Nov 15 For 20-somethings, retirement may be further away than they realize Flickr user Clint McMahon] If you're in your 20s and you haven't thought seriously about retirement, you're not alone. But chances are, retirement is farther off than you're planning for, anyway. The international insurer Aegon… Continue reading
Nov 15 Albania suddenly backs out of plan to destroy Syria's chemical weapons Environmentalists gathered on November 12th in the Albanian capital of Tirana to protest their country's plan to accept chemical weapons from Syria.Photo by Gent Skhullaku AFP/Getty Images In a surprise move announced Friday, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama… Continue reading
Nov 15 Dogs take flight in Iowa competition .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } The 2013 World DockDogs… Continue reading
Nov 15 JPMorgan reaches $4.5 billion settlement with investors BREAKING: JPMorgan reaches $4.5 billion settlement with investors on mortgage-backed securities.— The Associated Press (@AP) November 15, 2013… Continue reading
Nov 15 New EPA proposal would cut down ethanol fuel mandates Photo By Flickr user Michael Coté The EPA announced a new proposal Friday that would involve reducing the amount of ethanol blended into the U.S. fuel supply. The new plan from the Obama administration comes in reaction… Continue reading
Nov 15 San Francisco makes Batkid's wish come true A San Francisco turned Gotham City made a five-year-old Batkid's wish come true. Continue reading
Nov 15 #unselfie Visit this site to help the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in any way you can. -JK http://t.co/Km5iBpGbNT #unselfie pic.twitter.com/qMXIb8pwK5— Department of State (@StateDept) November 15, 2013 Looking for more ways to aid typhoon survivors?… Continue reading
Nov 15 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service destroys six tons of ivory More than six tons of confiscated ivory was destroyed by U.S. officials at a facility just outside of Denver Thursday. The ivory mostly consisted of tusks, carvings and jewelry that had been confiscated over the past 25… Continue reading
Nov 15 African bid to defer Kenyan trial fails at the UN President Uhuru Kenyatta. Photo by Hoss Njuguna/AFP/Getty Images A request by the African Union to postpone the International Criminal Court trials of Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto, failed after a split vote among… Continue reading
Nov 15 #TyphoonHaiyan MT @afpfr: A typhoon victim keeps her husband alive by manualy pumping air into his lungs pic.twitter.com/JfctvBqW2g #Haiyan— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) November 15, 2013… Continue reading