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'We're Racist' Soccer Fans Chant After Pushing Black Man Out Of Paris Metro
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
British police are looking for a group of Chelsea fans who were responsible for an ugly spectacle in the Paris metro.
The Guardian posted video that shows a group of soccer fans who push an unidentified black man off a packed metro.
As if their action wasn't enough, they ...
Obama: We Must Change The Narrative On Islam To Combat Violent Extremists
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
In a keynote address at a summit on violent extremism, President Obama said people of all faiths have to try to change the narrative that Islam is incompatible with a modern society, if the international community is to combat what he called a "generational challenge."
Obama said that this past ...
Oregon's New Governor, Kate Brown, Is Sworn In
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Kate Brown, Oregon's former secretary of state, was sworn in as the state's new governor on Wednesday.
Brown, if you remember, takes over for John Kitzhaber, the state's only four-term governor, who was forced to resign over an influence-peddling scandal.
Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that Brown acknowledged that she ...
U.S. And Cuba Will Hold Second Round Of Normalization Talks In Washington
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
The United States and Cuba will hold a second round of talks aimed at normalizing diplomatic relations in Washington, next week.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki made the announcement during her daily press conference on Tuesday.
"The sides held historic negotiations in Havana last month and ...
Joe Biden Gets A Bit Too Close To New Secretary Of Defense's Wife
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Vice President Joe Biden is making news for all the wrong reasons today. First, during a White House anti-extremism summit, Biden talked about the "very identifiable" Somali community that lives in his hometown of Wilmington, Del.
The AP reports:
" 'I might add, if you ever come to the ...
New York's Top Judge Calls For Overhaul Of State's Grand Jury System
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Following two controversial decisions by grand juries in New York and in Missouri, New York's top judge is calling for an overhaul of the system.
Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman called the grand jury system a "relic of another time," and said that the way it has worked so ...
Alex Rodriguez Says 'Sorry' As He Returns From Seasonlong Suspension
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Just as he prepares to return after a one-season suspension, Major League Baseball slugger Alex Rodriguez is saying he is sorry.
"I take full responsibility for the mistakes that led to my suspension for the 2014 season," Rodriguez says in a handwritten letter. "I regret that my actions made the ...
Talks Collapse, As Greece Rejects E.U. Bailout Deal
Monday, February 16, 2015
Just four hours after they started, talks between Greece and the European Union collapsed. The two sides were trying to hammer out an agreement that would allow Greece to continue receiving bailout help from its Eurozone partners.
But both sides walked out of the talks and reiterated their hard lines: ...
Report: Using Malware, Hackers Steal Millions From Banks
Monday, February 16, 2015
Putting in place a sophisticated digital racket, hackers were able to steal millions of dollars from up to 100 banks in what the Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab is calling "the most successful criminal cyber campaign we have ever seen."
Kaspersky, which helped uncover a piece of malicious software ...
Winter Storm Brings Rain, Ice, Snow Across Country's Midsection
Monday, February 16, 2015
A new winter storm is working its way across the country's midsection and is forecast to bring rain, ice and snow to a wide swath of the Mid-Atlantic before potentially bringing another round of snow to New England.
For the the country's midsection, Accuweather reports that this may be ...
Retaliating For Killings, Egypt Launches Airstrikes Against ISIS In Libya
Monday, February 16, 2015
Retaliating for the mass killing of 21 of its Christian citizens, Egypt launched airstrikes against the self-declared Islamic State in Libya.
" 'Your armed forces on Monday carried out focused air strikes in Libya against Daesh camps, places of gathering and training, and weapons depots,' ...
'Wall Street Journal': Apple Working On An Electric Car
Friday, February 13, 2015
Apple hasn't been the subject of flashy rumors in a while. The Wall Street Journal remedied that with a story today that says the maker of the iPhone is currently working on producing an electric car to challenge Telsa for the market.
The Journal's story is based on unnamed Apple ...
Gary Owens, 'Rowan And Martin's Laugh-In' Announcer, Dies
Friday, February 13, 2015
Gary Owens, the voice-over star known as the announcer on Rowan And Martin's Laugh-In, died on Thursday at his home in the Los Angeles area.
NPR member station KPCC reports that Owens parlayed his role on Laugh-In into a long career of voice-over work. KPCC adds:
"Owens hosted ...
Déjà Vu All Over Again: Northeast Braces For Another Blizzard
Friday, February 13, 2015
It's just won't stop for our poor neighbors in the northeast.
Boston, for example, has already seen the snowiest February on record after a parade of three storms dumped more than three feet of snow. Well that record is about to be crushed: The National Weather Service is predicting another ...
Amid Influence-Peddling Scandal, Oregon Governor Resigns
Friday, February 13, 2015
Consumed by an influence-peddling scandal, John Kitzhaber, Oregon's only four-term governor, has resigned.
Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that Kitzhaber made the announcement in a statement. The station reports:
"'I apologize to all those people who gave of their faith, time, energy and resources to elect me to a ...
Argentine President Is Accused In Cover Up Of 1994 Bombing
Friday, February 13, 2015
An Argentine prosecutor has formally accused the country's president in a cover up involving one of Argentina's worst terrorist attack.
Opening another dramatic chapter in what's already an international tale of intrigue and possibly murder, prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita said President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Foreign Minister Héctor Marcos Timmerman ...
WATCH: President Hawks Obamacare In Buzzfeed Video
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Buzzfeed had a super serious interview with President Obama.
But, Buzzfeed being Buzzfeed, also got the most powerful man in the world to take a picture using a selfie stick.
Obama did it because he wanted young people to know that it's open enrollment time for Obamacare.
Here's ...
Reports: Military Agrees To Provide Chelsea Manning With Hormone Therapy
Thursday, February 12, 2015
The U.S. military has decided that it will provide Chelsea Manning with hormone therapy while she is a prisoner at the Army's Fort Leavenworth prison.
If you remember, Manning, the army private who was convicted in the biggest leak of classified information in American history, announced that she ...
Two Of Oregon's Top Democrats Call On Gov. John Kitzhaber To Resign
Thursday, February 12, 2015
If you want to know just how surreal Oregon politics have gotten in the past few months, consider this statement released by Secretary of State Kate Brown today:
"Late Tuesday afternoon, I received a call from the Governor while I was in Washington, D.C. at a Secretaries of State ...
Federal Judge Orders Ala. Official To Issue Marriage Licenses To Gay Couples
Thursday, February 12, 2015
A battle between Alabama and the federal judiciary just turned another page, when a federal judge on Thursday ordered a state official to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Reuters reports:
"U.S. District Court Judge Callie Granade's order sought to clarify that Mobile County Probate Court Judge Don Davis ...