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How To Get A Holiday Job
Forbes - 20 Oct 2015 15:00
If you've been in a long slog of a job search or you're a student or retiree looking to make some extra cash, a holiday job can provide a stop-gap solution. Some of the nation's largest retailers, including Macy's, Kohl'...
461-year-old Mexican church submerged underwater reappears
The Week - 20 Oct 2015 07:06
Visitors are flocking to a 16th century church in Mexico that has resurfaced after being underwater since 1966. A drought has caused the water levels at the Nezahualcóyotl reservoir in Chiapas state to drop 82 feet, mak...
The U.N. Has Not Officially Backed a Paper Calling for the Global Decriminalization of Drugs
Time - 20 Oct 2015 06:05
The paper had earlier been leaked by tycoon and drug-reform advocate Richard Branson
'Trudeaumania' Heir Becomes Canada's Next Prime Minister
Time - 20 Oct 2015 07:54
At four months old, Justin Trudeau was toasted by Richard Nixon
The best jobs for work-life balance
Boston - 20 Oct 2015 21:34
Employees who reported having good work-life balance generally held jobs that were also in high-demand.
Chinese gang builds fake interrogation room to extract money
New York Post - 20 Oct 2015 16:34
BEIJING -- Four Chinese men are accused of building an official-looking interrogation room where they posed as anti-corruption investigators and extracted a promise of a payment from a local official...
The Latest: Palestinian FM Says Ban Coming on Surprise Visit
ABC News - 20 Oct 2015 08:56
The Latest: Palestinian FM says Ban coming on surprise visit to try and end wave of violence
Cambodian on Trial for Infecting More Than 100 With HIV
ABC News - 20 Oct 2015 06:55
Unlicensed Cambodian medical practitioner on trial for causing HIV outbreak by reusing needles
Oscar Pistorius released from prison, placed under house arrest
New York Post - 20 Oct 2015 06:34
JOHANNESBURG — Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Olympic runner who fatally shot his girlfriend in 2013, was released from prison and placed under house arrest on Monday night, a South African...
Israeli cafe offers 50% discount to Arabs and Jews who dine together
New York Post - 20 Oct 2015 17:06
An Israeli eatery is dipping into hummus diplomacy. In a bid to unite Israelis and Palestinians, the manager of the Hummus Bar in Kfar Vitkin is offering 50 percent discounts...
North and South Koreans Celebrate a Rare Reunion
Time - 20 Oct 2015 16:55
The reunions took place for the first time since February 2014
Teen in Homemade Clock Arrest 'Glad This Happened to Me'
ABC News - 20 Oct 2015 16:53
The 14-year-old spoke on Capitol Hill today with Rep. Mike Honda by his side.
Where You Can Buy the 2015 Hess Toy Truck
ABC News - 20 Oct 2015 16:48
The newest Hess truck will be available Nov. 1, though you'll be hard-pressed to find a Hess gas station.
S. Koreans travel to North to reunite with war-divided kin
Miami Herald - 20 Oct 2015 07:19
State of war still exists though the shooting ceased in 1953 Participants are mostly past 70, some in wheelchairs Any kind of contact forbidden without governments' permission …
Why Singapore is putting its oil back in the ground
CNN - 20 Oct 2015 06:59
They're found 150 meters below the ground, taller than a nine-storey building and, once complete, will store 9 million barrels of oil.
Bangladesh Investigates Alleged Radical Threat Against Media
ABC News - 20 Oct 2015 06:48
Bangladesh police investigate alleged Islamist group threat against media
Biden offers new account of his role in bin Laden raid
Chicago Tribune - 20 Oct 2015 23:38Tyler Tabor Death Update: Parents Of Man Who Died In Jail While Withdrawing From Heroin Promise Lawsuit
IBTimes - 20 Oct 2015 22:59
When Tyler Tabor, 25, was booked at Adams County Detention Facility in Colorado in May, he told the staff there he was suffering from heroin withdrawal. Three days later, he died while still in police custody, KDVR-TV in...
The Latest: Chinese President Xi addresses UK Parliament
Miami Herald - 20 Oct 2015 17:52
The latest news of the first full day of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Britain. All times local: …
First Draft: Jim Webb Is Expected to Withdraw From Presidential Race
The New York Times - 20 Oct 2015 17:07
Former Senator Jim Webb of Virginia is expected to announce on Tuesday that his dropping out of the presidential race after his bid for the Democratic nomination failed to gain traction.
More 'Kill a Cop' Graffiti Found in North Carolina Town
ABC News - 20 Oct 2015 16:58
More 'Kill a cop' graffiti found in North Carolina town; message scrawled on businesses
All-but-forgotten GOP presidential candidate Bobby Jindal might skip the next debate
The Week - 20 Oct 2015 16:50
Donald Trump isn't the only Republican presidential candidate who has threatened to skip the next debate. Now, after the Powers That Be caved to Trump's demands, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says he might skip the second-...