It's Way Too Early To Say A 'Third Intifada' Has Erupted In The West Bank
Hostilities continue between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, with Israel rejecting an American-brokered seven-day truce but agreeing to a 12-hour freeze in fighting.But yesterday, the West Bank — the...
View ArticleThis Might Be The Reason A Lot Of Americans Are Still Bad At Math
Parents and teachers across the country are freaking out over the new Common Core education standards, which encourage a different way of teaching math.Teachers are now told to focus on comprehension...
View ArticleEarth Is On The Cusp Of A Sixth Mass Extinction
Approximately 65 million years ago, when the dinosaurs went extinct, 75% of the planet's many species went with them. It was the world's fifth, and most recent, mass extinction event. Now, according to...
View ArticleNo One Was Excited About Amazon's Smartphone Launch
After more than a month of hype, Amazon's new smartphone hit stores on Friday.Dubbed the Fire phone, its most unique features are Dynamic Perspective, which allows it to react to how it is held, and...
View ArticleJack Black Tried To Walk Through Comic-Con Unnoticed As A Stormtrooper And...
Not every star can walk through San Diego Comic-Con unnoticed. Last year, Bryan Cranston and Hugh Jackman walked the floors of the annual comic and pop culture event disguised as characters they have...
View ArticleCuomo Campaign Admits Its Volunteers Staged Mysterious Protests Against Rival
Protesters who have been hounding longshot New York gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout at her events have been working with the campaign of her rival in the Democratic primary, incumbent Gov....
View ArticleThe Three Most Overrated Risks In Your Portfolio
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.These Are The Three Most Overrated Risks In Your Portfolio (Morningstar)There...
View ArticleAn Obamacare Architect Said Something In 2012 That Could Unravel The Law
One of the key architects of the Affordable Care Act made little-noticed comments in 2012 that could provide the law's conservative challengers a major boost in the most high-profile ongoing challenge...
View Article13 Mindblowing Facts About Texas
We've all heard the saying "Everything's bigger in Texas"— and we're here to show you that it's true.The Lone Star State is home to nearly 26.5 million people, or 8.4% of the total U.S. population....
View ArticleY Combinator President Says Diversity Is A Huge Issue For Tech And His...
In the wake of a string of tech companies releasing their diversity statistics, the subject has become a hot debate around the internet. Y Combinator President Sam Altman thinks that's a dumb thing to...
View ArticleThe Rise Of The Chinese Box Office Is Staggering, And It's Transforming...
The Chinese box office grew by an astounding 27% to $3.6 billion in 2013, according to the Motion Picture Association of America. To put that number in comparison, China's $900 million dollars box...
View ArticleApple May Be Planning Some Big Changes For Its Retail Stores And Genius Bar...
Apple is reportedly planning to change some of the policies in its retail stores, especially when it comes to the Genius Bar, according to 9to5Mac's Mark Gurman.One change involves giving customers...
View ArticlePeter Jackson Walked Through San Diego Comic-Con As A Jester And No One...
Walking through San Diego Comic-Con undetected is quickly becoming a sport for celebrities.Bryan Cranston was able to successfully pull it off last year, and now "The Lord of the Rings" director Peter...
View Article10 Reasons Why 'Top Gear' Is The Greatest Show On TV
As the dog days of summer drag on, it's the perfect time for anyone who hasn't yet had the pleasure to curl up in an air-conditioned living room and dive into the greatest show currently on TV: "Top...
View ArticleMH17 Black Box Data Shows Evidence Of Missile Strike
As Russia continues to deny culpability for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine, European officials say that black box data shows the doomed airplane was hit by a missile...
View ArticleSmart TVs Are On Pace To Take Over The Entire TV Market
Smart TVs are on pace to dominate the television market. They will account for 73% of global flat screen TV shipments by 2017, up from just 33% in 2013, according to Strategy Analytics.In the U.S., BI...
View ArticleChina's President Has Only Begun To Take Down The Tigers And Swat The Flies...
China has investigated over 25,000 people for corruption in the first six months of 2014. Probes into major cases were up 14% year-over-year.182,000 officials were punished by discipline inspection...
View ArticleThis 22-Year-Old Business Student Is Being Called 'The Italian Mark Zuckerberg'
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View ArticleNew York Times Editors Endorse Legal Marijuana, Complete With Trippy Animated...
The New York Times endorsed an end to the "prohibition" of marijuana with a new editorial Saturday night that features the stars on the American flag being transformed into green marijuana leaves as...
View Article21 Stunning Photos Taken By A 15-Year-Old Instagram Photographer
Ryan Parrilla is regarded as a prodigy when it comes to his work behind the camera lens. The 15-year-old (yep, born in 1998) first picked up a camera at age 7, taking photos of random things around his...
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