Iran is seriously ticked off with Canada. That just breaks my heart.
Iran’s foreign ministry sources said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic should respond to the Canadian-sponsored UN resolution criticizing Iran’s so-called violation of human rights ‘fittingly’.
“Canada has been deprived of positive relations with the Islamic Republic as a result of its anti-Iran resolution [...]

A new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that babies conceived by assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilisation, are two to four times more likely than naturally conceived babies to develop heart abnormalities and other birth defects.
The findings applied to single births only, not to twins or other [...]

News mogul Rupert Murdoch says mainstream media are losing circulation and money because of contempt for readers.
Murdoch, whose company’s holdings also include MySpace and the Wall Street Journal, criticized what he described as a culture of “complacency and condescension” in some newsrooms.
“The complacency stems from having enjoyed a monopoly–and now finding they have to compete [...]

William Katz, writing for the American think tank Hudson Institute, argues that multiculturalism has become, in effect, an ideology of the left. For one thing, Westerners are expected—indeed, constantly hectored—to “understand” other cultures, but other cultures are not encouraged to understand ours.
Multicultural ideology is anti-intellectual, amoral, and runs counter to the very idea of [...]

Home Depot today announced that its third-quarter profit was down 31% over the year before.
Home Depot Inc reported a 31% drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday as consumers put off big-ticket projects amid a deepening economic crisis.
But Home Depot’s fortunes are sure to improve beginning this week.
Home Depot set to open 60,000-square-foot store in New [...]

The man who financed distribution of the 9/11 conspiracy film Loose Change has been charged with insider trading. If anyone knows about insider stuff, he does.
As anyone who follows the National Basketball Association knows, Mark Cuban, the Internet entrepreneur turned owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, has never shied from a fight. But now [...]