Damn Nature U Scary of the Day: Utterly ridiculous footage of an entire parking lot full of cars succumbing to the deadly “tsunami-like” flash flood that struck the Toowoomba region of Queensland yesterday. [ @breakingnews .] Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Daily What Discovery Date : 11/01/2011 01:36 Number of articles : 6
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Scores of firefighters battled a huge blaze in a four-story apartment complex in Philadelphia on Monday. Officials said the building had been evacuated safely and there were no reports of injuries. (Jan. 10)
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Dr. Stephan Mayer, a New York based neurologist, isn’t treating Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, but he says if she can continue following commands over the next 48 hours her chances for a complete or near complete recovery are ‘fantastic’. (Jan. 10)
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Pablo Schreiber shines spotlight on new FX boxing drama ‘Lights Out’ premiering Tuesday at 10pm ET. (Jan. 10)
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‘Southland’ star Regina King is talking about the gritty cop drama and teasing what’s ahead for Det. Lydia Adams on the TNT show. (Jan. 10)
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Close birth spacing may put a second-born child at higher risk for autism, suggests a preliminary study. AP’s Bonny Ghosh reports. (Jan. 10)
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Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy, whose husband was killed in a mass shooting in 1993, says she will introduce legislation banning the kind of high capacity ammunition clips like the one used in Saturday’s deadly shooting in Tucson.
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Frustrated with NASA’s media efforts, YouTube user damewse made “The Frontier Is Everywhere”, a lovely NASA promo video narrated by Carl Sagan. In all of their brilliance, NASA seems to have forgotten to share their hopes and dreams in a way the public can relate to, leaving one of humanities grandest projects with terrible PR Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Laughing Squid Discovery Date : 10/01/2011 23:20 Number of articles : 8
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The publisher of Playboy magazine has agreed to accept a sweetened buyout offer from a partnership headed by founder Hugh Hefner, allowing the original playboy to fulfill his plans to take the company private. (Jan. 10)
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I’ve heard about this on and off over the years, but had never seen it until Kottke posted a link this morning: It’s a clip from “My Best Friend’s Birthday,” Quentin Tarantino’s first film, ca. 1987. If I didn’t know better, and I’m not sure I do, I’d suspect it’s an elaborate prank. The young Tarantino who appears as a motormouth DJ is a pretty good caricature of everything we associate with Tarantino… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Boing Boing Discovery Date : 10/01/2011 22:40 Number of articles : 8
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