US Ambassador Politely Asks UN Colleagues to Stop Showing Up Drunk to Meetings
The United Nations is a pretty fun place. The headquarters hosts all kinds of cultural events. Everyone's open-minded about the dress code. Delegates can even show up hammered to budget negotiations....
View ArticleGaza marathon: UN cancels race over Hamas ban on women
The UN agency which organises Gaza's marathon has cancelled the event, blaming the refusal of the territory's governing Islamist Hamas movement to allow women to run.The marathon was scheduled for...
View ArticleChill out: Researchers engineer mice that can’t feel cold
Researchers have genetically engineered mice that cannot feel cold temperatures.The findings were published in the Journal of Neuroscience. The article explains how the researchers were able to block...
View ArticleSoviet war veteran found in Afghanistan after 33 years
A Soviet soldier who went missing in Afghanistan nearly 33 years ago has been found living with Afghans in the western province of Herat.The soldier is semi-nomadic, has the adopted Afghan name Sheikh...
View ArticleHealth Benefits of Pineapple
Pineapples belonging to the Bromeliaceae family originated in America, but it was the Europeans who first discovered this tropical fruit in the 1600's. The cultivation of this plant spread far and wide...
View ArticleThe 10 Best and Worst Foods for Sleep
Ah, sleep. It's something we relentlessly crave, but we never seem to get enough of it. Aside from the daily stressors in life, there's one big thing that can keep you from snoozing -- your diet. Here,...
View Article7 Surprising Health Benefits of Parsley
Parsley is a pretty little Mediterranean herb that lends a sprinkling of color to your plate. But let’s not think of it as just a garnish—after all, parsley has been around for more than 2000 years,...
View ArticleHealth Benefits Of Consuming Salmon Fish
Salmon's reputation as a healthy food is largely based on its unusual omega-3 fatty acid content. It is normal for 4 ounces of salmon to contain at least 2 grams of omega-3 fats - more than the average...
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Google Says the FBI Is Secretly Spying on Some of Its Customers
The terrorists apparently would win if Google told you the exact number of times the Federal Bureau of Investigation invoked a secret process to extract data about the media giant’s customers.That’s...
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'The Nintendo Medal'? New Military Award for Drone Pilots Draws Hill Protest
The Pentagon's newest military honor, symbolized by a two-inch bronze medallion, has sparked fierce debate over the nation's growing corps of drone pilots and cyberwarriors and how to commend their...
View ArticleThe number of anti-government groups in the United States is at an all-time...
The number of anti-government groups in the United States is at an all-time high and has increased 800 percent since President Barack Obama took office, according to a Southern Poverty Law Center...
View ArticleMore Marijuana Arrests in US Than Apprehensions for Violence in 2011
The most basic instinct of humans is self-preservation and keeping free from personal harm. So when you have a nation where police arrest more people for marijuana possession than for violent crime,...
View Article4 Reasons to Avoid Precut Produce
At the end of a long day, there may be no worse sight than a mountain of vegetables and raw ingredients just waiting for the dinner fairy to turn them into a tasty home-cooked meal. Who hasn’t wished...
View Article7 Nutrition Bars that Are Worse Than Candy
In 1970, Pillsbury filed for a trademark for a "non-frozen balance energy snack in rod form containing nutritionally balanced amounts of carbohydrate, fat and protein." Dubbed Space Food Sticks, the...
View ArticleWhy a Stick of Chewing Gum is More Harmful To Your Health Than Anything You Eat
People do not typically swallow gum, so they pay very little attention to the ingredients. The assumption is that if it is not swallowed, then it is not a concern. However, the ingredients in gum...
View ArticleHungry? - But you Just Ate!
Hunger is the stomach’s way of telling the brain that we need food. But didn’t you just eat your meal? Then why are you craving for more food and how do you convince your stomach that you are really...
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Man left in solitary confinement for 2 years gets $15.5 million settlement
A man who spent 22 long months in solitary confinement in a New Mexico jail, neglected to the point where he was forced to pull out his own tooth because he said he wasn't allowed to see a dentist,...
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Chinese physicists measure speed of Einstein’s ‘spooky action at a distance’:...
A team of Chinese physicists have clocked the speed of spooky action at a distance — the seemingly instantaneous interaction between entangled quantum particles — at more than four orders of magnitude...
View ArticleSix Boston cops fired after testing positive for cocaine have been ordered...
Six Boston cops fired after testing positive for cocaine have been ordered reinstated — with back pay — after a state board struck down hair tests as unreliable in a bombshell ruling that could have a...
View ArticleStudy shows wealth gap between whites and African-Americans continues to widen
Years after the civil rights movement, racial inequality continues to deepen.The wealth gap between white and African-American families has nearly tripled over 25 years, according to a study released...
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