Amid a struggling economy, Cuban real estate is booming
By Carrie Kahn From npr If the old real estate adage holds true — it’s all about location, location, location — then about 100 miles off the tip of Florida, it’s boom time. The real estate market in Havana, Cuba,…
Florida man spends 17 years challenging debt he never owed in the first place
By Chris Morran From Consumerist Imagine you wake up one day to find out that you suddenly owe nearly $100,000 on a house you’ve never owned, in a city where you’ve never resided. Should be easy enough to sort that…
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Schiaparelli Mars probe’s parachute ‘jettisoned too early’
By Jonathan Amos BBC Science Correspondent, Darmstadt From BBC Europe’s Schiaparelli lander did not behave as expected as it headed down to the surface of Mars on Wednesday. Telemetry data recovered from the probe during its descent indicates that its parachute…
One country has kept Volkswagen’s global sales from cratering after its emissions scandal
By Benjamin Zhang From Business Insider In the year since the revelation of Volkswagen’s catastrophic emissions cheating scandal last September, the German brand’s reputation has been left in shambles. But as its reputation with many consumers lay in tatters, the…
Motion of no confidence against Dominica PM defeated
By Clive Bacchus West Indies News Network from Caribbean News Now ROSEAU, Dominica (WINN) — Plans by the opposition in Dominica to move a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit hit a wall on Wednesday after opposition…
UPS sorry about that driver who peed on house after throwing package
By Chris Morran From Consumerist It’s nothing new to hear of a UPS, USPS or FedEx driver being caught on camera treating a customer’s package with reckless disregard for its contents. But what you don’t hear too much about are…
Japan’s minimalism
Photos that show how obsessed Japan is with minimalism By Jacob Shamsian From Business Insider Minimalism is taking over. Figures like Marie Kondo are becoming famous by spreading the gospel of throwing everything out and keeping just what you need….
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Anton Yelchin’s parents sue Fiat Chrysler over actor’s death
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist Six weeks after the death of Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin was potentially linked to the confusing gear shifter in recalled Jeep, Dodge, and Chrysler vehicles, the man’s family has filed a wrongful death and…
The power balance has shifted between Britain and India — here’s what that means post-Brexit
By Nikita Sud, The Conversation From Business Insider We used to run the biggest empire the world has ever seen, and with a much smaller domestic population and a relatively tiny civil service. Are we really unable to do trade deals?…
The song ‘American Pie’ explains the Brexit vote shockingly well
By Smead Capital Management, Smead Capital From Business Insider As a participant for 36 years in the U.S. stock market, I’ve learned to look for watershed events that must be respected by investors. A watershed event is a point in time…
