Boko Haram clash with Nigeria troops as govt vows fightback
Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - Boko Haram fought running battles with Nigerian troops in a restive northeast city on Friday, as the government vowed to win back territory lost to the militants in recent...
View Article5 Reasons You Shouldn't Be Yourself At Work
"Authenticity" is the latest buzzword in business, often considered the golden ticket to effective leadership. It's hard to deny its appeal. Who wouldn't want to bring their whole, true self to work,...
View ArticleThe Princeton Grad Accused Of Killing His Hedge-Fund-Manager Father Has Been...
Tommy Gilbert, the 30-year-old New York City socialite accused of killing his hedge-fund-manager father, has been indicted, NBC New York reports.Alex Spiro, Gilbert's attorney, said that the...
View ArticleAl-Qaeda in Yemen threatens France with new attacks: SITE
Washington (AFP) - A top sharia official from Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has threatened France with fresh attacks following those at the Charlie Hebdo magazine and at a Jewish...
View ArticleMicrosoft Threw A Crazy Party With DJ Tiesto In A Las Vegas Nightclub
This year at CES, Microsoft pulled out all the stops. The company hosted a huge party at Las Vegas' Hakkasan nightclub, with a performance by EDM artist Tiesto.Hakkasan is a London-based, MGM Grand...
View ArticleTwitter May Have Found A New Way To Make Money Off Of Non-Users (TWTR)
Twitter is planning to sell ad space on Twitter feeds embedded on other websites or apps, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.The report said Twitter talked up this plan during the 2014...
View ArticleSeth Rogen Is Right: Here's Why Comedy Is Funnier In Movie Theaters
Seth Rogen recently tweeted that "comedy is best viewed in a theater full of people"— and he's right.Rogen tweeted the below when "The Interview" was released for streaming after it had initially been...
View ArticleREPORT: David Petraeus May Be Charged With Leaking Classified Information To...
Former General David Petraeus's 2012 adultery scandal may end up costing him more than just his job as CIA director.Citing anonymous government officials, the New York Times is reporting that federal...
View ArticleRussia's Downgrade Paints A Horrific Picture Of Economic Collapse
Fitch has downgraded Russia's credit rating and painted a horrific picture of a struggling economy rocked by a collapsing rouble, falling oil prices, high inflation and declining international...
View ArticleHere's Why Instagram Demographics Are So Attractive To Brands
Instagram has suddenly become the go-to social network for young adults and teens in the United States. In a new report from BI Intelligence, we unpack data from over a dozen sources to understand how...
View ArticleDrones, flashy TVs among stars in Las Vegas tech show
Las Vegas (AFP) - Drones, wearable computing and enormous, immersive TVs were in the spotlight at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show which wrapped up Friday in Las Vegas.Another big draw was the auto...
View ArticleIn 6 Slides, Box Shows Investors Why It Thinks It's Worth Billions
On Friday, Box updated its S1 and confirmed that it has launched its roadshow, one of the first steps IPO-bound companies go through to sell its stocks to investors.Box’s stock offering valued the...
View Article15 Mind-Blowing Facts About Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has been front and center the past few months.The oil-rich kingdom pushed OPEC, the 12-nation oil cartel, to keep oil production up in order to put price pressure on other major oil...
View ArticleGlobes v Oscars: awards season prize-fight
Los Angeles (AFP) - The body which runs the Golden Globes is like David to the Oscars' Academy's Goliath -- but it punches above its weight due to its marketing muscle and ability to put on a great...
View ArticleThe US Issues A Global Travel Warning After Recent Terror Attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has issued a global travel warning after recent terror attacks in France, Australia and Canada.The alert comes hours after French police killed three hostage-takers...
View ArticleFive years after quake, cholera epidemic haunts Haiti
Port-au-Prince (AFP) - Five years after an earthquake demolished its capital, Haiti's efforts to get back on its feet are still hampered by an epidemic blamed on the UN troops there to help.The United...
View ArticleParis hostages survived hidden in fridges and beneath sinks
Paris (AFP) - From the father who hid his toddler inside a supermarket refrigerator to the employee who texted tactical information to police from beneath a sink, authorities praised the quick...
View ArticleThe 10 Biggest Risks The World Faces In 2015
Just two years ago, Ian Bremmer, the head of Eurasia Group, said political risk in the developed world was "overstated."Today, things are a bit different."Geopolitics is back,"Bremmer and Cliff Kupchan...
View ArticleA Woman Makes Out With A Stranger On Kiss Cam At A Knicks Game After Her...
A hilarious and slightly disturbing slice of life on Thursday night. We learned about this story via The Blaze.A man and a woman were caught on "Kiss Cam" at a Knicks game at Madison Square Garden. As...
View Article14 Overrated Tourist Attractions Around The World — And Where To Go Instead
English writer G.K. Chesterton said that the traveler sees what he sees, while a tourist only sees what he came to see.And sometimes, those tourist attractions aren’t worth seeing at all.Inspired by...
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