Walker's World: A 'fudge' for Francepublished 2 days ago
MARTIN WALKER || UPI Editor EmeritusPARIS, June 17 (UPI) -- Diplomacy has a language all its own but one of the most useful words is ... more
Central European presidents back Nabucco West over TAP rivalpublished 2 days ago
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, June 17 (UPI) -- The presidents of Hungary, Austria, Romania and Bulgaria have urged Azerbaijan to support the proposed Nabucco West natural gas ... more
Outside View: Banks cooking up another financial crisispublished 2 days ago
PETER MORICI || UPI Outside View CommentatorCOLLEGE PARK, Md., June 17 (UPI) -- Wall Street is cooking up another crisis -- making shoddy loans and ... more
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Dolce and Gabbana Sentenced to Jail for Tax Evasionpublished about 1 hour ago
The fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were handed a suspended prison sentence for hiding hundreds of millions of euros from tax authorities.
DealBook: Dalian Wanda of China to Spend $1.6 Billion on Yacht Maker and London Hotelpublished about 3 hours ago
The property developer Dalian Wanda said on Wednesday that acquiring the yacht maker Sunseeker International and building a luxury hotel in London would help it ... more
DealBook: Terra Firma Real Estate Unit to Raise $1.5 Billion in I.P.O.published about 3 hours ago
Terra Firma, the private equity firm run by Guy Hands, plans to raise as much as $1.5 billion through the initial public offering of the ... more
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TV's 'Futurama' Launches Final Episodes Tonightpublished less than 1 hour ago
It's the end of the road yet again for "Futurama."
How PRISM Sends Your Private Data Overseaspublished about 2 hours ago
When defense contractor Edward Snowden leaked secret National Security Agency documents to the media on June 6, the initial public outcry focused on how America's ... more
Smart Glasses Help Shy Students Speak Uppublished about 2 hours ago
New, intelligent glasses may soon allow professors to gauge the effectiveness of their teaching based on symbols floating above their students' heads.
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Protesters out Again in Brazil's Biggest Citypublished about 6 hours ago
Another big protest as Brazilians lament high cost of living, lack of good public services
Nadal Seeded No. 5 for Wimbledonpublished about 6 hours ago
Rafael Nadal seeded No. 5 at Wimbledon, faces tough path to final at grass-court slam
Man United to Begin Title Defense at Swanseapublished about 7 hours ago
Man United begins Premier League title defense under new manager David Moyes against Swansea
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New Grads, Here's How To Keep Your Costs Lowpublished about 2 hours ago
This is the third in a four-part series for new grads on managing your finances. (Read the first article here and the second article here.)
Pablo Sandoval's Endorsement Of Daily Fantasy Sports Could Trigger Major League Baseball Scrutinypublished about 3 hours ago
Last month, a new daily fantasy sports website, Fantasy Aces, announced a ?partnership? agreement with 2012 World Series MVP Pablo Sandoval to endorse one of the website's fantasy ... more
Billionaire Dan Gilbert's 7.6 Million Square Foot Stake In Detroitpublished about 3 hours ago
Even as Detroit battles to stay fiscally afloat, billionaire Dan Gilbert continues to snap up property in the Motor City. On Tuesday, Gilbert's Rock Ventures ... more
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'Devil' No More? BitTorrent 'Arthur Newman' Promotion Generated 2.7M Downloadspublished about 16 hours ago
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Crystal, Goodman head back to school in 'Monsters University'published about 22 hours ago
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Twitter Account Casts Taylor Swift a Feministpublished about 23 hours ago
Taylor Swift may not consider herself to be a feminist but a new Twitter account that re-imagines her as one has amassed over 80,000 followers ... more
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UT Dallas study suggests new approach to fight lung cancerpublished less than 1 hour ago
Recent research has shown that cancer cells have a much different - and more complex - metabolism than normal cells. Now, scientists at The University ... more
Lullaby Medicine for Premature Babiespublished about 19 hours ago
Something as old as mankind itself is helping keep pre-term babies alive — the lullaby. Research shows that music has become an important new ally ... more
Magazine's Suicide-Themed Fashion Spread Causes Uproarpublished about 21 hours ago
Some suicide prevention experts and feminists condemned images of famous literary suicides as tasteless and commercial; but some say photos were only art and Americans ... more
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