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Read more.Why Is North Korea Testing Missiles Now?
North Korea noticed the world stopped paying attention to them, and so, the country fired three short range missiles off the coast to out all eyes on them. Are we ...
Read more.Commuter Trains Collide in Connecticut
Two Metro-North trains collided Friday evening, leaving at least 60 people injured, six of them critically. No deaths have been reported yet.
The accident happened in Bridgeport, according to the ...
Read more.Michael Phelps Denies He's Planning a Comeback
Michael Phelps, who retired from swimming following last year's London Olympics, is coming back! At least, that's what one Fort Myers anchorman is insisting:
EXCLUSIVE: I have confirmed ...
Read more.Federal Speedy Trial Act Won't Apply to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
This Sunday will mark 30 days since suspected Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found hiding in a man's boat, the walls of which he reportedly covered with a ...
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OptionsMyanmar frees dissidents before leader's U.S. visit
The former pariah state releases about 20 political prisoners before its president travels to Washington for a historic meeting with President Obama. Activists say the action isn't nearly enough ...
Read more.In Mexico, immigrants' relatives watch U.S. debate, and hope
Many are skeptical that Congress will pass immigration reform legislation, but if it happens, they say, it will mean the reunion of countless family members, some separated for 20 years ...
Read more.Syrian soldiers warned daily of sectarian dangers, defectors say
The rising divisions may guarantee that fighting will continue even if President Bashar Assad falls, setting the stage for a civil war between Sunni, Alawite, Shiite and other militias.
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Read more.U.S. decries Russia weapons sale to Syria
Joint chiefs chairman says the missiles, as well as Russia's buildup of warships in the region, will 'embolden' President Bashar Assad.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday condemned Russia ...
Read more.Iran delays presidential election lineup
The Guardian Council is expected to approve 10 candidates. It is still mulling the fate of two last-minute prospective candidates who have shaken up the race.
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Get Rich Slowly - Personal Finance That Makes Sense.
OptionsAsk the Readers: Do you plan for the good times as well as the bad?
This is a guest post from personal finance writer Gwendolyn Pearce, who has written previously on chicken coops and cooking challenges.
In a recent post, staff writer Lisa Aberle provided ...
Read more.Financial advice for my former self
This is a post from staff writer Holly Johnson.
This year, our office welcomed a 24-year-old professional into our tight-knit group. Aside from making everyone else in the office feel ...
Read more.All you need to know about saving for retirement
This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement ...
Read more.Couples and money: Lessons from The Queen of Versailles
This post is from staff writer April Dykman.
I recently got sick for the first time in almost a decade, and was bed/couch-ridden for a good four days.
Since ...
Read more.Decrease your budget’s bite by saving money on meat
This post is from staff writer Lisa Aberle.
J.D. has already covered ways to save money on food. But this time, I wanted to focus on animal protein.
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CNN
OptionsNorth Korea 'launches missiles'
North Korea fired three short-range missiles, South Korean Defense Ministry is quoted as saying.
Read more.Facebook's IPO, one year on
The key to Facebook's recovery after a disappointing public debut? Monetizing mobile. Alison Kosik reports.
Read more.Fowl play? Giant duck drowns
Hong Kong's favorite new resident, a giant inflatable duck, took a turn for the worse on Wednesday, looking less like an oversized lovable plaything and more like an unappetizing ...
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LA Times
OptionsUSC made its offer to neuroscientists a no-brainer
The school's 'all hands on deck' effort to lure Arthur Toga and Paul Thompson from UCLA included money and the prospect of new collaborations, as well as less tangible ...
Read more.Labor group won't back away from campaign mailer
Mailer to Latino voters urges support for Wendy Greuel because she 'will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour,' but Greuel does not back that minimum pay level for ...
Read more.Analyst disputes Brown's budget outlook as too glum
Legislature's advisor sees $3 billion more in revenue, which could hamper the governor's bid to curb spending.
SACRAMENTO — California's financial picture is much brighter than Gov. Jerry ...
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China Daily >European Edition > Epaper
OptionsChinese companies increase stake in US
China's direct investment in the United States showed strong momentum in the first three months of this year despite a weak fourth quarter of 2012 and the negative impact ...
Read more.HK gold retailers overwhelmed by mainland shoppers
Hong Kong retailers report they were swamped over the three-day May Day holiday by tens of thousands of mainlanders in search of one thing: cheap gold.
Read more.Education focus shifts to filling labor gap
China is gradually shifting its education focus from a pursuit of diplomas to vocational training, in a bid to meet the growing demand for skilled workers in the country's ...
Read more.Expo Special: Trade fair is last stop for sourcing
Mega Show Part 2 is the final opportunity for bulk sourcing in Hong Kong and will take place at the downtown Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from Oct 27 ...
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OptionsBoy shot near Old Orchard Mall
A boy was shot in the abdomen near the Old Orchard Mall in Skokie Friday night, police said.
Read more.Man killed in Austin: 'You can't go back to sleep'
Lula Parker sat on her front porch in a heavy pink robe. A 27-year-old man lay on her parkway, shot in the head, part of the exit wound visible on ...
Read more.Man killed among 3 shot in Chicago Heights attack
A man was shot dead Friday night in Chicago Heights in attack that wounded two other people, authorities said.
Read more.3 shot in Lawndale: 'Who would shoot up a family?'
When the shooting stopped in Lawndale late Friday night, three people lay on the ground with gunshot wounds outside a family prom party on Kolin Avenue.
Read more.11 shot, 3 fatally, in city overnight
A teenage boy and two men were killed in three separate shootings Friday night and Saturday morning in Chicago, according to authorities.
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NYT > Europe
OptionsHollande Signs French Gay Marriage Law
For President François Hollande, passage of the law despite public opposition was a significant victory given his campaign promise to legalize gay marriage within the first year of his administration.
Read more.France's Hollande Signs Gay Marriage Law
French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalize gay weddings.
Read more.Fascination With German Leader's More Private Side
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has kept a tight lid on her personal life during her rise to power, but as she seeks a third four-year term in September, she has ...
Read more.The Saturday Profile: Olli Rehn Tries to Shed ‘Austerity’ Label
Olli Rehn, the European Union’s top economist and a focus of anger across Europe against harsh belt-tightening policies, says he is not a doctrinaire adherent to austerity measures.
Read more.Salacious and Sober Collide, Illustrating Hurdles for Italy’s Government
On the same day, a young Moroccan woman testified in a sex scandal involving former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, and Italy’s new prime minister announced the suspension of a ...
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OptionsStocks Rise on Confidence in U.S. Economy
Stocks are bid higher Friday as confidence in the U.S. economy improves. Click to view a price quote on ^DJI.
Read more.Air Force Targets $50M Savings With Apple iPads
Apple's iPad is now a key weapon in the U.S. Air Force's battle for efficiency savings. Click to view a price quote on AAPL. Click to research ...
Read more.Gold Prices Fall as Dollar Climbs
Gold prices dip for the seventh-consecutive session as the U.S. dollar strengthens. Click to view a price quote on GLD. Click to research the Financial Services industry.
Read more.5 Worst Home Renovation Projects
None of 35 upgrades studied will boost a home's value enough to cover the job's average price. Click to view a price quote on HD. Click to research ...
Read more.Big Bank Phobia: Liquidity, Stupid, Not Just Capital
The Federal Reserve's annual stress tests need to incorporate liquidity, since overnight funding lockups and bank runs cause bank failures. Click to view a price quote on BAC. Click ...
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New York Times
OptionsSouth Korea Says North Launches 3 Missiles Into Sea
The South Korean Defense Ministry said the missiles were fired Saturday off North Korea’s east coast.
Read more.Virginia Governor and Attorney General Linked in Scandal
The drama includes an accusation that a $15,000 gift from a donor to the governor went unreported and a chef that calls himself a whistle-blower.
Read more.Hollande Signs French Gay Marriage Law
For President François Hollande, passage of the law despite public opposition was a significant victory given his campaign promise to legalize gay marriage within the first year of his administration.
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OptionsCuccinelli formally nominated for Va. governor at convention
RICHMOND — The Republican Party of Virginia formally nominated Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II to be its candidate for governor Saturday in a convention hall filled with 13,500 sign-waving GOP ...
Read more.English-language proposal has French up in arms
PARIS — There was a time, not so long ago, when anyone with a proper education spoke French. Diplomacy and business were conducted in French. Knowledge was spread in French. Travelers ...
Read more.Obama’s trust-in-government deficit
Whatever else happens as a result of the multiple controversies that have engulfed the administration, one thing is clear: President Obama has failed to meet one of the most important ...
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China Daily USA E-paper
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From the Chinese press
Balancing price indices
The continued deviation between consumer and producer price indices is another thorny problem for policymakers, especially the monetary authorities.
Read more.End of multilateralism and WTO?
Pascal Lamy's term as director-general of the World Trade Organization is likely to end without further progress on the implementation of the Doha Development Agenda. This means he will ...
Read more.The uncharitable work of charity
The Red Cross Society of China, being the largest charity organization in the country, should have led the relief operations in Ya'an city, Sichuan province, after it was hit ...
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OptionsCentral govt's concerns about HK
Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), said at a meeting with members of the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong in Beijing last ...
Read more.A Dongdaemun Market in Hong Kong
Last month, a garment development council was created by some parties from the clothing industry, aimed at convening the counter-flow factory owners in the business, to establish a Hong Kong-version ...
Read more.Politicization in the name of justice
A devastating magnitude-7 earthquake struck Ya'an on April 20. Hundreds of people were killed, thousands were injured, and more than 1 million were affected. Disturbing images and reports of ...
Read more.In the press
The Pay Trend Survey Committee (PTSC) released the result of its annual pay trend survey for 2013, which shows the projected pay rise for middle- and lower-ranking civil servants is ...
Read more.What Japanese yen depreciation hints for city's economy?
Since Shinzo Abe became the prime minister of Japan again on Dec 26, 2012, his first priority was to revive the country's moribund economy by adopting multiple economic measures ...
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The Near Abroad
AP: "Thousands of anti-gay protesters, including Orthodox priests, occupied a central street in Georgia's capital Friday, with some threatening to lash with stinging nettles any participant in a gay ...
Read more.Not Great at Press Work Either
Spinnin'
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) keeps spinning his vote against expanding background checks for gun purchases.
Read more.Reports of My Being a Crackhead Greatly Exaggerated
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Entrepreneur Update
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Google CEO Larry Page's Vocal Condition and Breaking the Silence About Illness
Behind the Scenes: What It's Really Like to Pitch for a Spot on 'Shark Tank'
Meet the entrepreneurs who lined up to pitch to casting directors of the ABC reality TV show.
Read more.Spreading the Love of Silicon Valley (Infographic)
Let's face it, Silicon Valley is still the mecca for startups, and every other city is playing catch up.
Read more.How One Young Entrepreneur's Quest to Encourage Women Engineers Led Her to GoldieBlox
Not happy about the dearth of women in engineering? Debbie Sterling thinks overly-girlie toys are to blame.
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International : The Atlantic
OptionsIn Italy, Austerity Is Served on Homemade Bread
A bakery in downtown Rome on September 18, 2008. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)In the land that invented La Cucina Povera -- literally, the poor man's kitchen -- it's no surprise ...
Read more.Republicans and Millennials Are More Likely to Find Syria on a Map
(Photoshop Roadmap/Flickr)One of the most commonly cited reasons for why the U.S. hasn't yet intervened in Syria is that there's little support from the general ...
Read more.Amid Ethnic Tension in Turkey, Some Syrian Refugees Return to a War Zone
The Al Mar family. (Jonathan Krohn)REYHANLI, Turkey--"We are afraid to go back to Aleppo--Aleppo is dangerous!--but we can't stay here because the people of Reyhanli kicked ...
Read more.How Iran Benefits From an Illicit Gold Trade With Turkey
A customer buys Iranian gold coins at a currency exchange office in Tehran's business district on October 24, 2011. (Raheb Homavandi/Reuters)Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has ...
Read more.How the Afghan Conflict Will Be Decided
NATO soldiers with at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul on May 16, 2013. (Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)KABUL, Afghanistan - Gen. Sher Mohammad Karimi thumbs excitedly through a brochure ...
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Huffington Post
OptionsMichael Phelps Comeback? Olympic Swimmer Downplays Report Of Return To Swimming
-- Is Michael Phelps planning a comeback?
A report Friday evening from WBBH, an NBC television affiliate in Fort Myers, Fla., said Phelps will return to swimming with an eye toward ...
Read more.World Nomads Tunisia: FIAF's Biennial Celebration Highlights The Country's Changing Art Landscape (PHOTOS)
The Arab Spring countries of North Africa and the Middle East are ushering in a new generation of contemporary artists, eager to express their social and political perspectives in an ...
Read more.Yoshitomo Nara Exhibit Surveys His Unique Brand Of Kute Kulture In New York (PHOTOS)
Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara is best know for his depictions of adorable -- if not ever so slightly maniacal -- children. These quirky characters have made their way into almost every inch ...
Read more.Matching Music To Color: UC Berkeley Researchers Explain How Humans Associate Shades With Songs (VIDEO)
New research out of UC Berkeley reveals some interesting tidbits about how the human brain reacts to music.
According to a study headed by scientist Stephen Palmer, we are hardwired ...
Read more.'Contemporary Green Buildings' By Taschen Are Gorgeous (PHOTOS)
In case you missed the memo, climate change is happening. Luckily those of us who wish to wise up and cut down on our energy consumption can do so in ...
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POLITICO
OptionsCuccinelli is Va. GOP gov nominee
He was the first state attorney general to challenge Obama's health care reforms in 2010.
Read more.Jindal: IRS officials deserve prison
Lawyers: No clear-cut DOJ abuse
Experts across the ideological spectrum say they need to know who else the department pursued.
Read more.Bipartisanship follows the money
Cash-rich interest groups get consultants in gridlocked D.C. to see the value of bipartisanship.
Read more.Ark. judge stays abortion ban
POLITICO Pro Report: The move means state's new 12-week ban will not go into effect in August.
Read more.5 fixes for the IRS
Lew learned of IRS probe in March
He says he was presented with investigations, not details of the audit on conservative groups.
Read more.FEC fines Ensign family $54,000
The fine is for improper severance payments to a former aide who had an affair with the Republican.
Read more.Pentagon asks to shift $9.6 billion
Immigration reform no sure bet
There are still major hurdles before immigration reform can reach President Barack Obama's desk.
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China Daily E-paper
OptionsCheers, David, it's been a kick
Soccer megastar David Beckham announced on Thursday that he is to retire after a glittering 20-year playing career in which he became one of the most widely recognized figures in ...
Read more.Anthony has 28, and the Knicks stay alive
Historical attraction
Shanghai's Nanjing Road has a colorful history that belies the banal shopping centers and office towers that line it today. The Iraqi-Jewish businessman Silas Aaron Hardoon, one of the ...
Read more.Wuzhen dares to dream big
On a riverbank in a small town about one hour to the southwest of Shanghai lies a Western male who seems to be inebriated and muttering something. A growing crowd ...
Read more.Sunflower weighed down with history
At the confluence where the Rhine joins the Moselle in Germany's Koblenz is an unusual sight - a sunflower garden of copper. It is a collection of sunflower sculptures, each ...
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