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What's Scarier Than a Tornado? How About a Firenado
ABC News - 15 May 2014 18:24
As wildfires continue to ravage the West Coast, experts say fire tornadoes -- called firenadoes -- become a greater possibility.
How Magic Johnson Fought the AIDS Epidemic
The New Yorker - 15 May 2014 07:00
Donald Sterling, the racist cretin who owns the Los Angeles Clippers, raised a series of interesting questions about Magic Johnson on Monday, during an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper. “What has he done, can you...
High-flying turbine produces more power
MIT - 15 May 2014 06:00
MIT alumni develop airborne wind turbine that floats 1,000 feet aloft to capture stronger, steadier winds.
This 'Hip' New Web Show Markets The NRA To Millennials
Business Insider - 15 May 2014 19:20
As its membership ages, the National Rifle Association is trying to appeal to the younger generation with a "hip" new web show called "Noir." The show features Colion Noir (not his real name) and Amy Robbins as hosts, an...
Khloe Kardashian Flaunts Ginormous Camel Toe
Popdust - 15 May 2014 18:34
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This Ingenious Lid Solves The Most Annoying Thing About Paper Coffee Cups
Business Insider - 15 May 2014 23:12
Everyone knows the feeling of spilling hot coffee on their hands or pants. With a conventional coffee cup lid, spills and leaks are a constant threat. Some establishments, like Starbucks, offer plugs to seal their cups, ...
How to Disempower a Corporate Woman
Forbes - 15 May 2014 04:25
I am a huge fan of your columns and podcasts and I know you're a great supporter of working women. As our favorite career guru (we took a survey!), we'd love to have you come down and speak to our corporate Women's Succe...
Steve Wynn Just Bought A Giant Steel Sculpture Of 'Popeye' For $28 Million (WYNN)
Business Insider - 15 May 2014 20:10
Would you pay $28 million for this one-ton steel sculpture of Popeye? If you're Steve Wynn, the answer appears to be, Why not. The casino magnate was the lone bidder for the 2009 Jeff Koons piece in a Wednesday Sotheby'...
Japan betting on legalizing casinos?
CNN - 15 May 2014 04:32
While Japan's economy continues to falter, lawmakers are betting big that the casino industry can swoop in and lift it out of the doldrums.
Real estate developer sues Mark Zuckerberg and you might LOL when you find out why
Tech Times - 15 May 2014 06:25
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faces lawsuit for allegedly breaking a part of a deal with a real estate developer, which is to introduce the latter to wealthy potential estate buyers. Zuckerberg's defense refutes the claim...
You can't watch a Dodgers game in LA on DirecTV
New York Post - 15 May 2014 04:45
DirecTV is starting to put its money where its sports programming isn't -- in its customers' hands. The satellite pay-TV service, in a stand-off in Los Angeles with Time Warner...
Sony Xperia Z2 Review
Android Central - 15 May 2014 21:54
As we approach the midway point of 2014, the march of smartphone progress is as unrelenting as it's ever been. The latest devices from the likes of Samsung and HTC have pushed specs, screen sizes and price tags to new he...
The 22 Coolest Small Businesses In London
Business Insider - 15 May 2014 17:45
London is arguably the financial capital of the world. Though recent banking and market scandals have rocked the city's standing atop the Global Financial Centres Index, its small business scene has exploded in recent ye...
Sudan woman gets death sentence for apostasy
Al Jazeera English - 15 May 2014 16:05
Judge orders Mariam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag to be hanged for apostasy and given 100 lashes for adultery, prompting protests.
Glowing mice aid nanoparticle research
CNET - 15 May 2014 08:46Angling to be the Google of 3D printing, Autodesk announces its own open source printer and platform
PandoDaily - 15 May 2014 01:00
Autodesk announced today that the company will release its own 3D printer with its new open software platform called Spark, in an attempt to set a "new benchmark for the 3D printing user experience." The move takes a pag...
For GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt, the Internet of Things is about saving the planet
PandoDaily - 15 May 2014 18:09
The World Energy Innovation Forum, a two day event that began yesterday at the Tesla Factory in Fremont, California, is ostensibly what is says on the label: a stocktake on the physical, political, and philosophical tran...
6 students develop software allowing iOS apps to run on Android devices
AppleTell - 15 May 2014 02:12
Six students from Columbia University developed software called Cider that allows native iOS apps to run on Android devices, 9to5Mac reports. The possibility of iOS apps running in the Android OS (and vice-versa) may inv...
Report: Uber Nearing $10B Valuation
Time - 15 May 2014 23:59
Bloomberg reports the company is in talks with investors that could triple the ride-share company's value if secured
Missing NJ Woman Was Buried Alive, Police Say
ABC News - 15 May 2014 23:53
2 men arraigned in slaying of missing Camden woman police say was buried alive
15 Crew Indicted Over SKorean Ferry Disaster
ABC News - 15 May 2014 09:26
South Korean prosecutors indict 15 over ferry disaster; homicide charges for captain, 3 others
Missouri Lawmakers Pass 3-Day Abortion Wait Period
Time - 15 May 2014 07:05
Missouri's Republican-controlled Legislature gave final approval Wednesday to legislation requiring a woman to wait three days after first seeing a doctor before having an abortion. Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon has not said...