In 1976 an Air Force SR-71 Blackbird spy jet set the world aviation speed record of 2,193 mph. Nearly 40 years later, the record still stands. UPDATE: New and rare footage:
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Illycaffè CEO Knows How You Drink Coffee
Andrea Illy, Chairman and CEO of illycaffè, discusses emerging coffee trends and what to know about where the price of coffee is heading.
Male Belly Dancers Shake It Up in Istanbul
Male belly dancers, known as Zennes, have wiggled into popularity in Istanbul over the past few years. Photo: Mathias Depardon for The Wall Street Journal.
Social Media Jihad: ISIS supporters create new network
Social network sites are cracking down on accounts affiliated with jihadists – after a study revealed up to 90-thousand Twitter accounts were spreading Islamic State propaganda in last year. But supporters of […]
50 year Selma March anniversary
Fifty years ago on this day unarmed protesters rallied for the right to be treated fairly only to be attacked by police. Their march galvanized public support for the civil rights movement. […]
Dive footage: World’s largest battleship Musashi wreckage found in Philippines
The HIJMS Musashi, considered one of the largest and most technologically advanced warships ever built, was found in the Sibuyan Sea off the Philippines by a team sponsored by Microsoft co-founder Paul […]
Germany agrees legal quotas to boost women in business
Germany is led by a woman and boasts a strong female presence in parliament. But when it comes to business, it seems females are falling behind. Now, new legislation has been passed […]
Brian Eno interviews David Wilson
MH370: A year without answers
On The Stream: MH370: A year without answers.
Peeback time in Hamburg
Residents of Hamburg’s nightclub district of St. Pauli were getting tired of having drunken revelers urinating al fresco. They found an unusual solution: walls that pee back. The walls were recently covered […]