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Police begin to impose Ferguson curfew on protesters
New York Post - 17 Aug 2014 08:07
FERGUSON, Mo. -- Police have fired multiple smoke canisters into a crowd of defiant protesters in a St. Louis suburb where a black teen had been shot by a white...
Live: The Aston Martin DP-100
Forbes - 17 Aug 2014 01:39
PlayStation's virtual super car came to life this weekend in Pebble Beach.
All is not well with the economy
New York Post - 17 Aug 2014 02:30
Riddle me this: The Middle East is in turmoil, Libya is burning, Russia is saber-rattling again -- and oil is at a six-month low. In fact, crude prices are down...
Armed men loot Ebola isolation ward in Liberia
Eyewitness News - 17 Aug 2014 17:17
Officials say blood-stained bedding was looted and fears of the Ebola virus spreading continue to rise.
Prisoners Film Tunnel Jail Break On Phone
Sky News - 17 Aug 2014 07:03
Police say the guard on duty had not bothered to inspect the cell for about two months before the inmates' brazen escape.
Ukraine Crisis: Troops Take Police Station In Separatist-Controlled Luhansk
IBTimes - 17 Aug 2014 17:30
Ukrainian troops have taken possession of a police station within the city limits of Luhansk, which has been controlled by pro-Russian separatists for months, Reuters reported. Although Ukraine captured a key area of the...
Budget-friendly Samsung NX3000 camera is a great value
USA Today - 17 Aug 2014 15:00
With its excellent performance and low price, this camera from Samsung is a smart buy.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Does A Pretty Funny Comedy Routine Before His Ice Bucket Challenge (AMZN)
Business Insider - 17 Aug 2014 14:54
Bill Gates has the best ice bucket challenge we've seen yet. But, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is a close second. Bezos is normally a reserved, all-business kind of guy when he speaks publicly. It's rare that he ever talks to t...
U.N. peacekeepers killed in Mali
CNN - 17 Aug 2014 04:55
In fresh evidence the threat of violence in Mali -- and, specifically, attacks directed at international forces -- hasn't gone away, two U.N. peacekeepers died and nine others were hurt in a suicide attack Saturday, the ...
Microsoft pulls August Windows update after crashes
PC World - 17 Aug 2014 23:58
Microsoft has pulled its August update after users reported crashes and issues restarting their systems, and is currently recommending users uninstall the update. Microsoft said that it had discovered three issues with t...
Taotronics' Elune LED Multi-function Desk Lamp, reviewed
AppleTell - 17 Aug 2014 15:04
It does what it claims, just don't pay list price for it. Or even half. The post Taotronics’ Elune LED Multi-function Desk Lamp, reviewed appeared first on AppleTell.
Vulnerable Senate Democrats wary of Obama using executive powers on immigration
Fox News - 17 Aug 2014 09:15
Senate Democrats at risk of losing re-election in moderate or conservative-leaning states this fall are wary about President Obama using his executive powers to sidestep Congress and act alone on immigration reform.
Los Angeles weighs cash incentive in bid to boost voter turnout
Fox News - 17 Aug 2014 09:00
Near-perfect weather and an abundance of "I voted" stickers haven't been enough to lure Los Angeles residents to the polls. Now some city officials are floating another idea: cash.
Ferguson protesters defy curfew to confront riot police
The Guardian - 17 Aug 2014 08:05
About 200 demonstrators ignore calls to return home after Missouri governor declares state of emergency Protesters in Ferguson, the Missouri city where an unarmed 18-year-old was shot dead by a police officer, broke a cu...
Report: UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief Arrives in Iran
ABC News - 17 Aug 2014 07:52
Report: UN nuclear watchdog chief arrives in Iran, his second visit in less than a year
Argentina Default: President Fernandez Rails Against Holdout Creditors
IBTimes - 17 Aug 2014 07:30
(Reuters) - Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez took toFacebook on Saturday to rail against her country's holdout creditors, calling them greedy and bent on thwarting a solution in order to keep Argentina mired in d...
US Launches Airstrikes To Help Retake Iraq Dam
Sky News - 17 Aug 2014 06:57
US fighter jets and drones have been involved in an offensive to claw back Iraq's largest dam from Islamic State fighters.
Turkey's First Presidential Elections Were No Democracy
Time - 17 Aug 2014 06:01
Erdogan's relentless campaigning was politics theatrics
Woah. A LOT of armed cops just busted this Uber driver, apparently for a street-pick up
PandoDaily - 17 Aug 2014 04:37
A few minutes ago, right near Uber’s old headquarters at 3rd and Mission, I watched as an unmarked car, filled with undercover cops, pulled over an Uber limo, apparently for picking up a passenger off the street. The s...
Police to quiz container survivors
BBC - 17 Aug 2014 04:36
Police are to question a group of people found inside a shipping container at a busy port, as they continue to investigate the death of one man.
Rick Perry: Indictment Is 'Outrageous' And A 'Farce Of A Prosecution'
IBTimes - 17 Aug 2014 00:30
Texas Gov. Rick Perry made a brief but to-the-point statement Saturday about his indictment on two abuse-of-power counts Friday: He lambasted it as an "outrageous," politically motivated attack on the Texas Constitution....