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A Beautiful House In Brooklyn Is Secretly Being Used For Upscale Sex Parties
Business Insider - 15 Feb 2014 05:00
When you first walk in, you'll be amazed by just how gorgeous the home is. Hardwood floors, modern-day appliances, black granite countertops, and a beautiful outdoor patio with a hot tub for up to several people. You may...
Federal guidance on pot business leaves banks wary
Boston - 15 Feb 2014 08:24
SEATTLE (AP) -- For marijuana dispensaries around the country, the days of doing business in cash -- driving around with bill-stuffed envelopes to pay the rent, or showing up at a state revenue office with $20,000 in pap...
Workers' wage hike faces protest by hotel managers
L.A. Times - 15 Feb 2014 05:40Demonstration Draws Tens Of Thousands In Bahrain
TPM - 15 Feb 2014 23:33
Tens of thousands of Bahrainis turned out for a peaceful demonstration on Saturday, according to Reuters.
US Speedskaters Ditch Suits With 'Design Flaw' For Older Under Armour
Business Insider - 15 Feb 2014 02:36
After a disappointing performance thus far at the Sochi Winter Olympics, the U.S. speedskating team wants to return to the ice Saturday in an older Under Armour suit — the same one that scored them impressive results a...
Think Under 50 Employees Definitely Means No Obamacare? Think Again
Forbes - 15 Feb 2014 23:59
Like it or not, Obamacare put the IRS in the health care business. Now, a huge new slug of IRS Final Regulations has hit the books defining full-time employees that employers must cover. Under the Affordable Care Act, an...
US, China promise improved climate cooperation
Miami Herald - 15 Feb 2014 07:36
The United States and China promised Saturday to cooperate more closely in combatting climate change following a visit to Beijing by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
Millionaires Need This 200-Foot Ship To Carry All Their Mega Yacht's Toys
Business Insider - 15 Feb 2014 00:16
If you already own a mega yacht, the next big investment is the support yacht. It's nearly as long and sails alongside your primary yacht, carrying helicopters, jet skis speedboats, and submarines on its empty upper dec...
Behind Frank Underwood's Medieval Senate Maneuver In 'House Of Cards'
TPM - 15 Feb 2014 19:00
Things get pretty wild in the Senate during Season 2 of "House Of Cards," which came out Friday on Netflix. If you haven't watched though the end of the third episode of the new season, consider this a fair warning that ...
Obama: Water distribution not a zero-sum game
Miami Herald - 15 Feb 2014 10:21
President Barack Obama says the U.S. has to stop thinking of water as a "zero-sum" game and must do a better job of figuring out how to make sure everyone's water needs are satisfied.
UAW falls 87 votes short of major victory in South
Miami Herald - 15 Feb 2014 10:06
Just 87 votes at the Volkswagen plant in Tennessee separated the United Auto Workers union from what would have been its first successful organization of workers at a foreign automaker in the South.
Cuba Shuts Down U.S. Travel Visas
TPM - 15 Feb 2014 23:58
Cuba will no longer process visas for U.S. travel to the country, The Hill reported on Saturday.
Olympics a test for ambitious developing countries
Miami Herald - 15 Feb 2014 11:36
Playing host to the Olympics or World Cup can showcase an ambitious country's rise and cast a harsh light on its weaknesses.
Intel's Sharp-Eyed Social Scientist
The New York Times - 15 Feb 2014 23:45
Genevieve Bell, an anthropologist at Intel who leads a globe-trotting team, is trying to learn what consumers want most in their future electronics.
Buffett's Berkshire Joins Cable Frenzy
Wall Street Journal - 15 Feb 2014 06:43
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway joined the investment frenzy around cable companies, disclosing that it scooped up shares in John Malone's international holding company Liberty Global in the fourth quarter.
United Auto Workers Union Rejected By Volkswagen Workers At Tennessee Plant
The Huffington Post - 15 Feb 2014 06:01China city closes poultry markets to stop bird flu
Boston - 15 Feb 2014 05:36
BEIJING (AP) -- The major city of Guangzhou in southern China closed its live poultry markets on Saturday for two weeks to halt the spread of the H7N9 strain of bird flu.
Buffett's Berkshire dumps stake in Dish, Glaxo
Reuters - 15 Feb 2014 02:11
(Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc eliminated its stake in Dish Network Corp in the fourth quarter and added a stake in financial giant Goldman Sachs, according to a regulatory filing on Friday.
The Switch: Bitcoin's largest exchange is dying. Here's why that's not a problem for Bitcoin.
Washington Post - 15 Feb 2014 23:45
The Japanese exchange Mt. Gox has long been one of the Bitcoin community's most prominent institutions. It has also been one of its biggest PR headaches. In 2011, the value of a bitcoin soared from less than $1 to more t...
Ex-bank in eastern Iowa part of restaurant contest
News Observer - 15 Feb 2014 23:29
West Liberty in eastern Iowa has been chosen as the site of new restaurant that will open as part of an annual contest that plies winners with financial and other…
Will Oxy Strand a Top Trader?
Wall Street Journal - 15 Feb 2014 03:45
Occidental Petroleum is re-evaluating its four-year relationship with top oil trader Andy Hall after deciding to pull back from placing bets on the direction of crude and other commodity prices.
Anonymous App 'Secret' Will Add More Privacy Controls
Forbes - 15 Feb 2014 01:04
Founder of the new mobile sensation that lets you post anonymous missives to your contacts, says Secret will do more to help people connect and also remain private.