The most common way of identifying penguins for research does the birds serious harm, according to a new study. Researchers found that penguins given flipper bands had 40% fewer chicks than penguins with implanted transponders and lived shorter lives, the BBC reports. The team believes the tags created extra drag…
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The parents of a college football player who was shot dead in his car by police announced Tuesday that they plan a $120 million lawsuit against the suburban towns whose officers were involved. (Jan. 13)
Continue reading …The tragedy in Tucson was the final straw for the embattled Republican Party chief of a Phoenix-area congressional district. Anthony Miller, a former campaign worker for John McCain, says he was the target of relentless attacks from Tea Party supporters and he feared the tension between Republican factions could lead…
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By Fred Branfman There are few scenarios more frightening for America than a domestic nuclear terrorist attack. We now know that U.S. policy is actually increasing the danger of a nuclear incident. Related Entries January 13, 2011 President Obama: ‘Our Hearts Are Broken’ January 12, 2011 How Violent Talk Blocks Sane Gun Laws
Continue reading …The young Chinese man who boarded a flight to Canada disguised as an elderly Caucasian had some help on the inside, authorities in Hong Kong say. An investigation into the case exposed a people-smuggling network believed to have sneaked at least eight others into Canada, authorities say. Eight suspects, including…
Continue reading …Note to bouncers: Proximity to other people’s drinks won’t harm a fetus. An Illinois woman says she was ordered to leave a bar after a bouncer noticed she was heavily pregnant. She had flown to town that day for a friend’s baby shower, but her night out lasted just 15…
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By Mr. Fish Related Entries January 12, 2011 How Violent Talk Blocks Sane Gun Laws January 12, 2011 Perps in the White House
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By Mike Luckovich Related Entries January 13, 2011 President Obama: ‘Our Hearts Are Broken’ January 12, 2011 How Violent Talk Blocks Sane Gun Laws
Continue reading …Hasty ranchers shot dead three Heast Castle zebras who strayed onto their property, and neighbors are aghast. The zebras—a buck, a mare and yearling—were part of a herd that roams castle grounds, the remnants of the one-time largest private zoo in the world owned by the late publishing…
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Last week, the Guardian essentially condemned itself for publishing WikiLeaks material. The incident prompted a closer examination of how WikiLeaks decides what to publish, and it turns out the organization is taking its cues from the five establishment news publications it has partnered with. Bloomberg Businessweek: “They are releasing the documents we selected,” Le Monde’s managing editor, Sylvie Kauffmann, said in an interview at the newspaper’s Paris headquarters. WikiLeaks turned over all of the classified State Department cables it obtained to Le Monde, El Pais in Spain, The Guardian in Britain and Der Spiegel in Germany. The Guardian shared the material with the New York Times, and the five news organizations have been working together to plan the timing of their reports. They also have been advising WikiLeaks on which documents to release publicly and what redactions to make to those documents, Kauffmann and others involved in the arrangement said. Read more
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