Marijuana has been legal in small quantities in Seattle for almost a year. One Seattle activist has a massive party — and a message — planned for the anniversary of legalization. “Tourists need a place to get high legally,” said Ben Livingston, a pot activist, writer and...
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Happy legal weed anniversary, Washington! Massive party planned for Seattle Center
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Deli clerks give $1K to unaware $1M lottery scratch ticket winner; clerks arrested
Two long island deli owners appear to have gambled against the wits of one of their lottery customers and lost. Police in New York’s Nassau County said a 34-year-old man came into the Peninsula Deli & Grocery in Hempstead Thursday with a winning “Unwrap the Cash” lottery...
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Report: US, Iran reach accord on nuclear proliferation
Negotiators for Iran the world powers reached an agreement on Iran and its nuclear program in Geneva early Sunday morning, CNN International and other news agencies are reporting. “We have reached agreement between E3+3 and Iran,” tweeted Michael Mann, a spokesperson for Catherine...
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US group seeks block on blockbuster Hep-C drug patent in India
AFP – A US-based patient rights group said Saturday it has sought to block a bid by California-based Gilead Sciences to obtain an Indian patent for a potentially blockbuster drug to treat hepatitis C. New York’s Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge (I-MAK), which works to...
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Bodies confirmed as missing San Diego family
In a dark twist to a mystery that has preoccupied the American media, police yesterday confirmed that four bodies found in shallow graves by a motorcyclist in the Californian desert were those of a young couple and their two small children, who vanished nearly four years ago. The disappearance of...
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Crossrail: Britain’s $24 billion infrastructure project will transform London
Crossrail is not just about engineering: artists, designers and archaeologists are all involved. Sometimes, when flying over a landscape, you see a seam of unexpected fecundity – lush trees, richer green – that indicates the presence of water or a change to a more fertile soil. Something similar...
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Palin: Filibuster reform a conspiracy to stop talk of big government at Thanksgiving dinner
Fox News contributor Sarah Palin suggested on Sunday that Senate Democrats had reformed filibuster rules so that a only simply majority is needed for most presidential nominations as a conspiracy to stop people from talking about failed government during Thanksgiving dinner. In an interview on Fox...
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Calm solar cycle prompts questions about impact on Earth
The surface of the sun has been surprisingly calm of late — with fewer sunspots than anytime in in the last century — prompting curious scientists to wonder just what it might mean here on Earth. Sunspots have been observed for millennia — first by Chinese astronomers and then,...
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Palin: God ‘blessed’ with me a platform on Fox News to defend myself
Fox News host Chris Wallace on Sunday defended colleague Sarah Palin said that he found comparisons between federal debt to human slavery to be “fairly unobjectionable.” Earlier this month, MSNBC host Martin Bashir had blasted Palin after a speech in Iowa, where she had said that...
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Saudi Arabian Juliet demands right to marry her Yemeni Romeo
A young Saudi woman on Sunday urged a Yemeni court to let her stay and marry the man she loves, defying norms in both deeply conservative countries. In a case reminiscent of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet, Huda al-Niran, 22, defied her family and crossed the border...
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More than 11,000 children killed in Syria war: Oxford Research Group
More than 11,000 children have died in Syria’s civil war, including 128 killed by chemical weapons in a notorious attack and hundreds targeted by snipers, a British think-tank said Sunday The Oxford Research Group, which specialises in global security, said in a new study that there were...
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Scientists wonder what the weakest solar cycle in 50 years means for Earth
The surface of the sun has been surprisingly calm of late — with fewer sunspots than anytime in in the last century — prompting curious scientists to wonder just what it might mean here on Earth. Sunspots have been observed for millennia — first by Chinese astronomers and then,...
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Saint Peter’s bones on display for first time
Bones believed to belong to Saint Peter, one of the founding fathers of the Catholic Church, went on display for the first time Sunday, as Pope Francis held a ceremony to end the “Year of Faith”. Tens of thousands of pilgrims gathered to catch a glimpse of the remains, eight fragments...
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Israel blasts Iran nuclear deal as ‘historic mistake’
Israel on Sunday lashed out at the Geneva nuclear deal brokered by world powers as being heavily stacked in Iran’s favour, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling it a “historic mistake.” Following a months-long diplomatic campaign warning of the dangers of easing economic...
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Gulf states fear deal will boost Iran regional ambitions
Sunni-ruled Gulf monarchies feel let down by their US ally and want good relations with their Shiite neighbour Iran but also fear the Geneva nuclear deal will boost its regional ambitions, analysts say. Saudi Arabia and the oil- and gas-rich nations of the Gulf were weighing their reactions on...
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City of Ontario considers outright ban on coal power
The city of Ontario may soon ban power plants from burning coal. This is an outright ban, nothing less. According to CTV News, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, alongside Al Gore, announced the proposed ban, which will be introduced by Monday and take…
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WATCH: ‘Breaking Bad’ stars learn their characters’ fates for the first time
A video of Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston’s first read-through of the script of “Felina,” the series finale of Breaking Bad, was released online yesterday. It shows a stunned Paul and an incredulous Cranston reading aloud as they discover the fates of their respective characters,...
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ABC panel laughs at Bill Kristol for claiming JFK would be ‘more comfortable’ as a Republican today
Panelists on ABC’s This Week couldn’t help but laugh on Sunday as conservative columnist Bill Kristol claimed that former President John F. Kennedy would be ‘more comfortable perhaps in the Republican Party of today.” During a segment on the 50th anniversary of...
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Thanksgiving by the numbers: 768 million pounds of cranberries, 25.1 million airline passengers and 254 million turkeys
Whether you are sympathizing with the animated turkeys in the new movie “Free Birds,” pulling out your recipe for green bean casserole, or waiting for your favorite “Duck Dynasty” stars…
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Police officer who made mentally ill black man ‘dance like a chimp’ removed from duty
The Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan police officer who allegedly filmed himself humiliating a mentally challenged black man has been removed from active duty and is expected to face disciplinary charges next week. The video, which the unnamed officer posted on various social media sites, allegedly...
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