Andrew Galbreath

Why Hershey Is Making Beef Jerky

Hershey Co. is going to be making beef jerky. The iconic American candy giant is facing falling chocolate sales in the U.S., and is turning to high protein snacks. The 122-year-old company is famous for its chocolate confections, frequently paired with almonds or peanut butter. Now, it’s set to stake much of its financial future […]

8y ago

venezuela

Biggest Latin American Airline Becomes Latest To Suspend Flights To Venezuela As Crisis Worsens

Latam Airlines Group SA, Latin America’s largest carrier, said Monday that it will become the latest airline to cut all flights to Venezuela beginning in August. A day earlier, Deutsche Lufthansa AG says its three weekly flights to Caracas will be halted in June “until further notice.” The Chile-based LATAM Airlines says it had already […]

8y ago

human rights|Saudi Arabia

Saudi Human Rights Activist Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison, Amnesty Says He Was Exposing Systematic Human Rights Violations

A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced a human rights activist to eight years in prison on Sunday in what Amnesty International is calling part of the ongoing campaign to by Saudi authorities to stamp out activism. Abdulaziz al-Shubaily was the only founding member of the Saudi Association for Civil and Political Rights, also known by […]

8y ago

Cold Coffee Is Booming In The U.S., Canned Iced Coffee Is The Next Big Food Craze

U.S. consumers are drinking more canned and bottled iced coffee than ever, according to recent reports. The new trend of drinking iced coffee – famously sold chilled and in a can – is beginning to hit the United States after being popular in countries like Japan for years. Coffee behemoths like Starbucks, who recently signed […]

8y ago

iran|Saudi Arabia

Iran Boycotts Hajj Pilgrimage Amid Ongoing Rivalry With Saudi Arabia

Iran has boycotted the annual Hajj Pilgrimage on Sunday, saying its pilgrims would not attend amid its ongoing economic and geopolitical feud with Saudi Arabia. The announcement of Iran cancelling their participation in this year’s pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca is a further sign of deteriorating relations between the two regional powers, whose […]

8y ago

north korea

North Korea Launches Its Own Version Of Facebook

A social media site closely resembling Facebook appeared on a North Korean web server on Friday. Only a short time after appearing online, the website, named StarCon, has already been hacked. StarCon, called “Best Korea’s Social Network,” is visibly a clone of the famous social media giant, complete with a blue banner on the homepage […]

8y ago

poland|romania|russia

Putin Warns Of Retaliation: Romania, Poland Are Now In Russian ‘Crosshairs’ As U.S. Missile Shield Planned In Europe

President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that Romania and Poland have put themselves in the “crosshairs” of Russian rockets by hosting the U.S. defensive missile system that Russia considers a threat to its security. The Russian leader gave the stark warning over the missile shield during a joint news conference in Athens with Greek Prime […]

8y ago

Apple

Apple To Make Movies? Maker Of The iPhone’s Interest In Time Warner Could Indicate Media Ambitions

News agencies are reporting that Apple Inc. considered buying Time Warner Inc. last year. Though the idea was tentative and no actual move was ever made by Apple CEO Tim Cook to buy Time Warner, the fact that such an idea was even considered shows the tech giant is serious in getting into media. Apple […]

8y ago

Isis

Iraq Says Battle To Liberate Fallujah From ISIS Has Begun

The Iraqi Army declared on Saturday that the operation to take back the center of Fallujah from ISIS has begun. The major city center is considered to be the ISIS stronghold in the western province of Anbar. The Iraqi Defence Ministry says its Counter Terrorism Service (CTS), Iraq’s best-trained and most battle-hardened units, have surrounded […]

8y ago

This Is The ‘Most Miserable Airport’ In America

Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey has been named the most miserable airport in the United States, according to a report by MilesCards.com released on Wednesday. The travel site, which compares credit cards that offer frequent flyer miles, published its annual report ranking airports in the U.S. by delays for the summer flying season. […]

8y ago

russia|syria|ukraine|Vladimir Putin

Putin’s Approval Rating Down To 80 Percent: How Has The Russian Leader Remained So Popular?

President Vladimir Putin’s approval rating just slipped to its lowest in two years — to 80 percent. Even amid low oil prices, crippling economic sanctions, a volatile currency, and the longest recession in two decades, to say nothing of diplomatic isolation, the Russian leader’s approval rating is one that leaders in many countries would kill […]

8y ago

Giant Squid Larger Than A School Bus Could Be Living In The Deep Ocean, Scientists Say

Giant squid (Architeuthis dux) can reach lengths of more than 66 feet (20 meters), or larger than a school bus, a provocative new study suggests. This would be twice as large as some of the previous findings, which had estimated the maximum length of the elusive sea creatures to be between 33 and 43 feet […]

8y ago

hillary clinton|honduras

Ousted By Honduran Military Coup, Manuel Zelaya Considers Running For President Again

Former Honduran president Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted by a military coup in 2009, says he’s thinking about running for president in the next election. Zelaya says the decision would depend on whether he could get the support of his party to take back the country’s top office. The announcement has breathed new life into […]

8y ago

8-Inch Floppy Disks Still Running U.S. Nukes: Program Uses 1970s IBM Computer Tech

The U.S. nuclear program still uses eight-inch floppy disks and 40-year-old IBM computer tech, according to a report by the U.S. Government Accounting Office (GAO). GAO found that the Pentagon still has such old IT infrastructure that it still uses a 1970s-era IBM Series/1 computer system that requires “eight-inch floppy disks” to coordinate America’s nuclear […]

8y ago

Oil Prices Hit $50 A Barrel For The First Time In Seven Months, But Will They Stay There?

Oil prices briefly rose above $50 a barrel for the first time this year on Thursday due to supply disruptions and increasing global demand. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, traded up to $50.19 during morning trading on May 26 for the first time since November, following data showing that U.S. stockpiles of crude had […]

8y ago

SEC Looks Into Alibaba: Chinese E-Commerce Website Faces Scrutiny From U.S. Authorities

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is being investigated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over its accounting methods and whether it violated federal laws. Federal regulators are currently investigating the Chinese e-commerce giant, looking for potential violations of securities laws. The company is cooperating with the SEC probe, providing the requested documents and information to […]

8y ago

disney

One Of China’s Richest Men Vows To Crush Disney In China

Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin says his company is aiming the crush Disney’s profit ambitions in China over the next 10 to 20 years. Walt Disney Co.’s forthcoming Shanghai resort will represent a huge investment for the multinational entertainment and media conglomerate, and its first resort on the Chinese mainland. Now, it seems Wang’s Dalian Wanda […]

8y ago

Apple|google|microsoft

Corporate America Keeps Hoarding Cash: U.S. Companies Held $1.6 Trillion Overseas Last Year

The cash hoard of corporate America keeps getting bigger. U.S. companies held over $1.6 trillion in cash last year, up from 2014 and more than twice the corporate cash stockpile held by companies in 2007, before the Great Recession. The list of companies was published by Moody’s Investor Service, which noted that among the 1,000 […]

8y ago

Brexit

Brexit Fears Grow On Wall Street Amidst Anxieties Over China, Oil Prices

Fears on Wall Street that the United Kingdom may become the first country to vote to leave the European Union are increasing, pushing other global worries like China and oil prices lower. These days, Wall Street has plenty to worry about. The year started with the slowdown of Chinese economic growth and oil prices plummeting […]

8y ago

disney|Disney Channel|marvel|netflix

Netflix-Disney Deal: ‘Star Wars,’ Marvel, And Pixar Films Available To Stream In September

Netflix will offer streaming of the catalogs of Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm in September. Disney and Netflix finalized the deal in 2012, but now Disney is set to finalize it by making Netflix the exclusive U.S. subscription TV service for all its films. The offer is exclusive to Netflix, so you won’t […]

8y ago