Tweet By Marice Richter GRAPEVINE, Texas, May 22 (Reuters) – Gay rights activists and members of conservative groups gathered in the Texas town of Grapevine on Wednesday where Boy Scouts of America delegates were expected to vote at a national meeting to lift its ban on gay youth membership. More than 1,400 delegates are expected [...]
Tweet BANGKOK — Japanese stocks plummeted Thursday after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors sitting atop months of massive gains in share prices. The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo nosedived 7.3 percent to close at 14,483.98, its worst drop since the 2011 tsunami. Japan’s 10-year government bond yield rose [...]
Tweet Reading between the lines of the latest White House “explanations,” issued after this commentary was aired: It seems increasingly likely that President Obama was aware of the IRS situation, or at least certain aspects of the situation, after the fact, and some days or weeks before anything was disclosed to the public. As for [...]
Tweet * Recession has lasted almost two years * 8.6 mln live in seriously deprived families -ISTAT ROME, May 22 (Reuters) – Millions of Italians cannot afford to heat their homes properly or eat meat as their country is racked by recession and soaring unemployment, said a report which found the number of people considered [...]
Tweet Arizona State Rep. Juan Mendez (D) turned a Tuesday afternoon prayer into something much more. The Phoenix New Times reports that Mendez, who is an atheist, changed the course of the event held prior to the House of Representatives’ afternoon session. He asked lawmakers to refrain from bowing their heads and instead to view [...]
Tweet Istanbul — President Barack Obama and Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a daunting agenda when they met at the White House last week. The Syria crisis was top of the list. The peace process between Turkey and the PKK was also a priority. The United States can help address both problems by [...]
Tweet A top liberal SuperPAC in the 2012 election had undisclosed financial ties to the private equity firm Bain Capital — something that some people close to the group say interfered with its core mission of attacking Bain veteran Mitt Romney’s business record.
Tweet Champagne, Parma ham, Cornish Pasties and Welsh Lamb are just a few examples of food and drink that are inextricably linked to the region in which they were first created. However, they are also “brands” protected by EU legislation designed to promote and safeguard their origin and authenticity in the EU (and in a [...]
Tweet A sinkhole in East Rutherford, N.J., popped up inside a warehouse around 12:30 p.m. Monday and consumed a man and his forklift entirely. The forklift operator, identified by The Record as Bronx resident Danny Rodriguez, was taken to a local hospital and treated for a back injury. Emergency personel were on scene to contain [...]
Tweet One of the most memorable ads from the last Super Bowl featured the poem by radio broadcaster Paul Harvey called “So God Made a Farmer.” It was a fitting tribute heard during the pinnacle of a uniquely American sport, as farming is such a central part of the American identity. Farming and our relationship [...]
