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Danny Brown talks cartoons, possible collaborations
L.A. Times - 26 Jul 2014 16:14Jack Black Tried To Walk Through Comic-Con Unnoticed As A Stormtrooper And Failed Miserably
Business Insider - 26 Jul 2014 00:19
Not every star can walk through San Diego Comic-Con unnoticed. Last year, Bryan Cranston and Hugh Jackman walked the floors of the annual comic and pop culture event disguised as characters they have played on TV and f...
Most Of The Earth's Species Are About To Be Destroyed In A Giant Mass Extinction
Business Insider - 26 Jul 2014 00:05
Approximately 65 million years ago, when the dinosaurs went extinct, 75% of the planet's many species went with them. It was the world's fifth, and most recent, mass extinction event. Now, according to a July 25 revie...
Sloan: To stop U.S. companies from defecting, cure the symptom first and the cause second
Washington Post - 26 Jul 2014 02:17
Sometimes even journalists get it right. My essay about companies incorporating overseas to dodge taxes clearly struck a nerve. Since its publication earlier this month, these corporate "inversions" -- a euphemism for "d...
Female Separatist Posts Instagrams Showing Off Makeup Looted from MH17
The Atlantic Wire - 26 Jul 2014 00:23
Since she posted the pictures, she has received an onslaught of outrage on social media, and her Instagram account has been hacked.
US Says Putin 'Culpable' In MH17 Plane Crash
Sky News - 26 Jul 2014 07:29
The White House links President Putin and the Russians to the Malaysia Airlines jet tragedy as further sanctions are imposed.
BP reaches settlement on oil-related spills
Miami Herald - 26 Jul 2014 02:09
BP Exploration Alaska has agreed to settle a complaint with the state and federal governments over four oil-related spills on Alaska's North Slope from 2007 to 2011.
Facebook delivers $1.6B to Zuckerberg in one day
Tech Times - 26 Jul 2014 01:54
After a shaky start to its IPO, Facebook's effective advertising sales innovations and strategic acquisitions have propelled it to spectacular growth. Benefiting directly from this is founder Mark Zuckerberg, who pockete...
Kellogg's Dividend Increase: Investors Should Not Be Impressed
Bidness etc. - 26 Jul 2014 17:18
Kellogg Company (K) announced a 6.5% increase in its quarterly dividends, to $0.49 per-share yesterday, bringing the company's dividend yield to 3% at the current price levels. The 6.5% growth rate is higher than the 4.3...
Investigators reach Mali plane crash site
Al Jazeera English - 26 Jul 2014 07:50
Initial reports suggest bad weather, not attack caused crash that killed 118 people on board Air Algerie aircraft.
The Rise Of The Chinese Box Office Is Staggering, And It's Transforming Hollywood
Business Insider - 26 Jul 2014 07:10
The Chinese box office grew by an astounding 27% to $3.6 billion in 2013, according to the Motion Picture Association of America. To put that number in comparison, China's $900 million dollars box office growth was more...
Call to step up the pace of TB-HIV collaborative activities
OpEdNews - 26 Jul 2014 19:06
"We must focus upon individual human beings rather than on individual diseases of TB and HIV. A person centric approach is bound to work together than a disease centric approach."
US Evacuates Libya Embassy Amid Militia Strife
Sky News - 26 Jul 2014 17:26
US Secretary of State John Kerry said "freewheeling militia violence" posed a "real risk" to American personnel.
Peering Into Darkness Beneath the Israel-Gaza Border
The New York Times - 26 Jul 2014 05:10
Some 30 tunnels, part of a network used by Palestinian militants, have been found by Israeli forces since the ground invasion of Gaza began.
House Tells President Obama: No Combat Troops To Iraq Without Congressional Approval
IBTimes - 26 Jul 2014 04:30
Iraqi security forces arrest suspected militants of the al Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, during clashes in Jurf al-Sakhar, 40 miles from the capital city of Baghdad, Feb. 15.
John Oliver, HBO 'Last Week Tonight' Host, Named In Top Secret Thai Military Documents After Video Goes Viral
IBTimes - 26 Jul 2014 04:30
John Oliver has so far charmed American TV audiences by poking fun at U.S. and international politicians on his new HBO show "Last Week Tonight," but Thailand's ruling military, one of the British comedian's recent targe...
Man, 80, Kills Burglar Who Said She Was Pregnant
ABC News - 26 Jul 2014 03:21
Prosecutors waiting for results of police investigation.
VIDEO: Russia angry at US 'smear campaign'
BBC - 26 Jul 2014 05:42
Russia has accused the United States of conducting a 'smear campaign' over its alleged involvement in the Ukraine conflict, as the European Union expands its blacklist of Russian individuals and organisations.
Jews targeted in France
CNN - 26 Jul 2014 04:53
CNN's Isa Soares reports on anti-Semitism in Europe and around the world during the conflict in Gaza.
Rape case stopped as judge 'asleep'
BBC - 26 Jul 2014 04:46
A judge is being investigated after being accused of falling asleep during a child rape trial at Manchester Crown Court.
Israeli-Palestinian Crisis: Israeli Defense Minister Notes Expanding Ground Operation In Gaza
IBTimes - 26 Jul 2014 04:30
An Israeli defense minister told troops Friday that the country might significantly expand its ground operation in Gaza, according to the Associated Press.
Gaza Hospital Shelled Hours Before Humanitarian Cease-Fire Set To Begin
IBTimes - 26 Jul 2014 04:30
A wounded Palestinian sits against a residential building where he lives, which police said was destroyed in an Israeli air strike, in Gaza City July 22, 2014. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem