Obama Publicly Backs Means-Testing Medicare
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama formally acknowledged on Friday that he would support a plan to means-test Medicare as a part of a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling. “I have said that means-testing More...
Goldman Sachs Took Biggest Loan During Fed’s Emergency Program
WASHINGTON – Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, and European banks RBS and UBS were the biggest beneficiaries of very short-term Federal Reserve loans extended at the height of the financial crisis, according More...
What Activates a Supermassive Black Hole? Even in the Jam-Packed Early Universe
A new study combining data from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope and the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton X-ray space observatory has turned up a surprise. Most of the huge More...
Roger Federer’s Switzerland face a long trip to Australia in September’s Davis Cup play-offs.
The Swiss must win the tie to return to the World Group – the top tier of the competition – in 2012. Federer played in last weekend’s Swiss win over Portugal, but given the next tie comes just More...
Swarms of Locusts Use Social Networking to Communicate
Social studies of Facebook and Twitter have been adapted to gain a greater understanding of the swarming behaviour of locusts. The enormous success of social networking sites has vividly illustrated the importance More...
Shaq: Heat will be back, LeBron hate was fair
Shaquille O’Neal guarantees that the Miami Heat will return to the NBA Finals and says the harsh treatment of LeBron James was fair. Posted by Ben Golliver. The last time the Miami Heat won a title, Shaquille More...
Marco Simoncelli topped the times in the second practice German Grand Prix.
The Honda Gresini rider posted a best time of one minute 22.225 seconds, over half a second quicker than his time in the opening practice session, in which the Italian also went quickest. The second session was More...
A Lesson From the World’s Richest People
One of the most fascinating elements of Switzerland’s success is its determination to remain neutral under unimaginable pressure to pick sides. The country has not declared a state of war since 1847 (it never More...
Are Entrepreneurs Born or Taught?
Is being an entrepreneur in your DNA, or can it be taught? A new study from Babson College finds the evidence is “overwhelming” that if business students take at least two core entrepreneurship classes, More...
Murdoch Apologizes to Britain in Full-Page Ad in Every Newspaper
British newspaper readers were greeted by a simple but bold apology as they flipped through the morning headlines. In a letter placed by News International and donning the signature – and tone – of News Corp. More...