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Days Before Launch, Obamacare Website Failed To Handle Even 500 Users
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the last days before the botched October 1 launch of President Barack Obama's healthcare website, the team in charge was seeing alarming results from performance tests,...
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Pilot Conducts Emergency Landing On Maine Interstate During Rush Hour
A pilot experiencing engine trouble in his small plane successfully landed on a Maine interstate during rush hour without causing any damage or injuries, AP is reporting.Sachin Hejeji, who was trying...
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Why ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Will Crush Overseas Box Offices
Unlike all but a few modern blockbusters, last year’s “The Hunger Games” made the bulk of its box-office money domestically rather than overseas.With “Catching Fire,” Katniss Everdeen and her cohorts...
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The 8 Exclusive Games That Make The Xbox One Worth Owning
The Xbox One comes out tomorrow, but many gamers still haven't decided which console they're going to go with.The PS4, Xbox One, Wii U, and PC all have advantages and disadvantages, from size and cost...
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North Korea Threatens To Attack South Korean Presidential Compound
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea marked on Friday the third anniversary of an artillery attack on a South Korean island with a vow to respond to what it called any similar provocation with a strike on the...
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At Least 3 Dead, 48 Injured In Massive Explosion Near Chinese Chemical Plant
At least three people are dead and another 48 are injured after a massive explosion ripped through an industrial area in Quingdao, China, South China Morning Post is reporting.The explosion happened...
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China Tests First Stealth Combat Drone
China has tested its first stealth combat drone, state media said on Friday, citing online photos of an aircraft resembling a shrunken US B2 bomber and hailing the advance toward Western-level...
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Check Out These Crazy Pastries And Tiny Fruits From My First Breakfast In China
Last Friday afternoon, I got on a plane in New York and flew over the North Pole to Beijing.I went to bed Saturday night, having been up for 26 hours.The next morning, I woke up in a tall, gleaming...
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12 Cooking Hacks For A Hassle-Free Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving cooking comes with its fair share of stressors.From forgetting to buy the wine to burning the garage down when trying to deep-fry the turkey, lots of things could go wrong on the big...
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How Banker Paradise Switzerland Became The Leader In Fighting Inequality
There's something strange going on in Switzerland. This Sunday, Swiss voters will vote on the 1:12 Initiative, a plan to limit the monthly pay of Swiss companies' top executives to the yearly pay of...
View ArticleWhy Antwerp Has The Best-Run Sex District In The World
Antwerp, Belgium has turned its once-violent prostitution zone into an incredibly safe and efficient red light district, criminology professor Ronald Weitzer writes in a fascinating book that advocates...
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11 Bizarre Sleeping Habits Of Highly Successful People
One of a professional's most important daily rituals is how and when they sleep, since this affects how well they perform on the job. For people at the top, who often face intense pressure and packed...
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Map Shows The NSA's Massive Worldwide Malware Operations
A new map details how many companies across the world have been infected by malware by the National Security Agency's team of hackers, and where the companies are located.Dutch newspaper NRC...
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Why Poor People Make 'Bad' Decisions
In August, Science published a landmark study concluding that poverty, itself, hurts our ability to make decisions about school, finances, and life, imposing a mental burden similar to losing 13 IQ...
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Kim Jong Un Is Leading A North Korean Construction Boom
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's Kim Jong Un has rattled the United States with his nuclear threats and bemused the world with his penchant for funfairs, Disney and Dennis Rodman. Partly out...
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This Is The Right Way To Say 'No'
Leaders often struggle with the process of saying “no” when communicating with their teams and making decisions. Some too readily say no out of fear of approving the wrong things, or because of a...
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The NFL’s Feel-Good Jingoism
The American public’s apparent compulsion to demonstrate “support for our troops” in ways that are emotionally satisfying but ultimately meaningless has been described by Andrew Bacevich as the central...
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Willie Nelson's Band Members Injured In Texas Bus Crash
(Reuters) - Country singer Willie Nelson's drummer broke his hip and two other band members suffered minor injuries after their bus hit a highway overpass pillar in heavy rains in East Texas early...
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NFL WEEK 12: Here Are Our Official Predictions For Who Wins
Because why not, here is my power ranking of the new head coaches in the NFL this year:8. Gus Bradley, Jacksonville Jaguars: He's ranked dead last because his team stinks. It was at risk of going 0-fer...
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Pentagon Chief Slams China For 'Destabilizing' Island Area In East China Sea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Saturday that the U.S. military would not change how it conducts operations in the East China Sea after what he called a...
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