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How Washington University Became America's Least Economically Diverse Top...
Washington University in St. Louis — better known as WashU — is known internationally as a top university, but has another reputation it is looking to shed.As David Leonhardt writes in The New York...
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A US Veteran Died Trying To Topple An African Dictatorship Last Month
Earlier this month, two Americans were charged with violating the Neutrality Act for their participation in a Dec. 30, 2014, attempted coup that failed to topple the government of Gambian President...
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Russell Wilson Broke Down Crying In His Post-Game Interview After Seattle's...
The Seattle Seahawks completed a comeback for the ages in the NFC Championship game, erasing a 12-point deficit with less than three minutes to play, and are now one win away from being the first team...
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How The Packers Completed One Of The Worst Collapses In NFL History In Just 5...
With five minutes left in the NFC Championship Game, the Green Bay Packers had the ball and a 19-7 lead on the Seattle Seahawks. From that point on, everything that could possibly go wrong for the...
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Mark Zuckerberg: Even The Smartest Genius Can't Start A Company Alone
Mark Zuckerberg thinks that the media's portrayal of what it takes to start a company often discourages people from trying to do it themselves. At his most recent town-hall-style question-and-answer...
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How Often Should I Update My App? Businesses Should Consider The Benefits Of...
Sure, every consumer-facing businesses should invest in an app. But executives struggle to decide how much to invest in maintaining their smartphone apps, particularly in ongoing updates. Is it worth...
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Seahawks rally past Packers, book Super Bowl return
Seattle (AFP) - Super Bowl champions Seattle earned a chance at an NFL title repeat with a stunning 28-22 overtime playoff triumph over the Green Bay Packers.Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson shook...
View ArticleChina shares down 5.88% in morning trade
Shanghai (AFP) - China's benchmark stock index plunged 5.88 percent Monday morning after regulators cracked down on rule violations for margin trading, which has fuelled a extended recent rally,...
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Richest 1% to own half of world’s wealth by 2016, says Oxfam
Paris (AFP) - Wealth accumulated by the richest one percent will exceed that of the other 99 percent in 2016, the Oxfam charity said Monday, ahead of the annual meeting of the world's most powerful at...
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Russell Wilson Has Become A Matchup Nightmare By Mastering Two Skills
Russell Wilson has efficiently captained the Seattle Seahawks offense during a seven-game win streak, in which they're averaging 23.5 points per game.Wilson hasn't put up the gaudy stats of some other...
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The Super Bowl Is Set, And Las Vegas Says It's A Toss Up
Super Bowl 49 between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots is a pick 'em at most Las Vegas sportsbooks.Seattle opened as a 2.5-point favorite, ESPN's Dave Tuley reports, but that number...
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Australian beaches reopen as sharks move on
Sydney (AFP) - Australian beaches that had closed due to sightings of large sharks for a record nine days, reopened on Monday, officials said, but rough surf kept most swimmers away.A five-metre (16...
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Ivanovic crashes as Halep, Dimitrov progress at Australian Open
Melbourne (AFP) - Fifth seed Ana Ivanovic crashed out of the Australian Open in the first round Monday but rising stars Simona Halep and Grigor Dimitrov successfully kicked off their bids for Grand...
View ArticleBangladesh police end confinement of opposition leader Zia
Dhaka (AFP) - Bangladesh police on Monday withdraw security stationed around opposition leader Khaleda Zia's office in Dhaka for the last 16 days to prevent her leaving and spearheading violent...
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Seahawks, Patriots book Super Bowl showdown
Seattle (AFP) - Super Bowl champions Seattle stunned Green Bay 28-22 in overtime to book a return to the NFL championship showcase, where they'll face the New England Patriots.Seahawks quarterback...
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Chris Hemsworth's New Hacker Movie 'Blackhat' Bombs At The Box Office
It looks like we have our first box-office bomb of 2015.Chris Hemsworth's new movie, "Blackhat," about hunting down cyberterrorists, made just $4 million over the holiday weekend so far.The Universal...
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JIM ROGERS: I Warned You The Swiss Central Bank's Currency Policy Would End...
Global currency markets are roiling after Thursday's surprise decision by Switzerland's central bank to end a three-year-old policy that limited the franc from appreciating too much against the...
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Alcatel-Lucent China venture says HR manager missing
Shanghai (AFP) - The China flagship firm of French telecom equipment group Alcatel-Lucent confirmed Monday a human resources manager is missing, after media reports said he had accused some of the...
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Argentines among four killed in Japan ski avalanches
Tokyo (AFP) - Avalanches in and around Japanese ski resorts killed four people including two Argentine men over the weekend, police and media reported on Monday.The two foreigners aged 50 and 54 were...
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10 Things In Tech You Need To Know Today (GOOG, TWTR, AAPL, AMZN)
Good morning!Here's the tech news you need to know today.1. Google is interested in investing in Elon Musk's SpaceX. The tech giant is keen on the idea of using satellites to bring the internet to...
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