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What do you do if you want to vote today but have a fervent opposition to using a computer? You get screwed, that's what. Rad Rich, who pretty much founded the punk scene in town in many ways, went to vote today. He then concisely described his
A new technique in burn treatment provides an alternative to skin grafts in the operating room.
Lakshmi Pratury remembers the lost art of letter-writing and shares a series of notes her father wrote to her before he died. Her short but heartfelt talk may inspire you to set pen to paper, too.
The rise of the Appalachians plunged Earth into an ice age so severe that it drove nearly two-thirds of all living species extinct. That's the conclusion of a new study, which finds that the mountains' rocks absorbed enough greenhouse gas to freeze t
This demo -- from Pattie Maes' lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry -- was the buzz of TED. It's a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment. Imagine "Minority Report" and then some.
Government officials put trillions of taxpayer dollars on the line to guarantee risky bank assets — a strategy that could cause permanent and costly market distortions, a government watchdog says. At the peak of the financial crisis, taxpayer money g
“The preference for gold continues as the global recovery gathers momentum and as the dollar stays out of favor,” said Yu Kyung Kyu, a trader with Eugene Investment & Futures Co. in Seoul. “Still, we may witness market players reluctant to go too agg
A breakthrough mix of stem cell and gene therapy halted a lethal brain-wasting illness in two young boys, and could prove effective against other genetic disorders, researchers reported Thursday.
Asian stock markets dropped Wednesday, following a steep sell-off on Wall Street overnight, as investors reacted with skepticism to the US government's latest plan to heal the country's ailing banking industry.
Senate's 54-45 vote to reject the measure by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., opens the door for President Obama to bring Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-professed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, to trial in federal courts, rather than the mil
"The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has concluded the purchase of 200 metric tonnes of gold from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), under the IMF’s limited gold sales programme. This was done as part of the Reserve Bank’s foreign exchange reserves m
An Army psychiatrist who opened fire at Fort Hood, Texas, killing 12 people and wounding 31 others, was shot but captured alive, military officials said late Thursday.
In addition to being a moral obscenity, the moral philosophy on which the Berlin Wall was built lives on and threatens us still, this time in the form of our own politicians.
John Stossel points out that even as the nanny state grows larger, the spirit of the Enlightenment and Adam Smith still burn brightly. Can a living Nobel laureate shine the light of truth on a dark economic time?
This could “provoke a global financial failure similar in scale and nature to that brought about by the recent sub-prime mortgage crisis”
A military mental health doctor, Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan, facing deployment overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post, setting off on a rampage that killed 11 other people and left 31 wounded. Authorities killed the gunman, and the violence was
Is it sexy to be spiritual? New research has found that spirituality has a greater effect on the sex lives of young adults — especially women — than religion, impulsivity, or alcohol. “I think people have been well aware of the role that religious
Gardiner pulls up a graph profiling the river’s bed. It looks like a U—as smooth as a mountain valley. The current just beneath the surface is traveling at 30 miles per hour, and the channel is 640 feet deep. "That’s the deepest point measured on a r
Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik pleaded guilty on Thursday to lying to White House officials and tax evasion charges in a deal that could send him to prison for almost three years. Kerik, who as head of the police department
Preparing for that day in the coming years will inspire millions of Americans to join our revolution. But this is a cause that we the youth must lead.
The U.S. and Japan supplied the initial text for extending criminal enforcement to both cases of a commercial nature and cases involving significant willful copyright and trademark infringement even where there is no direct or indirect motivation of
Mann was arrested as he waited on the tarmac at Harare airport, Zimbabwe, for arms to load on to a Boeing 727 carrying 64 mercenaries recruited in South Africa and headed for Equatorial Guinea. We'll show you where this conspirator went wrong.
Similar operations are being conducted statewide this week, including in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties, as part of the state agency's quarterly crackdowns on unlicensed workers in the 19 professions it regulates.
As America becomes disillusioned with Obama, there may be an opening for third party candidates. One of those potential candidates is Texas Republican Ron Paul. Although he hasn't announced that he will run in 2012, supporters are pushing for a candi
Just as the housing sector appears to be recovering, gathering problems in the commercial real estate market threaten to become a new drag on the economy. This year smaller lenders and community banks are going bust at an alarming rate because of t
For the good of the tourism industry and the city's reputation, the [Nevada Transportation Authority] wants to eliminate unlicensed, uninsured limo drivers who have failed to undergo background checks. [oh, and protectionism, but just for safety]
The nation’s top military officer said he expected the Pentagon to ask Congress in the for emergency financing to support the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, even though President Obama has pledged to end the Bush administration practice of paying for
North Dakota is the only state in the Union to own its own bank. The Bank of North Dakota (BND) was established by the state legislature in 1919, specifically to free farmers and small businessmen from the clutches of out-of-state bankers and railroa
Alex welcomes back Ron Paul.
