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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.
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...
Will Things Get Any Better For Petrobras?
Bidness etc. - 26 Jul 2014 14:46
Brazil's oil regulator has approved Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA's (ADR) (PBR) plan to upgrade the Marlim offshore oil field, the country's largest.
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."
EU to toughen Russia sanctions over Ukraine
Al Jazeera English - 26 Jul 2014 08:22
Economic pressure on Russia to be stepped up as Kiev and Moscow trade allegations of cross-border attacks.
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.
Man, 80, Kills Burglar Who Said She Was Pregnant
ABC News - 26 Jul 2014 03:21
Prosecutors waiting for results of police investigation.
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.
Syrian Civil War Has Bloodiest Week Ever, With 700 People Killed In 48 Hours
IBTimes - 26 Jul 2014 04:30
Damage is seen on Khan Wazir street, which faces Aleppo's historic citadel controlled by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Old Aleppo as rebel fighters claim to have advanced in the area July 22, 2014...
Israel-Gaza Conflict: Thousands March In Iran In Support Of Palestinians
IBTimes - 26 Jul 2014 04:30
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians, including President Hassan Rouhani, took part in rallies across the country Friday to encourage the Palestinians to keep up their struggle, Al Jazeera reports. Footage from Iranian stat...
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
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.
Disturbed Items at Flight 17 Site Add to Growing Reports of Tampering
The New York Times - 26 Jul 2014 04:29
European monitors say that credit and debit cards belonging to victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 have been tampered with, the latest in a string of reports of looting at the crash site.
Israel rejects ceasefire plan, source says, as death toll nears 850
Reuters - 26 Jul 2014 03:11
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