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Train in Alabama oil spill was carrying 2.7 million gallons of crude

A train that derailed and exploded in rural Alabama was hauling 2.7 million gallons of crude oil, according to officials. The 90-car train was crossing a timber trestle above a wetland near ...

Feb 18

1% Jokes and Plutocrats In Drag: What I Saw When I Crashed a Wall Street Secret

Family Claims NYPD Never Translated Murdered Woman's Warning Ridiculous 2016 Speculation: Cuomo's Twitter Edition Recently, our nation's financial chieftains have been feeling a little unloved ...

Feb 18

Feb 18

Target's cybersecurity team raised concerns months before hack

Target's security staff may have been aware of vulnerabilities in the retailer's systems months before a massive breach compromised data on millions of shoppers. The Wall Street Journal reports that

Feb 18

44 Stock Photos That Hope To Change The Way We Look At Women

Getty Images launched the "Lean In Collection" Monday in partnership with LeanIn.org, featuring more than 2,500 photos of female leadership in contemporary work and life. The project began when Pam

Feb 18

Here's What Palestine Looked Like In 1896

The sight of Christians, Jews and Muslims, all living peacefully side-by-side, may make you a little sad. ..

Feb 18

I was watching the HBO documentary "Questioning Darwin" and was struck by one of the passages in the film. Basically, some of the young-earth creationists interviewed expressed disbelief, even ...

Feb 18

Is US Supporting Oligarch Coup Attempt In Venezuela?

The misinformation in the United States is because Venezuela is the lynch pin of the movement of Latin America away from US domination. Further, the oligarch class in Venezuela continues to control

Feb 18

Creepy Coincidence? 5 elite bankers die in apparent suicides

Feb 18

Noam Chomsky Breaks Down the Zombie Apocalypse

Last week Noam Chomsky participated in a question and answer session via Skype with a group of students. When one of them asked his views on America's obsession with zombies, the legendary ...