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Kerry says Obama has asked for new policy options on Syria
BEIJING (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that President Barack Obama has asked for possible new policy options on Syria given the worsening humanitarian situation there."He has...
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10 Tech Things You Need To Know This Morning
Good morning and happy Friday.Here's what you need to know as you head into the weekend.1. Facebook has just updated to let users choose the gender pronoun they associate with. Aside from the usual...
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell (DIA, SPY, QQQ, AIG)
Good morning! Here's what you need to know.Data show Eurozone growth is accelerating just a bit, with GDP for the final three months of 2013 coming in at 0.3% versus 0.2% expected. France, Germany, the...
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Here's Your 2014 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover
For Sports Illustrated's 50th anniversary, the magazine chose a cover with three models. Chrissy Teigen, Nina Agdal, and Lilly Aldridge all made the cover.According to Forbes, the swimsuit issue has...
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Low-level conflict afflicts Bahrain on third uprising anniversary
By Farishta SaeedMANAMA (Reuters) - Three years after the eruption of a popular uprising in Bahrain that security forces subdued but have failed to stamp out, the ruling family has launched a new...
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Russia accuses EU of seeking 'sphere of influence' in Ukraine
By Gabriela Baczynska and Alexandra HudsonMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia accused the European Union on Friday of seeking to create a "sphere of influence" on its borders by pressing Ukraine to choose closer...
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Greece's Deflation Problem Got Less Worse
"Less worse" is a weird phrase, but it seems to characterize Greece's pricing problem well.According to new data from ELSTAT, Greece's consumer price index fell 1.5% year-over-year in January. That's...
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14 Famous Movie Couples And Their Real-Life Inspirations
Valentine's Day is one of the best days of the year to watch a romantic movie. There are plenty of great love stories to choose from, but only a select few actually happened. And for many of these...
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Olympic Cross Country Skier Races In Cut Off Shorts And A T-Shirt
During the hottest day of what has been an unseasonably warm Olympics, a Norwegian cross country skier took an extreme measure to deal with the heat.Chris Jespersen cut off his racing tights at the...
View ArticleCar bomb kills at least 18 in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A car bomb killed at least 18 people a town in southern Syria on Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.The bomb went off near a mosque in the town of al-Yadouda...
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In Case You Haven't Noticed, The Stock Market Is Way Off Of Its Lows Of The Year
After closing 2014 at a then-all-time-high of 1,848, the stock market (represented by the S&P 500) has been on a bit of a wild ride since the beginning of the year.It climbed to its now all-time...
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14 Corny Ways An Economist Might Say 'I Love You'
In love and economics, words only go so far.That's why we turn to charts... in both love and economics.Elizabeth Fosslien, a chartsmith and analyst at Arc Worldwide, created 14 admittedly cheesy charts...
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John Kerry: Obama Has Asked For New Policy Options On Syria
BEIJING (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that President Barack Obama has asked for possible new policy options on Syria given the worsening humanitarian situation there."He has...
View ArticleMOBILE INSIDER: Artificial Intelligence Is Becoming A Reality — Audi's...
Mobile Insider is delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers.CAN COMPUTERS BE OUR FRIENDS? Dave Smith at ReadWrite discusses developments in mobile recommendation...
View ArticlePAYMENTS INSIDER: China's Mobile Payments Project — Square's New Feature —...
Welcome to our new Payments Insider newsletter, a morning email with the top news and analysis on the digital payments industry, produced by BI Intelligence. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHES A MOBILE...
View ArticleChina Is Developing A Nationwide Mobile Payments Infrastructure
Welcome to our new Payments Insider newsletter, a morning email with the top news and analysis on the digital payments industry, produced by BI Intelligence. Click here to sign up for Payments Insider...
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NZ court rules Megaupload warrant legal, dealing blow to Dotcom
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand court on Wednesday ruled that the search warrant used in the arrest of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom on U.S. online piracy charges was legal, dealing a blow to the...
View ArticleMontana judge admits fault for blaming victim of rape
By Laura Zuckerman(Reuters) - A Montana judge, under fire for suggesting a 14-year-old girl was partly to blame for being raped by a teacher, admitted on Tuesday that he violated judicial standards and...
View ArticleThis Rescued Pit Bull Overcame Long Odds To Become A Frisbee Star
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Leftist Mexican lawmakers present medical marijuana bill
By Lizbeth DiazMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Left-wing Mexican senators on Tuesday presented an initiative to legalize medical marijuana, saying a new approach was needed to speed up drug liberalization and...
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