Serbia hold off France to reach final
Madrid (AFP) - Serbia held off France 90-85 in the semi-finals of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Madrid on Friday to set up a title fight against undefeated reigning champions the United States....
View ArticleTim Cook: Apple Didn't Copy Samsung By Making An iPhone With A Big Screen (AAPL)
Apple CEO Tim Cook gave a lengthy interview to Charlie Rose this week, following the company's big event where it announced the iPhone 6, 6 Plus, and Apple Watch.In one segment, Cook explains why Apple...
View ArticleWe Talked To The Man Who Knows More About Alibaba's Beginning Than Any Other...
The Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is expected to start trading on the New York Stock Exchange on September 19.Most people know next to nothing about the huge company (which employs more people than...
View ArticleFrance in final, Italy fight back against Swiss
Paris (AFP) - France reached the Davis Cup final for the first time since 2010 on Saturday when they took an unassailable 3-0 lead over two-time defending champions Czech Republic in their...
View ArticleThe 10 Best Jobs For People In Their 20s
The first decade of adulthood can be a confusing, if also very exciting time. As young people determine who they're going to be, one of the top concerns on everybody's mind is finding a job that will...
View ArticleAmerica's Best Colleges Can Also Be Surprisingly Cheap To Attend
Some of the best universities in the country are also the most affordable, according to U.S. News & World Report's new list of the best value schools.Harvard University again topped the magazine's...
View ArticleGreece Just Dodged A Huge Fiscal Bullet
Two bailouts in, Greece was desperately trying to hold on and avoid a third bailout. It looks like that's going to happen.Prime Minister Antonis Samara told Sunday's Realnews newspaper they wouldn't...
View ArticleNSA, British spy agency have secret access to Deutsche Telekom
Berlin (AFP) - The US National Security Agency and British intelligence services are able to secretly access data from telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom and several other German operators, according to...
View ArticleGoogle's Perks Are So Amazing That Employees Have Found Ways To Secretly Live...
Why bother paying rent when you can shower, eat, work out, do laundry, and sleep at your office?Google perks are so good some employees say they've spent weeks living on campus to avoid paying rent,...
View ArticleLiberia To Obama: Help Us
DAKAR (Reuters) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has appealed to U.S. President Barack Obama for urgent aid in tackling the worst recorded outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, saying that...
View ArticleKids Are Too 'Sophisticated' To Go To Mcdonald's
McDonald's is losing a crucial set of customers: Kids.For the first time in 25 years, the company has lost its status as the No. 1 chain with the most "kid appeal" and Chick-fil-A has taken its spot,...
View ArticleWomen May Finally Go Through One Of The US Army's Most Grueling Training Courses
The US Army is seeking female volunteers for its grueling two-month Ranger School for an integrated assessment to take place next spring, reports Michelle Tan at The Army Times.“Right now we’re going...
View Article33 Things Every New Yorker Should Do This Fall
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View ArticleThe Insanely Large Paychecks Of 19 TV Personalities
How does Kelly Ripa's salary compare to Matt Lauer's on "Today" and Jimmy Fallon's on "The Tonight Show"?TV Guide recently released its annual salary report, a list that rounds up the paychecks of some...
View ArticleISIS Kills British Aid Worker David Haines [Report]
ISIS claimed Saturday it had killed British aid worker David Haines in similar fashion as two American journalists in a new video message aimed directly at the government of the United Kingdom.Noted...
View ArticlePakistan protest talks deadlocked after arrests
Islamabad (AFP) - Talks to end a month long sit-in by anti-government protesters in Pakistan were deadlocked Saturday after authorities arrested dozens of demonstrators, some of whom were accused of...
View ArticleIslamic State claims beheading of British hostage: SITE
Washington (AFP) - The Islamic State jihadist group claimed it executed British aid worker David Haines, in retaliation for British leader David Cameron entering a coalition with the United States...
View ArticleThe 27 Coolest Speakeasies In America
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View ArticleNFL WEEK 2: Our Official Predictions For Who Wins This Weekend
Here's a weird thing that's happened on the internet: being smart, and having an interesting take on the news is now something hipsters on Twitter snoot their noses at. As a result, I am afraid to try...
View ArticleDAVID CAMERON: 'The Murder Of David Haines Is An Act Of Pure Evil'
UK Prime Minister David Cameron late Saturday appeared to confirm the execution of British aid worker David Haines by the extremist group Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL), calling it an "act...
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