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Journalists from 45 countries have unearthed secret bank accounts that reveal the global banking giant HSBC profited from doing business with arms dealers who channeled mortar bombs to child soldiers in Africa, bag men for Third World dictators, traffickers in blood diamonds and other international outlaws. These disclosures shine a light on the intersection of international crime and so-called legitimate business at one of the world’s largest banks.

Already there is debate about who "won" and who "lost" in the agreement on the crisis in the Ukraine reached in Minsk, the capital of Belarus this week. The big difference between the so-called Minsk II agreement, announced February 12 and the previous agreements is the Europeans are now formally involved. But any progress in implementing the accords will depend on whether the European governments can convince the government in Kiev to abide by the agreements.

A Friday Nite Videos special edition featuring Jon Stewart and Daily Show spin-offs, offspring and talents.

The political calculation by House Speaker John Boehner and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu that they would reap dividends from a speech to a joint session of Congress is getting an unprecedented rebuff from both representatives and senators.

A new study points to the influential role played by teachers’ unconscious biases, but it also highlights how powerful a little encouragement can be for children.

The latest findings from the FBI provide further evidence that states can reduce incarceration rates without compromising public safety.

The truth is that Stewart was often at his most exciting when he got down in the dirt, instead of remaining decent and high-minded, your twinkly-eyed smartest friend. That kind of digging, of disrespecting authority, was a model for reinventing journalism, not comedy.

"...owners said they would suspend the unloading of container and other cargo ships on Thursday, Monday and the weekend because of what they called "a strike with pay." The move followed a similar two-day limit on work last weekend that angered many port workers. They saw it as a ploy to punish them and increase pressure to settle on a new labor contract after nine months of negotiations, which continue with the aid of a federal mediator."

The Greek election was a warning that, while wealth and political power may be related, they are not the same thing: Governments can be overturned. Europe needs answers. The Greek crisis is a crisis of the entire EU. To one extent or other, every country - even Germany, the EU's engine - is characterized by falling or anemic wage growth, increasing economic inequality, spreading deflation, and an overall decline in living standards.