Clik here to view.
Australia opens ‘world’s smartest’ aquarium
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
John Oliver on Fox News and McDonalds: Both look appetizing but leave you...
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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....
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jay-Z discusses ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ with Maher’s ‘Real Time’ panel: ‘More jobs...
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
U.S. band ‘Bloodhound Gang’ barred from Russian gig after shoving country’s...
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View Article