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Hurricane Matthew is heading straight for Florida, but the storm has already made its place in the history books. Since weather records began in 1851, no hurricane of Matthew’s predicted strength (Category 4, with sustained winds of at least 135 mph that the National Hurricane Center labels as “catastrophic”) has ever made landfall in Florida north of West Palm…
Getty Images By Markets reporter Reporter Deep-pocketed suitors are reportedly dropping their bids for Twitter—a blow that could deal a hefty hit to the social media company’s shares, analysts said Thursday. Twitter Inc. TWTR, -20.10% dropped 20.1% to $19.87 Thursday, following a Recode report Wednesday evening, citing unnamed sources, saying Alphabet Inc.’s GOOGL, +0.23%…
Imperfect elections and flawed candidates often make for complicated and difficult choices for Christians. But sometimes historic moments arise when more is at stake than partisan politics–when the meaning and integrity of our faith hangs in the balance. This is one of those moments. A significant mistake in American politics is the media’s continued identification…
Google Microdata Mobile only ad Article “Cover” Poland’s Increasingly Unpopular Abortion Ban Conservative politicians have reversed their position against the procedure following large protests in the country. Google Metadata Agencja Gazeta / Reuters NEWS BRIEF Widespread protests over a proposed abortion law in Poland have led to a shift in political opinion, and some conservative…
First Amazon UK leaked the price and ship date of the new Oculus Touch controller in the UK, Now we know the price and ship date in the US. The controllers, which Oculus has been promising for a couple of years now and delayed when shipping the Oculus Rift back in April, will cost $200…
Rosie O’Donnell says she met the daughter of her tormentor-in-chief, Donald Trump, Wednesday night in Manhattan. “@IvankaTrump in a city of 8 million – we meet face 2 face – i thank u 4 listening – mother 2 mother – on this new years week – my best 2 u,” O’Donnell said on Twitter, referring…
In break with running mate, Weld thinks president should know what Aleppo is. Photo: BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images As some presumably small portion of Americans sat through a dull debate between the Republican and Democratic vice-presidential nominees on Tuesday night, a far more interesting drama was unfolding within the Libertarian ticket. VP candidate Bill Weld…
This post has been updated with a statement from the Asian American Journalists Association and tweets by Watters. On the eve of the first general-election debate moderated by an Asian American journalist, the “O’Reilly Factor” on Fox News aired a segment so full of Asian stereotypes and jokes that fitting them all into five minutes was…
The answers could be worth millions — even billions — of dollars: Where have Metro’s riders gone, and will they ever come back? In the most recent quarter alone, the beleaguered transit agency reported an 11 percent drop in Metrorail ridership. In the last fiscal year, Metrorail riders took 15 million fewer trips than the…
There is no question that Bomba Estereo’s newest music video, “Soy Yo,” is a refreshing representation of Latina girls. The video for the Colombian electro-cumbia group’s 2015 single features a confident young girl walking the streets of New York with her chin held high and the world at her feet. The opening scene sets the…