Popular News
DealBook: Apollo's Rush to Get the Chuck E. Cheese Deal Done
The New York Times - 17 Jan 2014 21:57
The deal to buy out the parent company of Chuck E. Cheese contains a number of provisions which seem to suggest that Apollo is concerned about a competing bid or a challenge, Steven M. Davidoff writes in the Deal Profess...
Aperion Audio's Allaire Bluetooth Speakers nail every feature and sound spectacular
Digital Trends - 17 Jan 2014 23:42
Aperion Audio managed to bundle nearly every desirable modern feature into a classic set of amplified bookshelf speakers. Given the Allaire Bluetooth Speaker's comprehensive design and stellar sound quality, we'd say Aud...
Instagram Butt-Goddess, Jen Selter, Gets Interviewed, Filmed Working Out
Sports Grid - 17 Jan 2014 21:52
She takes us through a standard issue gluteal workout, what it's like having a perfect butt, and then walks through Time Square in skin-tight yoga pants. "It's bigger than Kim's!"
North braces for polar vortex 2.0
New York Post - 17 Jan 2014 20:58
MILWAUKEE -- The polar vortex that gripped much of the country has moved on, but don’t get too comfortable -- another round of frigid air is expected to arrive next...
Honest Movie Posters For Oscar Nominated Films Of 2014
Business Insider - 17 Jan 2014 23:44
Sure, this year's Oscar-nominated films were critically acclaimed pieces of art starring Hollywood's top talent. But when it comes down to it, what will these movies really be remembered for? CollegeHumor created nine m...
Why This Raleigh House Has No Driveway, No Walkway, And No Lights On
Business Insider - 17 Jan 2014 18:53
In Raleigh, North Carolina, the house on Wade Avenue has no driveway, walkway or lights. If you were to try to get through the front door, you would hit a brick wall. If it's not a house, then what is it exactly? Some R...
Amazon Reviews Of Haribo's Sugarless Gummy Bears Are Terrifying
Business Insider - 17 Jan 2014 00:19
Haribo's sugar-free gummy bears have a solid, three-star rating on Amazon. But as Michael Rusch at Buzzfeed points out, the negative reviews are terrifying enough to keep customers away forever. The bears seem to giv...
Iraq's Tribes Rise Again
Time - 17 Jan 2014 06:35
And they're off to fight a resurgent al-Qaeda
We Are Losing The Global War On Crime
Business Insider - 17 Jan 2014 22:12
SOME lawmen chase villains down mean streets. Others chase fraudsters across balance-sheets. In the stomach-churning stench of the Vetport at John F. Kennedy International Airport, yet others don surgical masks, goggles ...
NFL star linked to more murders
CNN - 17 Jan 2014 06:22
For the first time, newly unsealed court documents reveal police directly suggested that former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez may have pulled the trigger in an unsolved Boston double homicide in July 201...
Macklemore Gives A Surprise Performance On A New York City Bus
Business Insider - 17 Jan 2014 00:31
Anyone who regularly uses public transportation in New York City is familiar with impromptu performances. Someone might start singing, rapping, dancing or ranting, and will usually give a full routine whether anyone care...
Google developing contact lenses for diabetics to monitor glucose
L.A. Times - 17 Jan 2014 04:16Man severs spine in CrossFit fluke
CNN - 17 Jan 2014 21:02
CrossFit enthusiast Kevin Ogar was paralyzed after an accident during a CrossFit event.
Florida Voters May Decide On Medical Marijuana In 2014
Business Insider - 17 Jan 2014 04:38
Medical marijuana supporters say they have collected enough signatures to make 2014 ballot TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Backers of a medical marijuana constitutional amendment in Florida announced Wednesday evening that th...
Senate passes $1.1 trillion spending bill
Fox News - 17 Jan 2014 01:32
Congress sent President Barack Obama a $1.1 trillion government-wide spending bill Thursday, easing the harshest effects of last year's automatic budget cuts after tea party critics chastened by October's partial shutdow...
Watch Live: Obama Announces Major NSA Reforms
Mashable - 17 Jan 2014 17:58
JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to implement several changes to the National Security Agency's controversial surveillance tactics in a speech on Friday. The speech comes in...
Morgan Stanley books $1.2 billion legal expense
Miami Herald - 17 Jan 2014 15:04
Morgan Stanley says its earnings fell in the fourth quarter as it was hit by legal costs related to mortgage-backed securities.
Follow the Honey: Can we Save the Bees by Tracking Them?
Mashable - 17 Jan 2014 05:08
Colony Collapse Disorder may sound like the name of a dystopian science fiction novel, but it's a real and present danger to the planet. For years, honey bees around the globe have been wandering from their hives and dyi...
An SEC School Didn't Hire Charlie Strong Because He Has A White Wife... Which School Was It?
Sports Grid - 17 Jan 2014 22:57
Is this a f****ing joke?
Playboy model found dead
CNN - 17 Jan 2014 22:30
Former Playboy centerfold Cassandra Lynn Hensley was found dead at a friend's home in Los Angeles, the coroner said Friday.
Percy Harvin Should Sit out NFC Championship, but He Won't Unless They Make Him
Bleacher Report - 17 Jan 2014 20:31
Someone should take Percy Harvin's helmet away…forever. Someone should snap a photo of the Seattle wide receiver and print it 32 times to post outside every NFL stadium in America. DO. NOT. ADMIT. THIS. MAN. Harvin was...
Canada Has Its Own Housing Bubble--And It's About to Burst
Time - 17 Jan 2014 20:23
Ever since the real estate bubble burst in the United States in 2007, observers have pointed to Canada as an example of a well-regulated financial system that has avoided many of the regulatory mistakes that helped lead ...