Mediators Say US, Iran Agreed to Roadmap for Negotiations

Putting two sides together — let alone three — who have wildly diverse chronicles of their histories and even less commonality in charting their future national trajectory was innately unlikely to reach an agreed settlement. More likely in such ill-prepared encounters is often an ill-tempered recapitulation of the general lack of congruence. This was the […]

Horrifying Footage Shows Buildings Crumbling As Colombia Quake Death Toll Tops 111 Summary: Today's Quake Rocks Colombia Just Six Weeks After Venezuela's Twin Quakes Rubio Pledges US Support Death Toll Jumps to 111; 87 Injured Magnitude Epicenter of Quake was in San José del Palmar, Near Capital Bogotá Death Toll Jumps To 111; Rubio Pledges US Support  AFP News, citing Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella, reports that the death toll from the magnitude-7.4 earthquake that struck western Colombia earlier today has climbed to 111, with at least 87 people injured. The casualty count remains preliminary and...

It's Past Time To Privatize The Post Office Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance A new piece from the Cato Institute lays out how bad things have gotten at the post office, arguing that the United States Postal Service is facing a severe and worsening financial crisis. According to the article, USPS has been losing billions of dollars annually for well over a decade and is now at a point where it cannot realistically fix its problems without major structural changes. I could have told you this after the horror show I lived through at the...