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A Muslim woman's Facebook post went viral this week after she criticized members of a Muslim Somali community in Minnesota.

Apple Pay could be a step toward getting people to jettison insecure passwords for two-factor authentications that include biometrics.

Pfizer, which has a market valuation of about $180 billion, earlier this year failed in its $118 billion bid to buy British rival AstraZeneca.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank reflects China’s desire to counter the perceived hegemony of international lenders dominated by the West.

NYC doctor Craig Spencer tested positive for Ebola on Thursday, but health officials say the chances of the virus spreading are slim.

A report by the international human rights organization stated that police used excessive force to quell mostly peaceful protests.

The Iraqi army, trained by the U.S. before its pullout from the country in 2011, has been plagued by sectarian divisions within its ranks.

To better address privacy concerns, fast-growing Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi will move international user data out of its Beijing servers.

The U.S. Department of Treasury has estimated that the Islamic State group earned nearly $1 million a day from oil sales since mid-June.

A plan for South Korea to command its own troops during any conflict with the North has been shelved because of a rising threat from Pyongyang.

As part of the agreement, Rajaratnam, 43, also agreed to be barred from the securities industry, the SEC said.

The two would discuss "Sino-Vietnam bilateral cooperation," the ministry said. It did not elaborate.

U.S. stock futures tumbled while safe-haven assets such as the yen and U.S. bonds gained on Friday after reports that a doctor who returned to New York tested positive for Ebola.

Despite the news that Ebola has arrived in New York City, the chances of contracting the virus on trains and in cars are pretty slim.

“There is no reason for New Yorkers to be alarmed," Mayor de Blasio said.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., backs marijuana legalization for Oregon.

EU leaders struck a deal on a new target to cut carbon emissions out to 2030.

Twitter users made "Diwali in India" a top-trending topic after Snapchat created a story about it.

Rep. Don Young, speaking at a high school that recently lost a classmate, said a lack of support from family is to blame.

Each day 150 people arrive in the U.S. from Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea, the three West African nations most affected by the Ebola outbreak.

The government has created Ebola response squads to help hospitals get ready to treat infected patients.