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Cisco Systems says it will lay off 5,500 employees as the internet gear maker scrambles to adapt to technology changes that have reduced demand for its main products.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials believed last month that near-term risks to the U.S. economy had subsided and that an interest rate increase could soon be warranted. [...] a key factor holding the Fed officials back was the stubbornly slow rate of inflation, which has been running below the central bank's 2 percent target for more than four years, according to the minutes. Fed officials have also expressed concern about the tepid pace of U.S. growth, weakness in worker productivity... Читать дальше...

GE is bullish about coal again. The company is poised to build coal power plants in developing economies and reap profits from existing coal plants, installing upgrades amid tightening emissions rules.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The mother of a university student accused of killing a couple outside their home and then biting the dead man's face told police her son had been acting strangely for days and claimed to have…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The mother of a university student accused of killing a couple outside their home and then biting the dead man's face told police her son had been acting strangely for days and claimed to have…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The mother of a university student accused of killing a couple outside their home and then biting the dead man's face told police her son had been acting strangely for days and claimed to have…

Editor’s note: NAIJ.com continues a series of stories about talented Nigerians, who achieved a great success abroad, written by Martha Olawale. Ms Olawale, the founder of Stars of Afrika writes from Florida, USA. She is passionate about changing the narrative about Africa and celebrating each African doing us proud. This week’s story focuses on Roboh Oladokun, one […]

A car bomb blast struck Turkey's eastern province of Van near the Turkish-Iranian border followed by intense fighting.

The Democratic vice presidential candidate mentioned Benghazi twice in two days.

This is a birthday Zuma Rossdale won't soon forget! Gwen Stefani has taken her three sons with ex-husband Gavin Rossdale on the road for her This Is What the Truth Feels...

Prosecutors said that Stephen Rogata, who climbed Trump Tower in Manhattan last week, told them he did it in hopes of getting a meeting with Donald J. Trump.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The NFL has suspended New York Giants kicker Josh Brown for one game for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. The league and the Giants announced the suspension on Wednesday without disclosing the violation. “While I do not agree with the suspension, I will accept it,” Brown said in a statement

Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgard in Talks to Star in ‘The Aftermath’ Fox Searchlight wins bid for hot book adaptation Book adaptation “The Aftermath” has been acquired by Fox Searchlight with Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgard in negotiations to play the leading roles. Based on a Rhidian Brook international bestseller, the film is being produced out of Ridley Scott‘s Scott Free. James Kent (Testament of Youth) is directing. Keira Knightley to Star in Live-Action 'Nutcracker' Movie ... Читать дальше...

Marc Benioff doesn’t want to talk about Donald Trump. Rather than give more airtime to the bombastic Republican presidential nominee, the Salesforce chief prefers to plug Hillary Clinton, the Democratic candidate for whom he raised $500,000 earlier this year.

One man lost a son. The other man lost a brother. Each man gained a friend.

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Defective combat helmets produced for the US military using prison labor in Texas put soldiers' lives at risk, according to a report released Wednesday by a Justice Department watchdog agency. Poorly supervised inmates also used dangerous, improvised tools, including makeshift hatchets, which could easily have become prison weapons, according to the Justice Department's Inspector General. Nearly 150,000 of the helmets were manufactured between 2006 and 2009, a period during which the White House... Читать дальше...