A major research aquarium able to simulate ocean warming and carry out key studies on the deadly crown-of-thorns starfish devastating the Great Barrier Reef opened in Australia on Thursday. The Aus$35 million (US$31.4 million) National Sea Simulator, or SeaSim, was unveiled in the northern city of...
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Australia opens ‘world’s smartest’ aquarium
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John Oliver on Fox News and McDonalds: Both look appetizing but leave you feeling nauseous
Thursday night on The Daily Show, host John Oliver viciously lampooned Fox News’ coverage of a living wage strike in New York City. Hundreds of McDonald’s workers called on the fast food giant to raise their wage so they could survive in the notorious expensive city. The personalities...
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After Snowden, no business as usual for U.S. and Russia
By Matt Spetalnick and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After causing weeks of embarrassment for the U.S. intelligence community, the Edward Snowden saga has now cast a shadow over international efforts to end the Syrian civil war and deal with Iran, and could also undermine White House...
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Accused Fort Hood gunman seeks to renounce U.S. allegiance ahead of trial
By Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS (Reuters) – Accused Fort Hood gunman Nidal Hasan declared his wish to renounce his U.S. citizenship and military oath in several pages of documents furnished to Fox News on Thursday, days before his court-martial is slated to begin. Hasan, an American-born Muslim...
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Even when jobs return, Detroit’s workers fall short on skills
By Nick Carey DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr has a long list of things to fix in the city and among them is one that may sound surprising: there are not enough skilled workers to fill job openings as they become available. “Every problem in this city revolves...
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Iran’s Ahmadinejad warns Israel will be ‘uprooted’
Iran’s outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned arch-foe Israel Friday in one of his last public speeches that a regional storm was brewing that would “uproot” the Jewish state. “I will inform you with God as my witness, a devastating storm is on the way that will...
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Pakistan TV preacher defends Ramadan baby give-away
A charismatic Muslim preacher criticised for giving out babies to childless couples live on prime-time Pakistani television denies he is crudely seeking top ratings and insists he is spreading charity. Aamir Liaqat Hussain, one of the biggest stars on Pakistani TV, spoke to AFP as a charity...
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New Doctor Who to be revealed Sunday
The new Doctor Who will be unveiled in front of a live audience at a special show on Sunday, the BBC announced. Presenter by Zoe Ball will conduct an interview with the new Time Lord, who will replace Matt Smith, the 11th Doctor. “The decision is made and the time has come to reveal...
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Iran’s president-elect calls Israel ‘wound’ on Muslim world
DUBAI (Reuters) – Two days ahead of his inauguration as Iran’s next president, moderate cleric Hassan Rouhani called Israel a “wound” on the Muslim world that must be removed, and urged Iranians to support the rights of Palestinians, Iranian media reported on Friday. The...
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U.S. gives seal of approval to Egypt’s new leaders
By Maggie Fick and Angus MacSwan CAIRO (Reuters) – Supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi prepared for confrontation on Friday, and the United States said Egypt’s military had been “restoring democracy” when it drove him from office. Thousands were gathered...
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Madonna and Lady Gaga accused of breaking Russian visa rules
Russian officials are considering prosecution against Lady Gaga and Madonna after discovering they entered the country under incorrect paperwork. The office of Russia’s prosecutor general has issued a statement confirming that neither singer obtained an appropriate visa prior to performing...
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Squabble between CBS and Time Warner Cable now affecting TV and online viewers
By Lisa Richwine and Liana B. Baker (Reuters) – U.S. broadcaster CBS went dark for millions of Time Warner Cable subscribers on Friday in the nation’s two largest markets and other cities after the cable operator and CBS Corp failed to reach an agreement over fees following weeks of...
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Watch: Tesla’s Elon Musk promises HUGE new leap in electric car technology
Elon Musk loves to talk about Tesla Motors, and who can blame him? Musk is constantly dropping hints about his future plans. At a recent appearance at the inaugural TESLive conference, Musk… Watch Musk’s remarks, posted on July 28, below.
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Federal solar energy program could save U.S. $50 billion per year by 2050
US Solar Targets Could Save Americans $20 Billion Annually By 2050 (via Clean Technica) Solar energy could supply one-third of all electricity demand in the Western US by 2050 while and massively cutting emissions – if the Department of Energy’s (DOE) SunShot Initiative succeeds. Researchers made...
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Barney Frank tells Bill Maher: ‘We can’t plug every rat hole in the world’
Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) revisited his opposition to keeping a U.S. military presence in Afghanistan during the panel discussion on Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday. “They say, ‘We have to stay in Afghanistan even though [Osama] bin Laden is dead because we have to keep it...
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Jay-Z discusses ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ with Maher’s ‘Real Time’ panel: ‘More jobs would be better than more police’
On Friday night’s edition of Real Time with Bill Maher, panelists Jay-Z, Barney Frank, Josh Barro and Alexis Goldstein discussed Fox News’ recent obsession with “black-on-black” crime in the wake of the Zimmerman trial. Business Insider’s Barro accused Fox of...
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Radioactive Fukushima groundwater rises above barrier being built to contain it
TOKYO (Reuters) – Radioactive groundwater at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has risen to levels above a barrier being built to contain it, highlighting the risk of an increasing amount of contaminated water reaching the sea, Japanese media reported on Saturday. The Asahi newspaper,...
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New York Times sells the Boston Globe to Red Sox owner
(Reuters) – The New York Times Co has agreed to sell The Boston Globe to the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox baseball team, John W. Henry, for $70 million in cash, ending its 20-year ownership of the paper. The transaction announced on Saturday includes the Worcester Telegram &...
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U.S. band ‘Bloodhound Gang’ barred from Russian gig after shoving country’s flag into underwear
MOSCOW (Reuters) – American rock group Bloodhound Gang has been barred from a music festival in Russia, the Russian Culture Minister said, after a band member shoved the country’s flag into his underpants during a gig. The incident took place when the band, famous for its sexually...
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U.S. judge denies class action lawsuit by women suing Wal-Mart
By Casey Sullivan and Dan Levine (Reuters) – In another setback for women suing Wal-Mart, a U.S. judge in San Francisco on Friday rejected an attempt to bring reformulated sex discrimination claims against the company as a class action. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer denied a motion for...
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