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NSA Chief: Surveillance Programs Have Foiled 50 Terrorist Plots

The National Security Administration's surveillance programs have helped foil more than 50 terrorist plots across the world, NSA Chief Gen. Keith Alexander said during a Tuesday congressional hearing.

The Great March for Climate Action

– by Zach Heffernen Starting March 1, 2014, through a non-profit called Great March for Climate Action, 1,000 climate hawks will march from Santa Monica, CA, across the United States to Washington, DC.

FBI deputy director claims intelligence programs foiled NYC subway and NYSE bombings, among others (update)

The United States government's controversial data collection practices reportedly helped thwart plots to bomb the New York City subway system and New York Stock Exchange, Federal Bureau of Investigation deputy director Sean Joyce said during a House Intelligence Com

NSA Director Unable To Say If Secret Programs Alone Foiled Terrorist Plots

The head of the National Security Agency (NSA) on Tuesday admitted that government surveillance programs contributed to but were not fully responsible for preventing terrorist plots.

The Great March for Climate Action

– by Zach Heffernen Starting March 1, 2014, through a non-profit called Great March for Climate Action, 1,000 climate hawks will march from Santa Monica, CA, across the United States to Washington, DC.

Watch: First US Trailer for British Romantic Comedy 'I Give It a Year'

We've already seen a couple of trailers from across the pond for the British romantic comedy I Give It a Year, the directorial debut of Brüno and Borat writer Dan Mazer, which he also wrote himself.

Google's Next Nexus Is Nowhere In Sight

If you are waiting to get your hands on the latest and greatest of Google"s Nexus Android smartphones and tablets, the last month or so has been both exciting and disappointing.

Vodafone and Liberty face battle for Kabel Deutschland

LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone faces a battle for Germany's largest cable company, Kabel Deutschland, although rival bidder Liberty Global of the United States has bigger regulatory and funding hurdles to overcome.

Duke Energy CFO Lynn Good to become CEO

(Reuters) - Duke Energy Corp , the largest power provider in the United States, said Chief Financial Officer Lynn Good will take over from Chief Executive Jim Rogers on July 1.

The Ring and the Rings: Vladimir Putin's Mafia Olympics

While Vladimir Putin's 'theft' of Robert Kraft's Super Bowl ring grabs the headlines, a far bigger scandal grips the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

Josef Stalin famously uttered the demonically cynical maxim that "the death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic".