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VIDEO: New witness in Alps tourist murders
BBC - 21 Oct 2013 09:07
A witness who claims to have seen the car thought to have been involved in the murder of three members of a British family in the Alps, has spoken publicly for the first time.
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Cool Material - 21 Oct 2013 14:53
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Bitcoin Has Gone On An Insane Surge
Business Insider - 21 Oct 2013 10:53
Well, here's a fact. The collapse of the Silk Road — the online drug buying bazaar whose alleged founder was arrested earlier this month — has not destroyed Bitcoin, the digital currency that was used on the site. In...
4 Steps to Writing a Professional Bio That Gets You Noticed
The Huffington Post - 21 Oct 2013 20:57
As I have discovered, most entrepreneurs have a hard time discerning what is important to put into a bio and what is not. For this reason, I have without fail tossed out the working bios of incoming clients, writing bran...
Facebook's Referrals To Media Sites Up 170% YOY, New "Stories To Share" Tells Pages What To Post
TechCrunch - 21 Oct 2013 20:00
Facebook wants to get more news content in its feed by proving to media sites it's their premier social ally. Today it announced referral traffic to media sites is up an average of 170% this year, and it launched the "St...
Wonkblog: Obama's speech underplayed Obamacare's problems. But it doesn't matter.
Washington Post - 21 Oct 2013 18:31
The problem with President Obama's Rose Garden address on the Affordable Care Act was that it was basically identical to the speech Obama would've given if the law's launch had been smooth. "You've probably heard that He...
Rihanna Was Asked To Leave Abu Dhabi's Grand Mosque After Taking Photos In A Restricted Area
Business Insider - 21 Oct 2013 17:01
Rihanna loves sharing intimate photos of herself on Instagram, but not everyone is a fan. Over the weekend, the singer performed in Abu Dhabi. Afterward, she posed for a few photos outside of popular tourist attracti...
Financial Advisors v. Insurance Agents: Does One Want to Scam You?
The Huffington Post - 21 Oct 2013 15:55
A financial advisor and an insurance agent may sell similar products, but they can have very different motives. The worst agents will be beholden to their company's profit margin more than they are to your financial well...
Co-operative Bank says capital plans to change
Miami Herald - 21 Oct 2013 11:33
Troubled lender Co-operative Bank says previous plans to boost its capital by 1.5 billion pounds ($2.3 billion) will likely change as it holds talks with various creditor groups.
Boy, 14, Charged Over University Sex Assaults
Sky News - 21 Oct 2013 10:07
A 14-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the sexual assaults of several females near Manchester University.
Roma couple in Greek court over girl
BBC - 21 Oct 2013 08:57
A couple is due to appear in court in Greece, suspected of abducting a blonde girl known as Maria found living on a Roma settlement.
American Express Lets New Yorkers Pay For Cab Rides With Points
Mashable - 21 Oct 2013 06:01
American Express claims it is breaking new ground with a program that lets cardmembers use their points to pay for cab rides in New York City. The program, which included retrofitting VeriFone-designed Taxi TVs in 7,000 ...
No One Is Signing Tim Tebow
Dead Spin - 21 Oct 2013 02:59
Mike Silver, formerly trolling for Yahoo Sports, now trolls for NFL.com. And the league understands just as well as anyone the value of putting the nation on Tebow Alert, even when there's absolutely nothing to it.
New Trader Joe’s store creates traffic mess; 55 cars towed
Miami Herald - 21 Oct 2013 23:48
Pinecrest police said 55 cars were towed around Trader Joe’s over the weekend at the request of property owners.
Discover Financial's profit falls 8 percent in 3Q
Boston - 21 Oct 2013 23:30
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Discover Financial Services' net income fell 8 percent in the third quarter, as the lender set aside more funds to cover potential loan losses.
IBM's do-it-yourself kit makes Internet of things accessible
PC World - 21 Oct 2013 23:22
IBM and hardware partner Libelium hope to cut through the complexities of the so-called "Internet of things" through a do-it-yourself kit allowing users to test and deploy sensor networks. The companies on Monday introdu...
How the Dow Jones industrial average fared Monday
Miami Herald - 21 Oct 2013 23:02
The Dow Jones industrial average edged lower as investors digested the latest third quarter earnings reports from companies. McDonald's slipped after it reported revenue that fell short of analysts' expectations. Toymake...
Roll Call Founder Dead At 90
TPM - 21 Oct 2013 22:58
Sid Yudain, the founder of the long-standing Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call, died Sunday morning at the age of 90. "He loved that paper," said Lael Yudain, his wife. "He used to say that when he started, the Hill was a...
David Sedaris Opens Up About Sister Tiffany's Suicide In Bittersweet Article, 'Now We Are Five'
Popdust - 21 Oct 2013 22:58
David Sedaris has opened up about the tragic suicide of his younger sister. Tiffany Sedaris took her own life back
Discover Financial's profit falls 8 percent in 3Q
News Observer - 21 Oct 2013 22:45
Discover Financial Services' net income fell 8 percent in the third quarter, as the lender set aside more funds to cover potential loan losses.
Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission In Contempt Of Union Decision: Judge
The Huffington Post - 21 Oct 2013 22:29Why JPMorgan Chase Doesn't Deserve Your Sympathy
The Huffington Post - 21 Oct 2013 22:14
Scandal-tainted megabank JPMorgan Chase is losing legal ground in the wake of its multi-year crime wave (if the term "crime wave" seems harsh, we invite you to review the evidence here, here, and here.) But in the wake o...