The drama over Taco Bell’s meat-or-not just keeps getting better and better. After issuing a statement arguing that its meat was, in fact, meat, it has released another statement that attaches a number to that proclamation: “Our seasoned beef recipe contains 88% quality USDA-inspected beef.” And that approach is just…
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Egyptian activists protested for a third day as social networking sites called for a mass rally in the capital Cairo after Friday prayers, keeping up the momentum of the country’s largest anti-government protests in years. (Jan. 27)
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The reality of life as a refugee was highlighted by the United Nations Refugee Agency by way of a stark simulation on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. (Jan. 27)
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I didn’t even really like Superman when that picture was taken. I think I was three or four and well on my way to being a fat kid. I mean, sure, the movies were boss, and Christopher Reeve was the man — all suave and all-powerful — but I didn’t know Kal-El from a candy cane. I liked his costume, though, and of course I knew that he was super strong and could fly. I was obviously super strong too. Just look at me hefting that huge mass of leaves all by myself! I thought I could fly too. According to Stevens family legend I tried to jump out of a second story window in those very Underoos. Thankfully I decided to get a good long running start and my sister, two years older, grabbed me before I flung myself into that particular adventure. Continue reading Growing Up Geek: Tim Stevens Growing Up Geek: Tim Stevens originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Residents of Gap, Pennsylvania are digging out after nearly a foot of snow fell in parts of the state. (Jan. 27)
Continue reading …Mark Sanford “hiked the Appalachian Trail” again last week, but this time he did so a bit more publicly: An Argentine celebrity magazine has published an eight-page spread on the former South Carolina governor that catches him frolicking with “soul mate” Maria Belen Chapur at a Uruguay resort just one…
Continue reading …Nelson Mandela is in the hospital for the second day for what his office claims are routine tests—but his unusually long stay has sparked a media frenzy, especially after news that he’s had numerous visitors, including his ex-wife. The 92-year-old former South African president has rarely been seen since…
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The revelations from the Palestine Papers may have angered many Palestinians. But how does it affect the future of negotiations towards a two-state solution? Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports from occupied East Jerusalem.
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The revelations from the Palestine Papers may have angered many Palestinians. But how does it affect the future of negotiations towards a two-state solution? Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports from occupied East Jerusalem.
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The revelations from the Palestine Papers may have angered many Palestinians. But how does it affect the future of negotiations towards a two-state solution? Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports from occupied East Jerusalem.
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