Explosions Rock Boston Marathon
by Tony Longworth on April 15, 2013
Two people were killed – including an 8-year-old boy – and at least 100 were injured as two bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, today.
The attack occurred without warning, and the devices appear to have been planted in the spectator section. Boston Police have no information on who was responsible at this point, but they are not ruling this out as an act of terrorism. …
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News Brief: Ralph Klein Passes Away, UK Food Banks, North Korea
by Tony Longworth on March 29, 2013
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News Brief: Garbage Patch Genius Shames Your Lazy Child, Ecuadorian Rainforest Deal, DDOS Attack
by Tony Longworth on March 27, 2013
- Most parents can’t get their kid to take out the garbage. This 19 year-old has invented a system for cleaning 7 million tons of plastic from the World’s oceans. Boyan Slat envisions a system of plastic boons tied between floating processing platforms that would sort the plastic from plankton and retrieve it for recycling. The system would be set up around some of the World’s largest garbage patches.
- Portugal: 12
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News Brief: Sandy Hook Calls, Amanda Knox Retrial, Anonymous Attack
by Tony Longworth on March 26, 2013
- Victims of the Sandy Hook school massacre have reported being harassed by NRA pro-Gun robocalls.
- Michelle Bachmann under ethics investigation for campaign finance issues.
- The Scottish Government has approved a wind farm that Donald Trump has been fighting against.
- Legislation protecting creators of GMOs from being sued over potential health risks quietly sneaks through Congress attached to the Agricultural Appropriations Bill.
- An Italian Court has overturned the acquittal of
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News Brief: Cyprus Signs a Deal, Japanese Mineral Discovery, GWB Artwork
by Tony Longworth on March 25, 2013
- Cyprus negotiated a deal with the EU to stall a bank failure and the complete collapse of the Cypriot economy. Deposit accounts over 100,000 Euros will face a “one off” tax levy of 20-40 percent. Russians, who hold a substantial amount of the foreign deposits in Cypriot banks, protested the decision as “stealing”… ironic when you consider that most Russian money held in Cypriot banks is apparently derived from
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News Brief: South Korea Hacking Update, Highway Pileup, Cyprus, Quantum Computing
by Tony Longworth on March 22, 2013
- Starbucks CEO: We support marriage equality ,”and if you don’t like it, sell your stock.”
- Chicago plans to close dozens of schools to combat a billion dollar deficit. The closures effect up to 10% of Chicago area schools.
- An embarrassed South Korea admitted today that hacking attack on several banks and media companies systems was actually an inside job, not China .
- A 60 car pileup caused chaos, yesterday, on
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News Brief: BP Wiki, Obama in Israel, Voyager I
by Tony Longworth on March 21, 2013
- Wikipedia estimates that the BP press office has rewritten up to 44% of it’s environmental entry.
- Obama urges Israel to consider an independent Palestinian State. Read the full transcript of the US President’s speech in Israel.
- A gay teen in Somalia was stoned to death by militants, while his village was forced to watch.
- Almost, but not quite. Voyager I (AKA V’ger) has not yet left the Solar System
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Video:Downton Zombie
by Tony Longworth on March 20, 2013
Downton Abbey gets a Zombie infestation! Spoilers for the finale of season 3, btw.
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News Brief: Syria Update, Elizabeth Colbert Busch, Singularity, Neverwhere
by Tony Longworth on March 20, 2013
- Malala Yousafzai, the young girl shot in the head by the Taliban, returns to school in the UK. “I am excited that today I have achieved my dream of going back to school”
- The Chairman of the US House Intelligence Committee thinks there’s strong evidence that the Syrian government, not the rebels, used chemical weapons in the attack on Khan al-Asal. This finding may force the US into getting
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News: Syria Chemical Attack, Sound Lasers, Henry Rollins
by Tony Longworth on March 19, 2013
- Syrian State TV is reporting that chemical weapons were used by the Syrian rebels in a firefight in Khan al-Asal. Rebels are accusing the government of having used the weapons. 25 people are reported dead, with scores more injured. If this proves to be true, it could severely affect support for the rebels from the International community.
- A tourist in Agra, India, jumped from her hotel room balcony to escape
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News Brief: British Press Reform, Solar Power, Syria
by Tony Longworth on March 18, 2013
A deal has been struck to regulate the press in Britain by the three major parties, following the phone-hacking scandal. No comment yet from the press. The regulations would come with arbitration rights, but publishers could face fines of up to a million pounds and be required to immediately apologize.
Syrian warplanes hit Lebanon, near the Wadi al-Khayl Valley area.
Solar panel price drops lead to large surge in …
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Behind the Scenes of Moonrise Kingdom with Bill Murray
by Tony Longworth on May 21, 2012
Bill Murray hosts a behind-the-scenes tour of the set of Wes Anderson’s upcoming film, “Moonrise Kingdom”.
The film starts in theatres May 25, 2012, and stars Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman. Check out the full trailer after the break.…
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