Freedom of Speech or Sorority’s racist party in Pennsylvania?
Source: Yahoo News A Penn State sorority has become the focus of an investigation after a racist Mexican-themed party picture was posted to the Web, according to the independent Penn […]
Thousands of US troops arrive near Syrian shore on USS Eisenhower
The USS Eisenhower, an American aircraft carrier that holds eight fighter bomber squadrons and 8,000 men, arrived at the Syrian coast yesterday in the midst of a heavy storm, indicating […]
U.S. might name Syrian rebel Nusra Front a foreign terrorist group
By Jonathan S. Landay and Hannah Allam — McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — In an apparent bid to isolate Islamist extremists and bolster a new Western-backed Syrian opposition alliance, the United […]
Gallup: 69 Percent Of U.S. Religious
United Press International, Inc. Almost seven out of 10 U.S. residents describe themselves as “very” or “moderately” religious, the Gallup Poll reported Tuesday. In a new book, “God Is Alive […]
Tehran claims capture of US spy drone in Iranian airspace
Tehran has claimed it captured a US spy drone in the Persian Gulf after the unmanned aircraft entered Iranian airspace, Iran’s Press TV reported. The drone was identified as a […]
US 3D Diplomacy of Domination Doctrine: Democracy, Dollars and Drugs
US troops are set to leave Afghanistan in 2014, but an unidentified number will stay behind. This is an open-ended occupation that, combined with a pernicious drug war, constitutes a […]
No ‘fiscal cliff’ deal without higher rates, Geithner says
(CNN) — The Obama administration will entertain any Republican plans to avoid a so-called “fiscal cliff” at year’s end, but Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the Bush-era tax cuts for top incomes must go. Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union” and other Sunday talk shows, Geithner said he’s optimistic […]
To stop the violence in Syria
by Amer Al Sabaileh | Dec 02, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES The coming days may witness a terrifying increase in the bloodshed in Syria, targeting civilians and seeking to destroy the image of the Syrian regime and expose it as incapable of controlling the country. Increased violence in Syria is […]
How to raise taxes on the rich
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The line in the sand in the fiscal cliff talks is clear: Democrats will only agree to a deal that raises the tax burden on high-income households. Democrats want to accomplish that goal largely through higher tax rates. Republicans hate that idea and say any new […]
Business: $500 Million Powerball Jackpot: The Tragic Stories of the Lottery’s Unluckiest Winners Need a little proof that money doesn’t buy happiness? For these 10 lottery winners, cashing in turned out to have been the worst decision of their lives.
The Unlucky Winners By Nick Carbone RICHARD BURKHART / THE MORNING NEWS / AP Powerball tickets are printed Tuesday afternoon at the Shell Station on Chatham Parkway in Savannah, Ga. […]
U.N. Votes To Give Palestinians ‘Non-Member Observer State’ Status
Exactly 65 years after the General Assembly, convened at Lake Success, New York, voted to divide Palestine between a Jewish state and an Arab one, the same body voted 138 […]
Supporting a justified quest (Editorial: Jordan Times)
Nov 28, 2012 | 22:07 What Israel fears most from Palestine’s bid to upgrade its status at the UN to that of non-member observer state is the ability of the Palestinian Authority to take it, thereafter, to the International Criminal Court for its crimes against humanity and war crimes against […]
No News is good News: New York records rare day with no violent crime
New York, the city that was once considered among the most dangerous places in the world, has recorded its first day in living memory in which no one was shot […]
European Commission Approves Bailout of Four Spanish Banks
The European Commission on Wednesday approved a payment of €37 billion, or $48 billion, from the euro zone bailout fund to four Spanish banks on the condition that they lay off thousands of employees and close offices as part of their restructuring. Some of the biggest job cuts were expected […]
Review details how Afghan execs looted Kabul Bank
KABUL: Hundreds of millions of dollars from Kabul Bank were spirited out of Afghanistan — some smuggled in airline food trays — to bank accounts in more than two dozen countries, according to an independent review released on Wednesday about massive fraud that led to the collapse of the nation’s […]
Russia ‘alarmed’ over record Afghan heroin bust
Source: RT.com The Federal Drug Service reported that over 175 kilograms of heroin have been seized in a year long police operation in Naberezhniye Chelny. The record haul points to […]
Fiscal battle over mortgage deduction
WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) — Washington should stay away from touching the mortgage interest tax deduction, warns the U.S. housing industry. Lately, housing is on the mend and one of the few bright spots in a lumbering economic recovery. Taking away a key tax break could throw a wrench into home buying […]
The Unhappy Marriage of Capitalism and Conservatism
Nancy Folbre is an economics professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She recently edited and contributed to “For Love and Money: Care Provision in the United States.“ One explanation of Mitt Romney’s defeat in the presidential race focuses on the growing demographic diversity of the electorate. The declining share […]
American dream — and what is increasingly a Chinese dream
Chinese flock to elite U.S. schools By Alexis Lai, CNN (CNN) — Jay Lin is the embodiment of the American dream — and what is increasingly a Chinese dream. Originally from Wenzhou […]
Black Friday Shopping-Thanksgiving
Huff Post: Black Friday has now officially invaded Thanksgiving and pretty soon it will just be Black Thanksgiving — a holiday when Americans will give thanks for bargin prices. Seeking wisdom to staunch the “shop till you drop” stampede, HuffPost Religion offers these quotes from Jesus and the New Testament in hopes that they might […]