After a day of mass protests in Egypt, the government has banned any futher demonstrations. It’s also warning protesters they will be prosecuted if rallies continue. The clamp-down comes after a wave of protests swept through Egypt leaving at least four dead. Protesters are demanding an end to president Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule. But how different are these demonstrations from previous ones? How worried should Mubarak be? And is it that easy to unsettle him?
Continue reading …Jon Stewart found plenty to poke fun at in President Obama’s State of the Union address—and the rebuttals. The Daily Show host homed in on Obama’s “Night of Too Many Promises,” specifically the president’s claim that now is a ” Sputnik moment .” “I’m with you!” said Stewart. “Where are we…
Continue reading …Hawaii’s governor never said he couldn’t find President Obama’s birth certificate, says the journalist who said otherwise last week . In fact, celebrity journalist Mike Evans now says that he hasn’t even talked to Gov. Neil Abercrombie since he took office. Evans’ excuse? Radio fatigue. “I was on 34 radio stations…
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Sir Tom Stoppard, the award-winning playwright, talks about using theatre to spur political change in Belarus.
Continue reading …Jailed Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford is mentally impaired and incompetent to stand trial, a federal judge ruled yesterday. Psychiatrists testified that Stanford, who is accused of masterminding a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, is suffering from a major depressive disorder, an addiction to anti-anxiety medication, and a brain injury he…
Continue reading …Google’s Voice calling application is adding a long-promised feature: the ability to move a phone number from a cell phone to Google’s service. Previously, Google Voice assigned each user a new number,making it more difficult to take advantage of its features, which include cheaper international calls and the ability…
Continue reading …“They’ll be back.” No, not Terminator robots from the future, but something nearly as deadly—earmarks. Harry Reid says President Obama is wrong to try to end the practice that allows members of Congress to insert benefits for their home states into bills. “The executive branch of government is powerful…
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Continue reading …A Ugandan gay rights activist whose name appeared on a tabloid “hit list” has been found murdered in his home. David Kato’s name, picture, and address were printed by the newspaper in its list of the country’s “top homos,” which appeared under the headline “Hang Them,” the BBC reports. Kato…
Continue reading …Wildlife officials in Arkansas say that they still have no idea why over 100,000 fish washed up dead along a stretch of river last year, but they have a theory on why thousands of blackbirds fell from the sky . The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission—echoing earlier findings —says…
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