Former Turkish Cypriot leader Denktaş passes away
Former Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash has died at the age of 88.
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U.S. debt is now equal to economy
The soaring national debt has reached a symbolic tipping point: It’s now as big as the entire U.S. economy, USA Today reports. The amount of money the federal government owes to its creditors, combined with IOUs to government retirement and other programs, now tops $15.23 trillion. That’s roughly equal to the value of all goods and services […]
Broncos top Steelers with stunning touchdown in overtime: 29 – 23
Tebow did it again. Just as it appeared all was lost, as it seemed the Broncos would blow a 14-point halftime lead, Tebow delivered. The lefty winged a game-winning, 80-yard touchdown pass to the remarkably gifted Demaryius Thomas on the first play of overtime to give the Broncos a stunning, 29-23 AFC playoff win against […]
Giants open playoffs with 24-2 win over Falcons
Eli Manning led an unstoppable offense, and New York Giants dominated the all game for a 24-2 NFC wild-card victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday afternoon. Giants will now head to Green Bay Packers for a divisional playoff game next weekend.
Beyonce gives birth to baby girl
The Houston Chronicle and E! News are reporting Beyonce has given birth to a daughter. (She might be sharing a birthday with Elvis!) E! says the baby arrived via scheduled C-section, and that Jay-Z is telling friends her name is Blue Ivy Carter. This is the first child for the superstar and her husband. “Welcome to the world princess […]
Texans win first playoff game, 31-10 over Bengals
After a decade of waiting, the AFC South champion Texans plan on extending their postseason stay as long as possible heading into Sunday’s divisional meeting at Baltimore against the second-seed Ravens.
NFL playoffs: New Orleans Saints oust Detroit Lions: 45-28
A record-breaking performance by the Saints offense as it rallies from a 14-10 deficit with five touchdowns in the second half. The Lions for most of three quarters acquitted themselves well in their first playoff appearance in 12 years before the dam broke. New Orleans will now head to San Francisco for a divisional playoff […]
NFL playoffs: TV schedules
The NFL Playoffs are finally here and there are some intriguing matchups in the Wild Card Round. Here are the games and TV schedules:
‘The Obamas’: Book Reveals Friction Between Rahm Emanuel, Michelle Obama
“The Obamas,” a new book by Jodi Kantor of The New York Times about the first few years of the Obama administration and reveals friction between Rahm Emanuel and Michelle Obama, Huffington Post reports. That revelation is one of the more explosive included in Kantor’s book about the first few years of the Obama administration and the strains that […]
Study: Middle-aged brains are already in decline
Middle-aged brains are already in decline according to a study of 7,390 British civil servants just published in BMJ, the British Medical Journal. For men and women who were between 45 and 49 when first tested, the ability to reason declined 3.6 percent over the next decade, the study found. And the decline was even faster for people in their […]