Yesterday, Reuters/IPSOS released a new poll that, if you believe the headlines, could mean trouble for Democrats in the 2018 midterms. The poll is accompanied by a look into the primary for New Hampshire's First District, where millennials appear wishy-washy as to which ...read more
If you want to understand what is wrong with US media culture, this story sums it up. From the Guardian: News organisations in the US are reviewing their policies on quote approval after the New York Times blew the whistle on the draconian methods deployed by campaign officials ...read more
By Ben Cohen: The news that Facebook shareholders are suing the social network, CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and a number of banks that collaborated with Facebook's IPO last week should not come as a surprise to anyone familiar with the murky dealings of Wall St. The shareholders are ...read more
Prolonged electoral uncertainty has put Greece into a state of deep freeze, meaning whoever finally emerges as the new leader will take over a country already falling behind on its promises to lenders. The European Union and International Monetary Fund demanded extensive cuts ...read more
Negotiations on forming a new Greek government have ended after an hour but will resume on Tuesday. Three previous attempts to form a government have failed. If the parties cannot agree on a coalition, new elections must take place next month. The left-wing Syriza bloc - ...read more
The mayor of the city where Trayvon Martin was killed says he overruled police and prosecutors who opposed the release of tapes of 911 calls, telling them: “We're not here to hide anything.” Jeff Triplett, who is a senior vice president at United Legacy Bank and part-time ...read more
The autopsy report from Libya: Muammar Gaddafi's body has a bullet in the head and a bullet in the abdomen, a medical source told Reuters on Sunday. Earlier, a doctor involved in an overnight autopsy on the former Libyan leader's body told Reuters he had died from a gunshot ...read more
After spending months on the run, this is apparently how it ended for Muammar Gaddafi: Libyan officials and most media outlets are confirming that the above photo is legitimate, and that Gaddafi is indeed dead. However, the White House has yet to confirm the former Libyan ...read more