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How Alien: Covenant fits in the larger Alien timeline, and what comes next
The Verge - 19 May 2017 16:46
The latest installment of Ridley Scott's space-horror franchise, Alien: Covenant, hits theaters today. The series is coming up on its 40th anniversary, and over the course of its lifetime, it's taken some interesting tur...
Trump Asked Comey When Feds Would Say He Wasn't Under Investigation
The Huffington Post - 19 May 2017 04:41
President Donald Trumpasked former FBI Director James Comeyin a phone call when federal authorities would publicly announce the president wasn’t under suspicion in the bureau’s investigation of possible Trump campaig...
Trump brings optimism for firmer US approach to Mideast
Al Jazeera English - 19 May 2017 05:52
Nothing expected to change on the ground after president's first foreign foray, seen by pundits as largely symbolic.
Brazil's President Says He Won't Resign Despite Allegations of Corruption
Time - 19 May 2017 03:50
Stocks and the Brazilian currency have plunged and rumors circulated that Temer would step down
8 judges on Venezuela's Supreme Court hit with US sanctions
Miami Herald - 19 May 2017 06:04
The U.S. imposed a new round of sanctions on high-level Venezuelan officials, this time targeting eight Supreme Court judges that Washington accused of damaging their nation's democracy by steadily stripping …
New Orleans plans to remove Gen. Robert E. Lee statue
USA Today - 19 May 2017 07:11
The city is completing the removal of four Confederate-related statues.
Greece's Parliament Has Just Approved Even More Austerity Measures
Time - 19 May 2017 03:58
Thousands of Greeks went on strike and protested outside parliament against the cuts
Stocks are jumping after the worst sell-off of the year
Business Insider - 19 May 2017 16:27
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Woman burned by Starbucks coffee awarded $100K
New York Post - 19 May 2017 03:19
A woman in Florida who was burned by a cup of Starbucks coffee was awarded more than $100,000 for her injuries on Thursday. Joanne Mogavero won the suit in Duval County after a jury found the coffee chain negligent for t...
Trump can't waft away stench of Flynn scandal
CNN - 19 May 2017 16:36
The more we learn about the story of Michael Flynn's dealings with foreign powers, the more it smells of hypocrisy and betrayal -- and the more the stench sticks to the Trump administration.
Basquiat painting fetches record $110.5M at auction
New York Post - 19 May 2017 04:26
An artwork by Jean-Michel Basquiat sold for a record $110.5 million at auction in New York. Sotheby's said the sale of "Untitled" Thursday night in Manhattan was an auction record for the artist. It also set a record pri...
Can Mike Pence escape the controversies engulfing the White House?
USA Today - 19 May 2017 04:12
Pence has somehow managed to stay arm's length from the multiplying controversies. Can it last?
Sirius Would Not Make a Fat Pandora Bid
Barron's - 19 May 2017 21:06
If Sirius were to make any offer, it would unlikely be at any huge premium.
Resist Home-Country Bias in Investing
Barron's - 19 May 2017 19:04
Americans investors should overcome their patriotic impulses and add more emerging-markets stocks exposure.
Mine shuttle car operator killed in West Virginia
Miami Herald - 19 May 2017 18:24
State authorities say a 44-year-old shuttle car operator has been killed at a mine in southern West Virginia. The Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training says Luches Rosser of …
Engineers took a radical approach when designing the first stealth aircraft -- here's how
Business Insider - 19 May 2017 18:00
When engineers began working on the first stealth aircraft, they didn't even know if it would fly.Sharon Weinberger, the author of the book "The Imagineers of War," explains the incredible process that went into the desi...
Original Comic Art Sets New Record Price At Auction
Forbes - 19 May 2017 17:56
The iconic work of underground comix legend R. Crumb is pacing the super-hot market for original comic book art.
Asking even a one-word question at the office can make you seem smarter and more competent
Business Insider - 19 May 2017 16:49
Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design/flickr You've probably heard that asking thoughtful questions is the smart thing to do when the opportunity arises. Maybe you believe (and rightly so) that when you po...
President Trump Is Headed to Saudi Arabia. He Once Said It Wants 'Women as Slaves and to Kill Gays'
Time - 19 May 2017 14:28
As President Donald Trump takes off on his first foreign trip in office, he’s set to go to Saudi Arabia, a nation he’s previously condemned for treating women like “slaves” and wanting to “kill gays.” “Saud...
Why Alibaba Juggernaut Can Keep Hitting Highs
Barron's - 19 May 2017 12:19
Although quarterly earnings fell shy of estimates, revenue surged 60%, easily topping analysts' projections.
Philippines arrests 25 Koreans over alleged internet fraud
Miami Herald - 19 May 2017 07:08
Philippine authorities have arrested 25 South Koreans for alleged internet fraud and illegal online gambling. The Bureau of Immigration said Friday 12 of them are wanted back home for allegedly …
Trump says Joe Lieberman is leading candidate to replace Comey as FBI director
The Week - 19 May 2017 04:58
Joe Lieberman, the former senator from Connecticut and Al Gore's running mate in 2000, is President Trump's top choice to replace James Comey as FBI director, Trump said Thursday. The president made the announcement duri...