Yesterday morning, just as the New York Times prepared to publish a 5,000-word profile of Democratic Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis’s “progressive ideology,” the candidate announced support of a ban on abortions after 20 weeks. Now, the Times calls that switch
The freshly minted Governor of Virginia is looking to siphon money from state reserves and lottery funds to make up for decreasing revenues. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, said, “In order to remain prudent, we must adjust our revenue estimates downward,
More practices were canceled on Friday due to the normal warm temperatures in Sochi, Russia. The first ski cross training session, scheduled at 2:30PM Sochi time, was canceled because the temperatures reached 59°F. The outside events occur at the Rosa
A federal judge struck down Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage today, an historic ruling with especial resonance on Valentine’s Day. Except the history of the historic ruling isn’t exactly up to par: Judge Arenda Wright Allen claimed the Constitution declares
In her first appearance before Congress this week, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen achieved the primary goal of any new Fed chief and avoided any obvious land mines. But what was lacking in the dialogue, both from Yellen and the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com ‘Brilliant, bitter singles’ ruin Valentine’s Day for Shanghai, China, couples Greece’s unemployment reaches new record high European Union to ‘mobilize’ private savings for bailouts 2,500 couples marry in South Korea in pre-Valentine’s Day ceremony
The Belgian parliament passed a bill Thursday allowing terminally ill children the right to ask to end their own lives. Three countries have legalized euthanasia for terminally ill children older than twelve: Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. However, the Belgian
Following protests that left three dead on February 12th, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he will “order the arrest of opposition leaders [whom] he claimed were plotting an overthrow.” According to the LA Times, Maduro made these comments “at a
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Doc Hastings, a Republican from Washington state, said on Thursday that he would not run for re-election in November.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb. 13 (UPI) —Three people were shot dead and 23 were wounded in anti-regime violence in Caracas, officials said, amid escalating Venezuelan unrest over economic hardships. The government of President Nicolas Maduro blamed the violence on the “fascist”
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 13 (UPI) —A poster appearing to promote pedophilia has been removed from a bus stop display near the famous Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona, Spain, officials say. JCDecaux, the advertising firm that maintains billboards at the bus
BAGHDAD/TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) – Sunni Islamist insurgents took over much of a northern Iraqi town on Thursday and laid siege to its town hall, weeks after militants seized a whole city from the country’s Shi’ite-led government.
The Commerce Department reported Thursday that retail sales unexpectedly fell 0.4% in January. Economists had expected sales to be unchanged from December. The agency also revised December retails sales downward. An initially report 0.2% increase was revised to just a
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Turkey-Israel relations may be close to normalization Resurgence of Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria Turkey-Israel relations may be close to normalization Turkey’s foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Sunday that Israeland Turkey are the
KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 12 (UPI) —Two men in Afghan military uniforms shot and killed two coalition force soldiers in eastern Afghanistan in an insider attack Wednesday, NATO said. A brief announcement on NATO’s International Security Assistance Force website said coalition
China’s lunar rover Yutu, or “Jade Rabbit,” has been declared dead by China’s media; there has been no response to Earth since January 25. Yutu was transported onto the moon by China’s Chang’e-3 lander on December 14, and both units
A state dinner hosted by Barack Obama for that man about town, French President François Hollande, featured fascinating tidbits from the star-studded guest list as to their connections with anything French, according to pool reports. Obama, in contrast to his
The entire world can learn a lot from Canada by their sportsmanship in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. First, Canadian coach Justin Wadsworth rushed out to replace a Russian skier’s broken ski so he could finish the race
A devastating nor’easter snowstorm that walloped the South on Wednesday and left at least 13 dead and hundreds of thousands without power is now pounding the northeast on Thursday, putting much of the region under a winter storm warning. Stay
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium, one of the very few countries where euthanasia is legal, is expected to take the unprecedented step this week of abolishing age restrictions on who can ask to be put to death — extending the right
South Korean officials left Seoul Wednesday for the highest level talks with North Korea for years, marking the start of a possible upswing in cooperation between the bitter rivals. The talks in the border truce village of Panmunjom have no
The United Arab Emirates is looking to use retina-scanning drones to deliver official government documents like drivers licenses. On Monday, the UAE government revealed a prototype drone and will test it for six months. “Within a year from now we
A 70-year-old nurse, who was described by her co-worker as a “sweet old lady,” was knocked to the floor and beaten repeatedly in the head until she was unconscious. The attacker was the patient for whom she was caring. On
Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi faces his latest trial starting on Tuesday in Naples for allegedly bribing a senator to join his party’s ranks, even as he attempts to retain a leading political role. The billionaire tycoon, who lost
New research suggests that the prevalence of extremists at UK university campuses has worsened over the past year, with 233 incidents recorded in the 2013 by the pressure group Student Rights. The organization, which monitors hard-line Islamist speakers as well as
