Biden Bombed
You don’t win a nationally televised debate by being rude and obnoxious. You don’t win by interrupting your opponent time after time after time or by being a blowhard. You don’t win with facial...
View ArticleCatholic voters target of aggressive push
A group of conservative Catholics led by a former George W. Bush campaign staffer is engaging in a highly-targeted effort to turn out regular Mass attendees in swing states on Election Day.The most...
View ArticleU.S. to End Pro-Democracy Broadcasts in Russia
America’s broadcast voice in Russia will soon be silenced following Moscow’s ratification of a new law that will force a legendary broadcasting company to abandon the Russian airwaves.Radio Liberty...
View ArticleFlood Destruction in Staten Island Could Be Much Worse than We Think (Updated)
Post-Sandy conditions on Staten Island are both horrific and tragically underreported—many have died in mass flooding, either unwilling or unable to evacuate in time. Now we’re getting reports that the...
View ArticleStarbucks, Google and Amazon “immorally” avoiding tax in the UK
Corporate giants Starbucks, Google and Amazon have been accused of "immorally" avoiding corporation tax in the United Kingdom.The British Parliament's Public Accounts Committee has been quizzing big...
View ArticleQueen Gone From Fiji Dollar
Anger over plan to remove Queen from Fiji money A decision to remove images of the 'Queen' from Fiji's currency has been met with outrage from the country's chiefs.Fiji's Reserve Bank has announced...
View ArticleTop 10 Countries for Quality of Life
Forget GDP, the OECD has a whole new way to rank quality of life in countries around the world. Called "The Better Life Index," the new OECD data set ranks countries based on things like the employment...
View ArticleNew Law Would Make It Illegal To Offend
ABC chairman and former top jurist Jim Spigelman has warned that a planned overhaul of discrimination law will impose unprecedented restrictions on free speech, including making it unlawful to offend...
View ArticleWhen the Ice Melts, the Earth Spews Fire
When the Ice Melts, the Earth Spews FireIt has long been known that volcanic activity can cause short-term variations in climate. Now, researchers at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel...
View ArticleLockheed F-35 Problems
Pentagon report cites "lack of maturity" of Lockheed F-35 jetLockheed Martin Corp's's new F-35 fighter jet has completed over a third of its planned flight tests, but it is still facing problems with...
View ArticleAustralian Gene Flow From India
Gene Flow from India to Australia About 4,000 Years AgoAustralia is thought to have remained largely isolated between its initial colonisation around 40,000 years ago and the arrival of Europeans in...
View ArticleWal-Mart plans to hire 100,000 veterans over five years
Wal-Mart plans to hire 100,000 veterans over five years !Wal-Mart Stores Inc , the world's largest retailer, said it plans to hire more than 100,000 veterans in the United States over the next five...
View ArticleRio Tinto CEO gone after 14 Billion writedown
Rio Tinto CEO pays price of calamitous acquisitionsRio Tinto sacked chief executive Tom Albanese on Thursday and revealed a $14 billion writedown almost entirely on the value of his two most...
View Article20 trillion shale oil find surrounding Coober Pedy can fuel Australia
20 trillion shale oil find surrounding Coober Pedy can fuel AustraliaBrisbane company Linc Energy yesterday released two reports, based on drilling and seismic exploration, estimating the amount of oil...
View ArticleBattle has just begun for Coles and Woolworths
Battle has just begun for supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths !Where to next? ... Coles and Woolworths are looking for new sources of growth. It’s two years to the day since Coles declared war on...
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