“Wendi has been informed.” – Amy Chozick [via Twitter] WHAT COULD possibly go wrong in a marriage with 38 years difference between the man and the woman? But don’t worry about Rupert Murdoch, dumping his third wife won’t affect News Corp’s break up. The split was first reported by Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood. Murdoch [...]
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IT Security Analyst Edward Snowden is NSA Whistblower
“I understand that I will be made to suffer for my actions,” but “I will be satisfied if the federation of secret law, unequal pardon and irresistible executive powers that rule the world that I love are revealed even for an instant.” – Edward Snowden WHEN Glenn Greenwald said there would be more reporting coming [...]
Cannes Film Festival Hit by Second Burglary (…and a wardrobe malfunction)
THE French Riviera has a reality show going on reminiscent of “To Catch a Thief.” Last week the Cannes Film Festival was hit by a millionn dollar jewelry heist. In case you missed it… A million dollars’ worth of jewellery to be worn by celebrities at the Cannes film festival has been stolen, according to [...]
Hide the Photos! China’s First Lady Serenaded Troops in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square
WHAT’S A modern Chinese leader like Xi Jinping to do? His wife once serenaded the troops, complete with “green military uniform, her windswept hair tied back in a ponytail.” Above all things, hide the photos! From the Associated Press [picture at the link]: A photo of China’s new first lady Peng Liyuan in younger days, [...]
It’s Great to Be A Corporation in The Golden Age of Profits
THE GRAPH above says it all and there’s more where it came from over at The Atlantic, in a post by Derek Thompson. Here are two things that are true about the economy today. (1) The Dow Jones industrial average is poised to set a new record as corporate profits stretch to all-time highs. (2) [...]
News Desk: China Denies Cyberwarfare Charge
A CYBER security investigation by a Mandiant Intelligence Report left little in doubt that China’s government-sponsored APT1 is attacking commercial entities in the U.S. Today, China denies the allegations. From the New York Times: A day after a United States security company accused a People’s Liberation Army unit in Shanghai of engaging in cyberwarfare against [...]
News Desk: U.S., China and Japan Condemn North Korea Nuclear Test
North Korea conducted its third nuclear test on Tuesday in defiance of existing U.N. resolutions, drawing condemnation from around the world, including from its only major ally, China, which summoned the North Korean ambassador to protest. [Reuters] IT’S BEING described as having “greater explosive force” than the 2006 and 2009 tests, according to Reuters. China’s [...]
Andrea Mitchell and the Clinton Interview [Video]
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy IT’S THE last time I’ll get to use the Paul Szep graphic of former Secretary Clinton holding up the world, because it’s now Secretary John Kerry. NBC’s grand dame of foreign policy taped her interview with the outgoing secretary as the incoming was [...]
It’s Not Israel for Hagel, But Negative Onslaught Could Pave Way for First Female SecDef
“Senator Hagel is one of the most well-respected and thoughtful voices on both foreign and domestic policy,” retired Gen. Brent Scowcroft, a former Republican national security advisor, told The Cable. “At an uncertain time in America-with a significant debt burden, a polarized Congress, and a host of challenges facing the international community, I am confident [...]
News Desk: North Korea Succeeds in Missile Launch that Sets Up Road to Long-Range Nuclear Capability
USING OLD Soviet technology, the North Koreans have updated the past and blasted into the future. “The success of the launch — which most analysts assume is a clandestine missile test — brings North Korea one step closer to demonstrating a viable and reliable long-range delivery vehicle for a nuclear warhead,” said Benjamin Habib, lecturer [...]
News Desk: Malaysian Customs Seize Record 24 Tons of Ivory
Malaysian customs seize record 24 tonnes of ivory (via AFP) Malaysian customs have seized 24 tonnes of unprocessed elephant tusks worth almost $20 million, the largest haul in the country to date, officials said Tuesday. Some 1,500 tusks hidden in two containers were discovered by customs officials at the country’s main port of Klang, in [...]
Buzzfeed: Chinese Website Hails Kim Jong-Un as The Onion’s Sexiest Man Alive
THIS IS one of those classic cultural, political and media collisions that makes my day. From Zeke Miller: China’s Communist Party newspaper, People’s Daily, congratulates the North Korean leader on being named the sexiest man alive by the the satirical American publication. Seriously. Buzzfeed has a screen capture of the Chinese newspaper text. It doesn’t [...]
Live Report: Chinese Communist Party Leadership
Chinese Communist Party leadership: Live Report (via AFP) This ends AFP’s Live Report on the unveiling of China’s highest decision-making body, the Communist Party’s Politburo Standing Committee. Xi Jinping is now officially the head of the ruling party of the world’s most populous state and second biggest economy. Xi assumes power at an uncertain time [...]
News Desk: China Set to Unveil Leaders with Xi Jinping at the Helm
China set to unveil leaders with Xi Jinping at the helm (via AFP) China will unveil its new leaders on Thursday, with Vice President Xi Jinping expected to march on stage at the head of a line-up that will steer the world’s number two economy for the next decade. Xi, who will succeed President Hu [...]
News Desk: China Blocks Web Access to New York Times Over PM Wen Jiabao Profile
AFTER BLOOMBERG ran a story about the wealth of Vice President Xi Jinping, who is to become the next general secretary of the Communist Party, their website was blocked in mainland China. Now, after the New York Times ran an article titled “Billions in Hidden Riches for Family of Chinese Leader,” China blocked all access [...]
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