The 19 Biggest Thefts Of The Year
When a single thief made off with $136 million in jewelry last month in Cannes, France, it may have been the biggest jewelry heist ever.Meanwhile art thieves are making more money than ever.All in all,...
View ArticleThis Photo From Space Shows Just How Massive The California Wildfire Near...
European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano just posted a striking photo of the massive wildfires happening in California. It's just one of the many amazing looks the Italian astronaut posts to...
View ArticleHomeless Man Saves San Francisco Police Officer's Life During An Assault
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police in San Francisco are applauding a homeless man who was the only one to intervene when an officer working alone was assaulted.KGO-TV in San Francisco reported...
View ArticleSYRIAN OFFICIAL: Obama Must Admit 'The Victory Of Syria'
Following the President's speech in the White House Rose Garden Saturday, where he announced he would defer to congressional debate before striking the Assad regime, members of the Syrian government...
View ArticleHere's The Legislation The White House Wants Congress Pass To Authorize An...
Just out. Here's a draft of the legislation authorizing a strike in Syria that The White House wants Congress to pass.AUMF Resolution Text by nielslesniewskiJoin the conversation about this story »
View ArticleGOP CONGRESSMAN: Military Members Keep Telling Me To Vote No On Syria
After President Obama delivered a speech in the Rose Garden where he said the United States "should" strike Syria following a deadly chemical weapons attack, Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) took to Twitter...
View ArticleInside The US Intelligence Community Edward Snowden Has Exposed
The U.S. intelligence community is vast, composed of 17 distinct organizations each operating under its own shroud of secrecy.Oversight of these agencies generally falls to the Department of Defense or...
View ArticleAbercrombie & Fitch Desperately Needs To Fix 3 Problems
A decade ago, Abercrombie & Fitch was the must-have brand for teens everywhere. But the retailer has fallen on hard times, and today executives reported that sales are down 10%. A myriad of bad...
View ArticleChinese PMI Rises To 51.0, Surpassing Expectations
Here's more evidence of a medium-term recovery in China.The official PMI reading for August has risen to 51.0, vs. 50.3 last month, and 50.6 expected (via ForexLive).Chinese growth has been...
View ArticleWhat 25 Celebrities Were Like In High School
Of course Bryan Cranston participated in his high school's chemistry club.The actor stars as Walter White, a high school chemistry turned meth industry kingpin, in AMC's critical darling "Breaking...
View ArticleI Spent Four Hours Looking For Casual Sex With Women My Age Without Even...
On Sunday, I spent four hours looking for casual sex with women my age without even putting any trousers on.It’s all thanks to an app called Tinder, which is taking over the world by promising the holy...
View ArticleIf You Thought Chinese Economic Data Was Fishy, Check Out This Chart From Russia
People love to snark on Chinese economic data as being hopelessly manipulated and unreliable, though for the most part those concerns are overblown. Chinese numbers tend to be directionally correct,...
View ArticleThe Best Colors To Wear On A Job Interview
As your big interview approaches, you look deep into your closet to see what to wear. Your bright red jacket, the one that seems to give you strength and luck, calls out: “Wear me!”Then you remember...
View Article25 Nike Ads That Shaped The Brand's History
Last week, Nike celebrated the 25th anniversary of its ingenious "Just Do It" advertising campaign with a 90-second commercial voiced by Bradley Cooper, inviting viewers to step into the arena with...
View ArticleThe Greatest Martial Arts Fight Scene Ever Filmed
2011 gave us one of the best martial arts movies in the last decade. The Raid: Redemption has a fairly simple premise: A SWAT team is sent to an apartment complex in Jakarta's slums to oust the crime...
View ArticleThe New Crisis In Iraq In 2 Big Charts
Syria isn't the only hot flashpoint in the Middle East right now.The situation in Iraq is deteriorating.Per data from the U.N., deaths in the country have risen sharply over the course of the year.The...
View ArticleThis Is The Burning Man
Burning Man is a week-long temporary community annually established "to guide, nurture and protect the more permanent community created by its culture."This year 68,000 people from all over the world...
View ArticleSOLDIERS SPEAK OUT ON SYRIA: 'We Are Stretched Thin, Tired, And Broke'
After President Obama said the United States "should" strike Syria during a Saturday speech in the Rose Garden, Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) took to Twitter to dispute that claim with comments from...
View Article16 Successful Entrepreneurs Give Advice On Ideas, Failure, And Balance
The most successful people know a thing or two about how difficult it is to get to where they are. They know how to bring amazing ideas to life, face difficulties, overcome failures, and how important...
View ArticleAncient Greece Collapsed Because Of A 300-Year Drought
A 300-year drought may have caused the demise of several Mediterranean cultures, including ancient Greece, new research suggests.A sharp drop in rainfall may have led to the collapse of several eastern...
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