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Search zeroing in on Indian Ocean
CNN - 16 Mar 2014 07:04
CNN's Chad Myers details the search for missing Malaysia Airliner Flight 370.
Budget 2014: George Osborne's tax cut dilemma
The Guardian - 16 Mar 2014 02:04
The economy is improving but the chancellor cannot afford to be too generous on budget day - and political concerns over the 2015 election also play a part The clock is ticking towards the 2015 general election, with onl...
Lego robot crushes Rubik's Cube world record with superhuman speed
The Verge - 16 Mar 2014 02:33
And you thought that Lego castle you built as a kid was impressive. Two engineers in England have set the world record for completing a Rubik's Cube with a robot made from the ubiquitous plastic blocks. The (somewhat) cl...
Will you work after retirement? Most Americans think they will – but most will change their minds
News Observer - 16 Mar 2014 02:00
In her years as a probation officer north of Dallas, Patricia Lowell reckoned that she would work until age 65, confident that she could then retire halfway comfortably on her…
Government computers running Windows XP will be vulnerable to hackers after April 8
Washington Post - 16 Mar 2014 23:30
The deadline for installing secure operating systems on federal government computers will pass next month with the job incomplete, leaving hundreds of thousands of machines running outdated software and unusually vulnera...
NATO websites hit in cyber attack over Crimea stance
Reuters - 16 Mar 2014 04:41
BRUSSELS/LONDON, March 15 - Unidentified hackers brought down several public NATO websites with cyber attacks on Saturday, the alliance said, in what appeared the latest escalation in cyberspace over growing tensions ove...
Now Co-op pays official £2,000 a day to examine why it is in debt
The Guardian - 16 Mar 2014 02:05
Revelation over Sir Christopher Kelly's pay raises fresh concern in cash crisis A former Treasury official commissioned by the Co-op Group to examine how it incurred a £1.5bn financial black hole is being paid £2,000 a...
Programmers Are Suffering From A Bunch Of 'Syndromes' That Are Driving Them Crazy
Business Insider - 16 Mar 2014 14:15
Being a software programmer is one of the best jobs these days for your pocketbook and your job security, but it can be incredibly bad for your mental health. Two things are going on that are literally driving programmer...
Mo Farah Collapses At New York Half-Marathon
Sky News - 16 Mar 2014 18:04
The British Olympian says he is "doing ok" after falling to the ground at the end of a difficult race.
St Pat's parade 'biggest in years'
BBC - 16 Mar 2014 18:14
Belfast's Lord Mayor Máirtín " Muilleoir hails the city's St Patrick's Day parade as the biggest in years.
US delivers Hellfire missiles, ammunition to Iraq
Boston - 16 Mar 2014 18:04
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The United States delivered 100 Hellfire missiles, along with assault rifles and ammunition to Iraq as part of its anti-terrorism assistance to the country, the U.S. embassy to Iraq said on Sunday. ...
Crimeans vote in breakaway referendum
Al Jazeera English - 16 Mar 2014 08:13
Ukraine region expected to vote overwhelmingly in favour of joining Moscow in referendum condemned by West.
Opinion: Obama passive on Crimea
CNN - 16 Mar 2014 07:55
America's response to the Crimea crisis has been all speeches, writes Sen. Lindsey Graham and Newt Gingrich.
Russian troops seize gas terminal past Crimean border, Ukraine says
Boston - 16 Mar 2014 04:24
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine -- Tensions mounted on the eve of a secession referendum in Crimea as helicopter-borne Russian forces made a provocative incursion just beyond the peninsula's regional border to seize a natural gas te...
Venezuela bid for US 'peace meeting'
BBC - 16 Mar 2014 04:13
Venezuela's President Maduro urges the US to discuss "peace and sovereignty" with Union of South American Nations (Unasur) mediation.
A Venezuelan kidnapper comes clean about a dirty industry
Miami Herald - 16 Mar 2014 03:38
A kidnapper in Venezuela talked to the Miami Herald about his line of work, police complicity and why he thinks the industry will continue to thrive.
Earthquake hits coastal Peru
CNN - 16 Mar 2014 03:18
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck about four miles from the coastal city of Sechura in northern Peru on Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The Agitprop of Ajit Pai: The Republican FCC Commissioner Calls Out the Troops
OpEdNews - 16 Mar 2014 23:56
The political schism at the FCC is revealed through Republican FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai's command of right-wing media outlets.
Autism, Pollution, And Genital Malformations: The Missing Link
Forbes - 16 Mar 2014 23:23
Perhaps you've seen the "autism, pollution, genital malformations" headlines? Only problem is, the study in question provided no link to pollution.
RWE to Sell Oil Production Unit to LetterOne Group
ABC News - 16 Mar 2014 18:12
Germany's RWE to sell oil, gas unit RWE Dea to LetterOne Group, division valued at $7.1B
Man hit by three cars on M73 named
BBC - 16 Mar 2014 18:04
Police name a man hit by three cars on the M73 motorway in the early hours of Saturday.
Scented Snippets: New Fragrance Review/Code Deco B Minor--Masculine in a Minor Key
Fragrantica Perfumes - 16 Mar 2014 16:08
A few months ago, I was contacted by an elegant woman named Hiro Nakayama whose acquaintance I had made several years ago via Sniffapalooza and later again at Elements Showcase in NYC. I knew her as a fellow fragrance en...