Men to America — Thanks for nothing: Glenn Reynolds

While Clinton and Obama were playing the woman card, men and boys were falling behind. (Photo: M. Spencer Green, AP) Back during the election campaign, a Fiscal Times columnist warned that even as Hillary Clinton played the woman card, more men were being dealt out of American society: A key indicator of American male decline is the gender ratio at U.S. colleges. According to the National Center for Education Statistics,...

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Airbus' newest, biggest version of the A350 makes its first flight

TOULOUSE, France -- Airbus flew its new A350-1000 wide-body jet for the first time on Thursday, The jet, the largest twin-jet airplane the European aerospace company has ever made, took off from Airbus’ headquarters near the French city of Toulouse. It's the largest and latest variant of the company's flagship A350 line of jetliners. The aircraft took off from the Toulouse-Blagnac Airport at 10:42 a.m. local time (4:42 a.m. ET),...

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1 killed, 9 injured in New Orleans shooting, police say

A man died and nine other people were injured in a shooting early Sunday in New  Orleans' French Quarter, police said. The shooting occurred before 1:30 a.m. CT on Bourbon Street, Chief Michael S. Harrison said during a news conference. Several officers were already on patrol in the French Quarter after the Bayou Classic, a football showdown between Grambling State University and Southern University. The officers...

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Mt St Helens National Monument

Tout comme le Mont Rainier, le Mont St Helens est situé dans la Chaîne des Cascades, à environ 160 km au sud de Seattle. Après 123 ans d’inactivité, le volcan du Mont St Helens est entré en éruption le 18 mai 1980. Cette éruption, égale à 500 fois la bombe larguée sur Hiroshima, a littéralement transformé le paysage. Dans un rayon de 27 km, les arbres ont été couchés par le souffle de l’explosion. 26 ans plus...

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Pelosi, facing challenger, reveals new Democratic leadership picks

Get short URL House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi © Kevin Lamarque / Reuters House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has announced her list of nominees to serve as Democratic leaders of Congress for the next two years. Pelosi herself faces pressure to step aside for new blood, with the leadership vote just days away. There will be several Democratic...

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