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Adorable Cat Photo Of Pet Trying To Take Feather Duster Through Kitty Door
The Huffington Post - 13 Jan 2013 21:46
Well this is a cat after our own hearts. He's passionate about cleaning too! If only he could figure out how to maneuver the feather duster through his kitty door. When we saw this adorable cat photo from Redditor FlyLik...
Brush fires die down in Australia
CNN - 14 Jan 2013 01:47
Firefighters work tirelessly through the night putting out fires in Cooma, Australia. Network Ten's Leah Craven reports.
Rio Favela Development: Brazilian Slums Turn From No-Go To Must-Buy
The Huffington Post - 13 Jan 2013 21:45
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Five years ago, Rio de Janeiro's "favela" hillside slums had such a bad rap that they were virtual no-go zones, where drug lords laid down the law and outsiders set foot at their peril. But since 2011, ...
CES: Looking Spiffy In The FaceCake Digital Dressing Room
Forbes - 14 Jan 2013 01:51
FaceCake is a small company with a big idea: Make it possible to virtually try on new clothes when you shop. I ran into the company at the Consumer Electronics Show last week, where founder Leigh Utterback walked through...
Obama To Push Immigration Overhaul In Early 2013: Report
The Huffington Post - 14 Jan 2013 01:45
* Plan would require businesses to verify new employees in country legally * Could create a guest-worker program for low-wage immigrants * Immigrants seeking legal status would have to pay fines and back-taxes WASHINGTON...
Luxury Cruise Lines Worth the Money?
ABC News - 13 Jan 2013 23:08
If a cruise vacation is a dream, then a true luxury cruise is more like a fantasy. Twenty million people will take a cruise this year, based on industry figures, but only a few per cent will sail a top luxury line. Is th...
GRAIL Moon VIDEO Shows NASA Craft's Lunar Orbit
The Huffington Post - 13 Jan 2013 22:00
By Caleb A. Scharf On December 17th 2012 two small spacecraft called Ebb and Flow punched into the lunar surface at over 3,700 miles an hour. This ended the year long mission of NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Labor...
Global food crisis will worsen as heatwaves damage crops, research finds
The Guardian - 13 Jan 2013 22:00
Harvests will fall dramatically during severe heatwaves, predicted to become many times more likely in coming decades The world's food crisis, where 1 billion people are already going hungry and a further 2 billion peopl...
Roman Bathhouse Drains Found To Contain Jewelry, Scalpel, Teeth
The Huffington Post - 13 Jan 2013 21:44
By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 01/11/2013 12:23 PM EST on LiveScience Ever go swimming with rings on your fingers or hoops in your ears only to find your jewelry had vanished after your dip? I...
Conspiracy Theories About Classic Literary Characters - Flavorwire
The Huffington Post - 13 Jan 2013 21:21
This week, we read a pretty fascinating article over at Salon, in which Greg Olear argues that Nick Carraway, the narrator of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, was gay and in love with the novel's eponymous character.
Java Security Problem Will Be Fixed 'Shortly,' Oracle Says After Government Gets On Its Back
The Huffington Post - 13 Jan 2013 21:21
NEW YORK (AP) -- Oracle Corp. says it will soon fix a flaw in its Java software that caught the attention of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In a statement Saturday, the company said it was "aware of a flaw in ...
Best Pictures of the Week: Jan. 4 -- Jan. 11
Time - 13 Jan 2013 21:05
From wildfires in Australia, and riots in Belfast, to snow storms in the Middle East, TIME presents the best images of the week.
Arsenal v Manchester City - live! | Tom Bryant
The Guardian - 13 Jan 2013 20:09
Minute-by-minute report: Enjoy all the action from the Emirates and save £62, with Tom Bryant Tom Bryant
Watch The Top 9 YouTube Videos Of The Week
The Huffington Post - 14 Jan 2013 01:58
If you're looking to see the most popular YouTube videos of the week, look no further. Once again, we're bringing you the week's most-watched videos, hot off the charts via YouTube Trends, a feature launched by YouTube t...
Saudis defend Sri Lanka maid execution
CNN - 13 Jan 2013 22:02
Saudi Arabia on Sunday defended its execution of a Sri Lankan maid for the death of an infant in her care and hit back at international criticism of last week's beheading.
'Bucket list' teeenager Alice Pyne dies after battle with cancer
The Guardian - 13 Jan 2013 21:55
Seventeen-year-old became famous after writing blog with a wish list of things to do before she died A teenager who gained nationwide fame after writing a "bucket list" of dreams to do before she died, has lost her battl...
Israel evacuates Palestinians from tent outpost in West Bank
Reuters - 13 Jan 2013 06:24
E1, West Bank
Iraq finance minister escapes bomb attack
Al Jazeera English - 14 Jan 2013 01:43
Roadside bomb explodes near convoy carrying Sunni minister who has been a central figure in anti-government protests.
Seattle Seahawks, Russell Wilson Rally, But Lose To Atlanta Falcons 30-28
The Huffington Post - 14 Jan 2013 01:39
ATLANTA -- Russell Wilson did everything he could to deliver the Seattle Seahawks another comeback win in the playoffs. Wilson led the Seahawks to three fourth-quarter touchdowns only to see Atlanta's Matt Bryant kick a ...
Deadly explosion hits Afghan village mosque
Al Jazeera English - 14 Jan 2013 01:36
Seven civilians killed as they pulled bodies from rubble of mosque damaged in night raid by NATO and Afghan troops.
Balochistan officials fired over Shia attacks
Al Jazeera English - 14 Jan 2013 01:32
Provincial government dismissed by Pakistan prime minister three days after more than 90 Hazara Shias killed in Quetta.
Academics Tweet Tribute To Aaron Swartz, Share Research With Internet In Honor Of Activist
The Huffington Post - 14 Jan 2013 01:30
As news of the death of respected activist and developer Aaron Swartz rippled across the Internet yesterday, admirers kick-started what would become a mass demonstration honoring his commitment to open access to informat...