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Taylor Swift donates $50K to a sick fan with leukemia; crowdfunding site GoFundMe changes rules

GoFundMe had raised their limit to $50, 000 when Taylor Swift donated to an 11-year-old fan, Naomi, who is suffering from a leukemia.

Jul 14, 2015 4:41 AM EDT


Pope Francis Protested Against Unbridled Capitalism

Pope Francis opposed unbridled capitalism and the worship of money. Correspondingly, Bolivian President Evo Morales said the Pope is preaching socialism as the "first and the best politician in the world".

Jul 13, 2015 5:00 AM EDT


OPM data breaches started in 2013; director resigns

OPM cyber attack affects millions of individuals directly and indirectly connected to the government. Some 21.5 million social security numbers, 1.1 million filed fingerprints and 19.7 million filled out goverment forms containing sensitive information such as health backgrounds were all stolen by hackers.

Jul 13, 2015 2:32 AM EDT


Apple Extends iCloud Service Subscription For 30 Days Free To Greek Customers Due To Monetary Crisis

To avoid interruption of service, Apple has extended its iCloud service storage subscription to its Greek customers for 30 days without charging them any fee. This is because of financial crisis that is occurring in Greece as the government restricts the people to deal with credit card transactions outside the country.

Jul 12, 2015 6:53 AM EDT


Greece submits new proposals but creditors remain skeptic

Greece submitted new proposals that promise an overhaul to create additional revenue. The new proposal set could be ideal and more aligned to the creditors' earlier demands yet uncertainty remains.

Jul 12, 2015 2:45 AM EDT


NYSE Stopped trading, United Airlines grounded flights worldwide, WSJ website inaccessible - all in one day

The simultaneous events that halted operations in NYSE, United Airlines and Wall Street Journal caused concerns among the public. Homeland Security alerted the president but says there's no cyber attack links.

Jul 10, 2015 3:52 AM EDT


Barclays New Chairman McFarlane Fires CEO Anthony Jenkins due to poor performance and organizational rift

Barclays Chairman McFarlane who joined the company in April announced the canning of CEO Jenkins. The decision was reportedly due to bank's performance under Anthony Jenkins.

Jul 09, 2015 10:20 AM EDT


Citibank Is Working On Its Own Digital Currency, Citicoin Proposing U.K. Government To Run Its Own Digital Cash

Citibank is currently working out on a new digital currency called Citicoin which is also similar to Bitcoin. Though the company is proposing countries, U.K. in particular to provide its own digital cash.

Jul 09, 2015 9:34 AM EDT


China Stock Falls Down Over Two Weeks Despite The Series of Emergency Measures To Avoid It From Crashing

For two consecutive weeks, China is still reviving its deteriorated stock market despite a series of attempts for it to survive. Authorities in China are still silent about it.

Jul 09, 2015 7:50 AM EDT


NBA Star Injured by iPhone 6 Plus

NBA star developed an injury with sharp pains that lasted for months. Others may be suffering from the same problem allegedly caused by iPhone 6 Plus.

Jul 08, 2015 4:19 AM EDT


Euro Suffered from Greece's Turmoil but Continues to Show Stability

Some observers were surprised with the market's reaction to the Greek dilemma. Experts say it could be an expected crisis that investors were already prepared for while others say the worst is yet to come.

Jul 07, 2015 11:04 AM EDT


Greece Voted 61.5% No to Bailout

Athens celebrated a majority no vote against creditors' bailout offer. Greek banks closed with limited access to cash while Tsipras works on new negotiations.

Jul 07, 2015 3:56 AM EDT


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