Scientists to cook world's first in-vitro beef burger
A corner of west London will see culinary and scientific history made on Monday when scientists cook and serve up the world's first lab-grown beef burger. The in-vitro burger, cultured from cattle...
View ArticleHalliburton will pay $200,000 for destroying evidence and obstructing justice...
Is the criminal plea agreement Halliburton struck with the Justice Department on Thursday a good deal for the company?The terms seemingly marked a setback for the Houston-based oil services giant,...
View ArticleFBI allowed informants to commit 5,600 crimes "The FBI gave its informants...
The FBI gave its informants permission to break the law at least 5,658 times in a single year, according to newly disclosed documents that show just how often the nation's top law enforcement agency...
View ArticleMembers of Congress denied access to basic information about NSA. Documents...
Members of Congress have been repeatedly thwarted when attempting to learn basic information about the National Security Agency (NSA) and the secret FISA court which authorizes its activities,...
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Clouds that look like things (12pics)
A cloud dolphin, spotted by 22 year old Matthew Sears, leaping across the sky above the M11 in Essex. A cloud shaped dragon over the Brecon Beacons, Wales. Acloud shaped like a horse, Tenby,...
View ArticleAlgerians protest against mandatory fasting during Ramadan
About 300 people in a restive northern region of Algeria have joined a public lunch during Ramadan to protest against what they say is persecution of people who refuse to observe the religious fast.The...
View ArticleRookie cops shoot 14-year-old dead after teen shot at fleeing man in South Bronx
Police shot and killed an armed teen in the South Bronx early today after the suspect chased and shot at another man, then refused to drop his gun, police said.Two rookie cops heard shots fired near...
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Did cops need a Taser, riot shield and shotgun to subdue a 95-year-old veteran?
When John Wrana was a young man, fit and strong and fighting in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps, did he ever think he'd end this way?Just a few weeks shy of his 96th birthday, in need of a...
View Article10 Surprising Health Benefits of Yogurt
1. Yogurt can give you flat abs.Eat 18 ounces a day and you can drop a jeans size. People who ate that much -- in conjunction with cutting their total calories -- lost 22 percent more weight and 81...
View ArticleAre Fortified Foods Good for You?
Manufacturers are building up products with omega-3s, vitamins, fiber, and more. Are all these extra nutrients too good to be true?How Much DHA and Iron You Really NeedYour energy bar is bolstered...
View Article10 Ways to Detoxify Your Body
Feeling sluggish or out of sync? Having skin problems, aches and pains, or digestive problems? Straying from your healthier habits lately? Having trouble kicking off your weight loss? It might be time...
View ArticleU.S. directs agents to cover up program used to investigate Americans and...
A secretive U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration unit is funneling information from intelligence intercepts, wiretaps, informants and a massive database of telephone records to authorities across the...
View ArticleChina to ditch its one-child policy as ageing crisis looms
The official news agency Xinhua reported that the Family Planning Commission is studying proposals to lift the ban on a second child, if either parent is an only child. The body's spokesman said aim is...
View ArticleHusband shoots 2 bank robbery suspects who kidnapped him and his wife
Two bank robbery suspects were shot in Colorado County Thursday night by a man who said they kidnapped him and his wife, a bank employee.According to the Colorado County Sheriff’s Office, the couple...
View ArticleSlavery Today: there are currently 2.4 million slaves in a trade worth $32...
Yuri Fedotov, head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, said at a special General Assembly meeting on trafficking that 80 per cent of trafficking victims are being exploited as sexual slaves."At any...
View ArticleGerman minister proposes banning US companies that participate in US spying...
German Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger on Monday called for new EU rules on data protection and a ban on American companies that violate them.With the NSA spying scandal continuing...
View ArticleCartels Are Recruiting US Soldiers As Hitmen, And The Pay Is Good
Mexican cartels are looking to recruit U.S. soldiers to carry out contract killings.In April a leaked FBI confidential bulletin revealed that the Los Zetas cartel, which was founded by former elite...
View Article5 Things to Toss Out of Your Bathroom
Good hygiene facilitates good health, which we all know can reduce medical costs – and in the long run, that can translate into big savings.In the bathroom, germs can easily surface. Stay healthy by...
View Article10 Things That Slow Your Metabolism
Need another reason to love your body? It burns calories all by itself -- as long as you don't get in the way. See, every cell in your body plays a role in energy metabolism -- the process of turning...
View ArticleThe Myths and Facts About Soy Milk
Many people think of soy milk as a healthy milk substitute – including a lot of my clients – and I doubt Starbucks means its customers any harm. But you shouldn’t drink it.Soy milk is bad for you. Not...
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