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EU States Want to Lift Anti-Russia Sanctions - Source

Sputnik International 

A Western diplomatic source said that the European Union is willing to lift anti-Russia sanctions as soon as possible, but needs to see progress on the Ukrainian conflict settlement.

Kickstarter founder: 'I'm not some rich dude with a Tesla'

BusinessInsider.com 

Kickstarter

It might seem like becoming a tech entrepreneur is an expedient path to wealth.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Snapchat's Evan Spiegel, Oracle's Larry Ellison, and Amazon's Jeff Bezos became billionaires through the companies they founded.

So if you create a successful, popular website, web service, or app, you're bound to get rich, right?

Charles Adler disagrees.

Adler is the cofounder of crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, which reached 100,000 campaigns funded through the site. Читать дальше...

Lana Del Rey & Josh Groban Help Honor Rick Rubin At Grammy Party!

«Just Jared» 

Lana Del Rey strikes a pose on the red carpet while arriving at the Recording Academy’s 2016 Grammy Week Event Honoring Rick Rubin held at The Village Recording Studios on Thursday (February 11) in Los Angeles. The 30-year-old singer was joined at the event by Josh Groban and the producer himself, Rick Rubin. PHOTOS: Check [...]

The Missing Links: The World Ends This Sunday (According to 'Ghostbusters 2')

Mental Floss 

According to Ghostbusters 2, the world will end this Sunday.

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Bernie Sanders' Secret Service code name has been revealed, so let’s revisit 15 of the funniest monikers ever.

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A personal submarine, gold iPads, and other outrageous hotel amenities available to the super-wealthy.

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Those little sweetheart candies have been around for 150 years, but the inscriptions have changed over time. For instance, we no longer have any that say “Please send a lock of... Читать дальше...

Senior US Officials Flying to Cuba to Restore Civilian Air Links

Sputnik International 

The Department of State announced on Friday that US Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Assistant Secretary of State Charles Rivkin will fly to Cuba on Tuesday to re-establish air services between the two countries for the first time in more than half a century.



Canara Bank Q3 profit falls 87%

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Public sector Canara Bank's third quarter profit plunged 87%, hurt by higher provisions and lower income from loans.

Iraq is mobilizing troops to retake ISIS's largest city

BusinessInsider.com 

Thomson Reuters

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's military said on Friday it was mobilizing troops to prepare for an offensive the government has pledged to launch this year to retake the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State.

Hundreds of forces from the army's 15th division reached Makhmour base, 70 km (45 miles) south of Mosul, and more forces, including Sunni Muslim tribal fighters, were expected to arrive in coming days, said Brigadier-General Yahya Rasool, spokesman for the joint operations command. Читать дальше...

Ants have been fighting and cooperating for 100 million years

United Press International (UPI.com) 

Brooks Hays
NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 12 (UPI) -- A new comprehensive study of ancient ant fossils suggests the triumphant insect has been socializing and sparring with enemies for at least 100 million years.

TRUMP: 'I have standing to sue' Ted Cruz

BusinessInsider.com 

REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump just threatened to sue US Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) over his eligibility to be president.

"If @TedCruz doesn't clean up his act, stop cheating, & doing negative ads, I have standing to sue him for not being a natural born citizen," Trump warned Friday on Twitter.

Cruz was born in Canada to an American mother, and most legal experts believe that he meets the constitutional requirement that presidents are "natural-born" citizens. Читать дальше...





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