Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday the US will talk with North Korea if it takes “meaningful steps” towards peace, as the world watched to see if Pyongyang will mark its founder’s birthday with a missile launch. The isolated state has a habit of linking high-profile…
World on edge as nuclear North Korea celebrates long-dead leader’s birthday
AFP - All eyes are on North Korea on Monday to see if it marks the birthday of late founder Kim Il-Sung with an expected missile launch, despite tension-reducing noises from Seoul and Washington. North Korea has a habit of linking high-profile military tests with key dates in its annual calendar….
EU anti-smoking laws threaten African trade
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Keiser Report: Bitcoin Bubble Buzz (E431)
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IMF sells gold, China is buying
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U.S. launches new major anti-smoking campaign
US health officials launched a hard-hitting offensive aimed at slashing the numbers of smokers across the country following the success of a similar campaign last year. The new campaign encourages smokers to kick the habit with a series of adverts spotlighting the wrenching personal stories of…
On “Rapefruit” and Rosa Parks “saute”: Two weeks of terrible headlines
Typos happen to good people. Really, it’s true. And as someone who occupies a room in the ever-fragile Internet writer wing of the Journalism Glass Castle, I don’t make a regular habit of throwing stones at others for minor editorial oversights.But, you know, that doesn’t mean there isn’t a little fun to be had with a particularly awful and amazing crop of errors circulating over the last two weeks.Rapefruit: Good for every mealThe March 5 edition of the Mankato Free Press’s food section had a very Todd Akin-esque take on the health benefits of citrus. The employee responsible for the section’s page layout opted to use a citrus wedge in place of the “G” in grapefruit.The resulting visual is jarring, to say the very least.[caption id="attachment_132207" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="via @BryanAGraham"][/caption]Continue Reading… … Read More
