Rand Paul, Obama & Black Unemployment
Sen. Rand Paul says "black unemployment in America is double white unemployment" and "hasn't budged" under President Obama. Actually, the black unemployment rate is lower now than when Obama took office, and the gap between the races is below the historical average.
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Russia may answer conventional attack with nukes
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in response to a conventional strike and sees them as a "great equalizer" reducing the likelihood of aggression, a senior Russian official said Wednesday.
Associated PressPublic Records Posted Online for Anyone to See
Did you know that public records are posted online and can be viewed by anyone in seconds? Marriages, divorces, bankruptcies, etc. Search anyone.
AdChoices Instant CheckmateSponsoredTed Cruz walks out on Castro at Mandela memorial. Grandstanding?
That is what Senator Cruz’s office says occurred, in any case. “Senator Cruz very much hopes that Castro learns the lessons of Nelson Mandela,” said Sean Rushton, his communications director, according to the National Review.
Christian Science MonitorLotto-Winning Coworkers' Advice for $400 Million Mega Millions Jackpot
Stephany Marchese, the winner of a $1 million jackpot with nine of her coworkers at a Staten Island, N.Y., nursing home, has very simple advice for those eying this Friday’s $400 million Mega Millions jackpot. “Play, play, play,” Marchese, 61, told GoodMorningAmerica.com. “It took $2...
ABC NewsDon't Count On Boyfriend's Ex For Unbiased Appraisal
DEAR ABBY: I'm considering marrying a man who is divorced. We get along great, and I love and trust him.Is it ever appropriate to call the ex and discuss her side of the story? Or should I ask my boyfriend what she'd say if I were to contact her? -- COVERING MY BASES IN CALIFORNIADEAR COVERING YOUR…
Dear AbbyA new bridge for Detroit may be in sight (9 photos)
A decade ago Les Cadman stopped making improvements to his small house in Detroit's declining Delray district because it stood in the path of a proposed bridge to Windsor, Ontario , the bustling Canadian city just across the Detroit River. Years of opposition to the project, led by the…
Julie Andrews missed NBC's live 'Sound of Music'
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — More than 18 million television viewers watched Carrie Underwood perform the role of Maria last week in NBC's "The Sound of Music Live!"
Associated PressNigerian survivor will never go to sea again
WARRI, Nigeria (AP) — He survived three days in a sunken tugboat at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean and was hailed as a miracle survivor, but now the Nigerian faces nightmares and questions on whether he used black magic.
Associated PressVonn to skip St. Moritz, return on Dec. 21
Mapping out her Olympics preparation after a three-race test, Lindsey Vonn will skip this weekend's World Cup stop at St. Moritz, Switzerland, and is planning to return to the circuit in a downhill at Val d'Isere, France, on Dec. 21.
Associated PressAsiana pilot 'stressful' prior to San Francisco crash
The pilot of a South Korean airliner that crashed in San Francisco in July felt "very stressful" about touching down with no instrument landing system to guide him, according to documents made public Wednesday. Three passengers died when Asiana Airlines Flight 214 clipped a seawall with its…
AFPWhy Pope Francis Is Different From His Predecessors
Pope Francis Soars in Popularity Polls
ABC NewsStudies: Some cancer treatments can be skipped
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tens of thousands of women each year might be able to skip at least some of the grueling treatments for breast cancer — which can include surgery, heavy chemo and radiation — without greatly harming their odds of survival, new research suggests.
Associated Press"The Xikrin-Kayapo: People of the Big Water" - True cost of Brazil's Belo Monte Dam (25 photos)
Zuma Press photographer, Taylor Weidman gives us an inside view of the daily lives of the indigenous Xikrin people living along the Xingo River in the Brazillian Amazon. Their lives are about to change. Photographs by Taylor Weidman/ zReportage.com via ZUMA Press “I would like our language and…
Yahoo NewsUN slams Israel demolition of West Bank properties
The United Nations Wednesday slammed Israel's demolition of 30 Palestinian properties in the West Bank, saying it displaced some families for the second time in less than two weeks. "I am concerned about the destruction of Palestinian structures in the Jordan Valley yesterday (Tuesday)," UN…
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Associated PressMicrosoft’s aggressive tablet strategy might finally pay off
It’s taken a while but 2014 looks like the year when Windows tablets will finally break through. Barron’s points us to a new survey of American and European CIOs conducted by Bernstein Research showing that “81% of CIOs issue/plan to issue Windows tablets, up dramatically from 56% six months ago,…
BGR News5 theories to explain North Korea's big mysterious purge
In what is being called the most dramatic public purge in North Korean history, state-run media on Monday televised images of Jang Song Thaek — leader Kim Jong Un's uncle and a formerly powerful government official — being stripped of his titles and ousted from the ruling party. The ouster was all…
The WeekHow the Missing Nevada Family Survived 2 Days in Snow and Subzero Temperatures
Family Faced Subzero Temperatures as It Waited for Rescuers
Good Morning AmericaEnd of road for VW's iconic camper vans
Ten years after Volkswagen's legendary Beetle drove off into the sunset, the German carmaker's other main icon, the camper van, takes its leave from the world's automobile stage this month. In the vast firmament of the automobile industry, the camper van's star shines almost as brightly as that of…
AFPPit Bull Thwarts Mail Delivery for Over a Year on NH Street
Neither snow nor rain nor heat will keep letter carriers from their appointed rounds, but an angry dog just might. Residents of Cornell Street in Concord, N.H., have not had their mail delivered for more than a year due to an unruly pit bull named...
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