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On Monday, Oculus chief scientist Michael Abrash posted this image of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testing something at what was formerly known as Oculus Research. Now, these tests take place at Facebook Reality Labs. (credit: Oculus) Nearly four years ago, Facebook paid roughly $ 2 billion to acquire the virtual reality company Oculus, yet since […]
Christophe Archambault (Associated Press) French President Emmanuel Macron claimed credit for key elements of US policy on Syria. He said the plan to limit recent airstrikes to chemical weapons facilities were his. He also told French TV that he persuaded Trump not to pull US troops out of Syria. Macron and Trump have made much […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he convinced his US counterpart that it was “necessary” to keep American troops in Syria. The White House has since reiterated that the troops will go home “as quickly as possible.” In a lengthy interview with French media on Sunday, Macron said he was the reason that US President […]
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan has told House Republicans that he won’t run for re-election. The timing comes as a surprise. Lawmakers had expected Mr. Ryan might leave Congress if Republicans were to lose control of the House in November’s elections.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, who was re-elected without any real competition this week, may stay in power beyond his current term limits. Sisi’s allies want to change the country’s constitution to allow Sisi to remain president past his current two-term limit. The push is inspired by China’s moves to eliminate presidential term limits to […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that raising the standard of living will be a key task in the coming years, but also acknowledged the importance of strengthening the nation’s defenses. Read more “The main thing that we will be working on is of course the internal agenda. First of all we must ensure the growth […]
ABC Xennials are a ‘micro-generation’ born between 1977 and 1985. This group has also been called the ‘Oregon Trail Generation.’ Xennials may have been hit hardest by the recession, because of a combination of student loan debt, job losses, and other factors. It’s hard not fitting in. If you feel sort-of-but-not-quite like a millennial, and […]
Associated Press/Chuck Burton President Donald Trump in a private speech to Republican donors on Saturday floated the idea of abolishing presidential term limits. Trump praised Chinese President Xi Jinping for consolidating power, saying, “Maybe we’ll give that a shot someday.” Trump also used the speech to bash his former opponent Hillary Clinton and insult former […]
Marine Le Pen could face up to three years in prison after a French judge opened a criminal probe into her posting of graphic images to her Twitter feed in 2015. The tweets showed victims of Islamic State executions. Three images, one showing the decapitated body of US journalist James Foley, were posted to the […]
Kevin Frayer/Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping has cleared the way for himself to rule over China indefinitely by scrapping term limits. China has already used its state-run media to silence dissenters or anyone critical of Xi. Xi has introduced a “much more aggressive international posture,” and he’s now expected to keep it up indefinitely. […]
