Business

Fan Hijacks Spurs-Grizzlies Postgame By Screaming ‘We Did It!’ Directly Into Courtside Microphone

Last year we had the Miami Heat … [Read More...]

Grizzlies Player Shamelessly Flops To Draw A Flagrant Foul In The Final Minute, Spurs Win Anyway

Trailing by four with less than a minute left, a bad pass by Manu Ginobli was intercepted and Tony Allen had a breakaway for the Grizzlies. Ginobli fouled Allen hard as he went up for the layup and was called for a flagrant foul. But was it … [Read More...]

This Cloud Startup That Mobile Developers Love Is Now Going After Enterprises That Build Their Own Apps

Appcelerator, which makes a popular free mobile app development platform called Titanium, is now setting its sight on enterprises that build their own mobile apps for workers. On Tuesday, Appcelerator launched a new mobile development platform … [Read More...]

Bank Of Japan Keeps Monetary Policy Unchanged

The Bank of Japan just updated us on its monetary policy. As expected, it's keeping things unchanged. The BoJ is continues to plan to expand the monetary base by 60-70 trillion yen, or $585-680 billion, per year. CNBC's Deirdre Wang Morrie noted … [Read More...]

US Politics

Iran Election Overseers May Bar Former… – ABC News

San Francisco ChronicleIran Election Overseers May Bar Former...ABC NewsIran's election overseers said Monday they will bar candidates who are physically weak from running in next month's presidential election, a reference to a former … [Read More...]

Supreme Court to hear frequent-flier case – USA Today – USA TODAY

Supreme Court to hear frequent-flier case - USA TodayUSA TODAYNow Northwest is asking the Supreme Court to explain how much freedom airlines have to set their own policies under the Airline Deregulation Act. The trade group Airlines for America … [Read More...]

Obama to give counterterrorism speech Thursday – USA Today – USA TODAY

Wall Street Journal (blog)Obama to give counterterrorism speech Thursday - USA TodayUSA TODAYPresident Obama delivers a counterterrorism speech Thursday that may also be a defense of two much criticized programs: Drone strikes and the terrorism … [Read More...]

Foreign Policy

Kenneth N. Waltz, scholar of international relations, dies at 88 – Washington Post

Kenneth N. Waltz, scholar of international relations, dies at 88Washington PostHe was identified as a proponent of realism, a school of thought often associated with international relations scholar Hans Morgenthau, and argued that states had no … [Read More...]

Child Marriage: Three Things to Know – Council on Foreign Relations

Child Marriage: Three Things to KnowCouncil on Foreign RelationsRachel Vogelstein, CFR fellow for women and foreign policy, highlights three things to know about child marriage and why it matters to U.S. foreign policy: Child Marriage Is … [Read More...]

Critics Exaggerate Holes in Visa System – Council on Foreign Relations

Critics Exaggerate Holes in Visa SystemCouncil on Foreign RelationsCritics of the Senate Gang of Eight's proposal say little has been done since the 9/11 terrorist attacks to plug a loophole that has allowed millions to remain in the United … [Read More...]

Justice

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White People Stopped By New York Police Are More Likely To Have Guns Or Drugs Than Minorities

(Credit: AP)During the just-concluded trial on the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk program, the city argued that officers’ disproportionate targeting of black and Latino New Yorkers was not due to racial profiling but … [Read More...]

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Woman Raped By Ex-Boyfriend Because Police Didn’t Have Enough Funding To Send Help

Last August, a woman in Josephine County called 911 and pleaded with dispatchers to send police — “my ex-boyfriend is trying to break into my house. I’m not letting him in but he’s like, tried to break down the door and he’s … [Read More...]

The Inside Story Of The Harvard Dissertation That Became Too Racist For Heritage

The idea that some racial groups are, on average, smarter than others is without a doubt among the most discussed (and debunked) “taboos” in American intellectual history. It is an argument that has been advanced since the days of slavery, … [Read More...]

Elections 2012

Is Washington too ‘broken’ to handle big problems such as immigration reform?

Many Americans worry that their political system cannot handle big problems such as immigration reform and the national debt. Young people are unsure about the democratic institutions they will inherit. Some pundits blame the Constitution and … [Read More...]

IRS official Lerner: I did nothing wrong

Star witness to stay mum for House hearing on IRS

A House committee taking Congress' latest look at the Internal Revenue Service's mistreatment of tea party groups will apparently have to do so without input from the star witness. IRS official Lois Lerner ... … [Read More...]

former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman testifies on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, before the Senate Finance Committee hearing on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) practice of targeting applicants for tax-exempt status based on political leanings. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

IRS official to take the 5th at House hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Summoned by Congress, a key figure in the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups plans to invoke her constitutional right against self-incrimination and decline to testify at a congressional hearing … [Read More...]

World News

Police: Beersheba shooter former Border Guard – Jerusalem Post

AFPPolice: Beersheba shooter former Border GuardJerusalem PostItamar Alon kills himself, 4 others in revenge shooting at bank; Police had asked court to strip him of gun after 2011 incident. Police and EMS workers outside Beersheba bank where … [Read More...]

Obama meets visiting Myanmar president – Xinhua

Obama meets visiting Myanmar presidentXinhuaWASHINGTON, May 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday lauded Myanmar's efforts made over the past two years in holding elections and in solving the country's longstanding ethnic … [Read More...]

Guatemala’s top court annuls Rios Montt genocide conviction – Reuters

Montreal GazetteGuatemala's top court annuls Rios Montt genocide convictionReutersBy Mike McDonald. GUATEMALA CITY | Tue May 21, 2013 12:43am EDT. GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's highest court on Monday overturned a genocide … [Read More...]

Politics & Media

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Pressed By GOP Senator, Former IRS Commissioner Refuses To Apologize For Targeting Conservatives

On Tuesday, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) grilled former Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman over allegations that he presided over … [Read More...]

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Rand Paul Lays Into Colleagues For ‘Bullying,’ ‘Berating’ Apple Over Taxes: ‘Congress Should Be On Trial’

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) chastised his colleagues on Tuesday, during in opening remarks at Senate hearing examining tech giant Apple’s … [Read More...]

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Miraculous: Elderly Woman Reunites With Her Dog In Oklahoma Tornado Rubble During Live Interview

There isn’t much good news coming out of the Oklahoma City area today after yesterday’s devastating tornado. But for one woman in … [Read More...]

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Your Move, Media: The Obama Administration Dares The Press To Respond To Intimidation Tactics

These are historic and troubling times. The unprecedented and brazen efforts by high-ranking elements within the Obama administration to silence … [Read More...]

Economy

Minnesota To Grant Care Workers The Right To Join A Union

On Monday, a bill squeaked through the Minnesota House of Representatives that would allow in-home child care and personal care workers in the … [Read More...]

How To Close The Loopholes That Made Apple’s Tax-Dodging Completely Legal

Apple CEO Tim Cook testified Tuesday before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, following that panel’s report that Apple … [Read More...]

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Congressman Who Gets Millions In Farm Subsidies Denounces Food Stamps As Stealing ‘Other People’s Money’

(Credit: Nashville Public Radio) Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-TN) agitated against food aid for poor Americans included in the Farm Bill during last … [Read More...]

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Workers Explain How Unions Changed Their Lives

Unionization levels have been falling for decades and last year hit a low not seen in a century, with just 11.3 percent of workers represented. … [Read More...]