Webpagedigest 09/29/2015

09/29/2015

DARPA is testing implanting chips in soldiers’ brains | Fusion
http://fusion.net/story/204316/darpa-is-implanting-chips-in-soldiers-brains/

British doctors hail 'cure for blindness' with successful treatment of age-related macular degeneration | Science | News | The Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/british-doctors-hail-cure-for-blindness-with-successful-treatment-of-age-related-muscular-a6671106.html

Obama, Castro meet for second time in 2015
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-cuba-leaders-meet-2nd-time-072513264--politics.html

DEA agents kept jobs despite serious misconduct
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/09/27/few-dea-agents-fired-misconduct/72805622/

New Zealand to turn Kermadec into vast marine reserve - BBC News

'New Zealand has revealed plans to turn an area of the South Pacific about the size of France into a marine reserve.'
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34387945

Amazon will now pay you to deliver packages | The Verge

http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/29/9413787/amazon-flex-package-delivery-seattle

Calif. Kindergartener Kicked Out of Christian School for Having 2 Moms
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/calif-kindergartener-kicked-out-of-christian-school-for-having-2-moms/ar-AAeSAu3?li=AAa0dzB

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15 Things You Didn't Know About Ronda Rousey - Yahoo
https://www.yahoo.com/news/15-things-didnt-know-ronda-162746697.html

Ed Gein's Crime Scene Photos

(Texas Chainsaw Massacre)

(ADULT/EXTREMELY GRAPIC)

http://m.imgur.com/a/JlGTg

Webpagedigest 09/28/2015

09/28/2015

Nasa scientists find evidence of flowing water on Mars | Science | The Guardian

'Researchers say discovery of stains from summertime flows down cliffs and crater walls increases chance of finding life on red planet'
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/sep/28/nasa-scientists-find-evidence-flowing-water-mars

China pledges $2bn for developing world - BBC News

'He also said China would cancel debts to the world's least developed nations, including small island nations.'
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-34372188

Shell says it will abandon oil exploration in Alaska Arctic | Alaska Dispatch News
http://www.adn.com/article/20150927/shell-says-it-will-abandon-oil-exploration-alaska-arctic

Obama meets Putin: 5 things to know about Russia's failing economy September 28
http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/28/news/economy/obama-putin-russia-economy/index.html?section=money_latest

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The Wonder Drug | The New Republic

'Inside the medical marijuana industry's wild new frontier.'

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/122918/wonder-drug

This is what a $350,000 House in San Francisco looks like - Fortune
http://fortune.com/2015/09/25/san-francisco-cheapest-home/

The Ultimate Portable Woodburning Stove
http://m.fastcompany.com/3051505/wanted/the-ultimate-portable-woodburning-stove?partner=rss

09/27 moon gif

http://38.media.tumblr.com/79403e41b7042b21a71ff20b56fc3e6d/tumblr_nv8lvrTdbC1rnq3cto1_500.gif

Meanwhile at the pug factory...

(toon)
http://m.imgur.com/4YknjjA

Webpagedigest 09/27/2015

09/27/2015

Breakthrough: Huge new genome discovery shakes human medicine | MorningTicker

'It’s a term probably known only to the ultra-geeks of the biological world — but it could completely change human medicine as we know it.'
http://www.morningticker.com/2015/09/breakthrough-astonishing-new-genome-discovery-shakes-human-medicine/

Satellite, missile test or space junk? North Korea readies launch | Reuters

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSL4N11U18F20150927

Countries to pledge troops to bolster UN peacekeepers after intense US pressure | World news | The Guardian

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/27/un-peacekeeping-obama-countries-pledge-troops-counterterror

Pope closes U.S. trip with message of hope
https://www.yahoo.com/news/many-million-expected-popes-last-mass-us-063156884.html

Tough Tents: MCSO puts kids in 'jail' to set them straight - azfamily.com 3TV | Phoenix Breaking News, Weather, Sport
http://www.azfamily.com/story/30123467/tough-tents-mcso-puts-kids-in-jail-to-set-them-straight?autostart=true&config=H264

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Mobile private island ups ante on billionaire toys

http://www.businessinsider.com/mobile-private-island-ups-the-ante-on-billionaire-toys-2015-9?op=1

Webpagedigest 09/26/2015

09/26/2015

Bill Clinton: Controversy surrounding Hillary 'always going to happen' - Yahoo News
http://news.yahoo.com/bill-clinton-controversy-surrounding-hillary-always-going-happen-022658281.html

Growing threats to clean, cheap drinking water

'Around the country, scores of decaying drinking water systems built around the time of World War II and earlier are in need of replacement. The costs to rebuild will be staggering. The costs of inaction are already piling up.'
https://www.yahoo.com/news/drinking-water-systems-imperiled-failing-infrastructure-140117243.html

No water, no problem in Orange County

'The county's diverse efforts to keep water flowing are a model for other communities across the nation with stressed supplies.'
https://www.yahoo.com/news/orange-county-offers-model-places-140129723.html

Cops: Couple Robs Bank, Posts Photos of Loot on Facebook - Yahoo News
http://news.yahoo.com/cops-couple-robs-bank-posts-130908103.html

Webpagedigest 09/25/2015

09/25/2015

Speaker John Boehner Will Resign From Congress - NYTimes.com

'Speaker John A. Boehner, under intense pressure from conservatives in his party, will resign one of the most powerful positions in government and give up his House seat at the end of October, throwing Congress into chaos it tries to avert a government shutdown.'
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/09/26/us/boehner-will-resign-from-congress.html?_r=0&referer=http://m.popurls.com/

How John Boehner decided to leave Congress 
https://www.yahoo.com/politics/-why-not-today-how-c1264675931381814.html

The shortlist to replace John Boehner
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/short-list-replace-house-speaker-john-boehner-223025561.html

Pope Francis to Address U.N.’s Largest Gathering of World Leaders - NYTimes.com
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/09/25/world/americas/pope-francis-un-general-assembly.html?_r=0&referer=https://www.reddit.com/r/news/?count=225&after=t3_3m7hca

Snowden backs international campaign to outlaw mass surveillance - CNET

'...and also protect whistle-blowers like himself.'
http://www.cnet.com/news/snowden-backs-international-campaign-to-outlaw-mass-surveillance/

 

The United Nations has a radical, dangerous vision for the future of the Web - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/09/24/the-united-nations-has-a-radical-dangerous-vision-for-the-future-of-the-web/

Google Nexus announcement: 5 things to expect at Tuesday's event | The Verge
http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/25/9396355/google-nexus-event-preview-phones-chromecast-android-m

Fox News Credits Leonardo DiCaprio With Painting the Mona Lisa | Vanity Fair
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/09/fox-news-shepard-smith-leonardo-dicaprio-da-vinci-mona-lisa

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America’s Most Admired Lawbreaker 

(chapter 11)

- The Huffington Post
http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/miracleindustry/americas-most-admired-lawbreaker/chapter-11.html

Webpagedigest 09/24/2015

09/24/2015

Kremlin: Putin to Meet Obama on Monday - ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/kremlin-putin-meet-obama-monday-34006631

Day After Employees Vote to Unionize, Target Announces Fleet of Robot Workers
http://usuncut.com/class-war/target-union-robot-workers/

CVS To Sell Overdose Reversal Drug Without A Prescription In 12 More States
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5602dba2e4b0fde8b0d0d189

Huge iOS 9 security flaw lets anyone see your photos and contacts without a PIN – here’s how to stop it
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/huge-ios-9-security-flaw-lets-anyone-see-134547688.html

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This is the Bloodhound SSC, a 1,000mph rocket on wheels | The Verge

'Powered by a Rolls-Royce jet engine and a cluster of rockets, this supersonic car aims to set a new land speed record'
http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/24/9384963/bloodhound-ssc-supersonic-rocket-car-photos

Bloodhound: 1,000mph supersonic car to be unveiled in London | Technology | The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/24/bloodhound-supersonic-car-1000mph-london

F**k whoever is in this bag

(humor/gif)

http://i.imgur.com/9hxbavJ.gif

Webpagedigest 09/23/2015

09/23/2015

President Xi Jinping: China Is Ready To Join U.S. In Fighting Cyber Crimes
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/560211aee4b00310edf92b44?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000014

Martin Shkreli: Pharmaceuticals CEO who raised HIV drug price by 5,000% 'also hiked cost of pill taken by children with incurable kidney disease' | People | News | The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/martin-shkreli-pharmaceuticals-ceo-who-raised-hiv-drug-price-by-5000-also-hiked-cost-of-pill-taken-10513645.html

Available for $0.05 in India

http://capitalmind.in/2015/09/hedge-fund-manager-buys-drug-hikes-price-from-15-to-750-available-in-india-for-rs-3/

Vast majority of Americans who drink excessively are not alcoholics, new CDC study shows - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/11/20/vast-majority-of-americans-who-drink-excessively-are-not-alcoholics-new-cdc-study-shows/

Dog 'Bounty Hunter' Chapman's stepdaughter arrested in bank heist | Fox News
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/09/23/dog-bounty-hunter-chapman-set-daughter-arrested-for-bank-heist/

Exclusive: Sting on his injury, his condition and whether or not that was his last match | WWE.com
http://www.wwe.com/inside/sting-interviewed-about-night-of-champions-injuries-27958909

Growing Number Believe California’s Drought Is A Government Conspiracy « CBS Sacramento
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2015/09/22/growing-number-believe-californias-drought-is-a-government-conspiracy/

Yogi Berra, Yankees Catcher With a Wit All His Own, Dies at 90 - NYTimes.com
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/09/24/sports/baseball/yogi-berra-dies-at-90-yankees-baseball-catcher.html?referrer=

Yogi Berra's legacy in life, baseball, and words
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/yogi-berra--a-celebration-of-baseball--life-and-a-man-s-legacy-of-words-150929520.html

Personal remembrances of Yogi Berra

https://www.yahoo.com/news/remembering-my-friend-yogi-berra-182742317.html

Greatest Yogi Berra story you've likely never heard

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/one-of-the-greatest-yogi-berra-stories-you-might-not-have-heard-193333507.html

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Hoax? Ahmed Mohamed's Clock - The Daily Beast
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/09/21/nerds-rage-over-ahmed-s-clock.html

There’s a very simple reason why no carmaker can seem to rule the industry for long - Quartz
http://qz.com/507761/theres-a-very-simple-reason-why-no-carmaker-can-seem-to-rule-the-industry-for-long/

Bless you

(humor/gif)

http://i.imgur.com/npUQzmE.gifv

Webpagedigest 09/22/2015

09/22/2015

Chinese president arrives for weeklong U.S. visit
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/chinas-president-meet-tech-titans-visit-boeing-start-111134423--business.html

Pope Francis arrives in U.S. for historic visit - CNNPolitics.com

http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/22/politics/pope-francis-us-visit-updates/index.html

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America’s Most Admired Lawbreaker 

(Chapter 8)

- The Huffington Post
http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/miracleindustry/americas-most-admired-lawbreaker/chapter-8.html

The Man Who Made Animal Friends | Rolling Stone

'Doc Antle built a small fortune coaxing tigers, apes and elephants to lovingly embrace on camera – and his enemies hate him for it
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-man-who-made-animal-friends-20150921#ixzz3mTJ2rtEf 

Bears are NFL's worst, so who's the best so far?
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/nfl-power-rankings--how-did-the-chicago-bears-sink-to-the-bottom-232538701.html

Webpagedigest 09/21/2015

09/21/2015

Big Price Increase for Tuberculosis Drug Is Rescinded - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/09/22/business/big-price-increase-for-tb-drug-is-rescinded.html?referrer=

The New Bond Market: Bigger, Riskier and More Fragile Than Ever - WSJ

http://www.wsj.com/article_email/the-new-bond-market-bigger-riskier-and-more-fragile-than-ever-1442808001-lMyQjAxMTI1MDI4MTEyMzEzWj

How the U.S. plans to protect Pope Francis
https://www.yahoo.com/popevisit2015/post/129593570039/security-for-pope-visit-is-unprecedented-says

WWE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS 2015: Bout-by-bout report and analysis from 'Big Jim' Munro
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/wwe-night-of-champions-2015--bout-by-bout-report-and-analysis-from--big-jim--munro-072201496.html

'Sting' reportedly suffers serious injury

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/blogs/the-turnstile/sting-suffers-possible-career-threatening-injury-at-wwe-ppv--report-160825536.html

WWE Fan Jumps Into the Ring During Night of Champions, Gets Taken Out by Security
https://www.yahoo.com/news/wwe-fan-jumps-ring-during-131650332.html

Edward Snowden: Aliens Are Trying To Contact Planet Earth
https://www.yahoo.com/news/edward-snowden-aliens-are-trying-to-contact-114645582.html

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What's Your Boss Allowed to Ask When You Call In Sick?
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/whats-boss-allowed-ask-call-144400440.html

Realizing that the singular and plural of shrimp are the same

http://i.imgur.com/mD7t5sx.png

Adult humor/pic

http://m.imgur.com/zdhdLYX

Webpagedigest 09/20/2015

09/20/2015

U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Afghan Allies’ Abuse of Boys - NYTimes.com
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/world/asia/us-soldiers-told-to-ignore-afghan-allies-abuse-of-boys.html?_r=0&referrer=

New marijuana law side effect: Youth possession now a felony | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KOMO News
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/New-marijuana-law-side-effect-Youth-possession-now-a-felony-328374581.html?mobile=y

Apple's iOS App Store suffers first major attack | Reuters
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0RK0ZB20150920

Virginia school suspends an 11-year-old for one year over a leaf that wasn’t marijuana - The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/03/16/virginia-school-suspends-an-11-year-old-for-one-year-over-a-leaf-that-wasnt-marijuana/?tid=pm_business_pop_b

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The frightening spread of antibiotic resistance around the world, visualized - Quartz
http://qz.com/505556/the-frightening-spread-of-antibiotic-resistance-around-the-world-visualized/

America’s Most Admired Lawbreaker 

(chapter 6)

- The Huffington Post
http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/miracleindustry/americas-most-admired-lawbreaker/chapter-6.html

Credit Cards Now Come With a Chip Embedded - NBC News
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/credit-cards-now-come-chip-embedded-n430556?

World's first smog filtering tower goes on tour | Guardian Sustainable Business | The Guardian

'The Dutch city of Rotterdam has opened the world’s first smog-free tower. 

Co-designed by Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde, the seven-metre high tower sucks in dirty air like a giant vacuum cleaner.'

http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/sep/19/worlds-first-smog-filtering-tower-on-tour-daan-roosegaarde-air-pollution

The next frontier in television: TVs that watch you back - Quartz

http://qz.com/506102/the-next-frontier-in-television-tvs-that-watch-you-back/

Webpagedigest 09/19/2015

09/19/2015

China Calls On North Korea To Halt PlannedI  Space Launch, Nuclear Test : The Two-Way : NPR
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/09/19/441727640/china-calls-on-north-korea-to-halt-planned-space-launch-nuclear-test

75% in U.S. See Widespread Government Corruption

'While the numbers have fluctuated slightly since 2007, the trend has been largely stable since 2010.'
http://www.gallup.com/poll/185759/widespread-government-corruption.aspx

Iranian crowds chanting 'death to America' don't mean it personally, says president Hassan Rouhani - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-19/death-to-america-chant-not-personal-irans-president-says/6789046

Google event announced for Tuesday, September 29th | The Verge

http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/18/9355171/google-event-announced-for-tuesday-september-29th

Security News This Week: US Homeland Security Is Vulnerable to Hacks, Too | WIRED
http://www.wired.com/2015/09/security-news-week-us-homeland-security-vulnerable-hacks/

Jackie Collins Has Died of Breast Cancer at 77 : People.com Mobile

http://www.people.com/article/jackie-collins-dead

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Costly prison fees are putting inmates deep in debt September 18
http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/18/news/economy/prison-fees-inmates-debt/index.html?section=money_latest 

Webpagedigest 09/18/2015

09/18/2015

Company hikes price 5,000% for drug that fights complication of AIDS, cancer
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2015/09/18/company-hikes-price-5000-drug-fights-complication-aids-cancer-daraprim/32563749/

St. Louis landfill fire could reach radioactive waste in months

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/9/18/missouri-st-louis-landfill-fire-could-reach-radioactive-waste-in-months.html

New: 87 (of 91)Deceased NFL Players Test Positive for Brain Disease | Concussion Watch | FRONTLINE | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sports/concussion-watch/new-87-deceased-nfl-players-test-positive-for-brain-disease/

Dog Watches Guard Over Its Trapped 'Best Friend' for a Week After They Got Lost, Rescuers Say - Yahoo
https://gma.yahoo.com/dog-watches-guard-over-trapped-best-friend-week-232503102--abc-news-pets.html#

Mysterious Iridescent 'End of Times' Cloud Phenomenon Spotted in Costa Rica - Yahoo
https://gma.yahoo.com/mysterious-iridescent-end-times-cloud-phenomenon-spotted-costa-012800166.html

'The Rock,' girlfriend expecting first child together
https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/news/dwayne-rock-johnson-girlfriend-lauren-hashian-expecting-first-234624511-us-weekly.html

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America’s Most Admired Lawbreaker - The Huffington Post

(chapter 3)
http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/miracleindustry/americas-most-admired-lawbreaker/chapter-3.html

Why should I go to college?

(toon)

http://i.imgur.com/gvtfOjV.jpg

Webpagedigest 09/17/2015

WWE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS 2015: Bout-by-bout preview and predictions
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/wwe-night-of-champions-2015--bout-by-bout-preview-and-predictions-212842126.html

Webpagedigest 09/16/2015

09/16/2015

What a Fed rate hike means for you
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/fed-rate-means-to-me-134128998.html

Irving 9th-grader arrested after taking homemade clock to school: 'So you tried to make a bomb?' | Dallas Morning News
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/northwest-dallas-county/headlines/20150915-irving-ninth-grader-arrested-after-taking-homemade-clock-to-school.ece

First Click: Nerds unite in support of boy genius Ahmed Mohamed | The Verge
http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/16/9336259/nerds-support-ahmed-muhamed

School Defends Calling Police on Student Who Built Clock | TIME
http://time.com/4036240/ahmed-mohamed-bomb-clock-principal-letter/

No Charges For Ahmed Mohamed, Teen Arrested After Bringing Homemade Clock to School - NBC News
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/texas-teen-arrested-after-bringing-homemade-clock-school-n428356

Obama Invites Texas Teen To White House After 'Bomb Hoax' Incident : The Two-Way : NPR

'Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great.'

- President Obama -
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/09/16/440890750/obama-invites-texas-teen-to-white-house-after-bomb-hoax-incident

Facebook, Google roll out welcome mat to Ahmed Mohamed
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/09/16/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-google-box-aaron-levie-ahmed-mohamed-clock/32510935/

5 cities named as finalists for 2024 Olympics

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/five-bidders-embark-two-race-land-2024-games-071807530--oly.html

Hang Out With Extreme Body Modifiers At Colombia's Freakiest Tattoo Festival

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/55f80fe1e4b0c2077efbf452

Shelter hopes attention-grabbing sign leads to more adoptions | Local News - Home
http://m.wmtw.com/news/shelter-hopes-attentiongrabbing-sign-leads-to-more-adoptions/35302142?source=wmtw

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America’s Most Admired Lawbreaker - The Huffington Post
http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/miracleindustry/americas-most-admired-lawbreaker/?ir=Healthy%20Living&utm_campaign=091515&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Alert-healthy-living&utm_content=FullStory&ncid=newsltushpmg00000003

or

http://tinyurl.com/q8re66q

Other dangerous items confiscated by the Texas police

(Pic)
http://i.imgur.com/1cfVEpk.jpg

Webpagedigest 09/15/2015

09/15/2015

Study: Marine populations in alarming decline

'...species essential to the global food supply were among the hardest hit.'
https://www.yahoo.com/news/global-marine-populations-slashed-half-since-1970-wwf-003519398.html

North Korea Revamps, Restarts Nuclear Bomb Fuel Production Plants

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/55f7c0e6e4b00e2cd5e7d3b1?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067

Calif. wildfires threaten treasured Sequoias
https://www.yahoo.com/news/wildfires-threaten-californias-treasured-sequoias-174053955.html

Supercar drivers terrorize Beverly Hills residents 
https://www.yahoo.com/autos/laferrari-driver-caught-terrifying-beverly-hills-129157052077.html

 

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The Pickup Truck of Electric Bikes May Be Better Than a Car | WIRED
http://popurls.com/go/wired.com/l63c64ed5ecef28d78bd20c655351f2fb

Webpagedigest 09/14/2015

09/14/2015

Germany Expecting 1 Million Migrants This Year

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/55f698dde4b063ecbfa4bfc5

Blood Pressure Should Be Much Lower, According To Landmark Study

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/55f2fa7fe4b042295e36011b

Bees win as US court rules against neonicotinoid pesticide | New Scientist

https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28167-bees-win-as-us-court-rules-against-neonicotinoid-pesticide/

Dwindling North American monarchs begin 3,000-mile journey (+video) - CSMonitor.com
http://m.csmonitor.com/Science/2015/0913/Dwindling-North-American-monarchs-begin-3-000-mile-journey-video

More kids getting drunk on hand sanitizer - CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/14/health/hand-sanitizer-poisoning/index.html

'Celebrity Apprentice' taps Arnold Schwarzenegger

https://www.yahoo.com/tv/arnold-schwarzenegger-celebrity-apprentice-129079705560.html

Webpagedigest 09/13/2015

09/13/2015

Obama should invest in public electric vehicle chargers.

'During the economic crisis, the Obama administration invested prodigiously in electric cars—but afterward it curtailed any support for public charging infrastructure.'
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/09/obama_should_invest_in_public_electric_vehicle_chargers.html

Child victims partly to blame in priest sex-abuse cases, Syracuse bishop testified | syracuse.com
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/09/victims_partly_to_blame_in_priest_sex-abuse_cases_syracuse_bishop_testified.html

Historian understood to have found first use of word f*** in 1310 English court case - Home News - UK - The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/historian-understood-to-have-found-first-use-of-word-f-in-1310-english-court-case-concerning-roger-fuckebythenavele-10498958.html

New Miss America crowned in Atlantic City

https://www.yahoo.com/tv/s/miss-georgia-betty-cantrell-crowned-miss-america-2016-030319482.html

NBA Hall of Famer Moses Malone, 60, dies - Chicago Tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/ct-moses-malone-dead-20150913-story.html

Webpagedigest 09/12/2015

09/12/2015

Big banks close to $1.9B settlement in price-fixing case
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/5688045b2b70499da1bfde9d91e7057b/big-banks-close-19b-settlement-price-fixing-case

National：Bags of radioactive waste swept away after river in Fukushima village overflows - 毎日新聞
http://sp.mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20150912p2a00m0na010000c.html

Webpagedigest 09/11/2015

09/11/2015

Justice Dept. affirms Clinton could delete personal emails

https://www.yahoo.com/news/justice-dept-affirms-clinton-could-delete-personal-emails-223049314--election.html

Assembly rejects measure to limit police seizure of assets - LA Times

'... a measure to limit police seizures of cash, cars and other property from people not convicted of a crime fell flat in the Assembly on Thursday.'
http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-asset-forfeiture-bill-20150910-story.html

Federal seizure program that benefits cops called ‘legal robbery’
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/your-watchdog/2015/09/10/federal-seizure-program-benefits-cops-called-legal-robbery/71995798/

Poll finds some Americans would support a military coup | US news | The Guardian

'Almost a third of Americans could imagine supporting a military coup against their own government, according to a new poll.'

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/11/military-coup-some-americans-would-vote-yes

Oil prices could hit $US20: Goldman | The Australian

http://m.theaustralian.com.au/business/latest/oil-prices-could-hit-us20-goldman/story-e6frg90f-1227523580557

Get ready for one of the strongest El Ninos ever - CBS News
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/get-ready-for-one-of-the-strongest-el-ninos-ever/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17

How Pets Can Protect Against Allergies in Kids

https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/how-pets-can-protect-against-allergies-in-kids-128844971122.html

Retired research chimps in need after money for care dries up

http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/11/living/chimpanzee-liberia-new-york-blood-center-feat/?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool&iref=obnetwork

Air Force decides to condemn private land near Area 51 | Las Vegas Review-Journal

http://m.reviewjournal.com/news/military/air-force-decides-condemn-private-land-near-area-51

Brian Williams Debuts On MSNBC Sept. 22

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/55f1b0aae4b002d5c078631e?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000021

Cult of Android - Sony warns users not to take ‘waterproof’ phones under water

http://www.cultofandroid.com/76101/sony-warns-users-not-to-take-its-waterproof-smartphones-under-water/

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Killing off wild predators is a stupid idea | The Verge

http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/10/9308195/killing-off-wild-predators-is-a-stupid-idea

Gee Atherton Tests INSANE MTB Trail - Red Bull Hardline - YouTube

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=eagElg8YnZY

Lower Your Bills | BillFixers - We Negotiate Lower Bills

(commercial site)https://www.billfixers.com/

Webpagedigest 09/10/2015

09/10/2015

Get ready: Experts say a government shutdown is likely - The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/09/09/get-ready-experts-say-a-government-shutdown-is-likely/

Former CIA director under Obama: 'Someone needs to lose their job' if reports about ISIS intelligence are true - Yahoo Finance

'According to a report from The Daily Beast, more than 50 intelligence analysts at Centcom have formally complained that reports on the Islamic State and the Nusra Front — Al Qaeda's Syria branch — have been repeatedly altered by senior intelligence officials to fit with the Obama administration's insistence that the US is winning the war against the two militant groups.'
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/former-cia-director-under-obama-132000261.html

US spy chief's 'highly unusual' reported contact with military official raises concerns | US news | The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/10/james-clapper-pentagon-military-official

Food and Drug Administration Takes on Food Poisoning With Sweeping Reforms - NBC News

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-starts-sweeping-reform-aimed-food-poisoning-n425096

Pablo Escobar and rubber bands

'At the peak of his power, infamous Medellín cartel boss Pablo Escobar brought in an estimated $420 million a week...'
http://www.businessinsider.com/pablo-escobar-and-rubber-bands-2015-9

World’s first head transplant patient schedules procedure for 2017 | Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/09/10/worlds-first-head-transplant-patient-schedules-procedure-for-2017/?intcmp=hphz02 

There Is a Huge Problem With McDonald's All-Day Breakfast

https://www.yahoo.com/food/all-day-mcdonalds-breakfast-not-as-great-as-you-128773400936.html

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8 Exonerated Prisoners on Their First Week Out -- NYMag

'What does it feel like to get out of prison after serving decades for a crime you didn’t commit? Since 1989, 1,655 convictions have been reversed nationwide.'
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/09/8-exonerated-prisoners-first-week-outside.html?mid=twitter_nymag

Webpagedigest 09/09/2015

09/09/2015

Frankenvirus Emerges From Melting Siberia | Al Jazeera America

'Scientists to revive a 30,000-year-old giant virus, warning more microscopic pathogens may awake due to climate change'
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/9/8/frankenvirus-emerges-from-melting-siberia.html

North and South Korea to hold family reunion next month for families separated by Korean war | South China Morning Post
http://m.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/1856326/north-and-south-korea-hold-family-reunion-next-month-families

Exclusive: Russia building major military base near Ukrainian border | Reuters

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0R924G20150909?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews

Report: Mayweather received illegal IV before Pacquiao fight
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/report-mayweather-received-illegal-iv-before-pacquiao-fight/ar-AAe7QWf?li=AAa0dzB

Vermont State Police: Connecticut man clocked at 112 mph was heading to court for speeding ticket | masslive.com
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/09/vermont_state_police_connectic.html#incart_river

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Revolutionizing Diabetes Care in the Valley

'Physicians hope to revolutionize health care in the Valley with a simple prescription — access.'
http://www.texasobserver.org/revolutionizing-care-for-the-valleys-diabetes-epidemic/

Knocking Down The Walls (And Leaving It That Way) Might Be The Most Efficient Renovation Ever

(architecture/design)

http://m.fastcompany.com/3050798/knocking-down-the-walls-and-leaving-it-that-way-might-be-the-most-efficient-renovation-ever?partner=rss

The dirtiest spot on an airplane is actually not the toilet
http://m.aol.com/article/2015/09/08/the-dirtiest-spot-on-an-airplane-is-actually-not-the-toilet/21233142/

6 Reasons Why Leonardo DiCaprio Has Never Won An Oscar
https://www.yahoo.com/movies/post/128714206732/6-reasons-why-leonardo-dicaprio-has-never-won-an

Watch This Skateboarder Hit 70 MPH

http://whatstrending.com/hot-on-youtube/20169-70mph-skateboard-run

"Water is not a human right"

(pic)

http://i.imgur.com/v8bY0D7.jpg

This is where we are heading - Imgur

(pic)

http://m.imgur.com/35jVSH0

Webpagedigest 09/08/2015

09/08/2015

Birth Control in Drinking Water: A Fertility Catastrophe in the Making?

'A recent report from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) found that birth-control hormones excreted by women, flushed into waterways and eventually into drinking water can also impact fish fertility up to three generations after exposure — raising questions about their effects on humans, who are consuming the drugs without even knowing it in each glass of water they drink.'
http://m.ncregister.com/daily-news/birth-control-in-drinking-water-a-fertility-catastrophe-in-the-making/#.Ve-vh4pHbCQ

Refugee crisis: Where are all these people coming from and why? - World - News - The Independent

'Refugees have been seeking safe haven in the West for years. Recently, however, something has changed. Thousands have become millions, as nation after nation succumbs to anarchy and fanaticism.'
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/refugee-crisis-where-are-all-these-people-coming-from-and-why-10490425.html

Verizon to begin testing 5G network September 08

http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/08/technology/verizon-5g/index.html?section=money_latest

Verizon’s 5G service is faster than Google Fiber, will begin to roll out in 2017

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/verizon-5g-faster-google-fiber-begin-roll-2017-150503437.html

Canon develops 250 megapixel camera sensor - BBC News

'...the sensor is sensitive enough to read lettering on the side of an aircraft 18km (11.1 miles) away.'
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34173423

Serena outlasts Venus to move on to semifinals

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/blogs/tennis-busted-racquet/serena-outlasts-venus-to-move-on-to-semifinals-020802652.html

Texas school district: 2 players allege referee made racial slur before hit

https://www.yahoo.com/news/video/texas-school-district-2-players-211403819.html

Louisville Zoo's gorilla Jelani 'asks' to see a new picture on man's iPhone | Daily Mail Online
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3224918/Incredible-moment-gorilla-Jelani-watches-gestures-new-picture-man-scrolls-monkey-images-iPhone.html#socialLinks

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Life on the Streets - The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/09/06/nyregion/07homeless-in-new-york-city.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=photo-spot-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=1

Stop Worrying About "Chemicals" in Your Food

http://lifehacker.com/stop-worrying-about-chemicals-in-your-food-1728806246

Trump can't actually win, can he? - LA Times

(Opinion)

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0906-mcmanus-trump-20150906-column.html

Webpagedigest 09/07/2015

09/07/2015

Defector: Kim Jong Un's days are numbered - CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/07/asia/kyung-lah-north-korean-defector-predictions/index.html

Clinton says no email apology: 'What I did was allowed'

https://www.yahoo.com/news/clinton-says-no-email-apology-did-allowed-182546785--election.html

Major Discovery: 4,500-year-old megalithic super-henge found buried one mile from Stonehenge | Ancient Origins

http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/major-discovery-4500-year-old-megalithic-super-henge-found-buried-one-mile-020519

Amazon said to be readying $50 6-inch tablet for holidays - CNET

http://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-said-to-be-readying-50-6-inch-tablet-for-holidays/#ftag=CAD590a51e

Self-driving cars can be fooled by fake cars, pedestrians and other bogus signals | Alphr

'Software security researcher disabled car with little more than a laser and a Raspberry Pi'
http://www.alphr.com/cars/1001483/self-driving-cars-can-be-fooled-by-fake-cars-pedestrians-and-other-bogus-signals

McDonald's All-Day Breakfast Is Not Quite What It Seems -- The Motley Fool
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/09/07/mcdonalds-all-day-breakfast-is-not-quite-what-it-s.aspx?source=eogyholnk0000001

Dwayne Johnson Saves Puppy

https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/news/dwayne-johnson-saves-puppy-012528761.html

Martin Milner Dead: ‘Adam-12,’ ‘Route 66’ Star Was 83 | Variety
http://variety.com/2015/film/news/martin-milner-dead-adam-12-route-66-1201587461/