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Greece’s future: In the end Germany, not Greece, may be the biggest loser

Germany is using its size and wealth to compel its Eurozone partners to take a hard line toward Greece but in the end, Germany has much to lose by forcing the Aegean nation to choose between more austerity and dumping…

Gun-free zones an easy target for killers

The horrible tragedy last night that left nine people dead at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., probably could have been avoided. Like so many other attacks, the massacre took place in a gun-free zone, a place…

Climate scientists criticize government paper that erases ‘pause’ in warming

Until last week, government data on climate change indicated that the Earth has warmed over the last century, but that the warming slowed dramatically and even stopped at points over the last 17 years. But a paper released May 28…

Vince Vaughn is right about guns (and was brave to be so honest)

Things are definitely changing when it comes to the gun debate in America. “True Detective” star Vince Vaughn’s recent comments on mass shootings and killers looking for places “to slaughter defenceless human beings” might be considered controversial coming from someone…

Does Obama’s UN carbon pledge threaten much more US economic pain?

April 7, 2015: President Obama at Howard University in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) EXCLUSIVE: The Obama Administration’s pledge of 26 to 28 percent cuts in U.S. carbon emissions by 2025 is coming under heavy fire from business and scientific…

Would anonymous accusers ever have to come forward in sexual assault suit against John Travolta?

John Travolta (Reuters) John Travolta is being sued by two unnamed male massage therapists who allege Travolta tried sexually assaulted them during massage sessions. Both men are remaining anonymous and are being referred to as John Doe 1 and John…

Why hunting and gathering makes us smarter and thinner

The great mystery of the human species is how we got here —how we came out of the trees, stood on two feet, and ended up on the trading floor of Lehman Brothers –how we became so smart…and so dumb.…

Comeback for Newt or bump in the road for Mitt? SC votes to keep the race going

What do South Carolina’s Republican primary voters, who identify themselves as late decision-makers, conservatives, evangelicals, married women and independents, have in common? They all gave Newt Gingrich a plurality of their support in the all-important “first in the South primary,”…