Tuesday, September 30, 2014

New documents show legal basis for NSA surveillance programs


New documents show legal basis for NSA surveillance programs


NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Documents released by the U.S. government show it views an executive order issued in 1981 as the basis of most of the National Security Agency's surveillance activities, the American Civil Liberties Union said on ...


World needs to unite against terrorism, says PM Modi in New York


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday while addressing the Council of Foreign Relations in New York said that there was a need for the whole world to unite against terrorism.Speaking at the event he said, "There is a need to take the challenge of ...


Collective Fight Needed to Tackle Terrorism, Says PM Narendra Modi in New York


New York: Rejecting any distinction between good and bad terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for a collective fight to effectively tackle the global menace. "There is no good terrorist or bad terrorist," PM Modi said while addressing the ...


A New York Classic Returns


The Rainbow Room was born with good bones, but that was 80 years ago. So when Tishman Speyer, the company that owns and manages Rockefeller Center, decided to reopen it after five years, the goal was to restore the glitter to one of New York’s most ...


'Stanford in New York City' to launch autumn 2015


Stanford will accept applications in early December for the inaugural quarter of Stanford in New York City, an undergraduate program in which students will use the city as their laboratory – taking courses; working in internships in the arts, design ...


Top 10 New York Stock Exchange-traded stocks posting largest percentage decreases


NEW YORK – A look at the 10 biggest percentage decliners on New York Stock Exchange at 1 p.m.: Civeo Corp. fell 47.1 percent to $13.48. Textura Corp. fell 11.2 percent to $25.05. Great Northern Iron Ore Properties fell 10.2 percent to $21.06. Pimco ...


Most active New York Stock Exchange-traded stocks


NEW YORK (AP) — A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rose .6 percent to $3.62 with 10,576,300 shares traded. Alcoa Inc. fell 1.8 percent to $15.90 with 9,856,700 shares traded. Athlon Energy Inc ...


A Late Registration Guide to Oktoberfest 2014 in New York City


Not everyone is able to grab a plane and head off to Munich for Oktoberfest, and with the reported dangers of that festival this year, perhaps that is for the best. Fortunately, New York City has undertaken its own sort of Oktoberfest and every year seems ...


New York City chauffeur company sues Taylor Swift for breach of contract over unpaid car rentals


A contract over chauffeuring Taylor Swift didn’t end up as a love story. The songstress’ management company is shaking off invoices from her former drivers following a recent breakup, contends a lawsuit filed in New York on Monday. APG Security claims ...


Live from New York, it's a flagship Microsoft Store!


Microsoft Stores are surprisingly cool places; much better than Apple's iconic stores. Sure, the fruit-logo company's store is more famous, plus full of hipsters and other rather trendy folks, but the Microsoft Store tends to be more useful and better ...



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