Twin Suicide Attacks Rock Algerian City Near Where Pope Is Visiting

State Department hosted talks between Israel and Lebanon were once again cheered by the State Department today as “productive and positive,” which might explain why the US has cheerfully hosted no less than six rounds worth of such talks despite very little of consequence ever coming out of them. A deal was reached, naturally, though […]

Pull-Forward Demand Boosts PC Shipments Amid Memory Crunch Woes The latest snapshot of the global PC market, from International Data Corporation's first-quarter shipment tracker, shows units rising 2.5% year over year to 65.6 million. "Despite deteriorating macroeconomic conditions and memory shortage issues, the PC market recorded another quarter of positive growth," IDC wrote in the report published on Thursday morning. IDC said last quarter's growth was "mostly fueled by the anticipation of rising component prices, Windows 10 migration, and new product introductions." Jean Philippe Bouchard, research vice president at IDC, noted, "The...

3rd Burning Man Attendee Dies En Route To Hospital Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, A third person has died at this year's Burning Man Festival in the Nevada desert, according to the local sheriff's office. Details about the death, reported on Sept. 8, were not released as festival attendees faced the usual traffic jam on their way home from the annual event in Black Rock Desert about 110 miles north of Reno. The death occurred en route to a Reno-area hospital on Sept. 4, according to the Burning Man Project. "We...