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Fast-food workers in Detroit walk off job, disrupt business
(Reuters) – Hundreds of fast-food employees in Detroit walked off the job on Friday, temporarily shuttering a handful of outlets as part of a growing U.S. worker movement that is demanding higher wages Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s Guantánamo Memoirs: How the United States kept a Gitmo detainee silent for more than a decade.
Mohamedou Ould Slahi began to tell his story in 2005. Over the course of several months, the Guantánamo prisoner handwrote his memoir, recounting what he calls his “endless world tour” of detention and interrogation. He wrote in English, a language he mastered in prison. His handwriting is relaxed but neat,… Original post on slate.com Comments on reddit.com
Clashes, riot police, at French anti-gay marriage protest
PARIS — Paris riot police fought back crowds who pushed their way onto Paris’ landmark Champs-Elysees avenue as part of a huge protest against a draft law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children. Hundreds of thousands of people — conservative activis … Original post on nbcnews.com Comments on reddit.com
Police, citizens and technology factor into Boston bombing probe
For 102 hours last week, nothing seemed certain in the manhunt that paralyzed Boston and its residents. Original post on washingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Why it’s time to rein in CEO pay – Global Public Square
By Heather Gautney, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Heather Gautney is an assistant professor of sociology at Fordham University, and author of ‘Protest and Organization in the Alternative Globalization Era.’ The views expressed are her own. Original post on cnn.com Comments on reddit.com
Russian billionaire plans to make humans immortal by 2045
A Russian billionaire has unveiled plans to make humans immortal by converting them into ‘Terminator-style’ cyborgs – a creature that’s part human and part machine – within the next three decades. Original post on hindustantimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Arrests at Chicago schools protest
Vatican admits secretly bugging its own clergy
The Vatican admitted on Thursday that it had secretly bugged clergy within the Holy See as part of the investigation into the Vatileaks scandal, which resulted in the Pope’s butler being imprisoned for stealing confidential pontifical documents. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Revealed: How Then Governor Goodluck Jonathan Gave Obaigbena $1 Million From Bayelsa’s Poverty Alleviation Funds For Beyonce And Jay Z’s Visit To Nigeria
Scientists create ‘sixth sense’ brain implant to detect infrared light
A brain implant which could allow humans to detect invisible infrared light has been developed by scientists in America. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Why Even Radiologists Can Miss A Gorilla Hiding In Plain Sight: Shots
An attention researcher wanted to find out how radiologists would fare in a version of the famous Invisible Gorilla study. He found that 83 percent of the radiologists failed to spot an image of a gorilla on slides they were told to inspect for cancer. It’s just one example of how, when people are asked to perform a challenging task, their attention can narrow and blocks things out. Original post on npr.org Comments on reddit.com
Southeastern Europe’s Oldest-Known Human Ancestor Fossil Found in Serbia – Anthropology
According to research published in the open access journal PLoS ONE, a 400k year old fragment of human lower jaw recovered from a Serbian cave is the oldest human ancestor found in this part of Europe. Original post on sci-news.com Comments on reddit.com
German court rules internet essential
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German court ruled on Thursday that people have the right to claim compensation from service providers if their Internet access is disrupted, because the Internet is an essential part Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Brokaw: ‘The system is rigged’
NBC News’s Tom Brokaw has a simple explanation for what’s wrong with Washington. Original post on politico.com Comments on reddit.com
Right, left call for defense cuts
fiscal-cliff deal. the fiscal cliff. Original post on hillnews.com Comments on reddit.com
Vietnam ‘cancels’ Chinese passports
Vietnam ‘cancels’ Chinese passports – The Standard Original post on rd.com Comments on reddit.com
MarketWatch story sends marijuana-dispenser stock sky high
BBC News – Wi-fi, dual-flush loos and eight more Australian inventions
Australia is celebrating some of its sharpest minds with a new children’s book that applauds the nation’s brightest inventors. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
British have invaded nine out of ten countries – so look out Luxembourg
Britain has invaded all but 22 countries in the world in its long and colourful history, new research has found. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
LeVar Burton furious over Romney’s attack on PBS
Open Season on Patents Starts Thursday, Thanks to Crowdsourced Platform – Threat Level
Thanks to a change in U.S. patent law, citizens can now help challenge patents before they are issued — and a collaboration between the Patent Office, Stack Exchange and Google hope to turn the power of crowdsourcing on unworthy applicants. Original post on wired.com Comments on reddit.com
Jihadists join Aleppo fight, eye Islamic state, surgeon says
French surgeon returns after 2 weeks in Aleppo hospital* Says French fighters inspired by Toulouse gunman Merah* Says Turkey flooding parts of border to stop refugeesBy John IrishPARIS, Sept 8 (Reuters) Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Honduras signs deal to create private cities
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The government of Honduras has signed a deal with private investors for the construction of three privately run cities with their own legal and tax systems. The memorandum of agreement signed Tuesday is part of a controversial experiment meant to bring badly needed economic growth to this small Central American country. Original post on seattlepi.com Comments on reddit.com
New Westminster store owner defends selling Nazi trappings
After browsing at a military supply store in New Westminster this week, a Vancouver resident says he Original post on vancouversun.com Comments on reddit.com
Trans-Pacific Partnership: Canada Would Fall Into ‘Internet Trap’ Under Asia Trade Deal, Critics Say
Canadians would see Internet freedoms curtailed under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) currently being negotiated among a dozen Pacific Rim countries, groups critical of the deal say. The Council of Canadians and OpenMedia have launched a campaign to stop Canada from joining the TPP, saying it would “criminalize some everyday uses of the Internet,” including mash-ups (combining different media works to create a new one) and small-scale downloading of music. Original post on huffingtonpost.ca Comments on reddit.com
Temp Worker Nation – If You Do Get Hired, It Might Not Be for Long – Alternet
Writers and warehouse workers, janitors and business consultants, truck drivers and graphic designers–all are part of the new Original post on alternet.org Comments on reddit.com
Drought Not the Only Factor Driving Up Agricultural Prices – SPIEGEL ONLINE
The severe drought in the US has been blamed the rising prices of agricultural commodities. But that is only part of the story: Biofuels, financial speculation and changing dietary habits are also playing a role. The global food supply faces pressure from all sides. By SPIEGEL Staff Original post on spiegel.de Comments on reddit.com
Israeli Teenagers Held in Attack on Palestinian Youths – NYTimes.com
The assault on several young Palestinians raises concerns that the poisoned political divide is affecting some Israeli youths. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Breivik report forces Norway police chief to quit – Reuters
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s police chief resigned on Thursday, days after an independent commission found that police could have prevented all or part of a bombing and shooting spree by far-right militant Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com