In the time it takes you to read this story, the U.S. debt will have grown by about $4.4. million. The debt is now lurking just under the $16 trillion mark — a number huge enough to be almost incomprehensible to the layperson. One way to visualize its magnitude: If you were to spend a dollar every second, it would… Read more →
U.S. Officials say a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency will reveal Iran has sped up work on its nuclear program. The New York Times reports that “Iran has installed hundreds of new centrifuges in recent months and may also be speeding up production of nuclear fuel — focused on enriching uranium to a level of 20 percent.” That’s the level U.S…. Read more →
(CNN) – Unknown gunmen attacked an American diplomatic vehicle south of Mexico City, injuring three people, a Mexican military official told CNN Mexico. The motive behind the attack on the U.S. vehicle, which was on a diplomatic mission, was not immediately known. Gunmen inside what was described as a Mexican federal police vehicle fired upon a U.S. Embassy vehicle, said the… Read more →
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius near Naples, Italy, in 79 A.D. killed thousands of Pompeii residents and remains one of the most famous volcanic explosions in history. But scientists say a hidden “super volcano” in the same area has the potential to kill millions. “These areas can give rise to the only eruptions that can have global catastrophic effects comparable to… Read more →
The world’s largest democracy is facing a major dilemma: Should India allow free access to information or go down the route China has taken and limit access to the Google, Facebook and Twitter? India would seem an unlikely country to crack down on the free flow of information, but the government fears it has become a threat to national security… Read more →
Most summer camps host kayaking, arts and crafts classes and campfires, but what makes Camp Quest Northwest different is that it is literally “beyond belief.” Located just north of Seattle, Camp Quest Northwest is a summer camp for atheists or children of atheists, self-described “freethinkers” or people not otherwise traditionally religious. “We would encourage them to read, to go to church,”… Read more →
(CBS/AP> ISLAMABAD — American missiles slammed into militant hideouts close to the Afghan border Friday, killing 18 suspected militants, Pakistani officials said, just a day after the government summoned an American diplomat to protest the drone strikes in the tribal areas. The strikes Friday were the fourth attack in the span of a week, as well as the most deadly…. Read more →
(Reuters) – North Korea’s young leader wants a state visit to China in the latest move in his push to lift the isolated state out of decades of poverty, but risks further fraying ties with his only powerful ally by sticking to the threat of a new nuclear test. It is not clear whether China will be prepared to host him, as… Read more →
It’s going to be a powder-keg in Tampa at the RNC if George Soros has anything to say about it. Soros bankrolled the 69-page ACLU report titled Rights and Wrongs at the RNC after the 2004 Republican Convention in New York City which detailed the extensive legal campaign the ACLU waged to suppress the police’s ability to keep order during anti-RNC protests. This… Read more →
Thawing sea ice and improved technology is opening up the race for natural resource exploration in the Arctic Circle, home to nearly a quarter of the world’s untapped oil reserves. Russia leads the race and has promised to adhere to environmental guidelines. But accidents and other damage resulting from the country’s oil exploration tell a different story. The shipyards in Severodvinsk, on the… Read more →
