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Archive for July, 2014
Bank Of America’s Countrywide To Pay $1.3Bn To Us
By World On The Run
BBC – Bank of America’s Countrywide business must pay the US government $1.3bn (£769m) for selling defective home loans, a New York judge has ruled....
Fed Nods To Firmer Inflation, Still Focused On Labor Weakness
By World On The Run
Reuters – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday upgraded its assessment of the U.S. economy, taking note of a decline in the jobless rate and signaling more...
101 Active Geysers Seen On Saturn’s Moon
By World on the Run
Time – It wasn’t long ago that scientists had given up on finding life in the Solar System. Venus and Mercury are too hot, Mars...
U.S. Economy Grew 4% In Spring
By World on the Run
Commerce Department – Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States —...
168 Trafficked Children Rescued In June
By World on the Run
Associated Press – When FBI agents and police officers fanned out across the country last month in a weeklong effort to rescue child sex trafficking...
Ransoming Citizens, Europe Becomes Al Qaeda’s Patron
By World On The Run
The New York Times – BAMAKO, Mali — The cash filled three suitcases: 5 million euros. The German official charged with delivering this cargo arrived...
Jake Gardiner Signs 5-Year, $20.25M Deal With Leafs
By World On The Run
CBC – The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Jake Gardiner to a five-year, $20.25-million US contract extension, according to several media reports. Gardiner will make...
Closing Bell: TSX Ends Higher Amid Solid Earnings, U.S. Economic Rebound In Second Quarter
By World on The Run
Financial Post – The Toronto stock market advanced Wednesday, powered by solid earnings and an indication from the U.S. Federal Reserve that it is in...
Ebola Risk In Europe ‘Extremely Low’
By World On The Run
The risk of Ebola reaching the EU is “extremely low” but the possibility cannot be ruled out entirely, EU experts say. An EU official told...
Jane Rooney Wants To Help You Mind Your Money
By World On The Run
CBC News – Jane Rooney’s job is to boost Canadians’ savings rate and reduce household debt, a tough job when the trend for the last...
A More Vigorous Us Economy Appears To Be Emerging
By World On The Run
AP – The U.S. economy has rebounded with vigor from a grim start to 2014 and should show renewed strength into next year. That was...
U.S. Condemns Israeli Shelling Of School
By World on the Run
Associated Press – Israeli strikes hit a crowded shopping area in Gaza City Wednesday, hours after tank shells tore through the walls of a U.N....
Hillary: End Cuba Embargo
By World on the Run
Tampa Bay Times – “I think it has propped up the Castro’s because they can blame everything on the embargo,” she told host Jorge Ramos....
UN: Israel Hit Second School
By World on the Run
The Telegraph – Israeli shells blasted a UN-run school in a Gaza refugee camp on Wednesday, killing at least 19 people and wounding about 125...
‘Patriotic’ Big Banks Profit Helping U.S. Companies Dodge Taxes
By World On The Run
Huff Post – After wrecking the U.S. economy and sucking hundreds of billions of dollars from American taxpayers for their own survival, what can our...
Bank Of America’s Countrywide To Pay $1.3Bn To Us
By World On The Run
BBC – Bank of America’s Countrywide business must pay the US government $1.3bn (£769m) for selling defective home loans, a New York judge has ruled....
Fed Nods To Firmer Inflation, Still Focused On Labor Weakness
By World On The Run
Reuters – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday upgraded its assessment of the U.S. economy, taking note of a decline in the jobless rate and signaling more...
101 Active Geysers Seen On Saturn’s Moon
By World on the Run
Time – It wasn’t long ago that scientists had given up on finding life in the Solar System. Venus and Mercury are too hot, Mars...
U.S. Economy Grew 4% In Spring
By World on the Run
Commerce Department – Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States —...
168 Trafficked Children Rescued In June
By World on the Run
Associated Press – When FBI agents and police officers fanned out across the country last month in a weeklong effort to rescue child sex trafficking...
Ransoming Citizens, Europe Becomes Al Qaeda’s Patron
By World On The Run
The New York Times – BAMAKO, Mali — The cash filled three suitcases: 5 million euros. The German official charged with delivering this cargo arrived...
Jake Gardiner Signs 5-Year, $20.25M Deal With Leafs
By World On The Run
CBC – The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Jake Gardiner to a five-year, $20.25-million US contract extension, according to several media reports. Gardiner will make...
Closing Bell: TSX Ends Higher Amid Solid Earnings, U.S. Economic Rebound In Second Quarter
By World on The Run
Financial Post – The Toronto stock market advanced Wednesday, powered by solid earnings and an indication from the U.S. Federal Reserve that it is in...
Ebola Risk In Europe ‘Extremely Low’
By World On The Run
The risk of Ebola reaching the EU is “extremely low” but the possibility cannot be ruled out entirely, EU experts say. An EU official told...
Jane Rooney Wants To Help You Mind Your Money
By World On The Run
CBC News – Jane Rooney’s job is to boost Canadians’ savings rate and reduce household debt, a tough job when the trend for the last...
A More Vigorous Us Economy Appears To Be Emerging
By World On The Run
AP – The U.S. economy has rebounded with vigor from a grim start to 2014 and should show renewed strength into next year. That was...
U.S. Condemns Israeli Shelling Of School
By World on the Run
Associated Press – Israeli strikes hit a crowded shopping area in Gaza City Wednesday, hours after tank shells tore through the walls of a U.N....
Hillary: End Cuba Embargo
By World on the Run
Tampa Bay Times – “I think it has propped up the Castro’s because they can blame everything on the embargo,” she told host Jorge Ramos....
UN: Israel Hit Second School
By World on the Run
The Telegraph – Israeli shells blasted a UN-run school in a Gaza refugee camp on Wednesday, killing at least 19 people and wounding about 125...
‘Patriotic’ Big Banks Profit Helping U.S. Companies Dodge Taxes
By World On The Run
Huff Post – After wrecking the U.S. economy and sucking hundreds of billions of dollars from American taxpayers for their own survival, what can our...