Martin O'Malley Becomes First Presidential Candidate To Visit A Mosque In 2016 Race
Former Maryland Gov.
Former Maryland Gov.
Think there are a lot of drones overhead? Just wait: This year is the first time drones are a go-to Christmas gift. The Federal Aviation Administration says 1 million new drones will be purchased in the U.S. this holiday season. Many will be carrying cameras and that's going to make for a lot of angry neighbors. But there’s already a whole industry dedicated to helping people bring down unmanned aerial vehicles giving them unwanted attention. Here are some of the best ways to win the dogfight brewing in the skies over your neighborhood. Читать дальше...
"Fallout 4" is a sensation, but what do you get the gamer who spends countless hours in the wasteland? You could try to get the ultra-rare Pip-Boy Edition of the game, but it's usually out of stock and means you'll have to figure out what to do with the extra copy of "Fallout 4." Luckily, Bethesda and everyone else really loves "Fallout" so there are plenty of great gifts for vault dwellers.
If nations at the Paris climate change talks live up to their latest pledge, nearly all of the world’s coal power plants, oil rigs and natural gas wells will have to shutter by the end of the century. Negotiators this week proposed a goal to slash the world’s emissions down to nearly zero in the next few decades -- a feat that will require a drastic shift away from fossil fuels, climate policy experts said Friday.
At International Business Times we're tech-obsessed, just like you. This year we've sifted through a mountain of smartphones, hoverboards, game consoles, headphones, wearables, drones, connected appliances and more, and we're here to help you make the best decisions for your needs and budget. Here are the top picks from IBT's tech reporting staff for the 2015 holiday season. Whatever the gift — whether it’s a drone or a smartwatch — we have you covered. Take a look below to see our staff's picks... Читать дальше...
The Islamic State group has looted up to $1 billion from banks in Syria and Iraq, contributing to the group's military endeavors as it has conquered large swaths of Syria and Iraq over the last year, a senior U.S. Treasury official Adam Szubin said on Thursday. The internal source of revenue has made it difficult for the U.S. to target ISIS' finances.
Ever since streaming music services like Spotify and Pandora began making their way into our ears, some industry observers have worried that the opportunity to access music would erode fans’ interest in buying it. But new research suggests that concern may be somewhat overblown, or at least oversimplified.
The website for Trump Towers, the luxury skyscraper in Manhattan owned by Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, went down for about an hour Friday after the hacker group Anonymous condemned Trump for his recent anti-Muslim comments, Reuters reported. Anonymous, which frequently takes stands against governments and other powerful entities, tweeted that it caused the outage on trumptowerny.com.
In the dark days of early 2015, subscribing to multiple streaming services could be a fraught experience. Not all services could be used on all devices and signing in through various accounts to switch in and out of apps was hardly ideal, compared to just sitting down and scrolling through your cable guide. In the case of HBO Now, which launched in April, you could only sign up through an Apple product or a single internet provider (Optimum, at the time of launch).
An investigation by the attorney general of Ohio found that Planned Parenthood affiliates in the state are improperly disposing of aborted fetal parts in landfills, his office said Friday. The disposal methods violate an Ohio administrative code that requires that a “fetus shall be disposed of in a humane manner,” the Columbus Dispatch reported.
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma, China's richest man, has often been compared to Amazon's Jeff Bezos as the kings of e-commerce in their respective countries. But despite the success of their internet businesses turning both men into billionaires many times over, they seem determined to build media empires, as well. And Ma's blueprint looks a lot like Bezos'.
2016 is set to be a huge year for Microsoft. Its first HoloLens kits will hit the market, Build 2016 will provide more evidence of the company's shift to the cloud and mobile, and a new Microsoft phone may surface. Following on from the first full calendar year with CEO Satya Nadella at the helm, Redmond is moving on from a year where it revamped almost all of its major business lines.
With Christmas just weeks away, U.S. first lady Michelle Obama has enlisted Nigerian-born fashion designer Duro Olowu and other creative masterminds to decorate the White House for the holidays. In a recent interview with Elle magazine, the already-elegant features of the Vermeil room were used as “a backdrop for a magical and surrealistic festive atmosphere,” Olowu said.
Under normal circumstances, news Friday of the merger of two enormous industrial companies founded in the 19th century would be one of the biggest business stories of the year. But these aren’t typical times in the mergers and acquisitions world.
It’s not uncommon for Vicki Wright-Smith to see drug transactions on her block in Washington, D.C,'s bustling Columbia Heights neighborhood. She's seen the same hand-to-hand deals for nearly six years, something she said police in the area seem to give little attention.
It’s getting harder to trust uTorrent. The free software, developed by BitTorrent Inc., is again suspected of helping distribute malicious software to many of its 100 million users. The malware was spotted in a sketchy popup ad that asks users to download and install what appears to be “Internet Explorer Patch Setup.” “Your Update is Ready,” the ad states, including a link compelling users to “Download and install now.” The security patch is in fact a link to a known strain of malware used to steal from victims.
Jared Taylor is a believer in what he calls “race realism,” a belief system that includes the idea people are happier when they can live with only members of their same race, and people of color are endangering the majority that white Americans have held for centuries. He has questioned the ability of black people to live in civilized society, and his website, American Renaissance, says one “of the most destructive myths of modern times is that people of all races have the same average intelligence.” Taylor... Читать дальше...
Ben Carson threatened to leave the Republican Party Friday after a report emerged one day earlier showing that Republican officials were considering a brokered convention as Donald Trump remains atop the GOP polls, Politico reported. Citing five unnamed sources, the Washington Post reported Thursday that the potential brokered convention was a topic of
In 2015 almost 1.5 billion smartphones will be purchased around the world, across a range of thousands of different models from hundreds of manufacturers. Which device is right for you? That depends largely on the ecosystem you prefer (iOS, Android, Cyanogen, etc.) and what you're willing to pay. Fortunately, in the last 12 months there have been some amazing phones released at just about every price point. I've picked out my favorites of 2015, including models that cost in excess of $700 to budget-friendly... Читать дальше...
The U.S. House of Representatives was expected Friday to pass a measure that would keep the government open for five more days and avoid a federal shutdown. Lawmakers have been scrambling for the past few weeks to put together a budget deal as the government’s current funding was set to run out by 12:01 a.m. EST Saturday.
In the wake of the Paris and San Bernardino terrorist attacks, U.S. lawmakers are using fears of another strike to garner support for a bill that would require social media companies to report activity possibly linked to terrorism. Beyond that, there are growing calls from multiple levels of law enforcement for Congress to pass legislation that would require smartphone developers like Apple and Google to provide authorities with so-called backdoors to their encryption algorithms -- which the Islamic... Читать дальше...
Americans spread it on their toast, sprinkle it on desserts, pour it over salads and gulp it down at Starbucks. Sugar is everywhere in today's food supply, yet it’s linked to a host of health problems, including heart disease, obesity and tooth decay. Lately, the U.S.
September’s stampede during Hajj, the annual pilgrimage of Muslims to Mecca, killed at least 2,411 pilgrims, according to a new tally by the Associated Press. That figure is three times the number of deaths that was reported by the Saudi government.
As Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk spoke Friday in the country’s Parliament, a lawmaker approached him and offered him a bouquet of roses before trying to remove him from the podium, setting off another mass brawl among politicians, local media reported. Ukraine’s Parliament has seen its fair share of brawls over the last few years, but this one comes as Yatsenyuk faces increasing pressure to step down from power.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- Six months after the Aleppo textile factory where he worked shut down because of barrel bombings and unrest due to the swirling civil war, Mohamad Tanbal decided it was time to leave Syria. It was February 2013, and his savings were almost depleted, his three children had not attended school in months, and the situation in Aleppo was getting worse by the day. He needed to get his family out.