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Former majority senate leader Harry Reid's brother, Larry Reid, has been arrested and charged with drunk driving in Boulder City, Nevada.
He has been charged with the following: battery of a police officer, driving across a median, failing to obey an officer, not wearing a seat belt and possession of a gun while under the influence of alcohol. KTNV Nevada.
Senator Reid's office released the…
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With most news outlets mainly focusing on controversy surrounding the police, it may be hard to find a story about the thousands of great things they do everyday that never get reported.
In London, Kentucky, one of these stories made it to the news. Responding to reports of a shoplifting at a supermarket, Officer Justin Roby found himself in an ehtical dilemna.
After analyizing the…
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Borderlands is a bookstore in the city of San Francisco that sells a niche but large amount of science fiction books. They have been through a lot as a company, like when their rent increased 100% and they had to move locations.They have had to deal with the shift towards electronic books from competitors not to mention making it out of the great recession of 2009. Above all, they have had to…
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Nearly 5,000 children since 9/11 have lost a parent who served in the U.S. military. Aaron Rogers (quarterback of the Green Bay Packers) volunteers time for an organization called Camp Hometown Heroes, which put on a camp for those children who have lost a parent in the military. They get to meet other kids who have been through their similar circumstances at the week long camps.
And, on this…
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Check out the faces of these subway riders who are solicited by a growing mob of over-the-top panhandlers.
The riders are, at first, uncomfortable, then become increasing bemused as more and more panhandlers hit them up, each one making a more outrageous pitch than the last. They're actually a troupe of actors doing some sort of live art/social experiment-type thing - but, until they come clean…
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Young (British) men who want to join the Islamic state do so because they feel like losers, says London Mayor Boris Johnson.
In an interview with The Sun, London Mayor is quoted:
"If you look at the psychological profiling of bombers, they typically, will look at porn. They are rejected by women, they are not making it with girls, and so they turn to other forms of spiritual comfort -…
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The biggest difference between public perception and scientists is over genetically modified food in this latest PEW research poll.
The percentage of U.S. adults who think genetically modified food are generally safe to eat is 37%.
Scientists from the American Association for the Advancement of Science that say GMO foods are generally safe, 88%.
As it turns out, genetically modified foods…
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Between 1990 and 2010 the number of people in extreme poverty has fallen by one billion people reported The Economist last summer. They give credit to:
“Most of the credit, however, must go to capitalism and free trade, for they enable economies to grow—and it was growth, principally, that has eased destitution.”
A very large section (almost ¾) of this growth was in our - supplier of "all…
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The "Just For Laughs Gags" folks are professional pranksters when it comes to light-hearted fun.
In this prank, they ask a stranger to help them move a wheelbarrow for an injured foremam.
They then stumble upon a most unfortunate scene while the foreman desperately tries to communicate to the worker who is using a chain-saw (a circular-saw is probablythe more standard tool) to cut a piece of…
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The newest toy on the market could only be invented in America. The "Bug-A-Salt" gun sells for $40 on their website. Apparently, it's simply spring-activated, and it seems like a fun way to kill flys and other insects.
A fresh way to kill insects without damaging anything and still leaving the insects whole for cleanup.
Here is the ad:
This review video shows that flys and other insects…