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Initial Reaction To The Terrorist Attack Near Parliament
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 - 2:38pm | 316London police have confirmed a terrorist attack has resulted in the deaths of four people. According to The Guardian, one police officer and two others have been killed along with the terrorist near the front yard of the parliamentary compound. A terrorist drove a car into pedestrians on the iconic...
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Twitter Suspends Thousands ISIS Accounts
Thursday, August 18, 2016 - 1:17pm | 335Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) is keeping up the fight against terrorist organizations like ISIS that exploit the social media platform to recruit new members and spread extremist messages of violence. On Thursday, Twitter provided an update in a blog post on its efforts since communicating in February...
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This Is The Hacker Taking The Fight To ISIS
Friday, June 17, 2016 - 11:30am | 439A hacker by the name of WauchulaGhost is doing his/her part in battling the terrorist group ISIS where it has a dominant presence: online. Terrorist groups like ISIS are notorious for maintaining a strong social media presence to spread their propaganda and recruit new members. Over the past...
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John McCain Says President Obama's Security Decisions Led To Orlando Attack
Friday, June 17, 2016 - 7:28am | 260Senator John McCain was quoted as saying that President Barack Obama was "directly responsible" for the deadly terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida, in which a shooter pledged allegiance to ISIS and murdered nearly 50 people at a gay nightclub. According to The Washington Post, McCain...
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Marijuana Legalization Could Hurt ISIS And The Mafia, May End California Drought
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 10:49am | 615While marijuana and marijuana-laced products have fantastical monikers like "magic brownies" and "magic dragons," the extraordinary capabilities of cannabis are often limited to claims of alleviated stress and pain reception. However, a pair of articles has now offered two...
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ISIS Group Claims Hacking Thousands of Facebook & Twitter Accounts, Threatens Mark Zuckerberg & Jack Dorsey
Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 10:56am | 309A new video released by ISIS militant group has claimed that it hacked more than 10,000 Facebook accounts, more than 150 Facebook groups and more than 5,000 Twitter profiles. The group have also threatened the CEO's of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) over their efforts...
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Soros Believes Donald Trump Is Spreading Fear And Helping ISIS
Friday, January 22, 2016 - 7:39am | 224George Soros made some comments on Bloomberg TV about Donald Trump during his visit to Davos. He believes that Trump is doing the work of ISIS by spreading the message of fear. Soros explained that ISIS and Al-Qaeda have discovered the Achilles heel of the Western civilization and that is...
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Is Twitter Fueling The Rise Of ISIS? New Lawsuit Alleges So
Friday, January 15, 2016 - 12:08pm | 225Following the murder of her husband at the hands of international terrorist organization ISIS, California widow Tara Fields is now suing Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) for its alleged role in the killing. According to Fields’ lawsuit, Twitter did not "take any meaningful action to stop...
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Experts: Low Oil Prices Won't Bankrupt ISIS
Monday, December 21, 2015 - 3:01pm | 177It has been widely documented that ISIS funds its activities through oil sales. However, the terrorist group is unlikely to feel the pinch from low oil prices, according to several experts. Speaking to CNBC, Eurasia Group's President Ian Bremmer noted that a collapse in oil prices could "...
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Did You Hear? Donald Trump Wants To Close The Internet
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 9:55am | 441Republican candidate Donald Trump proposed shutting down Internet access in areas where the terrorist group ISIS controls large amounts of territory. Terrorist organizations, especially ISIS, use social media platforms like Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) to spread its message and recruit fighters...
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Market Plummets After Turkey Shoots Down Russian Jet; Putin Calls Action 'Stab In The Back'
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 - 10:36am | 470U.S. futures plummeted on Tuesday, indicating equities are in store for a large sell-off. Prior to Tuesday's opening bell, Dow futures were lower by more than 100 points. Geographical tension took the center stage after Turkish F-16 fighter jets were said to have shot down a Russian...
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How The Paris Attacks Could Change The Oil Debate
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 4:00pm | 643Seasoned commodities investors know that geopolitical events often have profound impacts on oil prices. History is littered with examples of conflicts in major oil-producing countries prompting supply disruptions, which in turn stoke higher prices for oil futures and exchange traded products such...
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Lasting Market Impacts From The Paris Attacks
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 2:12pm | 389Global markets have remained relatively stable in the aftermath of the Paris attacks. Citi believes that the lasting market impacts from the attack could stem from a ramp-up in anti-terrorist military action. Furthermore, Citi believes that commodity prices could also be negatively affected by the...
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How Does The Internet Fit Into Terror Plots?
Monday, July 27, 2015 - 1:33pm | 469Worries about terrorist attacks are at an all-time high across the globe as tension between extremist groups and the West continues to rise. One major concern that has made its way to the forefront of policymakers' agendas has been the Internet and how it fits into the growing need for more...
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Spate Of Terror Attacks On 3 Continents Leaves Dozens Dead
Friday, June 26, 2015 - 10:15am | 323A spate of terror attacks on three continents left at least dozens dead and an unknown toll of wounded Friday. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE: APD)'s gas factory in southern France was the site of a suspected attack that apparently sought unsuccessfully to blow up the site. At...