“Professor Steven Salaita, who recently resigned from Virginia Tech to accept a position at University of Illinois Champagne-Urbana’s American Indian studies program, lost the new job at the last minute, according to what some sources say was backlash to his anti-Israel tweets. “The sources familiar with the university’s decision say …

Social entrepreneur and National Geographic Explorer Sanga Moses’ vision of providing Africa with clean and inexpensive cooking energy is not only helping the environment, but is also empowering his fellow Africans who play an important role in his innovative business. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Nat Geo Live: http://bit.ly/MoreNatGeoLive …

““Checked the tax code,” wrote a friend who’s engaged to a woman from a low-tax country. “Unfortunately, marrying [my fiancee] does not entitle me to a tax inversion like the big US companies are getting. Thanks for nothing IRS.” That got me thinking. Maybe we’ve been looking at this whole …

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“On June 14, 2012, someone created a corporation in Ohio called American Dream Fund LLC. Six months later, this corporation made a $250,000 contribution to a super PAC called Advancing Freedom Action Network, which supports the re-election of Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted (R). The actual person behind American …

The US just pledged $14 billion to invest in African businesses and infrastructure, while China has been doing so for years. Here’s why both are betting on Africa as the next big global market. Learn More: A Brief Guide to This Week’s U.S.-Africa Summit http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2014/08/03/a-brief-guide-to-this-weeks-u-s-africa-summit/ “President Barack Obama has invited …

Cenk reminisces about the ‘Golden Age of Porn’ – a time when pornographic films were full length films. Cara wonders if a full length film really necessary; Isn’t 10 minutes enough? What was porn like before the internet? Pornographic videos have changed over time. Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewics, Nina Hartley …

Did you know that the first mass-produced vibrators were actually medical devices doctors used to “cure” women of hysteria? Or that early vibrators were steam-powered? And that Cleopatra is widely credited with creating a vibrator out of bees and a gourd? In this clip The Young Turks’ co-host Ana Kasparian …

“A mother in South Carolina called sheriff’s deputies on her son this week after finding porn playing on her living room TV. According to the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to a residence Tuesday afternoon after a distraught mom called 911. “She stated that when she entered the …

“A U.K. man has been charged with murder after using Find My iPhone to track down and kill the thug who stole his son’s iPhone at knifepoint earlier in the day. Derek Grant reportedly used Apple’s tracking software to locate the nearby thief after his son was robbed on his …