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Ferguson shooting: Police, protesters clash after disclosures
Fox News - 16 Aug 2014 09:04
Police and about 200 protesters clashed in Ferguson, Missouri early Saturday morning following the disclosure of the officer who fatally shot a black teenager a week earlier and accusations that the teen was involved in ...
Wal-Mart Brings Back Human Cashiers
Bidness etc. - 16 Aug 2014 18:19
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) said it will reduce customers' waiting time at checkout lines by staffing all its cash registers.
Argentina tweets hate on US Judge Griesa
New York Post - 16 Aug 2014 04:29
Manhattan federal judge Thomas Griesa -- arguably the most hated man in Argentina right now -- is adding to his list of detractors. Griesa's unorthodox order in the debt dispute...
Park City Says Mountain Lease Worth No More Than $1 Million A Year
Forbes - 16 Aug 2014 05:36
Park City says its mountain's not worth much -- to anybody who doesn't control the base area and parking.
How Wells Fargo Learned To Innovate Around the Customer
Forbes - 16 Aug 2014 05:12
By building a business around its customers rather than it's products, Wells Fargo enabled them to spend less time wrestling with banking services and more time running their operations.
DA: NY couple intended to harm Amish girls
Fox News - 16 Aug 2014 07:16
A northern New York couple has been arraigned on charges they intended to physically harm or sexually abuse two Amish sisters after kidnapping them from a roadside farm stand.
For Its New Shows, Amazon Adds Art to Its Data
The New York Times - 16 Aug 2014 02:35
After an underwhelming initial foray into making its own video programming, Amazon has poured even more money into the effort.
Pakistan protest leaders vow to stand firm
Al Jazeera English - 16 Aug 2014 11:17
Imran Khan and Tahir ul-Qadri vow to keep protests alive in Islamabad until Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif steps down.
10 Facts You Didn't Know About Music
Time - 16 Aug 2014 06:01
Music Facts You Didn't Know: Background music does not improve your ability to concentrate but will help you when you're at the gym. It can affect how you work. A littlebackground noise makes you more creative, a lot hur...
Spader on why he's so good at playing strange
USA Today - 16 Aug 2014 00:02
How did the 'strangest man on TV' get to be that way?
Protesters and Police Face Off Again in Ferguson Streets
The New York Times - 16 Aug 2014 09:52
Tension was renewed again early Saturday, as protesters infuriated by the death of Michael Brown barricaded a major thoroughfare and police officers in riot gear quickly responded.
US and Canada activists to block Israeli ship
Al Jazeera English - 16 Aug 2014 07:16
Activists plan to block commercial Israeli ship from docking at ports in solidarity with Palestinians.
China Blood Donation Scandal: 7 People Arrested For Forcing School Children To Donate Blood
IBTimes - 16 Aug 2014 11:30
Police officials arrested seven people who allegedly forced school children to donate blood in northwest China, according to the Xinhua news agency. In China, people between ages 18 to 55 can reportedly donate blood lega...
Iraqi Officials: Islamic State Group Kills 80 Men
ABC News - 16 Aug 2014 10:56
Iraqi officials: Survivors say Islamic State militants killed over 80 men in northern village
Huge Crowds Watch in Seoul as Pope Francis Beatifies Korean Catholics
The New York Times - 16 Aug 2014 09:37
Hundreds of thousands cheered Saturday as the pope rode through downtown Seoul for a ceremony to beatify 124 Korean Catholics killed for their beliefs more than a century ago.
'I'm pregnant': woman suspected of murdering mom in Bali
New York Post - 16 Aug 2014 08:14
The young American woman accused of murdering her socialite mother in Bali before stuffing her in a suitcase claims that she's pregnant. Heather Mack, 19, and her boyfriend, Tommy Schaefer,...
U.S., Iraqi And Kurdish Forces Spring Surprise Attack Against ISIS Fighters In Attempt To Take Back Mosul Dam
IBTimes - 16 Aug 2014 07:30
A U.S. and Iraqi operation that aims to retake Mosul Dam from ISIS fighters began on Friday at 6 p.m. EST, according to a CNN report. The operation, which is the first offensive since the United States began operating in...
The Recession's Lost Generation Of Homeowners Isn't Millennials -- It's The Middle-Aged
Forbes - 16 Aug 2014 02:10
Though the published homeownership rate for young adults is still falling, true homeownership among young adults started rising in 2013. Adjusted for longer-term demographic shifts, young-adult homeownership is now at pr...
Delays For SC Nuclear Plant Put Pressure On the Industry
Slashdot - 16 Aug 2014 22:55
mdsolar sends this news from the Associated Press: Expensive delays are piling up for the companies building new nuclear power plants, raising fresh questions about whether they can control the construction costs that cr...
Cueto becomes MLB's first 15-game winner
ESPN - 16 Aug 2014 08:11
Johnny Cueto threw eight stellar innings to become the first 15-game winner in the majors and Kris Negron had a career-high four hits, including a tiebreaking single in the ninth, as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado...
New FAA ruling effectively bans ridesharing for planes
The Verge - 16 Aug 2014 06:51
A recent FAA ruling has left Uber of air travel-hopeful AirPooler and other startups like it in a legal bind. The agency yesterday stated that private pilots who don't hold a special government-issued certificate are ban...