2015-05-18 U.S. Spotlight

MarketWatch   

Opinion: Countdown to the stock-market Crash of 2016 is ticking louder   
MarketWatch
Construction on the Bay Bridge in Oakland in 2013. Fiscal policy that includes public infrastructure development could stave off a collapse in economic growth. Warning bells just keep getting louder and louder as the countdown to the Crash of 2016 keeps ...

2015-05-18 U.S. Health

New York Times   

How DC pot legalization has become 'the dealer-protection act of 2015'   
Washington Post
Not long ago, a man who had covertly dealt pot in the nation's capital for three decades approached a young political operative at a birthday party in a downtown Washington steakhouse. He was about to test a fresh marketing strategy to take advantage of the ...

2015-05-18 U.S. Science

The Silver Ink   

Scientists found birthplace of salmon by tracking isotope in ear bones   
The Silver Ink
chinook salmon Researchers have found a new technique which provide insights on birthplace of Chinook salmon. This technique allows the researchers to trace the birthplace and also to learn the first five years of the salmon's life. The study is carried by the ...

2015-05-18 U.S. Sports

New York Times   

James Harden and Houston Complete Comeback From a 3-1 Series Deficit ...   
New York Times
HOUSTON — James Harden scored 31 points, Dwight Howard had 16 points and 15 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets never trailed in a 113-100 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, advancing to the Western Conference finals for the first time ...

2015-05-18 U.S. Entertainment

CNN   

Taylor Swift drops star-studded 'Bad Blood' music video   
CNN
(CNN Philippines) — Finally! After weeks of ceaseless teasing on Instagram, Taylor Swift premiered her highly-anticipated and explosion-filled "Bad Blood" music video in the Billboard Music Awards on Monday (May 18). The music video features Swift's good ...

2015-05-18 U.S. Technology

The Australian Financial Review   

Apple buys GPS company to bolster location technology   
The Australian Financial Review
Competition for location-based services has been intensifying, as some of Silicon Valley's largest tech companies vie for more control over such technologies. Fairfax. by Mike Isaac. For many of the largest Silicon Valley technology companies, location ...

2015-05-18 U.S. Business

Reuters   

China April home prices fuel hopes of bottoming out, but long road to recovery   
Reuters
HONG KONG China's new home prices fell for the eighth consecutive month in April from a year earlier but were flat from March, adding to hopes that a property downturn which is weighing heavily on the economy is beginning to bottom out. However ...

2015-05-18 U.S. U.S.

NBCNews.com   

Nine Killed in Biker War at Waco, Texas, Restaurant   
NBCNews.com
Nine motorcycle gang members were killed, numerous other people were injured and more than 100 others were in custody after a confrontation and police shootout involving as many 200 rival gang members at a sports bar in Waco, Texas, that wanted the ...

2015-05-18 U.S. World

Hindustan Times   

Shiite militias converge on Iraq's Ramadi after Islamic State takeover   
Hindustan Times
An Iraqi Sunni tribal fighter aims his gun to protect the headquarters in Ramadi from an attack by Islamic State extremists. (AP Photo). Share. Shiite militia groups converged on Ramadi on Monday to help Iraqi security forces wrest the city back from Islamic ...