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'Notes on Blindness'
The New York Times - 16 Jan 2014 20:09
After John Hull became blind, he kept an audio diary of his experience. A film by Peter Middleton and James Spinney is a dramatization using those recordings.
The Air Force Has a Cheating Scandal
The Atlantic Wire - 16 Jan 2014 07:39
On Wednesday, the Air Force announced that it had suspended and revoked the security clearances for 34 officers who worked in nuclear command after it was discovered that they had cheated on monthly exams evaluating thei...
US teen sex attackers get weeks in detention
Al Jazeera English - 16 Jan 2014 08:55
Victim committed suicide after three boys attacked her and then circulated photographs of assault to school friends.
Michelin EverGrip tires get better with age
Fox News - 16 Jan 2014 17:30
They'll stick around.
Floods, Landslide Kill 13 in Indonesia; 2 Missing
ABC News - 16 Jan 2014 06:13
Flash floods, landslide kill at least 13 people in northern Indonesia, leave 2 missing
Thai protester: People will rise up
CNN - 16 Jan 2014 00:40
Protests continue in Bangkok where CNN's Saima Mohsin spoke to protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban about his goals.
Playboy Playmate Cassandra Lynn reportedly found dead
Fox News - 16 Jan 2014 20:17
A Playboy Playmate was found dead in her friend's home, according to TMZ.
Man stages driver's license photo with fake baldness, double-chin
USA Today - 16 Jan 2014 11:23
Has ANYONE ever taken a great photo for their driver's license?
Police: Suspects in India Tourist Rape Are Jobless
ABC News - 16 Jan 2014 08:01
Indian police: Suspects in rape of Danish tourist are unemployed youth; attack lasted hours
Friends of accused Marathon bomber Tsarnaev to stand trial on June 23
Boston - 16 Jan 2014 00:20
Three friends of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will stand trial on June 23 on federal charges of obstructing justice and lying to the FBI in the aftermath of the blasts, a judge said today.
Southwest Airlines, Dish Extend Live-TV Deal
ABC News - 16 Jan 2014 22:10
Southwest Airlines and Dish Network extend deal on in-flight live-TV service through 2014
2014 Oscar Predictions: Slave Tussles With Hustle
Time - 16 Jan 2014 20:20
Richard Corliss reads the Oscar tea leaves to offer the best bets for this year's winners
Boehner: House Won't Repeal Flood Insurance Hikes
ABC News - 16 Jan 2014 20:12
Boehner: House won't repeal 2012 flood insurance premium hikes
'Alone Yet Not Alone' Is the Year's Most WTF Oscar Nominee
The Atlantic Wire - 16 Jan 2014 17:16
It's the one Oscar-nominated film you're almost guaranteed to have never heard of. Gather 'round and learn all there is to know about Best Song nominee Alone Yet Not Alone.
James Guiliani, Former Mobster, Rescues A Junkyard Dog On 'The Diamond Collar' (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post - 16 Jan 2014 16:59
It's midnight in a bad neighborhood in New York City. In a dark junkyard, a sweet pug is chained to a car bumper. This lonely, cluttered mess is his "home," but not for long. James "Head" Guiliani, a former street enforc...
Indonesian Maids are Hong Kong's 'Modern-Day Slaves'
Time - 16 Jan 2014 07:50
The shocking case of a 23-year-old maid, beaten until she was barely recognizable, points to a systemic failure to protect Indonesian domestic workers
Mass. Firefighters Return Tickets From 'Ellen'
ABC News - 16 Jan 2014 07:40
Wellesley firefighters return Caribbean cruise tickets from 'Ellen' over ethics conflicts
Video: Times Minute | Why Birds Fly in V's
The New York Times - 16 Jan 2014 01:00
Also on the Minute, more relief aid for Syria and the model Karolina Kurkova's career beyond the runway.
Judge rejects appeal of Jimmy Ryce’s killer
Miami Herald - 16 Jan 2014 00:46
A Miami-Dade judge on Wednesday rejected the latest appeal by Juan Carlos Chavez, the South Miami-Dade farmhand slated to be executed Feb. 12 for the 1995 murder of Jimmy Ryce.
Houston man pleads guilty to killing 3 children
Boston - 16 Jan 2014 00:41
HOUSTON (AP) -- A Houston man pleaded guilty Wednesday to capital murder for the shooting deaths of his three children in 2010 when he was locked in a custody dispute with the children's mother.
U.S. Diplomats Spark Facebook Furore
Time - 16 Jan 2014 00:35
Indians angry over Americans' posts
Amber Alert issued for RI boy thought taken by mom
Boston - 16 Jan 2014 00:34
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) -- An Amber Alert was issued Wednesday for a 6-year-old boy from Woonsocket who police say may have been taken out of state by his mother and could be in danger.