Scientists hail medical breakthrough by which half a million UK sufferers could avoid major surgery and take antibiotics instead Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
The shelter in Neenah, Wisconsin, was loaded with food, clothing, medical supplies, tools, flashlights and batteries. Original post on dailymail.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
by Scott Creighton This is a slightly interesting development. According to Brian Todd of CNN reporting on a statement from Chief Kirk Ellington of the U.S. Marshal Service, the suspect in the cabi… Original post on willyloman.wordpress.com Comments on reddit.com
But, according to the authorities, it’s definitely not a racist phenomenon. Original post on vice.com Comments on reddit.com
Innovation comes from the most unlikely of places. Russian cellular modem specialist Yota Devices — a spinoff from Russian carrier Yota — has revealed its plans to bring a dual-screen Android… Original post on theverge.com Comments on reddit.com
Dubai court jails pair for alleged steamy session in back of taxi Original post on lasvegassun.com Comments on reddit.com
Scientists in Cambridge have reversed paralysis in dogs after injecting them with cells grown from the lining of their nose. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
It took Andrew Robertshaw (pictured) and a team of 30 volunteers a month to create the sprawling trench in his garden in Surrey. Original post on dailymail.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
For months, Bahar Ebrahimi had been rebelling against her parents, complaining their Afghan culture and Muslim religion were suffocating her Original post on nationalpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Afghan troops are told that insulting behavior by Americans is an oversight, not a slight. Original post on washingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Summary: Microsoft has reportedly sold one-fifth of its shares in Facebook shortly after the social network’s public offering in May. Original post on zdnet.com Comments on reddit.com
JONESBORO, Ark. — Autopsy report rules death of man shot while handcuffed in back of Arkansas patrol car suicide. Original post on washingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Worried that your colleagues are talking behind your back? The fact that you’re worrying will make them talk. Original post on theatlantic.com Comments on reddit.com
A young African-American man in Jonesboro, AR died of a gunshot wound to the head while handcuffed in the back of a patrol car. Police claim it was suicide; Carter’s mother isn’t buying it. What do you think? Original post on blackyouthproject.com Comments on reddit.com
The Boy Scouts of America’s highest-achieving members are staging a revolt to protest the group’s policy of excluding gays. Your move, Spielberg. Original post on good.is Comments on digg.com
A Houston police officer is in jail for raping a woman after a traffic stop. Original post on loop21.com Comments on reddit.com
It’s not just ACTA that is being snuck back into law through undemocratic means. Lamar Smith, the powerful committee chairman and corporatist archvillain who tried to ram through SOPA last year is now bent on reviving his slain monster and unleash it upon the earth. The new bill, the Intellectual Property Attache Act, will create [...] Original post on boingboing.net Comments on reddit.com
Michael Geist sez, Last week, the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to reject ACTA, striking a major blow to the hopes of supporters who envisioned a landmark agreement that would set a new standard for intellectual property rights enforcement. The European Commission, which negotiates trade deals such as ACTA on behalf of the European Union, has [...] Original post on boingboing.net Comments on reddit.com
President George W. Bush spent over 124 million taxpayer dollars on trips to his ranch in Crawford, TX, and using John Boehner’s logic we demand that the GOP pay us back. Original post on politicususa.com Comments on digg.com
Be sure to read the sidebar to this story, Breaking It Down: The Hard Stuff. After two tours of duty in Iraq, Matthew Gonzales says he has the body of a 45-year-old. Trouble is, he’s 30. Before the war, the South Housto Original post on houstonpress.com Comments on digg.com
Hackers reportedly made off with Michael Jackson’s entire back catalog during a raid on Sony Music’s servers last year. Original post on time.com Comments on digg.com
The simmering conflict between religious and secular Israelis threatened to overspill after Tanya Rosenblit stayed in her seat on a bus when Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men demanded that she move to the back. DW-WORLD.DE: German and European news, analysis and multimedia from Deutsche Welle – in 30 languages… More
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The parents of an eighth grader who was fatally shot by police inside his South Texas school are demanding to know why officers took lethal action, but police said the boy was brandishing — and refused to drop — what appeared to be a handgun and that the officers acted correctly. The weapon turned out to be a pellet gun that closely resembled the real thing, police said late Wednesday, several hours after 15-year-old Jaime Gonzalez was repeatedly shot in a hallway at Cummings Middle School in Brownsville. More
