Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Is the U.S. using ISIS as a front to sell cheap oil to hurt the Russian economy?


Is the U.S. using ISIS as a front to sell cheap oil to hurt the Russian economy?


and facilitating the dumping of cheap oil onto the market to try to collapse the Russian economy? A senior European Union official has revealed that some EU member states have purchased oil from ISIL Takfiri militants despite their rhetoric against the group.


Cheap Phones From Google and Mozilla Add to Samsung's India Problems


There are 886 million active mobile subscriptions in India, giving the country a cellular penetration rate of 70 percent. However, relatively few Indians use those phones to go online: India has 243 million Internet users, a penetration rate of 19 percent ...


No contract needed: Cheap smartphones better than ever


These days smartphones can do just about anything. One thing they still can't do? Bounce. I figured this out the hard way last year while getting out of my car in a parking garage. My mind was miles away as I stepped out, forgetting that I had left my new ...


‘Get Your Game Face On!’: CoverGirl Photoshop Helps Push NFL Boycott


CoverGirl’s role as the “official beauty sponsor” of the NFL is coming under fire this week in the aftermath of the domestic violence scandal surrounding Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice. As recently as last week, the company was promoting its ...


'Island of Peace' targeted by movement to boycott Israeli products


WEST BANK, Israel — SodaStream has been operating its main manufacturing plant since 1998 in an industrial zone here called Mishor Adumim. Some 500 of the slightly more than 1,000 employees of the company’s West Bank plant — which produces a home ...


Show of solidarity: Lawyers boycott courts to protest colleague's kidnapping


The legal fraternity boycotted court proceedings across the province on Monday to express their anger over the kidnapping of a lawyer from Khairpur and the attack on the principal of a law college in Karachi. Lawyer Ali Mutahir Shar, who is the son of the ...


Rush-Henrietta football defeats Pittsford


Jared Gerbino and Gavin McDonald made sure the points kept on coming for Rush-Henrietta, and for a while on Saturday night it seemed the Royal Comets would need to keep scoring. Gerbino, Rush-Henrietta’s quarterback, ran for two touchdowns at the ...


Gazans rush to enjoy life after ruinous war


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — After a ruinous war, Gaza is rushing back to a veneer of normalcy at astonishing speed. Street cafes and beaches are packed with people until late at night. Families crowd the few public parks. Wedding halls are booked solid.


Rush to judgment: Falcons' lack of pressure could be downfall


FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Two games into the season, the concerns about the Atlanta Falcons' defense appear to have been very valid. The Falcons rank last in yards allowed per game (472) and per play (6.79). They are also 32nd in yards allowed per passing ...


Northern lights dazzle further south thanks to solar flares


The increased visibility was the result of two solar flares, which caused solar particles to react with the Earth’s atmosphere, creating the night-sky phenomenon also known as Aurora Borealis. The aurora is a natural light display in the sky (from the ...


Aurora theater shooting trial one step closer after judge's order


The trial of the Aurora movie theater gunman has moved one step closer, after the judge denied the last of the defense's objections over expert witness testimony. The denial, issued Friday but not made public until Monday, means the prosecution can present ...


Lawsuit against website that sold ammo to James Holmes announced


AURORA | A victim’s parents and a national gun control group plan to sue an online retailer who sold James Holmes ammunition and body armor used during the July 2012 Aurora theater shooting, the group announced Monday. The Brady Center to Prevent Gun ...



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