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| ‘No Numbers Here’: Math Museum Founder Glen Whitney Monday, Jan 28, 2013 06:35 PM PST We live in a world surrounded by numbers. Whether we’re balancing our checkbooks, reading recipes or calculating what the best deals at the supermarket are, chances are you’re thinking, writing and communicating in numbers. Full Story | Top |
| Florida women frighten off intruder by chanting ‘Jesus’ Monday, Jan 28, 2013 05:45 PM PST If you ask the 15 women inside Jacquie Hagler’s house what happened, they’ll tell you it’s simple: Jesus scared a would be thief out of the Florida woman’s home. At first, those gathered at Hagler’s house for a jewelry party thought the intruder was simply part of an elaborate gag, using a “water gun†to [...] Full Story | Top |
| 105-year-old woman renews driver’s license Monday, Jan 28, 2013 03:05 PM PST There apparently isn’t much that can slow down Edythe Kirchmaier. The 105-year-old California resident made headlines on Monday when she passed her driving test â€" continuing 86 years without a blemish on her driving record and maintaining her status as the state's oldest living driver. "I just couldn't imagine myself without a car," Kirchmaier told [...] Full Story | Top |
| Funeral procession swings by Burger King to honor deceased Monday, Jan 28, 2013 02:31 PM PST David S. Kime Jr. was many things. World War II veteran. Purple Heart recipient. Father. Grandfather. Husband. And, it should be noted, Burger King enthusiast. The 88-year-old Kime died Jan. 20, and during his funeral procession a few days later, members of Kime's family took a detour to the Burger King drive-through. Linda Phiel, one [...] Full Story | Top |
| Two breeds make their Westminster Dog Show debut Monday, Jan 28, 2013 01:58 PM PST NEW YORKâ€"At certain moments it had the air of a red-carpet event, with camera shutters clicking in rapid fire and flashbulbs igniting the room in white light. But there were no famous celebrities hereâ€"only a pair of Russell terriers named Pepper and Madison, who grew sleepier and sleepier on their handler’s lap as photographers jostled [...] Full Story | Top |
| Car bursts through wave of sea foam, nearly hits police (VIDEO) Monday, Jan 28, 2013 01:01 PM PST In this video filmed in Australia’s Sunshine Coast, an amateur filmmaker records a clip of sea foam that has risen up to cover a nearby road. Two friends are heard off-camera discussing a public transportation bus that is slowly making its way through the wall of foam while two traffic cops observe the situation. About [...] Full Story | Top |
| Jobs lost to technology: Share your story Monday, Jan 28, 2013 12:55 PM PST A job seeker in New York fills out an application during a job fair in December. (Mary Altaffer/AP) According to an Associated Press series published last week, the United States lost 7.5 million jobs during the recession, but in the three and a half years since it ended, the country has recovered just 47 percent [...] Full Story | Top |
| Girl pens letter to paper after it publishes column defending racist language in books Monday, Jan 28, 2013 12:53 PM PST A 9-year-old German girl wrote an impassioned letter to Die Zeit, a German newspaper, over a column defending racist language in old children's books. The columnist had written: "What do you call it when a book publisher announces that it plans to neutralize any terms in its books ‘that could be felt as hurtful’ by [...] Full Story | Top |
| Markey calls for outside money ban in Massachusetts U.S. Senate race Monday, Jan 28, 2013 11:59 AM PST Democratic Rep. Ed Markey on Monday called on fellow prospective candidates for the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race to ban outside spending in the special electionâ€"continuing a precedent set by Republican Scott Brown and Democrat Elizabeth Warren in 2012. From Markey's statement: I am challenging all of the candidatesâ€"Democrats and Republicansâ€"in this special election for the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Boy Scouts considering end to ban on gays Monday, Jan 28, 2013 11:38 AM PST The Boy Scouts of America is considering an end to its longstanding policy of banning gay Scouts and Scout leaders, the organization said on Monday. The new policy would eliminate the ban on gays from the organization's national rules, allowing local chapters to decide for themselves. “The BSA is discussing potentially removing the national membership [...] Full Story | Top |
| Senators’ ‘tough but fair’ immigration blueprint would make people wait for citizenship Monday, Jan 28, 2013 09:34 AM PST A bipartisan group of eight senators unveiled a new immigration reform proposal Monday that would allow most of the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants currently living in the country to eventually become citizens. The senators unveiled details of the proposal during a press conference Monday afternoon, calling it a "tough but fair" way to reform [...] Full Story | Top |
| Truck overturns at intersection, narrowly missing motorcyclist (VIDEO) Monday, Jan 28, 2013 08:27 AM PST In what appears to be a terrifying brush with death, a motorcyclist stopped at an intersection in eastern China narrowly missed being flattened by a truck that overturned. According to RT.com, the accidentâ€"caught on video by surveillance camerasâ€"occurred on Jan. 22 in Xushi Village in the city of Linhai, Zhejiang province. The heart-stopping footage shows [...] Full Story | Top |
| Secret Service dog dies during bomb sweep for Biden Monday, Jan 28, 2013 06:43 AM PST A Secret Service dog fell to its death in New Orleans over the weekend while performing a sweep of a six-story parking garage. The garage was next to the Ritz Carlton where Vice President Joe Biden was speaking. The bomb-sniffing dog, a Belgian Malinois, fell from the roof of the parking deck next to the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Monday in politics: Senators outline immigration reform, and more Monday, Jan 28, 2013 03:21 AM PST This is starting off as immigration week in Washington. A bipartisan group of senators is expected to announce at a Monday afternoon press conference the outline of sweeping legislation to rewrite the nation's immigration laws. The deal, the Associated Press reports, covers border security, guest workers and employer verification, as well as a path to [...] Full Story | Top |
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