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Just in time for Earth Day, Jersey City has been rated the 10th greenest city in America, according to an online study. NerdWallet.com, a financial research website that provides consumer-driven advice and analysis, compiled its list by examining the nation's 150 largest cities and evaluating them based on a number of criteria, including air quality index, housing density, energy sources and choice of transportation. Jersey City rated favorably in public transportation, as 46 percent of commuters use public transportation to get to work. Only New York scored higher in this category, at 56 percent

At the 2015 RSA Conference, security researchers from Skycure showcased a new iOS 8 vulnerability which, if properly exploited, can send iPhones and iPads connected to a malicious hotspot into a reboot loop. The vulnerability affects both the operating system as well as apps which use SSL to communicate. All that an attacker has to do to exploit the vulnerability is to set up a router in a "specific configuration", and allow anyone to connect (basically make it an open hotspot). The iOS 8 devices that connect will be affected, without the attacker having to have access to them. Based...

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The headline in Pravda trumpeted President Vladimir V. Putin’s latest coup, its nationalistic fervor recalling an era when the newspaper served as the official mouthpiece of the Kremlin: “Russian Nuclear Energy Conquers the World.” The article, in January 2013, detailed how the Russian atomic energy agency, Rosatom, had taken over a Canadian company with uranium-mining stakes stretching from Central Asia to the American West. The deal made Rosatom one of the world’s largest uranium producers and brought Mr. Putin closer to his goal of controlling much of the global uranium supply chain. But the untold story behind that story is...

Uncut title: "Mrs. Obama Can't Recall If She's Been Married '20-Something Years,' 'Over a Decade,' or 'A While'" First Lady Michelle Obama couldn’t remember how long she’s been married to the President of the United States at a “Q&A With Children at Take-Our-Daughters-And-Sons-To-Work Day” event at the White House today – vacillating from “twenty-something years” to “over a decade” – before settling on, simply, “a while.” QUESTION: “How long have you been with Barack Obama?” MRS. OBAMA: “Have we been married? Twenty-something years. (Laughter.) Wait, somebody. You guys know the date. When was it? It’s been over a decade. It’s...

Disgraced Utah teacher pleads guilty to sex with three teenage boys, avoids 11 other felony counts (VIDEO) BY JASON MOLINET A Utah teacher, whose string of sexual exploits with underage students were a "running joke" at Davis High School, pleaded guilty to sex with three boys in Davis County court. Brianne Altice, 35, accepted a plea deal to admit to three counts of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse on Wednesday in exchange for prosecutors dismissing 11 other counts, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. Altice could have been subject to four separate trials had she not agreed to the deal.

In phase one, Muslims follow the Qur’an texts applicable to their minority status living in their particular socio-political environment. It’s important for concerned American citizens to understand that Islam, which means “submission,” is not a religion. It is a totalitarian ideology that exists in three phases, all of which exist in 2015 America. The definition of tyranny is “a political system in which the state holds total authority over the society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life wherever possible.” Islam, like totalitarianism, incorporates a complete system of life, integrating religious, political, legal, and social norms,...

[must read set-up SNIP]".........For a candidate trying to show his conservative bona fides to a skeptical base, Perry’s immigration stance was a godsend. Romney could tack to the right of the Texas governor, and other candidates would follow suit in a similar effort to box out a potentially serious opponent. And, with the help of Perry’s feckless campaign, he did just that, all but pushing the governor out of the race (that would take a few more months and a few more failures). Walker isn’t blessed with the same caliber of opponent. Bush might be flabby from a long break...

Robert Downey Jr talks super heroes, Iron Man, and his latest movie Avengers: Age of Ultron. But when the questions turn to his family and colourful past, the interview with Channel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy comes to an abrupt end. Full Story

The one thing you could say about George W. Bush as president was that you knew where he stood. W had great moral clarity. There was no wishy washy Obama agenda and doctrine to speak of. You are with us or against us, Bush rightly said after 9/11. Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu has the same type of moral clarity. He means what he says, and you can understand where he stands utterly and completely. This is really refreshing in the age of Obama.

Under the direction of new CEO Steve Easterbrook, who took the corporate helm on March 1st, McDonald’s is “finally deciding to give some of its workers a raise,” the Huffington Post declares in an article from April 1st. McDonald’s had just announced its commitment to “give employees a 10% increase in wages” just “two weeks ahead of a planned international strike organized by the movement Fight for $15, which urges fast food employers to pay workers a minimum wage of $15 per hour.” Despite the context in which the media (and pretty much everyone else) frames the decision, according to...

Khyber agency, April 23, 2015, a large quantum of narcotics destroyed in Khyber agency on Thursday. The corps commander 11 corps Lt General Hidayat Ur Rehman, who was chief guest of the program attends the ceremony. IG frontier Constabulary Major General Taib Azal also attends the drug burn ceremony in the area of Shah Kas. Army official, political agents of Bara and civil official of different departments of Khyber agency also attend the drug burn ceremony. Official brief the Corps commander about the Drug and they informed that 72716 Kg Hashish , 117 Kg Heroin , 389 Kg Opium ,...

European leaders including David Cameron are due to arrive in Brussels early this afternoon to discuss new measures to tackle the migrant crisis. The death toll so far this year among Mediterranean migrants has already passed 1,700 - 30 times higher than at the same point last year, which was itself a record high. But what can be done? Colin Freeman outlines five practical steps the leaders could agree upon:

If you haven't read David French's piece in NRO concerning the John Doe investigations and the tactics deployed in them under the direction of liberal Democrat Milwaukee County DA John Chisholm, please do so.A number of conservative activists in Wisconsin who had the temerity to support Governor Scott Walker and his efforts to curb public sector unions found their homes raided by police,their property confiscated and were told by the authorities they could tell no one about what happened not even their attorneys. This was done under the order of Chisholm who has also directly targeted Walker in a John...

Though the answer was never really in doubt, the question of “Will she or won’t she?” has been answered: Hillary Clinton is running for president. And so we move from “Will she or won’t she?” to “Can she or can’t she?” As in win. In just the few days since the official announcement of Hillary’s candidacy, one would need a supercomputer to calculate the total ink, newsprint, pixels, and electricity spent discussing whether Hillary can win – the answer is yes, she can – and eventually, after the GOP chooses its candidate, will she win? The whole prognostication process can...

PARIS—France said it is weighing the option of giving Moscow a refund for a €1.2 billion ($1.29 billion) contract to supply the Russian navy with two warships, whose delivery has been put on hold amid the conflict in Ukraine. French President François Hollande said he would discuss the contract with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in Armenia, where world leaders will gather to mark the 100th anniversary of the killing and forced deportation of more than 1.5 million ethnic Armenians. Mr. Hollande suspended the delivery of two Mistral class warships to Russia last fall after the U.S. and other...

The CEO of American Airlines received compensation valued at $12.3 million last year and will stop drawing a salary and instead be paid entirely in company stock. CEO Doug Parker said Wednesday that the change started immediately and would make his compensation more in line with shareholder interests. American Airlines Group Inc. disclosed his compensation and the other changes in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. […] Parker’s deal seems to cut against a trend in CEO pay. Stock grants were attractive just after the financial crisis of 2008 but are less appealing now after a long rally in...

Hillary Clinton’s State Department was part of a panel that approved the sale of one of America’s largest uranium mines at the same time a foundation controlled by the seller’s chairman was making donations to a Clinton family charity, records reviewed by The Wall Street Journal show. The $610 million sale of 51% of Uranium One to a unit of Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear agency, was approved in 2010 by a U.S. federal committee that assesses the security implications of foreign investments. The State Department, which Mrs. Clinton then ran, is one of its members. Between 2008 and 2012, the...

Federal agricultural officials are planning to announce voluntary programs and initiatives for farmers, ranchers and foresters meant to build on President Barack Obama’s efforts to combat global warming—and don’t require congressional approval.Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is expected to unveil plans Thursday at Michigan State University, where Obama signed the sweeping farm bill into law last year. The efforts, many of which have their roots in that law, aim to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions, boost carbon capture and storage and come with various enticements, including grants, low-interest loans and technical assistance. […] Obama administration aides have said the issue of...

Lawyers for the parents of an unarmed, black 18-year-old who was fatally shot by a white police officer in a St. Louis suburb say they plan to file a civil lawsuit Thursday against the city of Ferguson. Attorneys for the family of Michael Brown announced their plans in a statement Wednesday night. […] Attorneys said at the time that the lawsuit would also name former Officer Darren Wilson, who shot Brown. The statement Wednesday did not mention Wilson, and a spokesman for the law firm said he could not provide any additional information about the lawsuit. …