Report warns that civil war fighting has split along sectarian lines, pitting ruling Alawites against majority Sunnis. Original post on jpost.com Comments on reddit.com
An upcoming UN-organized conference on global communications aims to hammer out a treaty to safeguard Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
Madeline Coburn Is Fighting To Prove She’s Alive When Madeline Coburn landed an internship of a lifetime in Ghana, she quickly applied for student loan Original post on blacklikemoi.com Comments on reddit.com
Physicists build first practical maser. Original post on nature.com Comments on reddit.com
Detroit rapper Calicoe recently offered a video tour of his pad, and provided a look at his prized dog fighting operation in the process. Original post on lifewithdogs.tv Comments on reddit.com
From Yahoo! News Canada: BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad declared on Tuesday that his country was at war and ordered his new government to spare no effort to achieve victory, as the worst fighting of the 16-month conflict reached the outskirts of the capital. Video published by activists recorded heavy gunfire and explosions in suburbs of Damascus. A trail of fresh blood on a sidewalk in the suburb of Qudsiya led into a building where one casualty was taken. A naked man writhed in pain, his body pierced by shrapnel…. Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
Portland Public Schools have had to spend $172,000 fighting a parents lawsuit over Wi-Fi. Original post on wweek.com Comments on reddit.com
We’ve written some incredibly sad stories about homeowners trapped in the mortgage meltdown maze, and this one certainly ranks up there among the most depressing. Not just because a man is dead, but because it could have all been prevented more than three years ago. Back in 2000, the man and his wife purchased a home together in Southern California. They made a 30% down payment and spent the next several years making their payments to the bank on-time and in-person. They also spent several years dodging suggestions from Wachovia to refinance their mortgage. But five years ago, a Wachovia… Original post on consumerist.com Comments on reddit.com
Austin Fisher, senior at a North East Ohio school, is being denied his right to walk at graduation this year. Why? He has missed too many days at school. Why? His mother’s breast cancer returned and Original post on cnn.com Comments on reddit.com
As prominent porn site Brazzers unveils plans to pour money into the professional fighting game scene, members of that community are arguing over whether they should be associated with what some see as a toxic brand. Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on reddit.com
Even at one of the world’s largest casinos, the odds don’t always favor the house. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com