Indiana University Removes Controversial 'Black Santa' Poster From Residence...
Indiana University removed a controversial bulletin board asking "Can Santa Claus Be a Black Man?" from an undergraduate residence hall after what administrators described as a misguided attempt to...
View ArticleOne Tiny Change Makes Mice Drink Booze All Day
Alcoholism is a complicated condition caused by many factors, but at least one of these factors is your genes.Researchers have just found a new suspect: the Gabrb1 gene, which seems to play a role in...
View ArticleTop NFL Prospect Marcus Mariota Is Returning To Oregon Next Year In A Shock Move
Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota will return to school for his junior season in 2014, the school announced today.It's a shocker.Mariota was considered one of the top players in the loaded 2014 NFL...
View ArticleThe Amount Of Computing Power Dedicated To Mining Bitcoin Has Gone Parabolic
Bitcoin mining is becoming a serious business.This chart, from Bitcoin wallet service and block explorer Blockchain.info, shows the amount of computational power worldwide dedicated to Bitcoin mining —...
View ArticleHow To Keep Your Spouse On Budget
If you think your boss or financial advisor has the greatest influence on your financial future, you're wrong. Most likely, it's your spouse who holds the cards.But many couples aren't even talking...
View ArticleGreen Energy Could Crash The U.S. Power Grid
The push for green energy in the United States may be hindered by the limitations of our outdated power grids, which are unsuited for unpredictable energy sources like sunlight and wind, according to...
View ArticleAn Absolutely Terrifying Chart For Microsoft (MSFT)
Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system is a flop.This chart from Statista, based on data from Net Applications, shows that Windows 8 was used by just 9.3% of the computing population. At this point in...
View ArticleThe State With The Worst Credit Rating In The Country Finally Approved A...
Illinois lawmakers approved a bill to address the state's $100 billion pension debt.The state has the worst credit rating in the country according to S&P, and its pension crisis was having ripple...
View ArticleWest Virginia University Professor Reveals The Only Way To Keep Students Safe...
West Virginia University sociology professor Karen G. Weiss teaches at Playboy magazine's number one party school, which likely gave her same great insight for her new book — "Party School: Crime,...
View ArticleThe Best Restaurants In 20 Big Cities Around The US
Zagat polled more than 224,000 diners in 36 U.S. markets to compile their annual America's Best Restaurants Survey. As part of their newly released results, Zagat created a list of the best restaurants...
View Article2014 Will Be Filled With Political Landmines In The Emerging Markets
2013 wasn't a great year for emerging markets.Unfortunately, problems could persist a little longer.Emerging markets have a busy political calendar in 2014. And there are concerns that officials won't...
View ArticleWhat Victoria's Secret Workers Think When Men Walk Into The Store
A former Victoria's Secret employee told us that workers at her Chicago-area store were trained to treat male customers differently from female ones. "The general feeling about men is that they would...
View ArticleThese Two Murders Helped Turn America Into The Prison Capital Of The World
The documentary project Retro Report has an incisive new video examining how two murders in California helped spur the entire country to adopt controversial "three strikes and you're out" laws.These...
View ArticleHow This Entrepreneur Went From Internet Illiterate To E-Commerce Billionaire
By the time he was 16, Michael Rubin was more than $200,000 in debt with his discount ski-equipment business.Although his parents wanted him to go to college, Rubin dropped out after six weeks to focus...
View ArticleI Just Took A Totally Average $200 Plane Trip To California — But Here's How...
Yesterday evening, I boarded a plane from New York to California.I sat in a totally average $200 seat, scrunched in the very back row — 44 — in coach. I wasn't allowed to pick my seat before the...
View ArticleThe 18 Best-Selling Cars In America
America's automakers released their November data, exceeding market expectations ahead of the holiday season.Chrysler's sales jumped 16% to 142,275 units during the month, while Ford was up 7.1%...
View ArticleJohn Boehner Very Quietly Made A Major Move On Immigration Reform Today
House Speaker John Boehner announced on Tuesday the hire of Rebecca Tallent, a top immigration policy aide who will advise the Speaker on the topic. Tallent joins Boehner's office from the Bipartisan...
View ArticleTexas School Principal Placed On Leave After Forbidding Students From...
School principal placed on paid leave after forbidding students from speaking Spanish in classHEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) — A Southeast Texas middle school principal has been placed on paid leave after she...
View ArticleInstead Of Trying To Time The Market, Investors Should Just Rebalance Their...
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.This Is A Great Time For Investors To Rebalance Their Portfolios...
View Article3 Surprising Ways To Accelerate Retirement Savings
More than half of Americans are not on track in their retirement savings, according to a new assessment survey by Fidelity Investments.A whopping 55% of those surveyed will likely not have enough money...
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