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Submitted by Mac Slavo via SHTFPlan.com, The entire Pacific Coast of the United States, Canada and Mexico has been contaminated with radioactive particles from Fukushima. And finally, it is being officially acknowledged. This is really happening… It is a stark reminder that the effects from Fukushima radiation continually spilling into the ocean have not been abated. The site continues to leak highly toxic radioactive material to this […]

VIENNA OPEC and non-OPEC producers on Saturday reached their first deal since 2001 to curtail oil output jointly and ease a global glut after more than two years of low prices that overstretched many budgets and spurred unrest in some countries. With the deal finally signed after almost a year of arguing within the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and mistrust in the willingness of non-OPEC […]

Patience and preparation are the key to a great deal. Buying a new PC or Mac is a major purchase, potentially costing $1500 or more. Top-of-the-line new designs like the Microsoft Surface Book and Apple’s MacBook Pro (2016) can easily approach a $3000 list price. But you don’t have to pay that sticker price. With a little preparation and some patience, you can save 30, 40, even […]

Submitted by Mac Slavo via SHTFPlan.com, There just isn’t a lot of good news here. The middle class is still struggling for something tangible, but things remain pretty frustrating for most people. It could actually feel like things are going in reverse… and that each piece of economic interaction squeezes just a little bit harder. via the Washington Examiner: A new report on the economy finds that […]

There is some merit to both rationales, but I’d also like to suggest a third possibility: Navy’s gaming the system. Continue reading the main story For instance, have you ever heard of the Naval Academy Preparatory School, or NAPS as it’s called? In Newport, R.I., close to the Naval War College, NAPS was founded in 1915 as a place where enlisted men with officer potential could get […]

newslide Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik debut new duet on film soundtrack American pop star Taylor Swift and former One Direction member Zayn Malik released a surprise duet on Friday, December 9 after joining forces for the upcoming Fifty Shades Darker movie soundtrack. I Don’t Wanna Live Forever will feature in the sequel to the Fifty Shades of Grey film, based on the hugely successful trilogy by […]

PARIS: US Secretary of State John Kerry and leading diplomats are trying to find solutions for Syria’s desperate opposition, as Syrian government forces squeeze rebels out of Aleppo after a devastating blitz.With tens of thousands of civilians fleeing, Kerry said he is working to ensure their safety and to save Aleppo “from being absolutely, completely destroyed.”Kerry and European and Arab diplomats are meeting members of Syria’s opposition […]

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newslide Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik debut new duet on film soundtrack American pop star Taylor Swift and former One Direction member Zayn Malik released a surprise duet on Friday, December 9 after joining forces for the upcoming Fifty Shades Darker movie soundtrack. I Don’t Wanna Live Forever will feature in the sequel to the Fifty Shades of Grey film, based on the hugely successful trilogy by […]

Ghana re-established its reputation as one of Africa’s cleanest democracies on Friday when authorities proclaimed opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo, 72, a British-educated lawyer and veteran statesman, as the next president. The victory by Mr Akufo-Addo’s centre New Patriotic party, after eight years of rule by the left-leaning National Democratic Congress, triggered wild celebrations across much of the country. It follows the surprise electoral defeat last week of […]

Submitted by Nomi Prins via TomDispatch.com, Given his cabinet picks so far, it’s reasonable to assume that The Donald finds hanging out with anyone who isn’t a billionaire (or at least a multimillionaire) a drag. What would there be to talk about if you left the Machiavellian class and its exploits for the company of the sort of normal folk you can rouse at a rally?  It’s […]

Sony reportedly wants to be the first smartphone maker beside Google to push Android 7.1.1 Nougat to its smartphones. In fact, releasing the latest Android 7.1.1 Nougat build is apparently the “number one priority” for Sony’s developer team, according to a new report. “If you spot any other vendor (excluding Google) releasing this faster than us, prepare your rotten tomatoes,” Sony’s developer team told the Xperia Blog. Android […]

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a non-profit organization supported by auto insurers, has just released the list of the safest cars, SUVs, and trucks for 2017. If you are wondering, which brand topped the ranking, that would be Toyota, which went home with nine citations. The automaker is trailed by Honda with five listed vehicles. Safest Car Pick The Top Safety Pick is an annual ranking of the […]

Opec’s first supply cut in eight years looks set to earn the 13-member cartel an extra $5bn a month in revenues. The 15 per cent rally in oil prices since last Wednesday’s agreement looks like an impressive return from a marginal cut in output, even if the deal was months in the making. Beyond the headline price reaction the market has thrown Opec a curve ball. Oil […]

Journalism took a beating in 2016. Donald Trump was elected president, thwarting pollsters and shaking off seemingly endless fact-checking. News organizations continue to lay off journalists as Facebook and Google gobble up the advertising market. And trust in media sunk to an all-time low, helped along by abuse on the campaign trail. Despite that, a former whistleblower thinks journalism still has the power to make big changes. […]

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signs legislation that establishes comprehensive regulations for the testing, use and eventual sale of autonomous vehicle technology at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Mich., on Friday Dec. 9, 2016. The package of bills signed into law Friday comes with few specific state regulations and leaves many decisions up to automakers and companies like Google and Uber. It also allows automakers and […]

Submitted by Steven Horowtiz via The Foundation for Economic Education, The headlines tell us that the Dow Jones is up around 1,000 points since Donald Trump won the election on November 8th. The conventional wisdom is that this shows how much confidence people have in Trump’s ability to generate a healthy American economy. The argument is that if people are willing to buy stock in American firms, […]

Donald Trump wants Wilbur Ross, the billionaire investor tapped for Commerce secretary, to oversee his trade policy, in a controversial move that could spark a battle between the incoming administration and Congress. Mr Trump has agreed to give Mr Ross, a close friend, responsibility for handling one of his signature campaign issues, the Financial Times has learnt. The move, which would cut the influence of the US […]

Google has updated Chrome web browser for Android on Dec. 6, and version 55 is now rolling out across the Play Store. The update to the Google Chrome browser for Android increases its functionalities comprehensively. The updated Chrome 55 (55.0.2883.84) also brings stability and performance fixes and new features galore. We check out the new features and functionalities that version 55 of Chrome for Android brings users’ way. Reduces […]

By Warren Strobel, Yara Bayoumy and John Irish | WASHINGTON/PARIS WASHINGTON/PARIS Key U.S. allies in Europe are quietly expressing concern over President-elect Donald Trump’s approach to Syria, warning that his pledge to work more closely with Russia, Damascus’ main backer, will do little to diminish the terrorist threat emanating from Syria. The diplomatic persuasion campaign has taken on new importance in recent days as the Syrian army, […]

(Image: file photo) The good news is developers are looking very closely at Linux’s core code for possible security holes. The bad news is they’re finding them. At least the best news is that they’re fixing them as soon as they’re uncovered. The latest three kernel vulnerabilities are designated CVE-2016-8655, CVE-2016-6480, and CVE-2016-6828. Of these, CVE-2016-8655 is the worst of the bunch. It enables local users, which […]

By David Lawder | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON President-elect Donald Trump is stacking his trade transition team with veterans of the U.S. steel industry’s battles with China, signaling a potentially more aggressive approach to U.S. complaints of unfair Chinese subsidies for its exports and barriers to imports. Led by Wilbur Ross, a billionaire steel investor and Trump’s nominee for commerce secretary, Dan DiMicco, the former CEO of steelmaker Nucor […]

December is always marked by a run of fantastic journalism from news organizations across the United States. The flood of ambitious work nearly always coincides with the publication deadline for the Pulitzer Prizes (Dec. 31), as newsrooms gear up for journalism awards season. Here’s a quick look at some of the most ambitious journalism that’s been published recently. If you know of a great project that I […]

The Twitter account of Indian entrepreneur Vijay Mallya was apparently hacked Friday morning after messages were posted on his page by individuals who claimed to be part of the same group that broke into the accounts of prominent opposition politicians last week. A message on Mr. Mallya’s Twitter said that his account had been hacked. Messages were briefly posted on his page inviting readers to follow a […]

ABU DHABI // Children as young as five slipped on their aprons, rolled up their sleeves and prepared to include fish, rice and olives in their supper. About 70 participated in the Dora’s Kitchen Mission workshop booth at Marina Mall yesterday, which was set up to teach healthy eating and cooking habits to the young. The food was not real and neither was the kitchen, but parents […]

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