The 3 places where Facebook censors you the most
A recent incident in Turkey serves as an example of how this works. Following court orders in Turkey last week, Facebook blocked pages depicting the Muslim religious figure Mohammed. It’s…
Month: February 2015
Genital Cutting Cases Seen More as Immigration Rises
DENVER — One immigrant woman told of visiting five gynecologists in recent months, each of whom gasped audibly at her anatomy. Another went to see a doctor, only to become…
Hubble captures triple solar eclipse on Jupiter
Three big moons crossed its surface at the same time. The moons’ shadows also tracked over Jupiter’s swirling surface. From the perspective of people theoretically standing down on Jupiter, it…
Five Things to Know for Your New Day — Friday, February 6
ISIS Jordan hits back: Jordan says it’s on a mission to destroy ISIS. “We’re going after them … with everything that we have,” the nation’s foreign minister said. Jordan fighter…
Anthem probe looking at China as possible source of hack
For example, last year Chinese hacker spies were caught breaking into nuclear power plants, steel manufacturers and a solar energy company. Anthem’s investigators believe they have an explanation for the…
Seahawks Fan’s Obit Blames ‘Lousy Play Call’ For Death Of Michael Vedvik
The Seahawks’ final play in Super Bowl XLIX caused plenty of heartbreak in Seattle. But did it also kill a loyal fan? The final line in the obituary for Michael…
East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao Submits Resignation
DILI, East Timor — East Timor independence hero Xanana Gusmao resigned as prime minister Friday, stepping down ahead of an expected restructuring of the government next week. Gusmao, 68, is…
Will Smith And Jimmy Fallon Rapping ‘It Takes Two’ Is Outta Sight
Warning: You will want to rock right now. Will Smith stopped by “The Tonight Show” on Thursday and joined Jimmy Fallon for a beat box version of “It Takes Two.”…
‘How To Get Away With Murder’ Recap: They Found The Body
Well that escalated quickly. The cops have found Sam’s body, and judging by the previews for next week the number one suspect is going to be Annalise Keating. Can the…
Consuls In U.S. Warn: Israel’s Friends Fear Netanyahu’s Speech To Congress Will Harm Ties
Israeli consuls general in the United States have warned the Foreign Ministry to expect fierce negative reactions to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned March 3 speech to Congress, including from…
U.S. Hawks Say Arming Ukraine Is The Only Way To Save Europe. Actual Europeans Disagree.
WASHINGTON — Hours before Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) compared Europe’s attitude toward Russian President Vladimir Putin to appeasement toward Nazi Germany, the German ambassador here warned U.S. hawks not to…
Sapporo Snow Festival turns to the dark side
Or maybe it already is. Their “Snow Star Wars” sculpture is epic.
Average federal tax refund so far: $3,539
The vast majority of the returns filed so far this year (13.3 million) were filed electronically. Overall, the IRS receives about 150 million returns a year.
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Promise of Europe Lures Syrians and Smugglers
SIDE, Turkey — He left his home in Syria over a year ago and set out more than a dozen times, he said, on perilous and ill-fated seaborne journeys to…
Security Strategy Recognizes U.S. Limits
WASHINGTON — President Obama plans to release his second, and final, national security strategy on Friday, laying out a blueprint for robust American leadership for his remaining time in office while…
Fit Nation: Weight loss Week 1 — the hiccups
They will go away. Well, Week one of the CNN Fit Nation Challenge has presented me with some hiccups. My hiccups started just before Christmas; my right knee started aching….
Geoffrey Zakarian Offers Some Tips to McDonald’s
Common Sense By JAMES B. STEWART With all the recent excitement over Shake Shack — its share price more than doubled the day it went public last week — and…
Experts Suspect Lax Security Left Anthem Vulnerable to Hackers
The cyberattack on Anthem, one of the nation’s largest health insurers, points to the vulnerability of health care companies, which security specialists say are behind other industries in protecting sensitive…
‘Hail Modi’: Meet the Indian PM’s uncanny lookalike
Dozens surround one man, chanting pro-Modi slogans. But the man at the center of attention is Abhinandan Pathak, also known as Nandan Modi — the Indian PM, Narendra Modi’s lookalike….
Australia’s Prime Minister Future Uncertain Pending Leadership Vote
SYDNEY, Feb 6 (Reuters) – A member of Australia’s ruling Liberal Party has told colleagues he will propose that government lawmakers hold a vote on the future of Prime Minster…
Police: 6-year-old boy ‘kidnapped’ for being too nice to strangers
“Family members told investigators their primary intent was to educate the victim and felt they did nothing wrong,” the press release said. During his reported ordeal the boy was lured…
TV industry is asking: Can Brian Williams survive this?
“NBC News is dawdling. They need to suspend Brian Williams and announce a process that includes press access and an internal investigation,” former MSNBC.com editor in chief Merrill Brown wrote…
Hambycast: A New Hampshire state of mind
It’s a bracing I-can’t-feel-my-hands, there’s-snow-on-my-neck, why-won’t-my-car-heat-up-faster kind of cold that calls for heavy duty boots, long underwear and plates of comfort food. These were the sub-zero conditions that roughly 500…
Rep. Alcee Hastings Says Old Texas Dildo Law Shows The State Is ‘Crazy’
A Florida congressman is not backing off his assertion that Texas is a “crazy state,” and he’s now citing an old law restricting dildos to make his case. “One of…
Captive killer whale to be added to endangered species list
The Southern Resident population is considered depleted because of the captures conducted for marine parks decades ago. As a result, the Southern Resident killer whales were added to the endangered…
GOP Lawmaker: Pregnancy From Rape ‘Is The Silver Lining’
A Republican state lawmaker called pregnancy from rape “the silver lining” Thursday while debating whether women who become pregnant from sexual assault deserve an exception from a strict anti-abortion measure….
$755 for a box of condoms? No protection from shortages in Venezuela
More recently, shortages are affecting people in the South American country in a more personal way. Venezuelan consumers complain condoms and birth control pills are nowhere to be found. Shortages…
Former Top Chris Christie Official Under Investigation Over Flights: Report
Federal prosecutors have demanded that the Port Authority turn over records related to the personal travel of the agency’s former chairman David Samson, as well as his relationship with Newark…
RadioShack Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy After Striking Deal to Sell Some Stores
But its clock has finally run out. RadioShack, a long-ailing 94-year-old electronics chain, filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday after striking a deal to sell up to 2,400 of its…