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The 10 worst attempts at 'Irish' movies
New York Post - 14 Mar 2014 21:20
Hollywood's idea of an Irish movie? Leprechauns, American, English, Australian and Scottish actors sporting Lucky Charms accents, additional leprechauns, and more blarney than you can shake a shillelagh at. To...
Skype introduces Marvel emoticons in time for Captain America: The Winter Solider premiere
Pocket-lint - 14 Mar 2014 17:13
Skype has introduced a set of Marvel super-heroes emoticons to the chat messaging side of the service to coincide with the release of Captain America: The Winter Soldier on 28 March in the UK, 4 April in the US. Currentl...
Engine Data Reveals That Flight 370 Flew On For Hours After It "Disappeared"
Slashdot - 14 Mar 2014 01:35
Advocatus Diaboli writes "Aviation investigators and national security officials believe the plane flew for a total of five hours based on data automatically downloaded and sent to the ground from the Boeing Co. 777's en...
Military Radar Data Suggest Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Was Deliberately Flown Toward Andaman Sea
IBTimes - 14 Mar 2014 13:20
Data from military radar suggests that the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared Saturday and has been the subject of a week-long international search, was deliberately flown toward the Andaman Island...
China central bank orders halt to online payments using QR codes
Reuters - 14 Mar 2014 05:41
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The 15 Most Unlikely TV Actors-Turned-Movie Stars
Business Insider - 14 Mar 2014 21:13
From Goldie Hawn to Jennifer Aniston, we've frequently seen our favorite TV stars grow up before our eyes and become world-famous after transitioning to film. Some are simply destined for stardom. But there's another cla...
Shut Up, Meg! Screenshots Tease New Family Guy Game For iOS [Gallery]
Cult of Mac - 14 Mar 2014 16:27
With the success of The Simpsons: Tapped Out, it’s no surprise that Family Guy would also want to get in on the mobile action. First announced back in December, Fox and TinyCo have now released the first screenshots of...
Popcorn Time Is Over: Potent Piracy App Quickly Calls It Quits
Time - 14 Mar 2014 22:49
The program that made it incredibly easy to illegally stream the latest movies has shut down.
Plane Aborts Take Off ... and a Passenger Takes a Selfie
ABC News - 14 Mar 2014 01:52
The Fort Lauderdale-bound flight blew a tire and its nose gear collapsed.
'The Walking Dead' Season 4 Spoilers--Tragedy Strikes 'The Grove'
Popdust - 14 Mar 2014 16:25
Spoilers, spoilers, everywhere. Don't read if you don't want to know! The post ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 4 Spoilers--Tragedy Strikes ‘The Grove’ appeared first on Popdust.
Unsettling Images of Patients in Hiding After Plastic Surgery (NSFW)
Wired - 14 Mar 2014 12:30
South Korean artist Ji Yeo documents the ugly side of plastic surgery in her project, Beauty Recovery Room.
Obama orders review of US deportation practices
Boston - 14 Mar 2014 04:13
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Seeking to pacify frustrated immigration advocates, President Barack Obama is directing the government to find more humane ways to handle deportation for immigrants in the U.S. illegally, the White Hou...
Do Malaysia's reports add up?
CNN - 14 Mar 2014 03:22
Brian Todd examines the conflicting reports given by Malaysian officials in regards to the investigation into Flight 370.
The Fight Over Ukraine Goes Back To 1399, With No End In Sight
Forbes - 14 Mar 2014 23:47
Guest blogger Andrey Semenov is a Russia native and specialist in international trade and energy, concentrating on Europe and Russia. A graduate of the University of Connecticut and Yale University, he is deeply familiar...
Americans See Putin As Stronger Leader Than Obama
The Huffington Post - 14 Mar 2014 19:37
A new poll finds that while President Barack Obama's favorability numbers are higher among Americans than Russian President Vladimir Putin's, Americans are more likely to view Putin as a strong leader. According to a You...
No hurry for hydrogen: Production Mercedes-Benz fuel-cell car coming in 2017
Digital Trends - 14 Mar 2014 18:41
Like other carmakers, Mercedes-Benz has tested hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, but hasn't committed to producing one due to lack of infrastructure. However, the company reportedly plans to launch one in 2017. The post No hu...
A Boozy Bus Party Is $30 Million Clinkle's Most Cringeworthy Layoff Story Yet
Business Insider - 14 Mar 2014 18:23
There's no way around it: Clinkle, a stealthy startup with over $30 million in funding is a big mess right now. Yesterday, it said the company's COO left after less than five months on the job and design head Josh Bre...
The Switch: Here's how we know MH 370 kept flying for hours
Washington Post - 14 Mar 2014 18:16
As the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 continues, attention is turning to the onboard technology that allowed the plane itself, rather than the pilots, to communicate with the ground. Even if an aircraft's transp...
Missing Airline Investigation Includes Probe of Pilots
ABC News - 14 Mar 2014 18:15
Investigators searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet said today that whatever happened to the plane and its 239 passengers "could have been done intentionally" and probers are looking at whether one of the plane...
Russia vows to veto US draft on Ukraine at UN
Al Jazeera English - 14 Mar 2014 07:06
US draft resolution urges countries not to recognise results of planned referendum on status of Crimea peninsula.
Attacks continue despite Gaza truce claims
Al Jazeera English - 14 Mar 2014 03:59
Israeli air raids on camps of Palestinian armed groups follow new barrage of rockets fired from Hamas-ruled territory.
John Kerry Gets Pressed To Grant Asylum To Former Terrorist Group MEK
The Huffington Post - 14 Mar 2014 03:04
WASHINGTON -- In what has become an all-too-familiar sight on Capitol Hill, at least a half-dozen members of the exiled Iranian group Mujahedin-e Khalq, or MEK, arrived at Thursday's hearing of the House Foreign Affairs ...