Pet animals become victims of Ebola scare in Ivory Coast
Abidjan (AFP) - From monkeys to big cats, people in Ivory Coast like to keep wild animals as pets but are now rethinking the custom with the deadly Ebola virus sweeping neighbouring countries.A visit...
View ArticleWhy Liam Neeson Movies Are A Guaranteed Success At The Box Office
Liam Neeson returns to theaters this weekend in the action thriller "A Walk Among the Tombstones."The film has some steep competition from the young-adult adaptation "The Maze Runner," which is...
View ArticlePhotos Of Puppies Diving Underwater Are Mesmerizing And Hilarious
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View ArticleThe Highest-Paid Actors On TV This Fall
Now that it's September, it's time for fall favorites like "The Big Bang Theory" and "Modern Family" to return to TV along with a list of new shows.Which casts are making the most money?TV Guide...
View Article4 Things Young Self-Made Millionaires Have In Common
Most people work their entire careers without becoming millionaires, but some achieve that kind of wealth before turning 30. As it turns out, there are a few key characteristics that set certain people...
View ArticleRonaldo leads eight-goal rout of Deportivo, Atletico held
Madrid (AFP) - Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid equalled their biggest ever away win in La Liga with a 8-2 thrashing of Deportivo la Coruna on Saturday.Real now trail second-placed...
View ArticleThat Time A Bunch Of Dutch Traders Went Bananas For Tulips
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...
View ArticleJameis Winston's Off-Field Issues May Have Already Cost Him More Than $12...
Jameis Winston has been suspended for Florida State's game this weekend against Clemson for shouting an obscene statement in the student union on campus.This is just the latest off-field incident that...
View ArticleThis Chart Shows How Disney Will Dominate Theaters For The Next Two Years
Disney's upcoming movie release schedule should have rival studios worrying. Variety senior editor Marc Graser tweeted out this photo showing Walt Disney Studios' film plans for the next two years and,...
View ArticleSecond apparent leak of hacked celebrity nude pictures: US media
Los Angeles (AFP) - More nude celebrity photos, purportedly including reality star Kim Kardashian, circulated social media Saturday, in what appeared to be the second massive hacking-related leak in...
View ArticleNew ISIS Video Features A Masked Fighter Who May Be American
The militant group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS or ISIL) has released a 55-minute long propaganda video featuring battle scenes and slick editing, but it is the last moments of the video...
View ArticleTHE MOBILE AND ONLINE BANKING REPORT: Mobile Is Pulling Customers Away From...
The relationship between consumers and their banks is in a period of dramatic upheaval brought on by the rapid pace of technological innovation. Bricks-and-mortar banks are losing relevance among...
View ArticleSomehow, The Jameis Winston Suspension Just Got Stranger
Jameis Winston, who has been suspended for Florida State's game against Clemson, showed up before the game in full pads and started to warm up with his teammates before being sent back to the locker...
View ArticleThe 11 Most Interesting Works On The Air Force Reading List
The job of an airman includes a long list of responsibilities, and commanders want to ensure that their troops develop their minds along with their combat prowess.To help guide servicemembers in their...
View ArticleSecret Service launches security review after White House breach
Washington (AFP) - The US Secret Service said it has launched a comprehensive review of White House security procedures after an intruder scaled a fence, sprinted across the lawn and gained entry to...
View ArticleG20 finance chiefs confident growth goals achievable
Cairns (Australia) (AFP) - Finance chiefs from G20 nations wrap up a two-day summit on Sunday confident that boosting their combined growth by at least an extra 1.8 percent is achievable, and even...
View ArticlePODCAST: Which iPhone 6 Is Best? (AAPL, MSFT, YHOO, BABA)
In this week's podcast, Farhad Manjoo and I talk about Microsoft buying Minecraft, Yahoo's windfall from the Alibaba IPO, and which iPhone 6 is the best. Manjoo is a tech columnist at the New York...
View ArticleSquabbling as PM targets 'unfairness' left by Scottish vote
London (AFP) - British Prime Minister David Cameron insisted on Sunday that further devolution promised to Scotland could not leave England "overridden", as initial relief over the Scottish people's...
View Article6 Of The Most Fascinating Stories From The CIA’s Huge Archive Of...
The Central Intelligence Agency on Thursday released a huge cache of declassified articles from its in-house journal "Studies In Intelligence"as a step in settling a lawsuit from one of its former...
View ArticleNissan defections reignite questions about future CEO
Tokyo (AFP) - A string of defections by top Nissan executives is reigniting longstanding questions about who will succeed chief executive Carlos Ghosn, the man widely credited with reinventing Japan's...
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