CBC News – Canada is sending 221 athletes from across the country over to the Sochi Olympics, with the hopes of setting an all-time mark...
Archive for January, 2014
U.S. To Seek Death Penalty For Accused Boston Marathon Bomber
By World On The Run
Reuters – Accused bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should be put to death if he is found guilty of planting bombs that killed three people and wounded...
Snowden Snags Nobel Nomination
By World on the Run
Bloomberg – President Barack Obama wants to see Edward Snowden clapped in irons and bound to the U.S. for a criminal trial. Two Norwegian...
North Korea Restarts Nuke Reactor
By World on the Run
Yahoo News – U.S. intelligence says North Korea has followed through on its threat to advance its nuclear weapons program. Director of National Intelligence...
Nightmare Storm Paralyzes Atlanta
By World on the Run
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – The state’s top leaders on Wednesday apologized for mistakes that brought metro Atlanta to a standstill in the aftermath of an...
Justin Bieber Surrenders On Assault Charge In Toronto
By World on The Run
BBC – Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has surrendered to Toronto police to face charges he assaulted a limousine driver in December. Mr Bieber, 19,...
Target Says Criminals Attacked With Credentials Stolen From Vendor
By World on The Run
Reuters – Target Corp said on Wednesday that the cyber criminals who breached its system used credentials they stole from one of the retailer’s vendors....
Lenovo To Buy Motorola Mobility From Google For $2.91 Billion
By World on The Run
TechCrunch – TechCrunch has confirmed reports that Lenovo is buying Motorola Mobility from Google. This is the division within Google that the company purchased in...
Labor Unions ‘Bitterly Disappointed’ With Proposed Obamacare Regulations
By World On The Run
Fox News – Leaders of major labor unions are pushing back against proposed regulatory changes that could affect some union-sponsored health plans under ObamaCare, arguing the...
US Economy Grew At 3.2 Percent Rate In Q4
By World On The Run
AP – The U.S. economy grew at a 3.2 percent annual rate in the October-December quarter on the strength of the strongest consumer spending in...
Neanderthal DNA Found In Humans
By World on the Run
National Geographic – When modern humans migrated out of Africa some 60,000 years ago, they found the Eurasian continent already inhabited by brawny, big-browed Neanderthals....
Indian Woman Pol: Women Cause Rape
By World on the Run
BBC News – There has been outrage in India after a politician, who is also a member of a government panel for women, blamed women...
Al Qaeda Seizes Syrian Oil Fields
By World on the Run
The New York TimesThe New York Times – Islamist rebels and extremist groups have seized control of most of Syria’s oil and gas resources, a...
More Snow-Stranded Schoolchildren In South Get Home
By World on The Run
CNN – Atlanta is shut down — businesses, roads, government in general — and while that’s generated furor among residents, the angst is exacerbated by...
Inbox Overload? How To Organize And Manage Your Email
By World on The Run
Global News – Whether it’s steady trickle of daily emails or the hundreds of messages streaming in during your vacation, hitting the reset button on...
Peanut Allergy In Children Reduced In Experiment
By World on The Run
CBC – Some children with peanut allergies who were given small doses of peanut product were able to build up their tolerance and improve their...
U.S. To Seek Death Penalty For Accused Boston Marathon Bomber
By World On The Run
Reuters – Accused bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should be put to death if he is found guilty of planting bombs that killed three people and wounded...
Snowden Snags Nobel Nomination
By World on the Run
Bloomberg – President Barack Obama wants to see Edward Snowden clapped in irons and bound to the U.S. for a criminal trial. Two Norwegian...
North Korea Restarts Nuke Reactor
By World on the Run
Yahoo News – U.S. intelligence says North Korea has followed through on its threat to advance its nuclear weapons program. Director of National Intelligence...
Nightmare Storm Paralyzes Atlanta
By World on the Run
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – The state’s top leaders on Wednesday apologized for mistakes that brought metro Atlanta to a standstill in the aftermath of an...
Justin Bieber Surrenders On Assault Charge In Toronto
By World on The Run
BBC – Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has surrendered to Toronto police to face charges he assaulted a limousine driver in December. Mr Bieber, 19,...
Target Says Criminals Attacked With Credentials Stolen From Vendor
By World on The Run
Reuters – Target Corp said on Wednesday that the cyber criminals who breached its system used credentials they stole from one of the retailer’s vendors....
Lenovo To Buy Motorola Mobility From Google For $2.91 Billion
By World on The Run
TechCrunch – TechCrunch has confirmed reports that Lenovo is buying Motorola Mobility from Google. This is the division within Google that the company purchased in...
Labor Unions ‘Bitterly Disappointed’ With Proposed Obamacare Regulations
By World On The Run
Fox News – Leaders of major labor unions are pushing back against proposed regulatory changes that could affect some union-sponsored health plans under ObamaCare, arguing the...
US Economy Grew At 3.2 Percent Rate In Q4
By World On The Run
AP – The U.S. economy grew at a 3.2 percent annual rate in the October-December quarter on the strength of the strongest consumer spending in...
Neanderthal DNA Found In Humans
By World on the Run
National Geographic – When modern humans migrated out of Africa some 60,000 years ago, they found the Eurasian continent already inhabited by brawny, big-browed Neanderthals....
Indian Woman Pol: Women Cause Rape
By World on the Run
BBC News – There has been outrage in India after a politician, who is also a member of a government panel for women, blamed women...
Al Qaeda Seizes Syrian Oil Fields
By World on the Run
The New York TimesThe New York Times – Islamist rebels and extremist groups have seized control of most of Syria’s oil and gas resources, a...
More Snow-Stranded Schoolchildren In South Get Home
By World on The Run
CNN – Atlanta is shut down — businesses, roads, government in general — and while that’s generated furor among residents, the angst is exacerbated by...
Inbox Overload? How To Organize And Manage Your Email
By World on The Run
Global News – Whether it’s steady trickle of daily emails or the hundreds of messages streaming in during your vacation, hitting the reset button on...
Peanut Allergy In Children Reduced In Experiment
By World on The Run
CBC – Some children with peanut allergies who were given small doses of peanut product were able to build up their tolerance and improve their...