God’s Comedy
REUTERS- Turkey could deploy army to quell protestsANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's deputy prime minister said on Monday the armed forces could be called up if needed to help quell popular protests that have swept Turkish cities in the last two weeks, the first time the possibility of a military role has been raised.
- Biggest protests in 20 years sweep BrazilSAO PAULO (Reuters) - As many as 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities on Monday in a swelling wave of protest tapping into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption.
- Insight: Why Citi wants to rack up U.S. taxes(Reuters) - Over the past few years, Citigroup Inc has been grappling with an unusual problem - how to incur more U.S. taxes.
- Turkey could deploy army to quell protests
- FINANCIAL TIMES
- G8 shifts on isolating Putin over SyriaG8 communiqué being drafted by British officials will attempt to find whatever common ground it can, including a condemnation of use of chemical weapons
- Private equity-run brands’ tax bills spark ireAnalysis by the Financial Times of the corporation taxes paid by some of Britain’s best-known brands under private equity control
- ‘Big three’ container groups plan allianceAP Møller-Maersk, the Mediterranean Shipping Company and CMA CGM seek to establish a network on three of the busiest trade routes
- G8 shifts on isolating Putin over Syria
- THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
- Putin, Obama Clash Over Assad's FatePresident Barack Obama and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin clashed openly over Syria as world leaders began a summit, sharply underscoring deepening differences over the civil war.
- Libor Charges Likely in U.K.British prosecutors plan to file criminal fraud charges against former UBS and Citigroup trader Tom Hayes for allegedly trying to manipulate benchmark interest rates.
- New Iranian Leader Offers Opening to U.S.Iran's president-elect said Tehran would take concrete steps to resolve its nuclear standoff with the West—promises that will require a shift by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- Putin, Obama Clash Over Assad's Fate
- WIRED
- LTE Advanced Is Going to Rock Your Mobile World — But Not YetFor the past few years, 4G LTE has been a staple of top-of-the-line smartphones and tablets. But as 2013 draws to a close, we're going to see a new wireless technology start stepping up to the plate: 4G LTE Advanced. It's going to kick 4G LTE's ass.
- Uncommon ThreadsChicago company Proper Suit is bringing a dash of technology to the tailoring world.
- Jay-Z's New Album to Drop Early as Free Download for 1M Samsung Galaxy OwnersSamsung bought one million copies of Jay-Z's new album to release early to Galaxy smartphone users. Could the sped-up release also help avoid the album leaking?
- LTE Advanced Is Going to Rock Your Mobile World — But Not Yet
- SCIENCE DAILY
- Observation is safe, cost-saving in low-risk prostate cancer, study suggestsResearchers find many men with low-risk, localized prostate cancers can safely choose observation instead of undergoing immediate treatment and a have better quality of life while reducing health care costs.
- Treating infection may have sting in the tail, parasite study showsUsing drugs to treat an infection could allow other co-existing conditions to flourish, a study in wild animals has shown.
- Promising biomarker for predicting HPV-related oropharynx cancerResearchers have found that antibodies against the human papillomavirus may help identify individuals who are at greatly increased risk of HPV-related cancer of the oropharynx, which is a portion of the throat that contains the tonsils.
- Observation is safe, cost-saving in low-risk prostate cancer, study suggests
- NEWS.COM
- Ready or not, compulsory Creative Cloud comethAdobe's controversial all-Creative Cloud transition for its Creative Suite applications is now available to subscribers. [Read more]
- Yahoo reveals U.S. government requests for user dataWeb pioneer says it received more than 12,000 requests in the past six months for user information, most of which were related to criminal investigations such as fraud and homicide. [Read more]
- AT&T reportedly begins wide cellular support for FaceTimeThe wireless carrier appears to have quietly begun nationwide support for the videoconferencing app on its cellular network in various states across the country. [Read more]
- Ready or not, compulsory Creative Cloud cometh
EconoTwist's · A Twisted Mind, A Sharp Pen, A Helluva Story
