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European stock markets slide

European stock markets slide

European stock markets slid Wednesday after sharp gains the day before, while oil prices drifted to new lows, as investors awaited the outcome of the US Federal Reserve meeting. Oil prices extended their losses to fresh five-and-a-half-year lows, while the

PBS Poll: Opposition To Gun Control Stands at 95 Percent

PBS Poll: Opposition To Gun Control Stands at 95 Percent

PBS Newshour ran a gun control poll on their homepage and the found that over “95 percent” of respondents opposed “more restrictive gun laws” on Sunday. They introduced the question about gun control by pointing out that “it has been two

USCIS Director Assures Illegals Executive Amnesty is Permanent

USCIS Director Assures Illegals Executive Amnesty is Permanent

On Monday, one of President Barack Obama’s top immigration officials assured illegal immigrants that Obama’s executive amnesty will be permanent.  Addressing an immigration conference in Los Angeles on Monday in Spanish, Leon Rodriguez, who heads U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Santa Robs Bank During S.F. SantaCon

Santa Robs Bank During S.F. SantaCon

A man in San Francisco pulled off an expertly camouflaged heist when he robbed a bank wearing a Santa costume during the annual SantaCon celebration on the weekend, when thousands of people were similarly dressed up and in the streets.

Peer: Britain Will Ditch The Pound And Join The Euro

Peer: Britain Will Ditch The Pound And Join The Euro

Fanatical pro Brussels Tory Lord Heseltine has predicted the UK will end up scrapping the pound and adopting the euro. In an interview with the BBC the former Deputy Prime Minister rejected the idea that pro-European voices had “lost the

Malala 'Heartbroken' by Pakistan School Slayings

Malala 'Heartbroken' by Pakistan School Slayings

(AFP) Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012, said she was “heartbroken” by “the senseless and cold blooded” killing of scores of children by Taliban militants Tuesday in Pakistan. At least

The BBC: Ignoring Jihadism Against Israel

The BBC: Ignoring Jihadism Against Israel

A recent study by the BBC World Service and the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) at King’s College London revealed that, in the month of November, over 5,000 people died at the hands of jihadi violence worldwide. 

Japan's Snap Election Shows Abenomics is Here to Stay

Japan's Snap Election Shows Abenomics is Here to Stay

(Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, brushing aside suggestions that a low turnout tarnished his coalition’s election win, vowed on Monday to stick to his reflationary economic policies, tackle painful structural reforms and pursue his muscular security stance. But

Thousands of Germans to March Against 'Islamisation'

Thousands of Germans to March Against 'Islamisation'

Thousands of Germans will take to the streets today to protest against what they see as the country’s “Islamification” in what are likely to be the largest in a string of demonstrations in recent weeks. Protests have started taking place

Obama, Congress Block Efforts to Combat Medicare Fraud

Obama, Congress Block Efforts to Combat Medicare Fraud

The Department of Health and Human Services reports that the error rate for Medicare payments increased to 12.7% of total fee-for-service reimbursements last year. This is up almost 50% since 2012 and represents a $46 billion annual loss for the health

Majority of Scots Now Support Independence

Majority of Scots Now Support Independence

Three months after the independence referendum, the majority of Scots now support an independent Scotland a YouGov poll has found. The survey says that 52 percent of Scots now want Scotland to break away from the UK, once undecided voters

After 'Hoovergate', EU Torn Over Power-Saving Rules

After 'Hoovergate', EU Torn Over Power-Saving Rules

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – When word of an EU ban on high-power vacuum cleaners hit Eurosceptic British tabloids in August, “Hoovergate” brought home a dilemma for the bloc that goes well beyond house-proud devotees of deep-pile English carpet. Now, fear of

Why Are Jeb Bush’s Emails a Big Deal?

Former Florida Gov Jeb Bush “plans to release 250,000 emails from his time as Florida governor, part of an e-book that he is writing as he mulls taking the plunge on a 2016 presidential bid”. Given that he was employed

UCLA Law Prof Forced to Apologize for Ferguson Exam Question

UCLA Law Prof Forced to Apologize for Ferguson Exam Question

A law professor at the University of California Los Angeles has been forced to apologize for, and withdraw, an exam question that asked constitutional law students to draft a memo outlining the arguments for prosecuting Michael Brown’s stepfather for incitement after

UN Praises US for Openness in Torture Report

UN Praises US for Openness in Torture Report

The United States Senate’s release of a controversial CIA torture report — widely seen as being a politically-motivated attack — has been met with both the ire and praise of many in the international community. Most recently, the United Nations