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Casey Affleck's Oscar Win Confirms That Harassing Women Isn't Disqualifying
The Huffington Post - 27 Feb 2017 18:35
In 2010, Casey Affleck was accused of viciously sexually harassing producer Amanda White and cinematographer Magdalena Gorka, two women who worked with him on the mockumentary film “I’m Still Here.” A mere seven ye...
These Iowans voted for Trump. Many of them are already disappointed.
Chicago Tribune - 27 Feb 2017 06:08Trump's Choice for Navy Secretary Is Withdrawing, Citing a Tangle of Business Interests
Time - 27 Feb 2017 04:00
Just last week, the Pentagon sought to tamp down reports that Philip Bilden might pull out
'Suicide Squad' Just Won An Oscar, Yes You Read That Right
ScreenCrush - 27 Feb 2017 04:15
Welcome to the Upside Down! Suicide Squad is no longer “critically panned DC movie Suicide Squad,” but “Oscar winner Suicide Squad.”
China Is Likely to Ramp Up its Naval Abilities In Response to Trump's Unpredictability
Time - 27 Feb 2017 04:44
With Trump promising a shipbuilding spree, China is set to respond with its own military buildup
Trump Budget Plan Boosts Pentagon, Trims State Dept, EPA
The Huffington Post - 27 Feb 2017 04:38
The White House on Monday will send federal departments a budget proposal containing the defense spending increase President Donald Trump promised, financed partly by cuts to the U.S. State Department, Environmental Prot...
Japan emperor's Vietnam visit a sign of improved ties
Miami Herald - 27 Feb 2017 03:29
When Nguyen Thi Xuan said goodbye to her Japanese husband in 1954, she thought he was going off for a year or two on another long assignment. She never imagined …
Trump plans to boost spending on the military
New York Post - 27 Feb 2017 14:57
President Trump plans to spend more on the military -- and to leave spending on Social Security and Medicare, the two biggest entitlement programs, unchanged. The administration will begin notifying federal agencies Mond...
Ex-CIA Boss Brennan Warns That Trump Travel Ban Won't Do Much For Security
The Huffington Post - 27 Feb 2017 04:06
Donald Trump’s plan to make the nation safe by barring travelers from seven mostly Muslim nations isn’t going to “help in any significant way,” warned former CIA Director John Brennan. Protection against terroris...
A 'significant shortage of listings' is restraining the US housing market
Business Insider - 27 Feb 2017 17:00
Larry Downing/Reuters US pending home sales unexpectedly fell in January, by 2.8%, according to the National Association of Realtors. Buyer demand for housing is as strong as it's been since the recession, the NAR said. ...
Trump's speech could be marked by disruption or decorum
ABC News - 27 Feb 2017 16:49
President Donald Trump's speech on Tuesday offers him an opportunity to stand before millions of viewers around the United States and the world, and try to reframe his presidency
Survey Reveals that Poor and Inaccurate Content Leads to Lost Online Sales
inc - 27 Feb 2017 16:45
New survey shows that most lost sales on ecommerce sites come from content-related issues.
Craft Beer Startup Proves that Success Requires These Three Simple Elements
inc - 27 Feb 2017 16:45
A new startup in the craft beer industry is demonstrating how entrepreneurs with little experience in a target industry can find success.
Oscars 2017: Political skits, speeches dominate show
ABC News - 27 Feb 2017 04:58
Jimmy Kimmel started off the night with political satire.
We Asked People Why They Post Thirst Traps
VICE - 27 Feb 2017 17:47
What do people want beyond the initial rush of the 'like'?
George W. Bush on Trump and Russia: 'We all need answers'
ABC News - 27 Feb 2017 16:48
He also defended the media's role in keeping leaders in check.
2 convicted of murder for deadly drag race in Germany
Miami Herald - 27 Feb 2017 16:46
Two men have been convicted of murder for a midnight drag race along a chic Berlin boulevard that ended with the death of another motorist. The Berlin State Court on …
How Spicer tried to get reports of Russia talks shot down
New York Post - 27 Feb 2017 16:46
White House spokesman Sean Spicer orchestrated phone calls between outside officials and reporters to try to tamp down reports Trump campaign officials had been talking to the Russians before the election, according to a...
At Least 20 Hurt in Float Crash at Rio's Carnival
Time - 27 Feb 2017 15:45
Police are investigating
Grandmother Is Deported From U.K. Despite Being Married to British Citizen for 27 Years
Time - 27 Feb 2017 15:40
A grandmother, who has been married to a British man for 27-years, was deported to Singapore on Sunday by U.K. authorities. Irene Clennell, 53, says she was deported without money or a chance to pack her bags. “They ju...
The grandmothers running rural South Africa
Al Jazeera English - 27 Feb 2017 13:02
Almost 1.5 million or 11% of all households in South Africa are now run by women over the age of 60
From football to physics
MIT - 27 Feb 2017 07:00
Zachary Hulcher, Marshall Scholar and offensive lineman, will study high-energy physics in the UK.