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ONGC to raise gas output to 100 mmscmd by 2017-18
livemint.com - 16 Feb 2014 09:32
The incremental output will come from fields off both east and west coast
As Awards Season Winds Down, Stars Continue to Set the Bar High
InStyle - 16 Feb 2014 13:10
At this year's BAFTAs—the last red carpet before the Oscars—leading ladies like Lupita Nyong'o, Cate Blanchett, Amy Adams, and more dress to impress. See our favorites.
What Google Europe Will Look Like After A Legal Agreement Forces It To Carry Its Rivals' Ads (GOOG)
Business Insider - 16 Feb 2014 06:47
Google has reached a legal settlement with European antitrust regulators that will change the way it displays shopping ads. The Europeans believe the deal will lessen Google's dominance of online advertising and improve ...
Five ways China’s slowdown will ripple across the globe
News Observer - 16 Feb 2014 03:00
The reaction was slow in coming, but financial markets and corporate bosses have been jolted awake to China's relentless growth decline and are scrambling to cope with wrenching changes in…
Review: Anker IQ 40W 5-port smart USB adapter is the last power source you'll ever need
9 to 5 Mac - 16 Feb 2014 00:26
As our families grow, so do our device charging needs. Where we just used to need 2 USB ports to charge our iPhones, we now have iPads, cameras, Bluetooth speakers, portable flashlight/batteries and even a few Android de...
Niger extradites ex-Gadhafi official to Libya
Boston - 16 Feb 2014 17:18
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) -- Niger says it has extradited a former high-ranking intelligence official under Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi who was "plotting against the Libyan state."
Huge Filipino Charity Walk Breaks Guinness Records
ABC News - 16 Feb 2014 14:53
Huge Philippine charity walk for Typhoon Haiyan survivors breaks 2 Guinness records
After Historic UAW Defeat at Tennessee Volkswagen Plant, Theories Abound
The Huffington Post - 16 Feb 2014 07:09Danish zoo says no plans to kill healthy giraffe
Fox News - 16 Feb 2014 07:00
A Denmark zoo says that it has no plans to kill one of its healthy male giraffes after its European governing body decided not to send the zoo a female giraffe for the purposes of breeding.
NBA Rising Stars Challenge 2014: Grading Contest's Top Young Talents
Bleacher Report - 16 Feb 2014 03:59
Team Hill defeated Team Webber, 142-136, in the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday, and some of the league's most talented young stars put on a fantastic show during the game. The future NBA superstars all produced at vary...
NSA Ally Spied on US Law Firm
Slashdot - 16 Feb 2014 03:09
mendax points out a story at the NY Times about evidence that the Australian Signals Directorate notified the NSA in 2013 that it was spying on discussions between Indonesia and an American law firm. The information gath...
Treasury Auctions for the Week of Feb. 17
The New York Times - 16 Feb 2014 23:48
The following tax-exempt fixed-income issues are scheduled for pricing this week.
Man Saw Wife, 4 Kids Die in Fiery Crash
ABC News - 16 Feb 2014 21:39
He burned his hands trying to free his family.
Back to the Future 'Power Laces' Are Coming in 2015
Time - 16 Feb 2014 18:20
Back to the Future 'Power Laces' Are Coming in 2015
S. African Rescuers Try to Reach More Than 200 Trapped Illegal Miners
Boston - 16 Feb 2014 17:17
Rescue services in South Africa are trying to reach more than 200 illegal miners reported trapped underground in an abandoned gold shaft in a suburb just east of Johannesburg, an emergency services spokesman said on Sund...
House Democrats To Push Votes On Minimum Wage, Immigration
The Huffington Post - 16 Feb 2014 17:13McCain: The GOP Needs Immigration Reform
TPM - 16 Feb 2014 16:53
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Sunday called on House Republicans to pass immigration reform and said that the GOP needs to pass immigration reform to fulfill any hopes of winning a national election. "States like mine, over...
Using crowdsourcing to solve complex problems
Phys.org - 16 Feb 2014 16:07
If two minds are better than one, what could thousands of minds accomplish? The possibilities are endless--if researchers can learn to effectively harness and utilize all that knowledge.
NH nonprofit offering student loan consolidation
Boston - 16 Feb 2014 16:00
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- A New Hampshire nonprofit is launching a new private loan consolidation program for students.
S. Korean credit card firms punished for data leak
Phys.org - 16 Feb 2014 15:50
South Korean regulators Sunday suspended some operations of three credit card firms as punishment for the unprecedented theft of financial data on more than 20 million people.
How to fix the NBA dunk contest
USA Today - 16 Feb 2014 14:20
In four easy steps.
North Korea promotes key military officials
Al Jazeera English - 16 Feb 2014 07:23
Chief of missile unit and other army officials promoted as North Korea marks the birthday of late leader Kim Jong-il.