Webpagedigest 03/30/2014

03/30/2014

UN Report: Global Warming Worsens Security Woes

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5058539

Nonsurgical Fix Could Replace Open-Heart Surgery, Study Suggests - NBC News.com

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/heart-health/nonsurgical-fix-could-replace-open-heart-surgery-study-suggests-n67276

Diet drinks linked with heart disease, death - CNBC

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101536768

Toxic coal ash poses persistent threat to US waters - Yahoo News

'A recent spill of coal ash in North Carolina underscores the challenge of disposing hazardous substances captured from power plant stacks. Are we diverting air pollutants into our waterways?'

https://news.yahoo.com/toxic-coal-ash-poses-persistent-threat-us-waters-132435089.html

Exclusive: China seizes $14.5 billion assets from family, associates of ex-security chief: sources

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSBREA2T02S20140330?irpc=932

Steven Seagal Loves Putin and Might Become a Russian Citizen Because of Ukraine - Yahoo News

https://news.yahoo.com/steven-seagal-loves-putin-might-become-russian-citizen-153636115.html

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Teaching tolerance: How white parents should talk to their kids about race.

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/the_kids/2014/03/teaching_tolerance_how_white_parents_should_talk_to_their_kids_about_race.html

Moving past gender barriers to negotiate a raise | Marketplace.org

http://www.marketplace.org/topics/your-money/work-america/moving-past-gender-barriers-negotiate-raise

Webpagedigest 03/29/2014

03/29/2014

Scientists find treatment to kill every kind of cancer tumor | Fox News

'Researchers might have found the Holy Grail in the war against cancer, a miracle drug that has killed every kind of cancer tumor it has come in contact with, the New York Post reported.'

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/03/27/scientists-find-treatment-to-kill-every-kind-cancer-tumor/

Commemorating Suicides, Vets Plant 1,892 Flags on National Mall - ABC News

'On average, 22 veterans commit suicide each day...'

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/commemorating-suicides-vets-plant-1892-flags-on-national-mall/blogEntry?id=23086346&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fnews%2F

Millions could go off blood pressure meds - Yahoo News

https://news.yahoo.com/millions-could-off-blood-pressure-meds-195649261.html

Galveston oil spill damage could be more than meets the eye | Al Jazeera America

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/3/27/residents-and-expertstrytodeterminetheimpactsofgalvestonspill.html

Oklahoma Lawmakers Would Limit Liability In Storms - NewsOn6.com

'A pair of Oklahoma legislators say businesses, schools and churches that open their doors to passers-by during violent weather should be spared liability if their temporary guests are hurt or killed.'

http://m.newson6.com/story.aspx?story=25101345&catId=112042

Innocent man accused of 5 different robberies, loses job, spends thousands on bail and attorney, yet prosecutors say the 'system works' | Odd News - Yahoo News

https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/innocent-man-accused-of-5-different-robberies--loses-job--spends-thousands-on-bail-and-attorney--yet-prosecutors-say-the-%E2%80%9Csystem-works%E2%80%9D-201215101.html

In Another Groundbreaking Act, Pope Francis Confesses His Sins in Public - Yahoo News

'Pope Francis continued his rock star turn yesterday...'

https://news.yahoo.com/another-groundbreaking-act-pope-francis-confesses-sins-public-211600316.html

Yahoo Is Considering Creating Its

Own YouTube

http://recode.net/2014/03/28/ready-for-marissas-closeup-yahoo-is-considering-creating-its-own-youtube-and-poaching-youtube-stars/ 

Michigan Senate recognizes one man's roadkill is another man's meal | MLive.com

http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/03/michigan_senate_approves_roadk.html

Woman cleared of dog theft, found guilty of obstruction - Spokesman Mobile - March 29, 2014

http://m.spokesman.com/stories/2014/mar/29/woman-cleared-of-dog-theft-found-guilty-of/

Webpagedigest 03/28/2014

03/28/2014

Study: ‘Small’ Nuclear War Would Destroy The World « CBS Denver

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/03/26/study-small-nuclear-war-would-destroy-the-world/

Russian Border Buildup Stokes Worries - WSJ.com

http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303779504579465830294243784?mobile=y

Ukraine says 100,000 Russian troops near border - Yahoo News'Nearly 100,000 Russian forces have massed on Ukraine's border, a top Ukrainian defense official told an American audience Thursday, giving a number far higher than US military estimates.'

https://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-claims-100-000-russian-troops-near-border-151112283.html

How US-Russia tensions boost Beijing - Yahoo News

https://news.yahoo.com/us-russia-tensions-boost-beijing-184629103.html

 

For Migrants, New Land of Opportunity Is Mexico - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/09/22/world/americas/for-migrants-new-land-of-opportunity-is-mexico.html?after=t3_21j868&pagewanted=all&_r=0

Secret Space Plane Just Launched on a Mystery Mission | Danger Room | Wired.com

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/12/space-plane-third-flight/

Obama Health Care Law Fails To Gain Support, Poll Shows

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5048503

'Anti-Aging' Hormone May Actually Shorten Life - Yahoo News

https://news.yahoo.com/anti-aging-hormone-may-actually-shorten-life-165108584.html

PLOS ONE: The Effect of Medical Marijuana Laws on Crime: Evidence from State Panel Data, 1990-2006

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0092816

Chicago Tribune - BP raises estimate of Lake Michigan oil spill

'BP today more than doubled its maximum estimate of how much crude oil spilled into Lake Michigan earlier this week from its Whiting refinery in Northwest Indiana.'

http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-79748482/

Teen to government: Change typeface, save $$$

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/27/living/student-money-saving-typeface-garamond-schools/index.html?iref=allsearch

Orlando Sentinel - The Villages: Retirement community is nation's fastest-growing metro area

http://touch.orlandosentinel.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-79736042/

Costco to dump $2.6m of peanut butter in New Mexico landfill | World | The Guardian

'The retailer Costco refused to take shipment of the peanut butter and declined requests to let it be donated to food banks or repackaged or sold to brokers who provide food to institutions like prisons.'

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/28/costco-26m-peanut-butter-new-mexico-landfill

9-Year-Old's Conn. Letter to Police Gets Response | ABC News Blogs - Yahoo

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/9-olds-conn-letter-police-gets-response-184718787--abc-news-topstories.html

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Esther Perel on affairs: Spouses in happy marriages cheat and Americans don’t understand infidelity.

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2014/03/esther_perel_on_affairs_spouses_in_happy_marriages_cheat_and_americans_don.html

How the Average McDonald’s Makes Twice as Much as Burger King - Businessweek

http://mobile.businessweek.com/articles/2014-03-25/how-the-average-mcdonald-s-makes-twice-as-much-as-burger-king

Webpagedigest 03/27/2014

03/27/2014

UN slams US for torture, NSA spying | Al Jazeera America

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/3/27/us-human-rights-reportun.html

President Obama announces plan to dismantle NSA phone record database | The Verge

http://mobile.theverge.com/2014/3/27/5546950/president-obama-announces-plan-to-dismantle-nsa-phone-record-database

President Barack Obama, Pope Francis Meet for First Time - NBC News.com

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/president-barack-obama-pope-francis-meet-first-time-n63441

Bank Of America To Pay $9 Billion To Settle Mortgage Securities Suit

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5037885

The Drugging of the American Boy - Esquire

'By the time they reach high school, nearly 20 percent of all American boys will be diagnosed with ADHD.'

http://www.esquire.com/_mobile/features/drugging-of-the-american-boy-0414?click=promo

Elephant thought rescued by Sir Paul McCartney found beaten in chicken shack - Yahoo News

'Sunder has also been seen "writhing in pain and struggling to stand as the mahout (handler) strikes him repeatedly...'

https://news.yahoo.com/elephant-thought-rescued-by-sir-paul-mccartney-found-beaten-in-chicken-shack-150905876.html

Sochi, Abandoned | Roads & Kingdoms

http://roadsandkingdoms.com/2014/sochi-abandoned/

Mandatory Kim Jong Un Haircuts a Baldfaced Lie? - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/03/27/world/asia/ap-as-nkorea-bad-hair-day.html?_r=1&referrer=

Pothole Repair Crew Gets Truck Stuck In A Pothole (PHOTO)

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5038156

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Karma (gif)

http://i.imgur.com/V2gDps8.gif

Webpagedigest 03/26/2014

03/26/2014

Russian Sanctions Have Been Pointless, but the Next Ones Could Hurt the U.S. More - Yahoo News

https://news.yahoo.com/russian-sanctions-pointless-next-ones-could-hurt-u-193330373.html

78% Favor Proof of Citizenship Before Being Allowed to Vote - Rasmussen Reports™

http://m.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/march_2014/78_favor_proof_of_citizenship_before_being_allowed_to_vote

First-Ever Asteroid With Rings Knocks Astronomers for a Loop - NBC News.com

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/first-ever-asteroid-rings-knocks-astronomers-loop-n62266

Christian school principal says 8-year-old girl not welcome because she dresses and behaves like a boy | Odd News - Yahoo News

https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/christian-school-principal-says-8-year-old-girl-not-welcome-because-she-dresses-and-behaves-like-a-boy-204748527.html

Michigan boy, 8, pays it forward with $27K in lunch donations | Battle Creek Enquirer | battlecreekenquirer.com

http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/article/20140326/NEWS/303260009/Michigan-boy-8-pays-forward-27K-lunch-donations

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Paradiso Błekitna Przystan is the sexiest dog in Chicago | Feature | Chicago

http://m.chicagoreader.com/chicago/fide-core-cane-corso-breeder-akc-champion/Content?oid=12859886

Webpagedigest 03/25/2014

03/25/2014

Carter: Snowden's leaks 'good for Americans to know'

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/03/24/usa-today-capital-download-jimmy-carter-edward-snowden-probably-constructive/6822425/

Russia wants to keep contact with G8 nations | News | Toronto Sun

http://m.torontosun.com/2014/03/25/russia-wants-to-keep-contact-with-g7-nations

Malfunction at BP's Whiting Refinery sends oil into Lake Michigan : Whiting News

http://m.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/whiting/malfunction-at-bp-s-whiting-refinery-sends-oil-into-lake/article_f0d5e8c4-1b8c-54d4-883c-270a99e60859.html?mobile_touch=true

Marijuana Benefits MS Patients as Other Remedies Fail - Businessweek

http://mobile.businessweek.com/news/2014-03-24/marijuana-benefits-ms-where-many-other-alternative-remedies-fail

'We wanted to find out why, exactly, the American Lung Association was so active in this fight...' against electronic cigarettes.

http://mnvapers.com/2014/03/american-lung-association-exposed/

Unemployed, and heading toward foreclosure | MSNBC

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/unemployed-and-heading-toward-foreclosure

Housing The Homeless Not Only Saves Lives -- It's Actually Cheaper Than Doing Nothing

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5022628

Phoenix judge spares life of dog that mauled child - seattlepi.com

http://m.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Phoenix-judge-spares-life-of-dog-that-mauled-child-5346020.php

Gyrating Animatronic Doll Is The Future ... Of Your Nightmares (VIDEO)

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5022235

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Grad School Is a Debt Machine

http://gawker.com/grad-school-is-a-debt-machine-1551066625

Webpagedigest 03/24/2014

03/24/2014

Obama to Call for End to N.S.A.’s Bulk Data Collection - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/03/25/us/obama-to-seek-nsa-curb-on-call-data.html?_r=0&referrer=

U.S., other powers kick Russia out of G8

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/24/politics/obama-europe-trip/index.html

Russia's New Ability To Evade NSA Surveillance Is Either A Crazy Coincidence Or Something Much Worse

http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-evading-nsa-and-snowden-2014-3

America’s worst industrial accident: in pictures  — Matter — Medium

https://medium.com/matter/16d378093607

Selling a Poison by the Barrel: Liquid Nicotine for E-Cigarettes - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/03/24/business/selling-a-poison-by-the-barrel-liquid-nicotine-for-e-cigarettes.html?referrer=

Bay Bridge's $9.4 million temporary bike path to be razed - SFGate

http://m.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Bay-Bridge-s-9-4-million-temporary-bike-path-to-5342857.php

Former TV judge Joe Brown arrested for contempt of court » Knoxville News Sentinel Mobile

http://m.knoxnews.com/news/2014/mar/24/former-tv-judge-joe-brown-arrested-contempt-court/

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An 85-year-old man was requested by his
Doctor for a sperm count as part of his physical exam.

The doctor gave the man a jar and said, 'Take this jar home and bring back a semen sample tomorrow.'

The next day the 85-year-old man re-appeared at the doctor's office and gave him the jar, which was as clean and empty as on the
previous day.

The doctor asked what happened and the man explained, 'Well, doc, it's like this--first I tried with my right hand, but nothing. Then I tried with my left hand, but still nothing..

'Then I asked my wife for help. She tried with her right hand, then with her left, still nothing.
She tried with her mouth, first with the teeth in, then with her teeth out, still nothing.

'She even called up Arleen, the lady next door and she tried too, first with both hands, then an armpit, and she even tried squeezin' it between her knees, but still nothing.'

The doctor was shocked! 'You asked your
neighbor?'

The old man replied, 'Yep, none of us could get the jar open.'

Webpagedigest 03/23/2014

03/23/2014

Police keep quiet about cell-tracking technology - Yahoo News

https://news.yahoo.com/police-keep-quiet-cell-tracking-technology-070618821--finance.html

Nuclear power in the new Cold War - CNBC

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101507755

Microsoft defends its right to read your email

http://money.cnn.com/2014/03/21/technology/security/microsoft-email/index.html?iid=SF_T_LN

Jimmy Carter believes U.S. is spying on him - Yahoo News

https://news.yahoo.com/jimmy-carter-nsa-spying-164434808.html

LA Times - U.S.-Mexico experiment aims to resurrect the Colorado River delta

http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-79700492/

Two more colossal pharaoh statues unveiled in Egypt - Yahoo News

https://news.yahoo.com/two-more-colossal-pharaoh-statues-unveiled-egypt-153602577.html

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Say Goodbye to Your Supermarket

http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2014/03/14/supermarket-safeway/

A dying breed: The American shopping mall - CBS News

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-dying-breed-the-american-shopping-mall/

Paramilitary police: Cops or soldiers? | The Economist'America’s police have become too militarized'

http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21599349-americas-police-have-become-too-militarised-cops-or-soldiers

Streetsblog Los Angeles » To Be or Not Be a Gang-Banger: Is That Really The Question?

http://la.streetsblog.org/2014/03/21/to-be-or-not-be-a-gang-banger-is-that-really-the-question/

 

Webpagedigest 03/22/2014

03/22/2014

Pope Francis tops Fortune's 'World's Greatest Leaders' list, but no Obama - TODAY.com

http://m.today.com/news/pope-francis-tops-fortunes-worlds-greatest-leaders-list-no-obama-2D79408674

Louisiana bans use of welfare benefits for tattoos, lingerie, jewelry | Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/03/22/louisiana-bans-use-welfare-benefits-for-tattoos-lingerie-jewelry/?intcmp=latestnews

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Hog Wild: Factory Farms Are Poisoning Iowa's Drinking Water | Mother Jones

http://m.motherjones.com/environment/2014/03/hog-wild-factory-farms-are-poisoning-iowas-drinking-water

An Inside Tour of San Francisco's Sewage Treatment Plant

http://gizmodo.com/an-inside-tour-of-san-franciscos-sewage-treatment-plan-1546975727

The Remote Control Needs To Die So The Television Can Live – ReadWrite

http://readwrite.com/2014/03/20/remote-control-dead-smart-television-tv-live#awesm=~oziPLyla36FH5g

Why Vinyl Is the Only Worthwhile Way to Own Music

http://gizmodo.com/why-vinyl-is-the-only-worthwhile-way-to-own-music-1527750499

Webpagedigest 03/21/2014

03/21/2014

Revelations of N.S.A. Spying Cost U.S. Tech Companies - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/03/22/business/fallout-from-snowden-hurting-bottom-line-of-tech-companies.html?_r=0&referrer=

Russia 'Bewildered' by US Sanctions, Warns Retaliation 'Will Not Take Long' - ABC News

http://abcnews.go.com/News/russia-bewildered-by-us-sanctions-warns-retaliation-will-not-take-long/blogEntry?id=22993200&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fark.com%2Fgoto%2F8188490

Ocean garbage problem hampers plane search

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/21/world/missing-plane-ocean-garbage/

Duke Energy Caught Intentionally Dumping 61 Million Gallons Of Coal Waste Into North Carolina Water | ThinkProgress

'The incident marks the eighth time in less than a month that the company has been accused of violating environmental regulations.'

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/03/21/3417387/coal-ash-waste-duke/

Claim in Kendrick Johnson death sparks probe

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/19/us/kendrick-johnson-death-probe-georgia/index.html

The Truth About What Happens to the Old Clothes You Donate | Cleaning Guide - Yahoo Shine

http://shine.yahoo.com/fashion/the-truth-about-what-happens-to-the-old-clothes-you-donate-183023908.html

Sellotape Selfies Are So Hot Right Now

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5000968

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Why Thieves Steal Soap

http://priceonomics.com/why-thieves-steal-soap/