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MTV News - 21 Aug 2014 03:35ISIS Beheading Of American Journalist 'Testifies To His Courage,' James Foley's Parents Say
IBTimes - 21 Aug 2014 08:30
The parents of James Foley, the American journalist executed by the Islamic State, formerly known as ISIS, said they're trying to honor their son by resisting the urge to hate his captors and killer. Instead, they called...
ISIS Video: Who Beheaded James Foley? Clues To The Identity Of The Killer
IBTimes - 21 Aug 2014 00:30
Little is known about the man who killed journalist James Foley, 40, whose brutal death was depicted in a video posted online by Islamic State (ISIS) militants on Tuesday. But British Prime Minister David Cameron told th...
Something Called A 'Win McMurry' Effectively Finishes The Ice Bucket Challenge With Panache, Zest
Sports Grid - 21 Aug 2014 19:56
Vastly better than Stephen A. Smith's guttural, grunt-filled, long-winded #IceBucketChallenge video from this morning. Watch...
The ethics of driverless cars
Phys.org - 21 Aug 2014 18:20
Jason Millar, a PhD Candidate in the Department of Philosophy, spends a lot of time thinking about driverless cars. Though you aren't likely to be able to buy them for 10 years, he says there are a number of ethical prob...
Russia Closes Four McDonald's in Moscow
Boston - 21 Aug 2014 01:15
Getting a Big Mac in Moscow is about to get a lot harder. Russia's food safety watchdog has temporarily shut down four McDonald's in Moscow for what they say are sanitary violations. The closures come amid worsening ties...
Nobel Laureate: 'Historians Are Going To Tar And Feather Europe's Central Bankers' (VGK, GREK, EWQ, EWI, EWP, EWU, DIA, SPX, SPY, QQQ)
Business Insider - 21 Aug 2014 15:34
Peter Diamond, an MIT professor who won the Nobel Prize for economics in 2010, told The Telegraph that, "Historians are going to tar and feather Europe's central bankers." Diamond told The Telegraph's Ambrose Evans-Pritc...
Boston bomber friend plea expected
CNN - 21 Aug 2014 05:13
A friend of accused Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is expected to plead guilty Thursday to charges in connection with removing a backpack and computer from Tsarnaev's dorm room after the Boston Marathon bombing.
Swiss 'suicide tourism' doubles
CNN - 21 Aug 2014 07:03
More than 600 people traveled to Switzerland for the "sole purpose of committing suicide" between 2008 and 2012.
European peacekeepers in CAR gun battle
Al Jazeera English - 21 Aug 2014 00:30
Fighting in Central African Republic's capital kills Red Cross worker and injures at least 31, emergency services say.
Sir Mix-A-Lot On Nicki Minaj's Anaconda Video--'DAMNNNNN!!!!!!'
Popdust - 21 Aug 2014 23:52
Two thumbs up from the booty-loving rapper. The post Sir Mix-A-Lot On Nicki Minaj’s Anaconda Video--’DAMNNNNN!!!!!!’ appeared first on Popdust.
How The US Helped ISIS Grow Into a Monster
Mother Jones - 21 Aug 2014 23:39
This story first appeared on the TomDispatch website. This essay is excerpted from the first chapter of Patrick Cockburn's new book, The Jihadis Return: ISIS and the New Sunni Uprising, with special thanks to his publish...
The QALO Ring Is The Wedding Band For Active Guys
Cool Material - 21 Aug 2014 17:00
Wearing your wedding ring while riding your mountain bike, playing sports, or doing a slew of other physical activities is uncomfortable, but showing up at home without one one could end up being far worse. The QALO Ring...
Thai Junta Leader Appointed PM By Hand-Picked Parliament
IBTimes - 21 Aug 2014 08:30
(Reuters) - Thailand's coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha was appointed prime minister on Thursday by a legislature he hand-picked, giving the army chief a veneer of legitimacy even while the military presses on with ...
When Payroll Taxes Pyramid It Means Penalties, Even Jail
Forbes - 21 Aug 2014 08:20
Payroll Taxes are Pursued Aggressively by the IRS, with Personal Liability For Owners, Officers, and Check Signers. And Some Violations Mean Jail.
Hamas says 3 senior leaders have been killed by an airstrike in Gaza
The Week - 21 Aug 2014 08:17
Hamas says that three senior military leaders are dead following an Israeli airstrike early Thursday in the Gaza Strip. The Associated Press reports that Hamas sent a text message out to the media, stating that Mohammed ...
Report: ISIS wanted cash, not policy changes, for James Foley's release
The Week - 21 Aug 2014 07:51
When a masked Briton murdered U.S. journalist James Foley on camera, he said it was in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes on Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) targets, and threatened to execute another American captive...
Unlocking the potential of simulation software
MIT - 21 Aug 2014 06:00
Novel software by Akselos drastically increases speed, ease of 3-D engineering simulations.
Sea plankton found on the outer surface of the ISS
CNET - 21 Aug 2014 02:30Corbett: Wolf tax reform plan unlikely to succeed
Miami Herald - 21 Aug 2014 23:07
Republican Gov. Tom Corbett attacked Democratic challenger Tom Wolf's plan to shift more of Pennsylvania's income tax onto the wealthiest taxpayers, saying it is skimpy on details and faces legal and political obstacles ...
This Is The Heartbreaking ALS Ice Bucket Challenge That May Finally Quiet All The Haters
Business Insider - 21 Aug 2014 22:57
There's been a lot of debate since the ALS ice bucket challenge started a few weeks ago. Many are debating its worth if so many people are simply dumping water over their heads and not making meaningful donations. But ma...
Spotify Serendipity Maps People Playing the Same Song at the Same Time
Mashable - 21 Aug 2014 20:56
Spotify already tells users what their friends are listening to. Now it's expanding that idea to international proportions, thanks to a new tool. Serendipity records where and when at least two people start playing the s...