Webpagedigest 12/16/2015

12/16/2015

Federal Reserve announces first rise in US interest rates since 2006 | Business | The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/dec/16/federal-reserve-us-interest-rate-rise-fed-funds-janet-yellen

or

http://tinyurl.com/pcd4744

Obama administration authorizes $1.83 billion arms sale to Taiwan | Reuters

'The Obama administration formally notified Congress on Wednesday of a $1.83 billion arms sale package for Taiwan, including two frigates, anti-tank missiles, amphibious assault vehicles and other equipment, drawing an angry response from China.'

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0TZ2C520151216

U.S. on verge of lifting 40-year oil export ban | Reuters
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0TZ1QZ20151216

‘War on Christmas’: House Republicans introduce bill to protect holiday
https://www.yahoo.com/politics/war-on-christmas-house-republicans-introduce-211250237.html

 

Republican debate: Winners and losers - BBC News
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35109168

Fact-checking the Republican debate
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ap-fact-check-republican-debaters-astray-032810526--election.html

Flying close to Beijing's new South China Sea islands - BBC News
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35031313

U.S. revamping terrorism alert system
https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-revamping-terrorism-alert-system-improve-public-information-160359810.html

Woman arrested on 17th DUI charge in Bedford County - WRCBtv.com | Chattanooga News, Weather & Sports
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/30766973/woman-arrested-on-17th-dui-charge-in-bedford-county

Ehsan Abdulaziz cleared of rape after accidentally penetrating teenager | HeraldSun

'...he accidentally penetrated her when he tripped and fell.'
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/millionaire-businessman-not-guilty-of-raping-teenager-after-he-accidentally-penetrated-her/news-story/169606eae1d4be4b67ea2f5f449d7fe4?utm_content=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=EditorialSF&utm_source=HaraldSun&utm_medium=Facebook

or

http://tinyurl.com/nuxenbx

Canadian start-up sells bottled air to China - CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/15/asia/china-canadian-company-selling-clean-air/index.html?sr=fbCNN121615china-canadian-company-selling-clean-air0820AMStoryLink&linkId=19624034

or

http://tinyurl.com/jhf2dy2

Sweet story behind this photo of 3-year-old boy
https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/meijer-cashiers-kind-gesture-to-3-year-old-caught-004529562.html

 

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A Pessimist's Guide to the World in 2016
http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/pessimists-guide-to-2016/

Tent City, America

'Tent cities are now so common that advocates are campaigning to make them semi-permanent settlements of micro-housing. But is this a genuine solution or merely a quick fix?'
https://placesjournal.org/article/tent-city-america/

Danny MacAskill - Cascadia is 'Assassin's Creed' on a Bike | ADAPT Network

(& video)
http://www.adaptnetwork.com/sports/bike/danny-macaskill-cascadia-assassins-creed-bike/