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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, 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.
'Trolling' terrorists
CNN - 18 Apr 2014 06:35
Why the U.S. government is bickering with extremists on social media.
Here's How Money CAN Buy Happiness
Business Insider - 18 Apr 2014 17:05
We're always looking for quick ways to be happier. So here's one: Spend some money. According to a new infographic from Happify, money can buy us a certain amount of happiness — depending on how you choose to spend it....
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...
7-Year-Old Found With Loaded Gun at School
Time - 18 Apr 2014 23:31Man 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....
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
US Warns Fund Managers Of Possible Additional Sanctions On Russia, Tells Them To Account For The Risk
IBTimes - 18 Apr 2014 17:31
The U.S. government has reportedly warned asset managers that it's planning further sanctions against Russia for its intervention in Ukraine.
Kimberley Davis, Australian Woman Who Didn't Care She Hit Cyclist, Pleads Guilty To Dangerous Driving
IBTimes - 18 Apr 2014 17:30
Kimberley Davis, the Australian woman who made headlines eight months ago for saying she didn't care that she hit a cyclist while driving and texting and got annoyed that the accident damaged her car, pleaded guilty earl...
Many More NFC-Enabled Mobile Phones Will Be Shipped Through 2018
Business Insider - 18 Apr 2014 19:14
The likelihood that near-field communication (NFC) will take off as an in-store mobile payments technology is still far from certain, but if it fails it won't be for lack of NFC-enabled phones. In 2013, 275 million mobil...
Weather slows search for S.Korea ferry survivors
Eyewitness News - 18 Apr 2014 08:03
Twenty eight passengers are officially listed as dead, 179 have been rescued and 268 are missing.
MH370: Bluefin-21 makes 5th trip
CNN - 18 Apr 2014 07:59
An underwater drone dipped into the ocean Friday for its fifth trip to search for traces of the missing Malaysian plane as relatives of those aboard maintained their demand for answers.