A Fine Gael TD has revealed that pro-life activists have threatened to slit her throat and burn down her house. Original post on examiner.com Comments on reddit.com
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DiCaprio’s Movie Pals Aid Tiger in $39 Million Auction
Leonardo DiCaprio brought Hollywood to New York last night, as a Christie’s fundraiser for conservation that he helped organize raised about $39 million. Original post on bloomberg.com Comments on reddit.com
5 Million Farmers Sue Monsanto for $7.7 Billion
Christianity declining 50pc faster than thought – as one in 10 under-25s is a Muslim
Christianity could be facing a catastrophic collapse in Britain according to official figures suggesting it is declining 50 per cent faster than previously thought. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
French legislature could match 1998 Tour samples with names; Jalabert says he can’t be certain he wasn’t doped
Laurent Jalabert tells panel he never knowingly took banned substances without a Therapeutic Use Exemption Original post on competitor.com Comments on reddit.com
Human stem cells cloned for the first time
An international team of scientists announced today that for the first time ever, they were able to create new human stem cells by cloning older, fully mature human cells. The process cannot be… Original post on theverge.com Comments on reddit.com
Bill Gates regains title of world’s richest person as Microsoft stock hits five-year high
Bill Gates may be more philanthropic than ever since leaving the top job at Microsoft, but he still owns a ton of stock in the company, which today just Original post on engadget.com Comments on reddit.com
BBC News – Paris primary school shooting: Man kills himself
A man in his 50s has shot himself in front of a dozen children at a primary school close to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, French officials say. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker sought in Clark, New Jersey man’s murder – abc30.com
New Jersey authorities have named Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, Original post on abclocal.go.com Comments on reddit.com
Apple eBook Price Fixing: Steve Jobs Email Could be Damning
Apple recently denied allegations from the United States Justice Department that suggested it was the ringleader in a conspiracy to fix eBook prices. The trial isn’t set to start until next month, but AllThingsD posted a now-public document the DoJ plans to use as evidence when making its case. Original post on bgr.com Comments on reddit.com
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Study: Why Pot Smokers Are Skinnier – Lindsay Abrams
Marijuana users had smaller waists and scored higher across several measures of blood sugar regulation. Original post on theatlantic.com Comments on reddit.com
Kitchen Nightmares: Amy’s Baking Company plans grand re-opening to address social media meltdown
Amy’s Baking Company has announced a grand re-opening set for Tuesday following their epic social media meltdown that they claim was caused by hackers. Original post on abc15.com Comments on reddit.com
BBC News – Nasa buys into ‘quantum’ computer
A $15m computer that uses Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Newegg nukes “corporate troll” Alcatel in third patent appeal win this year
Company takes hard line on patent cases, and keeps winning. Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on reddit.com
Google urges fast adoption of VP9 video compression – Internet – Media
The computing industry has just begun taking the VP8 codec seriously, but Google wants people to adopt its brand-new successor. Read this article by Stephen Shankland on CNET News. Original post on cnet.com Comments on reddit.com
UPDATE: HSI arrests ‘John Doe’ child pornography suspect, rescues child from ongoing sexual abuse
Pressing Issues: New Details on Boston Shootout
Interpol filter scope creep: ASIC ordering unilateral website blocks
The Federal Government has confirmed its financial regulator has started requiring Australian Internet service providers to block websites suspected of providing fraudulent financial opportunities, in a move which appears to also open the door for other government agencies to unilaterally block sites they deem questionable in their own portfolios. Original post on delimiter.com.au Comments on reddit.com
KFC smugglers bring buckets of chicken through Gaza tunnels
Gazans with a hankering for the Colonel’s secret recipe can call up a delivery company and get some finger lickin’ food smuggled hot from Egypt in just three hours. Original post on csmonitor.com Comments on reddit.com
11 Governments Are Meeting in Peru to Figure Out How They Can Control the Internet
The Trans-Pacific Partnership has been called the Original post on vice.com Comments on reddit.com
Chinese Police Beat Monk to Death Over Banned Cassettes
The Tibetan monk was found with recordings by the Dalai Lama. Original post on rfa.org Comments on reddit.com
91-Year-Old Ohio Man to Be Evicted From His Home by Daughter
A 91-year old man is trying to stop his daughter from evicting him from the home he built 56 years ago in Zaleski, Ohio, a small community about 1.5 hours south of Columbus. Original post on abcnews.go.com Comments on reddit.com
Cotati, California Police Tase Man as He Films Them (Video)
A man recently captured police, who were outside his home answering a call about a domestic violence complaint, in what can only be described as a very bizarre video (below).The unidentified Cotati, California man and woman tell the police from inside their home that Original post on opposingviews.com Comments on reddit.com
Kern County sheriff ‘cannot speculate’ on deputies’ actions
Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said he has now watched a video of the beating incident, but said it remains too early to determine whether the deputies’ actions played a role in the death of David Sal Silva. Original post on latimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Study: Consensus on Climate Still Means Consensus
Next time someone tells you there isn’t a scientific consensus on man’s role in climate change, trot out this new study. But acknowledge its source…. Original post on psmag.com Comments on reddit.com
Cannabis Induces a Clinical Respo. [Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013] – PubMed
PubMed comprises more than 22 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites. Original post on nih.gov Comments on reddit.com
3-D Scans Reveal Caterpillars Turning Into Butterflies – Phenomena: Not Exactly Rocket Science
The transformation from caterpillar to butterfly is one of the most exquisite in the natural world. Within the chrysalis, an inching, cylindrical eating machine remakes itself into a beautiful flyi… Original post on nationalgeographic.com Comments on reddit.com
Google demands Microsoft remove YouTube Windows Phone app, cites lack of ads
Microsoft updated its own YouTube application for Windows Phone just over a week ago and Google isn’t impressed. The Verge has obtained a copy of a cease and desist letter that Google has sent to… Original post on theverge.com Comments on reddit.com
Pirate Bay Co-Founder to Run For European Parliament
Peter Sunde has announced he will run in the European Parliament elections next year. Sunde, the former spokesman for The Pirate Bay, will participate for the Finnish branch of the Pirate Party. Sunde has yet to sit out a prison sentence for his previous involvement with the infamous BitTorrent site but hopes to emulate the Swedish Pirate Party’s previous successes when they claimed seats for two MEPs. Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on reddit.com