Four CARICOM nations named among countries at risk of heading into debt trap
From CARIBBEAN360 LONDON, England, Monday July 13, 2015 – Four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nations have been named among countries at risk of government external debt crises – one of them specially highlighted among those “rapidly heading” in that direction. Guyana,…
Oscar-Winning Director of Snowden documentary trying to find out why she’s been detained at airports so much
By Chris Morran From Consumerist Laura Poitras recently won the Academy Award for CITIZENFOUR, her documentary on NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, but the director claims that she’s long been hassled by U.S. federal authorities for years, resulting in multiple unmerited…
Boston police captain’s son arrested in alleged ISIS plot
By Marcus Gilmer From Mashable The son of a Boston police captain who was a first responder at the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing has been arrested in connection with an alleged ISIS plot that was similar to the marathon bombing….
Belfast police attacked in loyalist parade violence
AFP From Business Insider Belfast (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Northern Ireland’s police were pelted with bricks and bottles and used a water cannon to disperse crowds as violence broke out at a traditional Orange Order parade in Belfast on Monday….
Senior Tibetan monk dies in Chinese prison
By Sui-Lee Wee Reuters From Huffington Post BEIJING, July 13 (Reuters) – A Tibetan monk who was one of China’s most prominent political prisoners has died in jail, a relative said on Monday, and a rights group said security forces…
Escaped drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ targets Trump in Twitter rant
By Jim Meyers from Newsmax Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has called on the FBI to investigate threats against him on Twitter by Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who escaped from prison over the weekend. On the Twitter…
Fate of frozen embryos at center of divorce trial
By Marisa Kendall, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — They’ve ended their marriage, divided their cash, property and personal belongings, but one messy issue remains: what should be done with their five cryogenically frozen embryos? Divorcing couple Stephen Findley and…
Things I will NOT DO before I get old!
From armsmart Cliff camping Skywalking in the Alps Climbing Redwoods Sitting on the Trolltunga Rock in Norway Jumping on the Trolltunga rock in Norway Rock climbing in South Africa Ice climbing a frozen waterfall Extreme picnicing Extreme skiing in Wyoming…
Apple iPhone snags 92% of smartphone profits, report says
By Adario Strange From Mashable When Apple first entered the smartphone market, its late co-founder Steve Jobs indicated that he would be happy snagging at least 1% of the existing mobile phone market. Seen by some as a bit of…
As new horizons reaches Pluto, arguments will be settled and mysteries revealed
By Tim Reyes from Techcrunch Three decades of development are about to culminate in a 24 hour period of discovery. Today (Tue 14) NASA’s New Horizons space probe will reach the finale of its 9-year journey to the outer reaches…
