Federer seeks Davis Cup consecration
Lille (France) (AFP) - Roger Federer leads the Swiss quest to win a first Davis Cup title in Lille on Friday, taking on a powerful French quartet spearheaded by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gael Monfils.The...
View ArticleKerry seeks breakthrough in troubled Iran nuclear talks
Vienna (AFP) - Troubled Iran nuclear talks enter the make-or-break endgame Friday as US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart seek a breakthrough just days ahead of a...
View ArticleFirst humans settled on Tibetan Plateau 3,600 years ago
Washington (AFP) - Researchers said people likely moved to the Tibetan highlands 3,600 years ago, in an indication of when humans first settled at high altitudes.Humans were able to permanently settle...
View ArticleBiden in talks with Ukraine leaders as toll rises in east
Kiev (AFP) - US Vice President Joe Biden will meet Ukraine's leaders Friday on the first anniversary of the protests that toppled the former pro-Kremlin regime, with Kiev hoping for an announcement on...
View ArticleYour Facebook App Is Quietly Clogging Up Your iPhone
We discovered that the Facebook app for the iPhone is taking up way too much space on your phone. The video above explains in much more depth and tells you how to solve the problem, but it's still...
View ArticleTeens Are Tweeting Unappealing Photos Of Their School Lunches With The...
A new trending topic #ThanksMichelleObama is popping up all over Twitter, but the sentiment is anything but gracious.Teenagers who are unhappy with their school lunches are snapping pictures of the...
View ArticleHere's What The Last Few Months Have Been Like For Your Thanksgiving Turkey ...
It's almost turkey time.Millions of Americans will soon be diving into the big bird, smothering it with gravy or cranberry sauce or both.Many will also face the scornful stare of their vegetarian...
View ArticleYou Can Sleep In A Giant Dog For $98 A Night On Airbnb
Airbnb prides itself on offering an alternative experience for travelers, and this listing in rural Cottonwood, Idaho is certainly unique. "Stay in a giant dog!" the listing says. "That's right, it's a...
View ArticleThe Best 'Cheap Eats' In Chicago
Eating in big cities is hardly ever inexpensive. A good meal at a top-rated restaurant is a quick way to empty your wallet.But every city has its own quiet, inexpensive gems that produce great food at...
View ArticleHillary Clinton's Top Supporters Insist She Could Lose In 2016
Hillary Clinton seems to have a very clear path to the White House in 2016. A slew of polls have shown her leading all her likely Democratic primary rivals.While that kind of prime positioning...
View ArticleEurope Can't Split Google In Two Anyway, These Antitrust Experts Say (GOOG)
The European parliament is thinking about making a ruling that Google split off its search engine from other parts of its business, according to a report today in the Financial Times. But we were...
View ArticleTina Fey's New Show Picked Up By Netflix
Tina Fey's newest show has a new home before it even moved into the old one. "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" was canceled from NBC and shortly after, picked up by Netflix, according to Deadline...
View ArticleElon Musk On Tesla's Gigafactory: We Didn't Trick Nevada Into Anything (TSLA)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has responded to critics of his plans to build a battery "gigafactory" in Nevada.And he's not pulling any punches.Musk defended his company's plans in a blog post entitled"The House...
View ArticleStewart Butterfield Says His Insanely Popular App Slack Is 'Terrible' Today
Slack an app that lets coworkers chat with one another has been taking the enterprise world by storm.Launched to the public in February, Slack has nabbed more 300,000 people as users, 73,000 of them...
View Article'Anti-Barbie' doll goes on sale on US
Washington (AFP) - She's short, brunette, has an average body shape and can even be given cellulite and acne: the 'anti-Barbie' doll is ready to go on sale in the United States.The brainchild of...
View ArticleNew setback for Cosby as Vegas show cancelled
Los Angeles (AFP) - Embattled US comic Bill Cosby suffered a new setback as a live performance in Las Vegas was cancelled, just days after the plug was pulled on two TV projects. The Treasure Island...
View ArticleObama tells Ferguson residents to 'keep protests peaceful'
Ferguson (United States) (AFP) - US President Barack Obama urged calm Friday ahead of an expected grand jury decision in a town rocked by unrest after a white police officer shot a black teen to...
View ArticleWhy Giancarlo Stanton's $325 Million Contract Was Actually A Genius Move
The Miami Marlins shocked the sports world when they gave Giancarlo Stanton a 13-year, $325 million contract, the largest in the history of North American sports.On the surface, the deal seems crazy...
View ArticleLA schools in huge child abuse settlement payout
Los Angeles (AFP) - Los Angeles school officials agreed to a $139 million settlement Friday for victims of a teacher jailed for lewd conduct with students, in what lawyers said was the biggest ever...
View ArticleJudge approves $450 mn deal in Apple ebook suit
San Francisco (AFP) - A US judge signed off on Apple's $450 million legal deal to compensate consumers harmed by an illegal price-fixing conspiracy for electronic books.The settlement negotiated to...
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