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This Futuristic Looking 3D-Printed Cast Could Finally Make Having A Broken Arm Look Cool
Business Insider - 18 Apr 2014 20:42
While your friends may not be able to sign this cast, it sure looks a huge improvement on the old one. This new 3D-printed alternative kind of looks like a black plastic spider web wrapped around your arm and it uses an ...
'Vikings' Season 2 Spoilers: What's Wrong With Ragnar's Son? Episode 8 Reveals Aslaug's Prophecy Come True In 'Boneless' [RECAP]
IBTimes - 18 Apr 2014 10:35Ship now fully submerged
CNN - 18 Apr 2014 07:45
As divers raced to reach hundreds of people believed to be inside, the death toll from the ferry boat sinking in South Korea rose to 28 Friday.
Obama Just Signed A Ted Cruz Bill Into Law
Business Insider - 18 Apr 2014 23:49
President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law a bill that was sponsored by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and will effectively bar Iran's proposed United Nations ambassador from entering the United States. Though he sign...
Obama, NATO escalate anti-Russian campaign over Ukraine
OpEdNews - 18 Apr 2014 07:03
Claims by US, NATO and Ukrainian officials of "Russian involvement" in Ukraine are both completely hypocritical -- given the record of US-EU subversion in Kiev -- and deeply cynical. With the assistance of the compliant ...
Did U.S. miss a big al Qaeda meet?
CNN - 18 Apr 2014 06:31
CNN's Barbara Starr reports on a supposed meeting of scores of al Qaeda leaders, which was filmed and posted on YouTube.
Obama cautious over Ukraine deal
BBC - 18 Apr 2014 06:10
President Obama says it remains to be seen whether Russia will honour a deal to calm tensions in Ukraine, reached at multi-party talks in Geneva.
Channel Tunnel trains 'run as normal'
BBC - 18 Apr 2014 06:44
Channel Tunnel rail services are expected to return to normal on Good Friday morning after being hit by severe disruption.
'Trolling' terrorists
CNN - 18 Apr 2014 06:35
Why the U.S. government is bickering with extremists on social media.
Payment Apps Are Quickly Changing How We Transfer Money To Each Other, And Around The World
Business Insider - 18 Apr 2014 16:15
A new generation of apps is introducing millions of consumers to the idea of using their phones as payment tools. This is especially true in the context of peer-to-peer payment transactions. These include money transfe...
Climbers feared missing after avalanche sweeps Everest
New York Post - 18 Apr 2014 06:29
KATMANDU, Nepal -- About five climbers are feared buried by an avalanche that swept the slopes of Mount Everest on Friday and hit a route used to ascent the world’s...
HOUSE OF THE DAY: Robin Williams Lists His Extraordinary Napa Valley Estate For $30 Million
Business Insider - 18 Apr 2014 16:13
Robin Williams has relisted his 653-acre estate in Napa Valley for $29.9 million, The Wall Street Journal reports. The actor had previously tried and failed to sell the estate, nicknamed Villa Sorriso, for $35 million in...
Vladimir Putin must be called to account on surveillance just like Obama
The Guardian - 18 Apr 2014 06:06
I questioned the Russian president live on TV to get his answer on the record, not to whitewash him Edward Snowden defends decision to question Putin On Thursday, I questioned Russia's involvement in mass surveillance on...
South Korean ferry disaster: crane arrives at site - video
The Guardian - 18 Apr 2014 08:13
A large crane has arrived at the site of the sunken South Korean ferry as the search continues for 270 missing passengers. Almost a week after the sinking, rescuers are cautious about using heavy machinery as lifting the...
Man Convicted After Selling $2.6 Million In Cheap Batteries The US Navy Used On Ships
Business Insider - 18 Apr 2014 03:24
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Southern California man who fled the U.S. to live on his yacht has been convicted of selling the U.S. military more than $2.6 million in cheap, knock-off batteries that were used in aircraft...
Watch This Bald Man Grow Hair In A Matter Of Seconds
Business Insider - 18 Apr 2014 21:49
A demonstration of the hair product Caboki has garnered more than 5 million views since being posted on YouTube about a week ago, and it's easy to see why. Simply by having someone rub a can of the product against his he...
The $100,000 Aston Martin Vantage Signals The End Of An Era
Business Insider - 18 Apr 2014 17:17
Automakers are slowly but surely pushing the traditional manual transmission toward obsolescence, and that's bad news for drivers who prize the skill and control of a manual gearshift. The case against manuals is strong....
Saudi Arabia to build tallest building ever
CNN - 18 Apr 2014 05:04
When it's finished, the Kingdom Tower will stand 3,280 feet tall.
Chinese Government Admits One-Fifth Of Country's Farmland Is Polluted
Business Insider - 18 Apr 2014 04:56
BEIJING (AP) — China's government says in a report that nearly one-fifth of the country's farmland is polluted, mostly from yearslong accumulations of toxins from factories, mining and agriculture. The report raises sh...
Hollywood Begs for a Tax Break in Some States, Including California
The New York Times - 18 Apr 2014 03:18
A battle for filmmaking tax credits has begun in several states -- including in California, the home of Hollywood -- and has led to cutbacks in others like Maryland.
Climbers Are Obsessed With These 14 Eight-Thousander Peaks
Business Insider - 18 Apr 2014 16:51
Eight thousand is a perfectly arbitrary number. Yet, no other number looms larger for mountain climbers. Fourteen mountain peaks stand taller than 8,000 meters (26,247 feet). There could have been many more of these “e...
Transcript Shows Ferry Captain Delayed Evacuation
ABC News - 18 Apr 2014 07:00
Capt's evacuation order came half-hour after SKorean official's order, according to transcript