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Drake raps serious shade, a song called 'Side Boob' and more new music
New York Post - 31 Jul 2015 00:35
This week's new music releases feature Drake throwing serious shade, Lianne La Havas showing she can rock, and Albert Hammond Jr. proving he can do it without the Strokes. Here's...
Watching this guy crash his million-dollar Porsche while showing off is way too satisfying
BGR - 31 Jul 2015 21:14
Porsche’s 918 Spyder is an 887 horsepower monster that starts at $845,000. Let’s just say this car attracts… a certain type of buyer. And this shirtless guy in St. Tropez definitely fits the bill. With his model-lo...
Zimbabwe to seek extradition of dentist who killed Cecil the lion
Chicago Tribune - 31 Jul 2015 13:31Stream: Mac DeMarco's new mini-album Another One
Consequence of Sound - 31 Jul 2015 17:52
Plus, read a track-by-track commentary of the eight-song effort.
Taliban leader's death could boost ISIS
CNN - 31 Jul 2015 05:33
The recent news that Taliban leader Mullah Omar has been dead for two years could bring with it a challenging scenario for the United States -- a potential bounty of new recruits for ISIS.
Skydivers break world-record with this flower formation
New York Post - 31 Jul 2015 23:00
OTTAWA, Ill. -- Traveling at speeds of up to 240 mph, 164 skydivers flying head-down built the largest ever vertical skydiving formation Friday over central Illinois, smashing the previous record....
Steam Censored a Four-Pixel Penis
Motherboard - 31 Jul 2015 22:35
Steam has a bit of a reputation for attracting pretty much every game imaginable, from the creepy to the uncanny. So it's not surprising that a game about little kids hopping in the shower with their dads popped up on St...
Watch Live: Hillary Clinton Calls on Congress to Lift Cuba Embargo
Time - 31 Jul 2015 17:19
Hilary Clinton speaks at Florida International University in Miami, were she will call Congress to lift the embargo on Cuba
Texas trooper's boss says there was no reason to pull over Sandra Bland
Fox News - 31 Jul 2015 06:30
The top boss over the Texas trooper who arrested Sandra Bland said there was reason to pull her over for failing to signal a lane change and told lawmakers Thursday that the trooper remains on the state payroll because t...
A South Korean Car Tycoon Wants to Be FIFA's Next President
Time - 31 Jul 2015 05:36
"We cannot leave FIFA in this kind of disgrace," Chung Mong-joon says
'Jessica Jones' EP: Ritter Was 'Ideal'
Access Hollywood - 31 Jul 2015 05:01
Who is Jessica Jones? Marvel thinks she could be their next breakout character, and that Krysten Ritter's got the goods to make it happen.
China's stock market is a high-stakes game of 'chicken' and most investors are stuck in the middle
Business Insider - 31 Jul 2015 03:54
Watching the high-stakes melodrama that has unfolded in the Chinese stock market over the past month is a bit like watching a giant game of chicken. On one side there are the individual investors, who are in the midst of...
Teen Shot Family in Montana Because Woman Laughed at Him, FBI Says
ABC News - 31 Jul 2015 03:41
FBI: Suspect in Montana shooting tells investigators he fired because woman laughed at him
Iranian city flirts with world record heat index of 154 to 165 degrees Fahrenheit
Mashable - 31 Jul 2015 16:48
The Middle East is no stranger to blistering heat. But one city in Iran has challenged the all-time global record high heat index during the past two days, with a heat index of about 154 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday, a...
Amazon Prime Music Gets Its Own Exclusive Content With Launch Of Amazon Acoustics
TechCrunch - 31 Jul 2015 16:18
Amazon is expanding its Prime Music service today with the launch of a new collection of exclusive acoustical recordings from a number of artists, both established and up-and-coming. At launch, there are just over 30 r...
This Owl Doesn't Care
15 Minute Fun - 31 Jul 2015 06:57
This owl is being bombarded by other birds but ...
U.S. Sets Goal for Faster Supercomputers. Much, Much Faster.
The New York Times - 31 Jul 2015 04:56
President Obama announced an ambitious goal of creating an ultrafast machine that could enable breakthroughs in fields like medicine and astronomy.
Mexico City Bans Cages at Facilities for the Disabled
ABC News - 31 Jul 2015 02:33
The move was triggered by a new report on the sites' horrifying conditions.
Half of the most popular news on Twitter is not covered by traditional news media sources
Phys.org - 31 Jul 2015 23:33
The study, carried out by researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, the IMDEA Networks Institute and NEC Laboratories, has just be...
Watch out: A dangerous Windows 10 scam is being circulated online
BGR - 31 Jul 2015 23:30
The Windows 10 rollout has been relatively smooth, but there are plenty of users who never received the Get Windows 10 app and are still waiting in line for their turn to update. Unfortunately, scammers have seen how des...
JC Penney employee sent home for wearing shorts she bought in store's career section
Mashable - 31 Jul 2015 22:13
Who wears short-shorts? Not JC Penney employees, apparently. Sylva Stoel, a 17-year-old sales associate at JC Penney in Sioux Falls, North Dakota, was sent home for wearing shorts that were apparently not work-appropriat...
Why Syrian 'Safe Zones' Could Be Dangerous for Civilians and U.S. Policy
Time - 31 Jul 2015 17:21
It's not clear how returning refugees will be protected from ISIS and other armed groups