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Femme Fatale: This Lingerie Set Was Named For a Famous Murder Victim
Lingerie Talk - 20 Aug 2014 17:00
Eiizabeth Short was only 22 when she was found in a Los Angeles parking lot in 1947, bludgeoned and slashed to death with her torso sliced in half. It was one of the most sensational crimes of the century in America, and...
Emmys Host Seth Meyers: Jokes, Not Selfies, Will Determine Show's Success
Variety - 20 Aug 2014 04:05
Less than a year into his tenure at NBC’s “Late Night,” Seth Meyers will take the stage Monday night as host of the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards. The job has plenty riding on it: Last year’s Neil Patrick Harris-hos...
ISIS Threatens Journalist Steven Sotloff After Apparent Beheading Of James Foley
IBTimes - 20 Aug 2014 03:30
Militants from the Islamic State, who released a video Tuesday appearing to show the beheading of U.S journalist James Wright Foley, also threatened to kill another man, believed to be U.S. journalist Steven Joel Sotloff...
Brazilian judge orders Apple, Google remove Secret from the app stores, remotely delete from users' phones
9 to 5 Mac - 20 Aug 2014 03:40Wild Hong Kong Concept Tower Would Have Its Own Fish Farms And Rice Paddies
Business Insider - 20 Aug 2014 21:15
In a bold attempt to create a building that contains practically everything humans could need to survive, architects at Studio Cachoua Torres Camilletti designed a multi-multi-purpose skyscraper for Hong Kong. Called "R...
16 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photos That Shocked The World
Business Insider - 20 Aug 2014 17:24
Photography is a powerful medium. It can expose truths and show emotions that words never could. It can turn a mirror to our deepest fears and give us hope for humanity. It can change the world. Since 1942 the Pulitzer ...
19 Times Celebrities Totally Forgot To Wear Clothes At The VMAs [NSFW]
MTV News - 20 Aug 2014 03:05Police Investigate Possible Link in Moms’ Disappearances
ABC News - 20 Aug 2014 23:46
The mystery disappearances of two Indiana moms could be linked to a serial predator, police say.
Macy's to Pay $650,000 to Resolve Bias Inquiry
The New York Times - 20 Aug 2014 06:22
An inquiry by the attorney general's office found that minority shoppers were disproportionately followed and, sometimes, detained at Macy's flagship Herald Square store.
Hostess Twinkie plant in Schiller Park closing
Chicago Tribune - 20 Aug 2014 22:17A Startup Named 'Rabbit' Thinks That It Solved A Major Problem With Video-Chatting
Business Insider - 20 Aug 2014 18:22
Video-chatting startup Rabbit quietly relaunched yesterday as a browser-based video chat application, after a short-lived run as a Mac desktop app in 2013. The app is aimed at creating a completely new video-chatting exp...
China slaps Japan companies with record antitrust fine
Market Watch - 20 Aug 2014 07:04
China issues a dozen Japanese companies with the largest antitrust fine in recent history, though it gives two of the offenders a pass.
The Wall Street Journal: Citigroup may sell Japan retail-banking business
Market Watch - 20 Aug 2014 05:51
Citigroup is considering whether to pull out of retail banking in Japan, The Wall Street Journal reports, as the New York lender rethinks its global operations after a string of regulatory problems in the U.S. and abroad...
White House Reacts To Graphic Video Of Alleged Beheading Of James Foley
IBTimes - 20 Aug 2014 01:30
American photojournalist James Foley was allegedly beheaded by ISIS on Tuesday. Free James Foley/Facebook
Rockets Land In Tel Aviv And Airstrikes In Gaza Kill Two In Renewed Fighting
IBTimes - 20 Aug 2014 01:30
Relatives of Palestinians, whom hospital officials said were wounded by an Israeli air strike, cry at a hospital in Gaza City August 19, 2014. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Rick Perry turns himself in, vows to 'fight this injustice'
New York Post - 20 Aug 2014 01:11
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry was defiant as he was booked Tuesday on abuse of power charges Tuesday, saying he would “fight this injustice with every fiber of...
Outside the Box: 5 European companies with great global brands
Market Watch - 20 Aug 2014 18:16
Many European stocks are undervalued just because they are European. Investors should look at these five European companies that will benefit from having great global brands, says Michael Brush.
Target cuts profit forecast but sees sales improvement; stock rises
L.A. Times - 20 Aug 2014 18:12The Cities Where The Most Billionaires Were Born
Business Insider - 20 Aug 2014 18:10
New York City is the billionaire-breeding capital of the world, according to a new report from Spear's and WealthInsight. 52 billionaires have been born in the Big Apple, totaling 3.09% of all billionaires on the planet....
Trading in US stocks subdued ahead of Fed minutes
Miami Herald - 20 Aug 2014 18:09
U.S. stocks are drifting in midday trading as traders wait for the latest news from the Federal Reserve.
Argentina bonds, peso reel on country's debt swap plan
Reuters - 20 Aug 2014 18:07
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15 Highest-Paying Jobs For Professionals With Excellent 'People Skills'
Business Insider - 20 Aug 2014 18:06
Are you a natural negotiator or a superb public speaker? Can you get along with almost anyone, anywhere? Do you typically succeed in leadership roles? If you said "yes" to any of the above, you may be able to cash in on ...