Sting: My Children Won't Inherit My Wealth
Sting's children cannot expect to inherit his multimillion-pound wealth, the rock star has said, joining the ranks of the super-rich who have claimed that passing on their vast fortunes to their...
View ArticleHere's Why The Middle East Will Be 'On Fire' For The Foreseeable Future
The Middle East is being shaken by an intensifying sectarian war stretching from the Mediterranean coast to Iran.And all signs suggest that the situation created by the ongoing war in Syria — which has...
View ArticleYou're Getting 250 Brand New Emoji — Here Are 22 We Wish Existed
Earlier this month, The Verge reported that "Unicode, an industry standard that regulates the presentation of text across different software platforms, updated to include 250 new emoji. Everyone was...
View ArticleThe US World Cup Team's 'I Believe' Chant Was Created By A Navy Prep School...
With World Cup fever hitting the United States, the now-popular "I believe we will win!" chant has become synonymous with the U.S. national team and was even featured in a popular ESPN commercial...
View ArticleAwful Blunder By A US Player Gifts Portugal A Goal In The 5th Minute Of A...
The United States men's national team got off to a nightmare start in Sunday's Group G match against Portugal.In just the fifth minute, Geoff Cameron botched a clearance, the ball dropped to Nani, and...
View ArticleCrude Tops $115
Brent crude futures briefly climbed above $115 a barrel as trading opened Sunday evening Eastern U.S. time.The New York Times reported Sunday that members of Sunni militia ISIS had captured a major...
View ArticleCoca-Cola's Latest Product Addresses The Biggest Criticism Of The Brand
Coca-Cola faces mounting criticisms that its signature beverages are unhealthy.Anti-sugar sentiment has made consumers skeptical of traditional Coca-Cola soda. And many fear that artificial sweeteners...
View ArticleClint Dempsey Scores A Goal With His Stomach, Puts US Up 2-1 On Portugal
After a nightmare start, the United States took a 2-1 lead on Portugal in the 81st minute with a wild goal off of Clint Dempsey's stomach.DeAndre Yedlin sent in a cross, Graham Zusi chipped it back to...
View ArticleYoung Men Who Are Anything Short Of Wealthy In Urban China Face Brutal...
China has at least more than 30 million more men than women.As a result, finding a girlfriend there is extremely difficult. A recent post on reddit helped show just how bad it is. User BoTeeBoTines, an...
View ArticleThe Weekend Is Over And Markets Are Up
The weekend is over and markets are up.The Nikkei opened 0.5% higher. Australia's S&P/ASX200 was up 0.3%. Korea's Kospi gained 0.4%.U.S. futures were going nowhere.Brent crude futures were above...
View ArticleIsrael Strikes Syria After Missile Attack Kills Teenage Boy
Israel launched air strikes on nine targets inside Syria early Monday morning local time in response to a shelling attack on a civilian vehicle that left a 14-year-old Israeli boy dead Sunday.A...
View ArticlePortugal Stuns The US With A Heartbreaking Goal On The Last Kick Of The Game
Seconds away from completing one of the best performances in American soccer history and qualifying for the knockout round of the 2014 World Cup, the U.S. allowed a game-tying goal to Portugal to end...
View ArticleA Small Factory Owner Is Building Incredible Life-Size Transformer Replicas
A week before the next "Transformers" movie hits theaters, one man is making his own real-life Optimus Prime and Bumblebee robots.Li Lei, a small factory owner in China, builds giant replicas of the...
View ArticleREPORT: BNP Paribas Will Be Suspended From Trading In US Dollars
The Wall Street Journal's Devlin Barrett and Christopher M. Matthews report that U.S. prosecutors have reached a settlement over fraud claims at BNP Paribas that will see the French firm temporarily...
View ArticleThe US Still Has A Great Chance To Get Out Of Its World Cup Group, But...
The United States men's national team blew a golden opportunity to advance to the knockout round of the 2014 World Cup, allowing a game-tying goal to Portugal in the 95th minute.It was a stomach...
View ArticleCHINESE MANUFACTURING HITS 7-MONTH HIGH
HSBC China Flash PMI surged to 50.8 in June, from a reading of 49.4 the previous month.This beat expectations for a more modest rise to 49.7.Meanwhile, flash manufacturing output index climbed to 51.8,...
View ArticleSony Had A Massive Weekend At The Box Office
Sony Pictures owned the box office this weekend with the two top movies. Kevin Hart's "Think Like A Man Too" may not have made as big a splash as expected; however, the film still topped the weekend...
View ArticleThe 69 Most Mesmerizing Photos From The World Cup So Far
Every four years the World Cup takes over the world for a month and produces incredible moments and photos.Brazil has been a beautiful background for amazing sports photography.From soaring header...
View ArticleHow The US Blew Its Greatest World Cup Opportunity In Just 55 Seconds
The United States national team did exactly what it had to do with a 2-2 draw with Portugal in their second World Cup match. But the U.S. could have had so much more if not for a horrible 55-second...
View ArticleThis Chart Shows Why Beijing Announced Its Mini-Stimulus
After some disappointing data at the start of the year, Chinese GDP growth slowed to 7.4% year-over-year in Q1, and 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.In response to this, China announced a mini-stimulus that...
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