Positive thinking can make you too lazy to meet your goals
Source: BBC By Renuka Rayasam 12 October 2016 About fifteen years ago, when entrepreneur Michael Stausholm started a business with a friend, his partner painted a rosy picture of the […]
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Meet the Millennials Who Are Changing the World
Source: Time The pioneers are daring to cross boundaries, forge new paths, take their crafts to unexpected places—and also improve the world. These are TIME’s 2016 Next Generation Leaders 2016 […]
Paul Ryan Rejects Donald Trump’s Claims of ‘Rigged’ Election System
Source: Time By Zeke J Miller Trump has said the election is “rigged” against him by “globalist elites” Speaker of the House Paul Ryan issued a rebuke of GOP presidential nominee […]
Israeli anger at Unesco motion’s failure to link holy site to Judaism
Source: The Guardian The United Nations cultural and heritage body, Unesco, has condemned Israel’s “escalating aggressions” regarding the holy site in Jerusalem’s Old City, known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif […]
François Hollande: France has ‘a problem with Islam’
Source: The Guardian François Hollande made the comments during more than 60 interviews with two Le Monde journalists. Photograph: Reuters By Kim Willsher in Paris The French president, François Hollande, has […]
So what do Australians really think about selecting migrants based on religion?
Source: The Guardian A new Essential poll shows that Australians generally don’t support discriminating on the basis of religion alone for immigration purposes. The poll asked: “When a family applies […]
China arrests over illegal network determining baby gender
Source: BBC Police in China have detained 75 people in connection with a widespread network that illegally determined the gender of unborn babies. The illegal service – aimed at expectant […]
Iraq violence: Dozens dead in Baghdad suicide attack on Shia
Source: BBC At least 32 people have died in a suicide attack targeting Shia in Iraq’s capital Baghdad, officials say. More than 60 were injured in the blast, carried out […]
Syria conflict: Rebels advance on IS stronghold of Dabiq
Source: BBC Turkish-backed rebels in Syria are advancing on Dabiq, a symbolically important stronghold of so-called Islamic State. The small town holds great value to IS because of a prophecy […]
Donald Trump Claims Assault Accusations Are an Effort to ‘Poison the Minds’ of Voters
Source: Time By Katie Reilly Multiple women this week accused Trump of kissing or touching them without consent Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Saturday doubled down on claims about a […]
Soda and Snack Food Companies Welcomed at Nutrition Conference
Source: Time BY Alexandra Sifferlin Once again, processed food companies will be at a major nutrition expo in Boston Updated On the weekend starting October 15, thousands of registered dietitians and […]
THE ISSUES: What’s at Stake
Source: Time BY Nancy Gibbs The managing editor of TIME. She is the co-author, along with TIME’s Michael Duffy, of two best-selling presidential histories: The President’s Club: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Fraternity and The Preacher and the Presidents: Billy Graham in the White House. ‘Watch what we do, not what […]
Countries Reach Landmark Deal to Limit Global Warming From Air Conditioners
Source: Time By Justin Worland More than 170 countries agreed early Saturday morning to limit emissions of key climate change-causing pollutants found in air conditioners, a significant step in the international effort to keep global warming from reaching catastrophic levels. The deal reached in Kigali, Rwanda, comes after years of wrangling […]
Israel freezes Unesco ties for ‘denying Jewish holy sites’
Source: BBC Israel has frozen co-operation with the UN’s cultural agency, accusing it of denying Judaism’s connections to the religion’s holiest sites. Its education minister said a Unesco draft decision […]
The stars that hid themselves away
Source: BBC By Melissa Hogenboom 14 October 2016 Astronomers have spotted some ancient stars, known as RR Lyrae. They are at least 10 billion years old and were found hiding […]
Why Apple and Google are moving into solar energy
Source: BBC By Chris Baraniuk 14 October 2016 Most people think of Apple as a company that makes phones, computers and smart watches – not an energy provider. But in […]
Why these Liberty students aren’t supporting Trump — or Falwell’s endorsement
Source: Religion News Service By Emily McFarlan Miller Emily McFarlan Miller is a national reporter for RNS based in Chicago. She covers evangelical and mainline Protestant Christianity. (RNS) In the […]
Catholic University graduate alleges school was ‘indifferent’ to rape report
Source: The Washington Post By Nick Anderson October 13 at 5:22 PM A Catholic University graduate has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that her alma mater was “deliberately indifferent” to […]
Howard County sheriff resigns over alleged racist, anti-Semitic remarks
Source: The Washington Post By Michael E. Miller Howard County Sheriff James F. Fitzgerald is resigning over allegations that he made racist, sexist and anti-Semitic remarks and bullied those who […]
NY Hebrew charter school network awarded $4.9M federal grant
Source: JTA (JTA) — The U.S. Department of Education gave a $4.9 million grant to a New York-based network of Hebrew-language charter schools. The five-year grant, which was awarded last month, will allow Hebrew Public to expand its schools in Harlem and Brooklyn as well as develop new schools in […]