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The US Just Expanded Its War Against ISIS In A Huge Way
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military struck an Islamic State target southwest of Baghdad,U.S. Central Command said on Monday,in an expansion of the Obama administration's campaign against the...
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75 years on, Polish brothers relive Soviet invasion
Warsaw (AFP) - The Soviets rode in on horseback, rifles dangling on rope. Boguslaw Kamola watched in horror from the woods as they occupied his city in eastern Poland. Then the shots rang out."This dog...
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HOUSE OF THE DAY: This Jaw-Dropping Los Angeles Mansion Just Hit The Market...
A 23,000-square-foot mansion in Beverly Hills with views of Malibu Beach and downtown Los Angeles has been listed for a staggering $85 million.The real estate listing warns: “be prepared for an...
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Obama: Ebola crisis 'spiraling out of control'
Atlanta (AFP) - President Barack Obama issued a global call to action to fight West Africa's Ebola epidemic on Tuesday, warning the deadly outbreak was unprecedented and "spiraling out of control,"...
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Early PayPal Executive Bashes PayPal's New Ads Against Apple Pay (AAPL)
PayPal began attacking Apple Pay on social media on Monday, and an early investor in the payment platform is firing back.PayPal's ad is pointed. The "safer than our selfies" bit is a direct reference...
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ISIS Is Having An Alarmingly Easy Time Recruiting Fighters In Turkey
A startling number of recruits for ISIS come from neighboring Turkey, according to a report by Ceylan Yengisu of The New York Times."As many as 1,000 Turks have joined ISIS, according to Turkish news...
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Japan's whaling bid tested by world panel
Portoroz (Slovenia) (AFP) - Japan's plans to resume a controversial Antarctic whale hunt in the name of research, which opponents say is really just for the meat, came under scrutiny in Slovenia on...
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Gerrard rescues Liverpool as Arsenal suffer
Paris (AFP) - Steven Gerrard was Liverpool's hero with a stoppage-time penalty as the Reds marked their return to the Champions League with a win on Tuesday, while Arsenal endured a torrid evening...
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7 New Startups San Francisco Can't Stop Talking About
What's the San Francisco startup world chattering about right now?We met with a bunch of investors and entrepreneurs over the past few weeks and grabbed their phones. Here's what's on them:Gametime: We...
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Here's Everything That's Happened Since The Last Time Fed Chair Janet Yellen...
It's been three months since Janet Yellen dismissed some worrisome inflation data was "noisy."And it looks like she might've been right to ignore it and keep monetary policy easy.But what's next?On...
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New York's Pension System Has $5.6B In Hedge Funds — And It's Currently...
A major New York State pension fund is "reviewing" whether it should follow California's lead and pull out of its hedge fund investments."We are currently reviewing our asset allocations with the goal...
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TULIPMANIA: The True Story Of How A Country Went Totally Nuts For Flower Bulbs
Four centuries ago, a whole country went completely crazy for tulip bulbs.But why do we still talk about these flower-obsessed Dutch traders.As you'll read, the story of tulipmania involves many...
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Giant Eyes And Hooked Tentacles: Meet The Colossal Squid
New Zealand scientists at Te Papa museum dissected an almost 800-pound colossal squid on Sept. 16. This was the second of these giants ever to be found intact. Both were dragged out of the Ross Sea,...
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Giant Fireball Spotted Over Eastern US
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A blazing meteor lit up the night sky like fireworks across a dozen eastern US states and prompted more than 200 sighting reports, the American Meteor Society said on Monday.The...
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Forensic sleuths sketch Richard III's brutal end
Paris (AFP) - King Richard III likely perished at the hands of assailants who hacked away pieces of his scalp and rammed spikes or swords into his brain as the helmetless monarch knelt in the mud.So...
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Immigration Activists Just Crashed Hillary Clinton's Speech In New York
Immigration activists disrupted a speech by Hillary Clinton on Tuesday evening at an event in New York City to benefit groups advocating on behalf of programs and legislation to support first...
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A Desperate Parent Offered Me $500 So Her Kid Could Meet A YouTube Star (GOOG)
A parent so desperate to help her young daughter get in front of YouTube celebrity "Lohanthony" offered me $500 for my meet-and-greet admission card this past weekend at an event called inTOUR. The...
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The CEO Of Visa And The CFO Of Kraft Are Joining Microsoft's Board (MSFT)
Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it is replacing two board members and increasing its quarterly dividend by 11%.The new board members are Teri List-Stoll, executive VP and CFO of Kraft Foods Group,...
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The Most Expensive Apple Watch Could Cost Five Grand (AAPL)
Last week Apple unveiled the Apple Watch and insiders have already begun speculating how much the device might cost.We know the least expensive model, Apple Watch Sport, will start at $349. But the...
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POGUE: The iPhone 6 Is 'Thin, Sexy Phone' (AAPL)
Yahoo Tech writer and former New York Times columnist David Pogue reviewed the iPhone 6, calling it "thin" and "sexy."He says there's nothing surprising about the phone really, because of all the leaks...
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