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Scientists Discover A New Human Body Part
Business Insider - 6 Nov 2013 19:22
Two Belgian surgeons have discovered a new ligament in the human knee, a part they are calling the anterolateral ligament, or ALL. The previously unknown piece of tissue, recently described in the journal of Anatomy, was...
Meet the Federal Government's 'Optimism Agency'
Time - 6 Nov 2013 13:50
It’s a new day at the Federal Communications Commission, the U.S. agency that regulates the nation’s broadcast airwaves, broadband networks, and cable, telecommunications, and Internet companies. On Monday, new FCC c...
5 Signs This Holiday Season Is the Most Competitive, Desperate Ever
Time - 6 Nov 2013 13:44
When a store opens at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning to kick off a 41-hour shopping marathon, it sniffs of desperation. That’s just one indication retailers are now engrossed in a desperately competitive holiday period...
9 Things Microsoft Does Better Than Apple
Business Insider - 6 Nov 2013 04:04
Despite billions in revenue each quarter and owning the dominant desktop platform in the world, people still find it easy to criticize Microsoft. A lot of that has to do with its distant third place in the smartphone rac...
A Retired Goldman Partner Is Selling His Sick Wyoming Ranch For $6.5 Million
Business Insider - 6 Nov 2013 15:03
Retired Goldman Sachs Partner Charles T. Harris III (a.k.a. "Chuck") is selling his breathtaking Wyoming ranch for $6.5 million, the Wall Street Journal reports. The 8,179 square foot house, built in Western style, is ne...
Hold the Tears: Retirees Came Through Recession Best
Time - 6 Nov 2013 13:57
Let's stop sobbing for the supposed struggling retiree. They are fewer in number than we've been led to believe, and on average elders have emerged from the Great Recession in far better shape than any other generation, ...
CEO Dick Costolo is helping Twitter IPO take flight
L.A. Times - 6 Nov 2013 15:00Asus Transformer Book T100 review
Pocket-lint - 6 Nov 2013 15:00
Hybrid laptop-tablet Windows 8 machines have been spilling onto the shelves at an exponential rate of late. But none have been positioned like the affordable Asus Transformer Book T100. This 10.1-inch two-in-one device h...
Six Drucker Questions that Simplify a Complex Age
Harvard Business Review - 6 Nov 2013 22:00
They'll help you challenge assumptions and reframe problems.
In Geneva, diplomats try to push Syria peace conference
Boston - 6 Nov 2013 07:19
GENEVA -- Senior U.S., Russian and U.N. diplomats met in Geneva on Tuesday at the start of a series of meetings aimed at building momentum for a second Syria peace conference despite bitter rifts within Syrian opposition...
Ethiopia: Egypt objections delaying dam panel
Al Jazeera English - 6 Nov 2013 07:00
Differences between two countries over panel's composition persist, with Egypt fearing reduction of its water supply.
Official: Syria hiding weapons
CNN - 6 Nov 2013 05:51
New classified intelligence reports suggest Syria might try to keep some of its chemical weapons.
Blasts near China ruling party building
Al Jazeera English - 6 Nov 2013 05:51
One person is killed in explosion outside the Communist Party's provincial headquarters in the north.
Oldest woman in NY marathon dies
CNN - 6 Nov 2013 04:20
The oldest female contestant in the 2013 ING New York City Marathon died just hours after completing her 25th consecutive appearance at the race, her daughter says.
US cynical of Syria chemical arms declaration
Al Jazeera English - 6 Nov 2013 04:00
Washington says it is still checking 700-page declaration of Syria's chemical weapons sites.
Official: We're finding pedophiles online
CNN - 6 Nov 2013 03:17
The head of European Cybercrime Centre, Troels Oerting, explains the difficulties of tracking down online pedophiles.
Ohio kidnap survivor recounts abuse, dog's killing
Boston - 6 Nov 2013 02:34
CLEVELAND (AP) -- The first of three women kidnapped and held for a decade in Ariel Castro's Cleveland home was chained and raped by her captor, who struck her with a barbell to force a miscarriage when she became pregna...
Carrying the Olympic torch into space
New York Post - 6 Nov 2013 02:23
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan -- For the first time in history, the Olympic torch will be taken on a spacewalk. The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics torch will be sent to the International...
Red Sox Fans Curb Stomp Each Other At Victory Parade Meant To Unify City
Sports Grid - 6 Nov 2013 01:48
We'll admit, with all the effusive sportsmanship and uplifting storylines, we almost forgot what Red Sox fans were capable of. Then we saw this video. Oh ya, Red Sox fans can be total assholes...
Rafael Nadal's Serve From Second To Second
Dead Spin - 6 Nov 2013 23:29
Nadal's in London playing in the ATP World Tour Finals, where this multiple-exposure picture was taken. We now can see the shift from "okay, toss it up gently" to "NOW MURDER THAT THING!" moment to moment. Photo by Micha...
Dish Network to close all Blockbuster stores, lay off 2,800
Reuters - 6 Nov 2013 21:33
(Reuters) - Dish Network said on Wednesday it will close all 300 or so retail locations of the Blockbuster video rental chain by January, closing a chapter on a brand that failed to compete in the digital world.
Editta Sherman, 'Duchess of Carnegie Hall,' Dies
ABC News - 6 Nov 2013 19:57
Editta Sherman, 'Duchess of Carnegie Hall' who fought eviction from artist studio, dies at 101