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Icahn throws wrench in Bridgestone's Pep Boys deal
Chicago Tribune - 7 Dec 2015 18:10We May Have to Wait for 'Star Wars: Episode 8' or '9' to Find Out This Character's Backstory
Variety - 7 Dec 2015 17:00
Many aspects of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” remain shrouded in secrecy, from the plot to the character arcs to the location of the press junket which took place this weekend. But it may comfort curious fans to lea...
29-Year-Old Man Charged With Attempted Murder in London Subway Stabbing
Time - 7 Dec 2015 04:47
Police are treating the attack as a terrorist incident
11 Psychological Tricks to Manipulate People, Ranked In Order of Pure Evilness
inc - 7 Dec 2015 07:15
Some of these tactics are legit. Others might work, but you'd need a shower afterward. Here they are, ranked from least to most evil.
China's budget airlines spread wings, add routes
Reuters - 7 Dec 2015 07:32
BEIJING/SINGAPORE
HBO Teaser Features Games of Thrones Season 6 Footage
Time - 7 Dec 2015 06:54
Nope, no Jon Snow
Report: FBI Looking Into Blatter's Role in Bribery Case
ABC News - 7 Dec 2015 06:53
Report: FBI looking into suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter's role in bribery case
13 Injured in Attack on Government Office in Western China
ABC News - 7 Dec 2015 06:47
13 injured in attack on government office in western China
Read the Full Text of President Obama's Address to the Nation on Terrorism
Time - 7 Dec 2015 04:29
The Commander-in-Chief sought to reassure a nation on edge
Threshold Pharmaceuticals' stock plunges after drug trial disappoints
Market Watch - 7 Dec 2015 18:04
Theshold Pharmaceutical's stock plunges on heavy volume to an seven-year low after two late-stage trials of its cancer treatment failed to meet their primary endpoint.
Belgian ban on Facebook cookies should apply to all of Europe, privacy watchdogs say
PC World - 7 Dec 2015 16:58
European data protection authorities want Facebook to stop using cookies to track people who don't have a Facebook account. As part of a case brought by the Belgian Privacy Commission, a Brussels court ordered Facebook i...
Anti-corruption documentary in Russia gaining popularity
Miami Herald - 7 Dec 2015 16:57
A documentary based on the findings of an anti-corruption activist accusing Russian prosecutors of ties with notorious gangsters on Monday hit 2.5 million views while the Kremlin is resisting the pressure to dismiss the ...
U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to assault weapon ban
Reuters - 7 Dec 2015 16:46
WASHINGTON
French far right sees record gains in regional polls
Al Jazeera English - 7 Dec 2015 06:31
Marine Le Pen's National Front wins at least 30 percent of the vote nationwide, three weeks after deadly Paris attacks.
Hundreds killed as floods swamp city
CNN - 7 Dec 2015 05:45
Chennai, a city of 4.6 million people on India's southeast coast, is reeling from some of the heaviest and deadliest rains in decades.
San Bernardino Calls For Unity As The City Mourns Its Dead
Time - 7 Dec 2015 04:51
"It is sad that only in death are we able to celebrate humanity"
How Coca-Cola Left A Bad Taste In Many Mouths
inc - 7 Dec 2015 03:24
An ad in which pretty white people travel to a remote Mexican village to bring them a Coke (and a wooden Christmas tree) shows a peculiar myopia.
K-Cup maker Keurig to be taken private for $13.9 billion
Reuters - 7 Dec 2015 17:59
(Reuters) - Keurig Green Mountain Inc, the maker of K-Cup single-serve coffee pods, said on Monday it would be bought by an investor group led by Germany's JAB Holding Co (JAB) for about $13.9 billion, creating a global ...
Police: Palestinian Shot and Killed After Stabbing Israeli
ABC News - 7 Dec 2015 16:54
Police: Palestinian shot and killed after stabbing Israeli outside West Bank holy site
Pistorius saga continues: Bail hearing set for Tuesday
Miami Herald - 7 Dec 2015 16:48
Oscar Pistorius must appear in court on Tuesday to apply for bail now that an appeals court has overturned his manslaughter conviction and instead found him guilty of murder for shooting his girlfriend to death, a South ...
Syria says 3 soldiers killed in US-led airstrikes
Miami Herald - 7 Dec 2015 16:43
Syria's government on Monday accused the U.S.-led coalition of launching airstrikes on an army camp that killed three soldiers and wounded 13, which if confirmed would mark the first time U.S.-led forces have struck troo...
UN officials warn of climate disaster if Paris pact fails
Miami Herald - 7 Dec 2015 16:43
Talks on a universal climate pact shifted to a higher gear Monday with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urging governments to set off an "energy revolution" to rein in heat-trapping carbon emissions and avert disastrou...