Temperatures have gone so low that the Niagara Falls has frozen. Aside from the famous falls, the Great Lakes have also started to fill with ice. Ice packs on the lakes have doubled in the past two weeks. The Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory also revealed that around 85% of the lakes have iced over […]
Saturday February 21 2015, 2:30 PM EST | Posted in
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After the Ukraine ceasefire was reached in Minsk, reports have indicated that the cities of Luhansk and Donetsk were shelled. The two Ukrainian cities are along the frontline where government forces have been battling pro-Russian rebels. So far, there were no confirmed reports of casualties in the new shelling in the two rebel-held cities in […]
Friday February 13 2015, 4:55 PM EST | Posted in
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President Barack Obama confirmed reports that Kayla Mueller has died. ISIS had claimed earlier that the American hostage was killed by an airstrike by Jordan. The statement of the president indicated that he was profoundly saddened after learning of the death of Mueller. He conveyed his deepest condolences to the family of Kayla along with everyone […]
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A picture of King Abdullah II of Jordan wearing military fatigues was posted recently at the official Facebook page of The Royal Hashemite Court. The picture resulted to speculations that the king may join the attacks against the Islamic State. The king of Jordan is a former pilot of a Cobra attack helicopter. The caption […]
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Following the release of a video showing the burning to death of a captured Jordanian pilot, Jordanian authorities have threatened a harsh response against the Islamic State extremist group. A security official revealed that the al-Qaida prisoner, who was supposed to be exchanged for the captured pilot, will be executed at dawn on Wednesday. A convoy […]
Wednesday February 04 2015, 10:03 AM EST | Posted in
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Total profits of LG for 2014 have increased by two-fold due to an increase in demand for its televisions and the flagship LG G3. While the South Korean manufacturer saw an increase of 24 percent in smartphone sales compared to the previous year, the company recorded an overall loss in the last quarter after it […]
Friday January 30 2015, 2:48 PM EST | Posted in
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A $10 billion pretax loss is expected by AT&T in the fourth quarter due to its abandonment of some copper assets and the longer lifespan of its former employees. The loss of the mobile service provider includes a $7.9 billion charge due to an updated mortality assumption, which indicates changes in the post-employment and pension […]
Thursday January 22 2015, 1:25 PM EST | Posted in
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Stocks of the videogame maker, Kabam, were sold by early investors and employees for the second instance in less than two years. The San Francisco-based company gave the go signal even as it did not profit from the sale. The company, which has a current value of over $1 billion, is famous for games like […]
Monday January 19 2015, 4:00 AM EST | Posted in
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The attack that left 12 people dead in the Easter Ukrainian city of Donetsk was probably the final blow to the uneasy and hardly maintained peace agreement signed between the pro-Russian rebels and the Ukrainian government. The sounds of explosions and the death of innocent citizens is nothing new to the new rebel held city […]
Thursday January 15 2015, 3:57 AM EST | Posted in
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Police in France has hunted down and killed two brothers believed to be behind the heinous attack on a satirical newspaper which led to the death of 12 people. The paper, which often had a humorous approach on religious topics including Islam was attacked this Wednesday by two men who wielded an impressive amount of […]
Saturday January 10 2015, 6:42 AM EST | Posted in
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