessweek's Brad Stone, the book talked about how Jeff Bezos morphed the book seller...
View ArticleDr. Oz's 3 Health Tips For A Happier And Longer Life
Please enable Javascript to watch this video Dr. Mehmet Oz is not only a media personality with a hit talk show and an amazing mentor, that is Oprah.He is a heart surgeon who still operates at New...
View ArticleThe Top 32 Players In The 2014 NFL Draft
As we head into the playoffs, the majority of NFL teams and fans are already focused on the 2014 NFL Draft.Using the current "big boards" of six NFL draft experts, we created an expert consensus index...
View ArticleIt Takes Just 3 Seconds To Make A Brilliant First Impression
The first time someone meets you, it takes them about three seconds to determine whether they like you or want to do business with you in the future, says Jean Baur, a career coach and author of the...
View ArticleHere's Why General Mills' Decision To Change The Cheerio Recipe Is Just A PR...
General Mills announced in a blog post on Thursday that they've changed the ingredients in Cheerios to ensure they are no longer using genetically modified ingredients.This is a pure PR move, since...
View ArticleWhy A 6-Figure Salary Won't Keep You From Going Bankrupt
It's not how much you make, but what you do with the money you have that counts.Morgan Housel, a senior analyst at financial services company The Motley Fool, made just this point in a recent...
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