Wyden urges permanent Internet tax ban: Says 'Tax Freedom Act' has spurred digital economy

If it weren't for the good folks over at ohnotheydidnt, I would never have heard about this: Over the course of a weekend, DashCon 2014 descended into chaos | more

Two children freed from hot car by passerby who smashed the windows with a hammer -- This is bad enough ( Read more... )

Ted Cruz: Investigate 'appalling' Mississippi Senate runoff -- "What makes Cruz's comments notable is that he is vice chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which is charged with helping re-elect incumbents such as Cochran."

Australian study finds kids of same-sex parents live in harmonious households | abstract

Scientists ( Read more... )

Gary Oldman on Mel Gibson’s anti-Semitic remarks: 'Take a f**king joke. Get over it' | Gary Oldman is wrong, I never would use N-word: ex-deputy who arrested Mel Gibson | Surprise, surprise: Gary Oldman apologizes

Judge: People on no-fly list must have due process

Federal court rules against Utah ban on same-sex marriage

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Shooter's rage at women too familiar in America

73-year-old seeks 'stand your ground' protection -- "'The arm came up like a gun, and I reacted,' Burgarello said, according to a police affidavit." If you can't tell the difference between a human arm & a gun, you probably shouldn't be owning the latter.

Malaysian teenager gang-raped by 38 men: ( Read more... )

Supreme Court ruling affects Virginia death penalty rules -- "bright line" of 70 IQ not so bright after all

New York police to carry heroin antidote as overdoses double

'Asteroid to hit Earth' story goes up on CNN, people believe it

Human Muscles May Have Evolved More Than Brain

Mice with 'mohawks' help scientists link autism to 2 biological ( Read more... )

West Antarctic Ice Sheet Has Begun to Collapse -- The tipping point has been reached. It's too late.

Police commissioner asked to quit over Obama slur -- Asked to quit, because there are no mechanisms in New Hampshire to remove him forcefully.

Questions linger after Jill Abramson’s dismissal from Times -- 'Abrupt' isn't the word for it.

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Rialto Assignment Asking Students to Question Holocaust to Be Revised

CA students reportedly hold draft for prom dates

Rare disease melting away people in a Brazilian village

Man Becomes Math Genius After Severe Brain Injury | more

One Cup Of Coffee Per Day May Keep Retinal Damage Away

Could a Few Beers a Week Cut a Woman's Rheumatoid ( Read more... )

Dear Privileged-at-Princeton: You. Are. Privileged. And Meritocracy Is a Myth.

Deadly-force simulator for grand juries in Houston stirs debate

Spider's own crazy moves can kill it

Whew! Seeing Jesus in grilled cheese part of normal brain processing: researchers

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I was remarking to netmouse yesterday, at her potluck where someone brought a very fudgy pan of brownies, that I was so glad I swore off sweets some time ago. In fact, I didn't even consider them food (at least, not as legitimate food choices).

Does this have to do with the insula? Possibly. At the very least, I liken the experience to that of what I ( Read more... )

Serial murders of secret infants, as alleged in Utah, 'very rare'

‘Bully’ suffers jeers, name-calling himself -- "An Ohio man sentenced by a judge to spend yesterday wearing a sign reading “I AM A BULLY” at a busy suburban Cleveland intersection was greeted by a boisterous stream of honking car horns, jeers and insults." Technically, this should ( Read more... )