AP – Russia scrambled fighter jets to patrol its border and reportedly gave shelter to Ukraine’s fugitive president as pro-Russian gunmen stormed offices of Ukraine’s...
Archive for February, 2014
Obama To Press Netanyahu On Peace
By World on the Run
The New York Times – President Obama, after avoiding a hands-on role in Middle East peacemaking since the setbacks of his first term, plans to...
Benedict: I Wasn’t Forced Out
By World on the Run
Reuters – Former Pope Benedict, in one of the few times he has broken his silence since stepping down nearly a year ago, has branded...
Court: Yank ‘Innocence Of Muslims’
By World on the Run
Mercury News – Google must take down a controversial anti-Muslim video on YouTube that sparked protests across the Muslim world because keeping it on the...
How Captured Mexican Drug Lord ‘El Chapo’ Turned Chicago Into His Home Port
By World on The Run
Time – Last year on Valentine’s Day, the drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was designated Chicago’s Public Enemy No. 1. It was a telling...
Programs To Redistribute Income Good For Growth: IMF
By World on The Run
Digital Journal – The International Monetary Fund came out Wednesday in support of the fight against income inequality, with Fund economists saying income redistribution efforts...
Target Canada Losses Hit $941-Million U.S. For 2013
By World on The Run
Toronto Star – Target Canada had sales of $1.3-billion (U.S.) last year and expects to double that figure in 2014, becoming a bigger threat to...
AND THAT’S PIZZAZZ – Ingrid and Bill Wheeler
By Kathleen Mailliard Solmssen
Location: San Francisco – California
And That’s PIZZAZZ Somewhere between a golden parachute and a gold watch, the golden years require...
Reid Hammered By GOP After Claiming All Obamacare ‘Horror Stories’ Untrue
By World On The Run
Fox News – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is being hammered by Republican lawmakers after he claimed on the Senate floor that all the ObamaCare...
Ukraine: Pro-Russia Gunmen Seize Government Buildings In Crimea
By World on the Run
The Huffington Post – Dozens of heavily armed gunmen seized control of local government buildings in Ukraine’s Crimea region early Thursday and raised the Russian...
Experts: New Pain Pill A Killer
By World on the Run
CNN – A potent little painkiller is causing a big stir. A coalition of more than 40 health care, consumer and addiction treatment groups is...
715 New Planets Found By NASA
By World on the Run
NASA – NASA’s Kepler mission announced Wednesday the discovery of 715 new planets. These newly-verified worlds orbit 305 stars, revealing multiple-planet systems much like our...
China Steps Up Propaganda War On Japan
By World on The Run
The Telegraph – China has stepped up its efforts to embarrass Japan on the world stage with plans for a new holiday to mark the...
The Most Uncomfortable Photo In The World
By World on The Run
Washington Post – So German Chancellor Angela Merkel flew to Jerusalem this week and this was a thing that happened while she was there. O.K.,...
Canada Stocks Little Changed As Gold Slump Offsets Uranium Rally
By World on The Run
BusinessWeek – Canadian stocks were little changed, erasing an earlier gain after trading near a three-year high, as uranium miners rallied to offset declines among...
Why Putin Hates Fracking
By World on the Run
The Daily Beast – Vladimir Putin just hates fracking—at least, he hates it when other countries do it. As the Russian president told an economic...
Obama To Press Netanyahu On Peace
By World on the Run
The New York Times – President Obama, after avoiding a hands-on role in Middle East peacemaking since the setbacks of his first term, plans to...
Benedict: I Wasn’t Forced Out
By World on the Run
Reuters – Former Pope Benedict, in one of the few times he has broken his silence since stepping down nearly a year ago, has branded...
Court: Yank ‘Innocence Of Muslims’
By World on the Run
Mercury News – Google must take down a controversial anti-Muslim video on YouTube that sparked protests across the Muslim world because keeping it on the...
How Captured Mexican Drug Lord ‘El Chapo’ Turned Chicago Into His Home Port
By World on The Run
Time – Last year on Valentine’s Day, the drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was designated Chicago’s Public Enemy No. 1. It was a telling...
Programs To Redistribute Income Good For Growth: IMF
By World on The Run
Digital Journal – The International Monetary Fund came out Wednesday in support of the fight against income inequality, with Fund economists saying income redistribution efforts...
Target Canada Losses Hit $941-Million U.S. For 2013
By World on The Run
Toronto Star – Target Canada had sales of $1.3-billion (U.S.) last year and expects to double that figure in 2014, becoming a bigger threat to...
AND THAT’S PIZZAZZ – Ingrid and Bill Wheeler
By Kathleen Mailliard Solmssen
Location: San Francisco – California
And That’s PIZZAZZ Somewhere between a golden parachute and a gold watch, the golden years require...
Reid Hammered By GOP After Claiming All Obamacare ‘Horror Stories’ Untrue
By World On The Run
Fox News – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is being hammered by Republican lawmakers after he claimed on the Senate floor that all the ObamaCare...
Ukraine: Pro-Russia Gunmen Seize Government Buildings In Crimea
By World on the Run
The Huffington Post – Dozens of heavily armed gunmen seized control of local government buildings in Ukraine’s Crimea region early Thursday and raised the Russian...
Experts: New Pain Pill A Killer
By World on the Run
CNN – A potent little painkiller is causing a big stir. A coalition of more than 40 health care, consumer and addiction treatment groups is...
715 New Planets Found By NASA
By World on the Run
NASA – NASA’s Kepler mission announced Wednesday the discovery of 715 new planets. These newly-verified worlds orbit 305 stars, revealing multiple-planet systems much like our...
China Steps Up Propaganda War On Japan
By World on The Run
The Telegraph – China has stepped up its efforts to embarrass Japan on the world stage with plans for a new holiday to mark the...
The Most Uncomfortable Photo In The World
By World on The Run
Washington Post – So German Chancellor Angela Merkel flew to Jerusalem this week and this was a thing that happened while she was there. O.K.,...
Canada Stocks Little Changed As Gold Slump Offsets Uranium Rally
By World on The Run
BusinessWeek – Canadian stocks were little changed, erasing an earlier gain after trading near a three-year high, as uranium miners rallied to offset declines among...
Why Putin Hates Fracking
By World on the Run
The Daily Beast – Vladimir Putin just hates fracking—at least, he hates it when other countries do it. As the Russian president told an economic...