Politics

Amid the horrific news of the devastating destruction brought by the tornado in Oklahoma this week, there is one remarkable bit of good news: as of this writing, only 24 people died. While any loss of life is horrible, and that there were children among the dead is even more horrible, one look at the pictures makes it clear that many more could have died.Why didn't more die? Because they knew what to do.More...

Courtney Love and LeAnn Rimes might not seem like the most likely of friends, but apparently the two are close enough for the rocker to say, "If you f**k with her, you f**k with me."Earlier this week, Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas tweeted that anyone who gives Rimes a hard time should be "embarrassed." Then on Thursday, Love chimed in and defended Rimes against the haters with a no-so-subtle tweet.More...

In 1994, Gary Sinise played a wounded veteran in Forrest Gump. Since then the actor has been involved with the Disabled American Veterans. After his first USO tour he wanted to do more, so he volunteered and in three weeks he was out on tour again. He does this not for himself, but as a way to give back to the men and women who serve our country.More...

Recently, a few of my veteran peers here at Cisco made a video that highlighted our military service and how it aided our ability to integrate into the private sector workforce.More...

Avec ses rives grandioses, son secteur des affaires animé et son quartier des théâtres de renommée mondiale, Toronto brille à son apogée en été. Si vous planifiez un voyage vers la plus grande ville du Canada, nous vous proposons cinq lieux à visiter afin de rendre vos vacances mémorables.1. Leslie Street Spit : Le Leslie Street Spit est souvent décrit comme l'un des secrets les mieux gardés de Toronto. Il s'agit d'une péninsule, d'une zone protégée et d'une réserve ornithologique créée par l'homme - située directement dans la grande métropole. À partir de pittoresques postes d'observation, parsemés le long de ses nombreux sentiers de randonnée pédestre et de vélo, elle offre aux promeneurs une vue sans égale de la ville, tout en les entourant de vastes champs de fleurs sauvages, de forêts de peupliers, de marais maritimes, de plages de galets et de dunes. Vos sens refuseront de croire que vous êtes toujours à Toronto.More...

The giant rubber duck is back in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor.That's right, according to Shanghaiist, that 54-foot-tall inflatable bird that made the harbor its home earlier this month has returned in all of its bright yellow glory.More...

On Monday, President Thein Sein became Myanmar's first head of state to visit the White House in 47 years. His discussions with President Barack Obama focused largely on U.S. support of Myanmar's recent democratic reforms, as well as the very public challenge of continuing sectarian violence in rural areas of the country. To highlight both issues as U.S. policy priorities in Myanmar, Washington must make telecommunications expansion a key piece of the bilateral agenda.Higher Internet speeds and wireless penetration are not only linked to increases in GDP growth; they also enable the digital interactions of e-government that are crucial to transparency in a modern democratic state. Enhanced access to wireless connects the far reaches of a nation and facilitates the free flow of information -- key in a country where around 55 million individuals out of a total population of 60 million live outside of the three largest cities, and where ethnic conflicts in border regions pose challenges to political inclusion. Furthermore, broadband networks improve efficiency for public and private providers of education, health care, transportation, water, and energy, thus expanding the scope of human development.More...

In the aftermath of the Moore, Okla. tornado, residents and officials are preparing for a long cleanup and recovery. But in a little bit of good news, a few stunning rainbows were seen reaching over the city this week, hopefully representative of the healing to come.Take a look at a few tweets and a Vine video of the rainbows set against a deep red sky below:More...

Kosice is not simply one city. Like any Central European metropolis worthy of the name, many urban incarnations coexist cheek and jowl in this charming capital of eastern Slovakia. In the Old Town, a medieval church overlooks a beautifully preserved Renaissance palace that abuts an Art Deco hotel from the Czechoslovak era. The more than a dozen names of the city over the last 800 years - Kaschau, Kassa, Cassow - reflect the many geopolitical convulsions that have reordered the region's geography. This year, in celebration of its many distinct heritages, Kosice is a European Capital of Culture, along with Marseilles.The architecture of Kosice's many cities now forms one harmonious, unified whole. But Kosice contains multiple cities in another, more ominous sense.More...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- At the Nitehawk Cinema in New York's Williamsburg neighborhood, all the meals are served and eaten in the dark, lit only by the flickering images on the screen. Menu items like mussels, owner Matthew Viragh learned, don’t go over so well in the dim lighting. But finger foods? A huge hit.The Nitehawk has been open for less than two years, but already the dine-in theater is making profits. In the movie theater business, the typical revenue per customer from concessions is around $5 per ticket holder. But at Nitehawk, that amount is triple that, said Viragh, who sold more than 150,000 tickets last year. At his theater, tickets cost $11.More...