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List of Countries Where Snowden Has Sought Asylum

The Guardian has published a list of countries where Edward Snowden has made applications for asylum. Currently, Snowden is in the transit area of the Moscow airport waiting to find some place who will accept him.  Some countries have indicated

ACC Comes to NYC to Welcome New Members

ACC Comes to NYC to Welcome New Members

(AP) ACC comes to NYC to welcome new membersBy RALPH D. RUSSOAP College Football WriterNEW YORKThe Atlantic Coast Conference’s plan to expand, revealed in 2010 and modified along the way, has come to fruition. Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Notre Dame became

Michelle and Girls Lunch with Bono in Ireland

Michelle and Girls Lunch with Bono in Ireland

Clearly skimping on cost during a taxpayer-funded trip to Ireland, Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia lunched with Bono after visiting the ruins of an Irish monastery. The lunch menu included dish choices ranging from Dalkey Lobster and Crab

Washington State Univ. Opens Sperm Bank For Honeybees

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) – Entomologists at Washington State University are using liquid nitrogen to preserve semen extract from honeybees in an attempt to preserve and strengthen the stock in the face of environmental threats.  Honeybees pollinate much of the nation’s food supply. In

Study: 22% of TV Journalists Face Job Burnout

Study: 22% of TV Journalists Face Job Burnout

You think carrying The State’s water is easy work? Think again, my friends. A study of 900 journalists done by the University of Kansas found that a full 22% of television journalists were facing burnout. Why, one morning show host

Apple, Google, Facebook: Never Heard of PRISM

Apple, Google, Facebook: Never Heard of PRISM

Apple, Google and Facebook all protested Thursday that they had never heard about the PRISM program, which the FBI and NSA used to collect data from users of nine of the largest Internet companies. CNBC’s Eamon Javers revealed through three

Late Night Comics Pounce on Weiner's Mayoral Run

Late Night Comics Pounce on Weiner's Mayoral Run

Late night comics may be reticent to mock the President of the United States, but they can’t help pouncing on disgraced politician Anthony Weiner. USA Today offers a round-up of the best Weiner jokes, all coinciding with the former Congressman’s

The System Worked

May 21, 2013: Apple CEO Tim Cook called before Congress to get a scolding for failing to pay more federal taxes than the company legally owed. May 29, 2013: Apple CEO Tim Cook announces he has hired recently departed EPA

Rand Blasts Senate Dems for Apple Show Trial

Rand Blasts Senate Dems for Apple Show Trial

On Tuesday, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) launched into Senate Democrats for their show trial against Apple. The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has called Apple CEO Tim Cook to testify about the company’s use of tax shelters offshore to avoid

McCain Finds Paul's Defense of Apple 'Offensive'

McCain Finds Paul's Defense of Apple 'Offensive'

On Tuesday, KY Sen. Rand Paul launched a spirited defense of Apple, whose tax strategies were subject to a hearing of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. “I frankly think the committee should apologize to Apple,” Paul said. Paul went