China jails Uighur scholar for life for 'separatism': lawyer
Beijing (AFP) - A Chinese court on Tuesday sentenced a prominent scholar from China's mostly-Muslim Uighur minority to life in prison for "separatism," his lawyer said, in a case which critics say...
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Meet The 'Invisible General' Leading The War On ISIS
A man who was once described as an "invisible general" who holds master's degrees in both education and business management is in charge of the military operations against the jihadist group Islamic...
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Someone Trained Rats To Trade And They Were Awesome At It
Someone supposedly trained rats to trade in the foreign exchange and commodity futures markets.Wonkblog's Matt O'Brien tweeted about these "rat traders," pointing us to The Enlightened Economist, who...
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CLIFF ASNESS: Hedge Funds Aren't Really 'Hedge' Funds (DIA, SPY, QQQ, TLT, IWM)
Cliff Asness, founder of hedge fund AQR Capital Management, doesn't think hedge funds hedge enough.In an interview with Stephanie Ruhle on Bloomberg TV on Monday, Asness spoke about the fee structure...
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Liverpool survive Boro shoot-out marathon
London (AFP) - Liverpool reached the English League Cup last 16 after an extraordinary third round tie saw them beat second-tier Middlesbrough 14-13 in a penalty shoot-out on Tuesday, while Southampton...
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Newly Crowned Miss America Defends Being Kicked Out Of Her Sorority After...
Miss New York Kira Kazantsev was crowned Miss America 2014 last week, but she's already the subject of a pageant scandal."In late April 2013, Kazantsev and a friend were both kicked out of the Alpha...
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The Impact Of The US Shale Revolution Is Summed Up Nicely In This Simple Chart
In recent years, technological developments in hydraulic fracturing have enabled drillers to extract natural gas from America's shale basins.This boom has kept natgas supplies high and prices low in...
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Apple Bought A Company That Helps You Make iPad Magazines (AAPL)
Apple has acquired Prss, a Dutch digital magazine startup, according to Tech Crunch's Darrell Etherington.Prss is a publishing platform for content creators who don't know how to code but want to...
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Here's What You Can Earn Working At Facebook (FB)
It's a pretty sure bet that almost everyone you know is using Facebook in one way or another. And it takes an army to get a site that big running smoothly. So, who gets paid more: engineers, like at...
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Clemson Suspends 24 Fraternities Following The Death Of Student
Clemson University has suspended all "social and new-member initiation activities" of 24 fraternities one day after the death of a male sophomore student, the university announced Tuesday night.Clemson...
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These Keyboard Shortcuts Will Unlock New Levels Of Productivity
Seconds you save with keyboard shortcuts can add up to a lot, making you much more productive in a computer-intensive job. Shortcuts can also make help you look like a wizard to your less-internet...
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THE PROGRAMMATIC ADVERTISING REPORT: Mobile, Video, And Real-Time Bidding...
Programmatic platforms are on pace to fundamentally reshape the entire digital advertising landscape.These platforms are automating much of the ad buying and selling process and increasing the accuracy...
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This Incredibly Creative Cat Video Was Shot Entirely On A Windows Phone (MSFT)
We don't know if this is going to want to make you toss your iPhone or Android device and get a Windows phone, but this cat video from Microsoft Nokia sure is fun to watch.The video was filmed using...
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What We Want In The iPhone 7 (AAPL)
The iPhone 6 was just released into the wild last week, and so far it's selling like crazy. People are loving the bigger screen, the better camera specs, and the new larger sizes. Leading up to the...
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Report: SEC Probing Pimco For Artificially Boosting Returns
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating investment firm Pacific Investment Management Co. for artificially boosting returns of the Pimco Total...
View ArticleIndia Mars mission enters orbit: ground control
New Delhi (AFP) - India's Mars Orbiter Mission on Wednesday successfully entered orbit around the Red Planet on in its first attempt, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced."India has successfully...
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Japan star Hagino closes in on fourth Asian Games swim gold
Incheon (South Korea) (AFP) - Japan's Kosuke Hagino eased into the final of the Asian Games 400 metres individual medley on Wednesday as he goes for his fourth swimming gold medal.The 20-year-old,...
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Australian police shoot dead 'known terror suspect'
Sydney (AFP) - Police in Melbourne have shot dead a "known terror suspect" who stabbed two officers, a day after the Islamic State group called for Muslims to indiscriminately kill Australians,...
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Samsung launches Note 4 'phablet' ahead of schedule
Seoul (AFP) - South Korea's Samsung launched the latest version of its oversized Galaxy Note smartphone earlier than expected after US rival Apple reported record sales of its latest iPhone 6.Samsung...
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Starbucks Buys Out Japan Unit For More Than $900 Million
Tokyo (AFP) - Starbucks will take full ownership of its Japanese operations for more than $900 million, a move it said was aimed at further tapping its second-largest market.The Seattle-based company...
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