THAT NOISE ON JULY 4 WEEKEND: It wasn’t fireworks. At least 11 people were killed and 60 others wounded in Chicago (which has some of the nation’s most restrictive gun…
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The Federal Republic of Germany has cancelled a telecommunications contract with Manhattan-based Verizon Communications, a decision the German government has made in response to the NSA spying scandal. The government of Chancellor Angela…
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Yesterday, an old and sick retired tool-and-die maker was arrested outside his home in a quiet Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood. The offense? Mass murder. Eighty-nine-year-old Johann “Hans” Breyer is being detained…
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Back in 2009 the German central bank, the Bundesbank, announced they were concerned they hadn’t been paying enough attention to their gold reserves stored in overseas central banks. It’s not…
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[UPDATE 3/14/14 10:45 am PT]: Hunted Cow announced that Apple has lifted the ban on its game, without demanding changes. So there was this thing called World War II. Maybe…
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“The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace.” — Mahatma Gandhi Are public figures more corrupt and depraved than they used to be?…
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We all want to see the world, but one thing or another comes along and keeps us from traveling. The New Year brings with it a lot to see and…