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No One Is Mourning the Death of Bitcoin Giant Mt. Gox

Since peaking at more than $1,100 in late November, Bitcoin's trading value has fallen by half . On Wednesday, a Japanese court delivered a death blow to Mt. Gox, once the world's largest Bitcoin exchange, which had collapsed after hackers stole...

Published Thu, Apr 17 2014 4:40 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Finance

Status-Anxious CEOs Will Sacrifice Profits for a Knighthood

Picture the platonic, if slightly exaggerated, ideal of a CEO: a focused leader of their subordinates, a relentless pursuer of profit -- that is, of course, unless he or she gets distracted along the way. Come to think of it, "sir CEO" has a...

Published Thu, Apr 17 2014 1:48 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Pacific, Business

Snowden Called in to Putin’s Telethon. Does That Really Make Him a Kremlin Pawn?

One of the pleasures in writing about Edward Snowden is his predilection for the absurd. The NSA whistleblower abandons his dancer girlfriend for a life in exile, hides in airports, studies Dostoyevsky, appears by teleconference at a technology conference...

Published Thu, Apr 17 2014 11:19 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Russia, Media, Intelligence, NSA

Morning Brief: Three Pro-Russian Protesters Killed in Clash with Ukrainian Security Forces

Three Pro-Russian Protesters Killed in Clash with Ukrainian Security Forces Ukraine: In the most lethal clash in eastern Ukraine so far, three pro-Russian protesters were killed in a firefight with Ukrainian security forces as they attempted to storm...

Published Thu, Apr 17 2014 6:18 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Why Do So Many People Die in Ferry Accidents?

Nearly 300 people are feared missing after a huge ferry capsized and sank off South Korea's southwestern coast. Carrying a group of high school students on a field trip from a high school outside Seoul, the ship was en route to Jeju, a Korean resort...

Published Wed, Apr 16 2014 3:18 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Disasters, East Asia

Morning Brief: Hundreds Missing After Ferry Capsizes, Sinks off South Korea

Hundreds Missing After Ferry Capsizes, Sinks off South Korea Top news: Nearly 300 people, most of them high school students, are missing after a ferry en route to the resort island of Jeju sank off the southwestern coast of South Korea. At least three...

Published Wed, Apr 16 2014 5:49 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Ukraine Makes Good on Threats to Pounce on Russian Protesters

Over the past three days, officials in Kiev have fumed as pro-Russian activists seized government buildings in several eastern Ukrainian cities. They vowed to strike back, issued ultimatums for the activists to depart the buildings, and then let those...

Published Tue, Apr 15 2014 2:25 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Russia, Military, Ukraine

Morning Brief: Ukraine Requests Peacekeepers as Crackdown in East Begins

Ukraine Requests Peacekeepers as Crackdown in East Begins Top News: Ukraine's interim president, Oleksander Turchinov, announced that the government had initiated a crackdown on pro-Russian separatists fomenting unrest in the country's east, but...

Published Tue, Apr 15 2014 4:56 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

What Would Russian Troops Do Once They Cross the Ukrainian Border?

If Russia decides to invade eastern Ukraine, extending its grip on its neighbor's territory from the Crimean peninsula to its eastern and southern provinces, how would it do so? Since Russia invaded and annexed Crimea, the prospect of a full-fledged...

Published Mon, Apr 14 2014 3:06 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia, Eastern Europe, Military, Ukraine, Military strategy

Morning Brief: Deadline for Militants Passes in Eastern Ukraine

Deadline for Militants Passes in Eastern Ukraine Ukraine: At least one Ukrainian officer was killed in fighting with pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, as commandos engaged in firefights with gunmen who had set up roadblocks near Slovyansk...

Published Mon, Apr 14 2014 6:12 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Is That a Soviet Soldier on the Wall of the White House Press Secretary's House?

Look past the piles of fruit, pancakes, orange juice, bagels, donuts, butter, sausages, bacon, oversize coffee makers, and adorably precocious children that adorn the opening of Washingtonian Mom 's cringeworthy profile of ABC News correspondent Claire...

Published Fri, Apr 11 2014 3:51 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Fun Stuff, Obama Administration

Morning Brief: Ukraine Prime Minister Offers More Power to Eastern Regions

Ukraine Prime Minister Offers More Power to Eastern Regions Top news: Interim Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Friday offered to devolve additional powers to the country's eastern regions in a bid to diffuse the deepening crisis there...

Published Fri, Apr 11 2014 6:35 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Satellite Imagery Shows Russian Troop Buildup Near Ukraine

Apparently fed up with Russian claims that the country's military forces have scaled back their presence along Ukraine's border, NATO officers decided to carry out some information warfare of their own on Thursday. In a briefing with reporters...

Published Thu, Apr 10 2014 11:35 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia, Eastern Europe, Military, Ukraine

Morning Brief: Ukraine Offers Amnesty to Separatists

Ukraine Offers Amnesty to Separatists Top Story : Ukrainian officials offered amnesty to pro-Russian groups currently occupying buildings in two eastern cities. The separatists, who are in control of facilities in Luhansk and Donetsk, are demanding referendums...

Published Thu, Apr 10 2014 5:57 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Now Venezuelans Are Taking Off Their Clothes to Protest

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro fancies himself something of a flower child. In an interview with the Guardian this week, the former bus driver and trade unionist denied accusations that he used excessive force to put down intense anti-government...

Published Wed, Apr 09 2014 4:05 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Latin America, Fun Stuff, Venezuela

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No One Is Mourning the Death of Bitcoin Giant Mt. Gox

Status-Anxious CEOs Will Sacrifice Profits for a Knighthood

Snowden Called in to Putin’s Telethon. Does That Really Make Him a Kremlin Pawn?

Morning Brief: Three Pro-Russian Protesters Killed in Clash with Ukrainian Security Forces

Why Do So Many People Die in Ferry Accidents?

Morning Brief: Hundreds Missing After Ferry Capsizes, Sinks off South Korea

Ukraine Makes Good on Threats to Pounce on Russian Protesters

Morning Brief: Ukraine Requests Peacekeepers as Crackdown in East Begins

What Would Russian Troops Do Once They Cross the Ukrainian Border?

Morning Brief: Deadline for Militants Passes in Eastern Ukraine

Is That a Soviet Soldier on the Wall of the White House Press Secretary's House?

Morning Brief: Ukraine Prime Minister Offers More Power to Eastern Regions

Satellite Imagery Shows Russian Troop Buildup Near Ukraine

Morning Brief: Ukraine Offers Amnesty to Separatists

Now Venezuelans Are Taking Off Their Clothes to Protest