French Satellite Image Also Shows Possible Plane Debris, Malaysia Says
KUALA LUMPUR/PERTH (Reuters) - New French satellite images show possible debris from a missing Malaysian airliner deep in the southern Indian Ocean, Malaysia said on Sunday, adding to growing signs...
View ArticleEgyptian Court Sentences 529 Muslim Brotherhood Members to Death: Lawyer
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court sentenced 529 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death on charges including murder on Monday, a defence lawyer said, in a sharp escalation of a crackdown...
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Malaysia PM Tells Families of Missing Jet Passengers Plane Is Lost
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared over two weeks ago crashed in the southern Indian Ocean, Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Monday.New satellite analysis from...
View ArticleUkraine Announces Military Pull-Out from Crimea
(Reuters) - Ukraine announced the evacuation of its troops and their families from Crimea on Monday, effectively acknowledging defeat in the face of Russian forces, who stormed one of the last...
View ArticleSticky 'Bunker' Oil Spill in Texas's Galveston Bay Makes for a Tough Cleanup
As many as 168,000 gallons of a dense, sticky type of fuel oil spilled into Texas’s Galveston Bay when a barge and a ship collided on Saturday. The spill has temporarily shut down the 50-mile Houston...
View ArticleChris Christie Is Innocent, According to His Lawyers
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie had nothing to do with the controversial lane closures on the George Washington Bridge last fall, the lawyers he hired claim in a forthcoming report.Gibson, Dunn...
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An Evening with ‘Back to the Future’ Superfans in a Manhattan Gymnasium
So here’s what a rip in the space-time continuum looks like on a Saturday night in 2014. Several hundred film nerds stand eagerly outside a grungy youth center in Manhattan’s Nolita neighborhood. They...
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Over 100 Missing-Persons Reports Filed in Washington Mudslide
(Reuters) - More than 100 missing-persons reports have been filed with various agencies in Washington state in the aftermath of a mudslide in which eight deaths have been confirmed, county officials...
View ArticleGadget Lust: The Miracle Cure for Snoring May Break Up Your Marriage
Some people are so desperate for a decent snore-free night’s sleep that an anti-snoring taser would sell like hotcakes. (“Shock your beloved into a dazzling night of peaceful slumber!”) Hammacher...
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Today in Tabs: Someone Comes to Tab, Someone Leaves Tab
I'm really sad to leave the new yorker, but am truly excited to helm the Web's premiere men's rights periodical starting in a few weeks— matt (@mattbuchanan) March 22, 2014People sure are getting new...
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Spaniards Take to the Streets to Protest Anti-Protest Laws
While Ukraine is settling down after its popular revolution and cities from Caracas, Venezuela, to Bangkok are roiled by street demonstrations, no one has been paying much attention to the anger...
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March Madness Could Be Even Better. Just Do As I Say…
“May the odds be ever in your favor.” Who first said that: Effie Trinket or the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee? College basketball’s annual version of The Hunger Games, March Madness, tipped off...
View ArticleSanctions Will Work, All Right. Just Ask the Oligarchs
On the face of it, Western sanctions against Russia in the wake of the annexation of the Crimea look weak, ridiculous and possibly illegal. President Barack Obama, who has supposedly taken the toughest...
View ArticleObama to Propose Ending NSA Bulk Collection of Phone Records: Official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress to end the bulk collection and storage of phone records by the National Security Agency but allow the government to access the...
View ArticleRay-Ban Maker Luxottica Clinches Google Glass Deal
(Reuters) - Luxottica, the maker of Ray-Ban sunglasses, has struck a deal to design, develop and distribute glasses based on Google's Internet-connected Glass eyewear, potentially bringing the new...
View ArticleFive Percent of Brits Confess to Using Facebook During Sex, Claims Durex
Here is what we know: Five percent of United Kingdom residents supposedly admit to having used Facebook during sex, and the number is twice as high for men as it is for women. That’s according to data...
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Today in Tabs: An Erogenous Slice of Tabs
It's been a tough winter in the eastern US. It was 10 degrees here this morning and they're calling for more snow. There's a terrible drought in the west. I'm sick for the second time in two weeks, but...
View ArticleStephen Vogt May End Up the 751st Best Player in Baseball
Scottsdale Stadium feels nothing like Phoenix. It’s much too green for the desert—besides the infield and outfield grass, the ballpark is ringed with grass hills for seating, complete with trees...
View ArticleIn Hobby Lobby Case, Kennedy Looks Like the Swing Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The snow was already coming down as protesters gathered outside the Supreme Court Tuesday morning to support their position in two blockbuster cases concerning coverage of...
View Article1 in 8 Global Deaths Linked to Air Pollution, Study Says
The World Health Organization estimates 1 in 8 global deaths—7 million people in 2012—is linked to air pollution. NoYesYes1, 8, global, deaths, linked, air, pollution, study, says WebWhitelist
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