White House Supports Bill Lifting Debt Limit to 2013
The White House said on Saturday it "strongly supports" a bill being considered in the House of Representatives that incorporates both Democratic and Republican ideas and would raise the debt limit to early 2013.
Facebook Offers $500 Bounty for Bugs
Facebook indicated that the $500 figure is only a base figure and could be increased for specific bugs.
How Much Money Does Apple Inc. Have?
If it was a stock mutual fund, Apple would be among the ten largest in the U.S.
Might Cash-Flush Apple and Steve Jobs Bail Out The Federal Government?
As unlikely as such a scenario might seem, it has actually happened in the past.
Tropical Storm Don Passes Texas; Severe Drought Remains
As Tropical Storm Don fizzled out, hopes that heavy rains would provide some relief to a dry and parched south Texas suffering its worst drought in years also disappeared.
Who Has More Cash: Apple or The U.S. Government?
Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) has more cash than the government of the Unites States.
Turkish Leaders Assert Control Following Resignation of Top Military Chiefs
Following the sudden resignations of Turkey?s four most senior military commanders, the president of the country insisted the government is not facing a crisis, although he conceded that this has created an ?extraordinary? situation.
Tropical Storm Don Does Little to Relieve Texas Drought
The National Hurricane Center in Miami lifted its storm warning by Friday.
Amy Winehouse Reached Out to Me Prior to Her Death: Dr. Drew Pinsky
Amy Winehouse reportedly sought help for her drug and alcohol addictions from a celebrity psychiatrist prior to her death last week as the age of 27.
Lawmakers race against clock on debt limit
Facing a deadline to avoid a ruinous default, congressional leaders on Saturday braced for a tense weekend of negotiations to try to reach a compromise on a measure to increase in the country's $14.3 trillion debt limit.
AT&T to ?Throttle? Speeds of Unlimited Data Users
AT&T stated that the top five percent of data users on its network use up twelve times as much data as the average user.
Muslims in Norway Contemplate Their Future
Muslims in Norway number about 200,000, only about 4 percent of the country?s population. They come from across the Arab world, as well as Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, Kenya and Somalia.
Obama Sets New Fuel-Efficiency Standards for Cars, Light Trucks
?This agreement on fuel standards represents the single most important step we?ve ever taken as a nation to reduce our dependence on foreign oil,? Obama said.
Plane Crashes in Guyana; No Deaths Reported
No deaths were reported, although there were some injuries.
Jerry Lewis Slams Reality T.V.
Legendary comedian and film director Jerry Lewis bashed U.S. reality television.
Breivik Planned to Attack Royal Palace, Labour Party HQ: Oslo Police
Anders Behring Breivik, the man who killed scores of people in Norway in two separate attacks, told Oslo police that he had many more targets in mind for his murderous rampage.
South Yemen Clashes Kill 14; 15 Die in Friendly Fire
Two Yemeni army colonels, five soldiers and seven Islamist militants died overnight in fighting in southern Yemen, while artillery and air raids killed 15 pro-government tribesmen by mistake, local and tribal officials said on Saturday.
Democrats try to break debt impasse
Senate Democrats aimed to seize the initiative in efforts to head off a ruinous debt default by pushing their deficit-cutting plan on Saturday toward a possible compromise with a divided Republican Party.
Polish Defense Minister Quits in Wake of Smolensk Crash Report
Bogdan Klich quit after the report placed mcuh of the culpability for the disaster on inadequate pilot training.
Top Four Military Chiefs in Turkey Resign
The chiefs of Turkey?s armed forces, army, navy and air force have all resigned en masse, according to the Anatolia news agency.
Apple Has More Money Than Uncle Sam
Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) has more cash than the government of the Unites States.
Russia Backpedals on Sinking Space Station in Ocean
The Russian Federal space agency has retracted a decision to sink the International Space Station (ISS) in the Pacific Ocean, after an international uproar over the plan.
UK Blogger Who Called for Murder of MPs jailed for 12 Years
Bilal Zaheer Ahmad, 23, from Wolverhampton in the West Midlands was also sentenced for other offenses related to terrorism.
Google?s Schmidt to Appear Before Senate Subcommittee in September to Discuss Business Practices
Eric Schmidt, the executive chairmen and former chief executive of search engine giant Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) will testify before Congress on September 21, reportedly to discuss the company?s business practices and competition.
Russell Brand?s Tribute to Amy Winehouse
British actor and comedian Russell Brand could relate deeply to Amy Winehouse.
U.S. Government Unprepared for Extreme Weather Events: Senator
Majority whip Dick Durbin of Illinois said that the federal government needs to focus strategically on the long-term budget consequences of extreme weather events, which are increasing in severity and frequency.
UK Defense Ministry to Cut Additional 7,000 Civilian Jobs
"In the [budget review] we planned for ? a 25 percent reduction in the cost of civilian personnel by 2015, bringing the size of the MoD civil service down to a total of some 60,000 civilian posts."
Millionaire?s Row: Singapore Government Ministers? High Salaries Spark Outrage
Not only is the Singaporean Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, the highest paid elected leader in the world (bringing home a cool $2.4-million per year), but most of his top ministers earn in excess of $1-million annually (not including generous perks and pensions).
Pharmaceutical Giant Merck to Cut Nearly 12,000 Jobs
The job cuts will result in annual cost savings of up to $4.6 billion by the end of 2015.
Republicans Race to Revive Debt Plan
Republican leaders will scramble to rescue their budget deficit-cutting plan on Friday after conservatives mounted a rebellion that heaped uncertainty on efforts to avert a catastrophic debt default.