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| Mystery of why we itch revealed by scientists Friday, May 24, 2013 02:56 PM PDT Scientists had an itch they just needed to scratch: solving the ages-old mystery as to why, exactly, we scratch ourselves. The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research says the answer is a mixture of commonly held beliefs along with some interesting new research. While it's true that irritants on the skin, such as a [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama to visit Oklahoma, tour Jersey Shore with Gov. Chris Christie Friday, May 24, 2013 01:34 PM PDT President Barack Obama will travel to Oklahoma City on Sunday "to see first-hand the response to the devastating tornadoes and severe weather" that ravaged the area, meet with families affected by the devastation, and thank emergency responders, the White House announced Friday. On Tuesday, Obama will head to the Jersey Shore to assess the rebuilding [...] Full Story | Top |
| On Memorial Day, remembering friends, family with ‘a heavy but grateful heart’ Friday, May 24, 2013 11:55 AM PDT From William Ray Fullmer: "My nephew, Sgt. Derek Tillman Roberts, spilled his blood on the sands of Iraq to extend the right to live free to the people of the Middle East. On June 14, 2007, Derek was killed by a roadside bomb in Kirkuk, placed by those too cowardly to face him on the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Damaged but not defeated: The story of two wounded warriors overcoming their injuries Friday, May 24, 2013 11:48 AM PDT On the Radar Memorial Day is a time when the country pauses to remember those in the military who have made the ultimate sacrifice for the country. It's also a reminder of the soldiers who have come back from war alive but wounded in irreversible ways. Lt. Jason Pak and Lt. Eric Zastoupil, both graduates [...] Full Story | Top |
| A Remote Control For The Body Friday, May 24, 2013 11:41 AM PDT Students at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) showed off an array of innovative media projects this week at their annual Spring show. But one project in particular caught my eye: an API that allows you to control another person's arm over the internet. Will Canine, Carl Jamilkoski, and Andy Sigler, all graduate students at ITP, [...] Full Story | Top |
| Researchers say Western IQs dropped 14 points over last century Friday, May 24, 2013 11:06 AM PDT A new study from researchers in Europe claims that the average IQ in Western nations dropped by a staggering 14.1 points over the past century. "We tested the hypothesis that the Victorians were cleverer than modern populations using high-quality instruments, namely measures of simple visual reaction time in a meta-analytic study," the researchers wrote in [...] Full Story | Top |
| Storm chaser footage captures the ferocity of Oklahoma tornado (VIDEO) Friday, May 24, 2013 10:30 AM PDT Storm chasers from an outfit called Fast Unit 70 uploaded raw footage of the first 10 minutes of the Moore, Okla., tornado that gives viewers a harrowing sense of what the EF5 twister looked like. Watch that footage here. As cars and trucks zoom past, Chance Coldiron and Justin Cox's camera focuses on the dark [...] Full Story | Top |
| Cat bearding: The purrfect new Web meme Friday, May 24, 2013 10:27 AM PDT It was only a matter of time. Love of cats and fascination with facial hair have joined together and become one exceedingly popular, furry Web meme: the cat beard. Basically, it's where you position your cat in front of your chin and, well, voila! The craze has even resulted in a handy how-to video. As [...] Full Story | Top |
| Police in Australia issue warning on 3-D printed gun Friday, May 24, 2013 08:48 AM PDT The DIY 3-D gun may not be quite ready for prime time. According to Techworld, the police commissioner in Australia's New South Wales, Andrew Scipione, has issued a warning after his officers tested one of the firearms—dubbed the "Liberator"—and experienced a "catastrophic misfire" (no one was seriously injured). According to the website, the NSW police [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama tells Naval Academy grads sexual assaults threaten military Friday, May 24, 2013 08:16 AM PDT President Barack Obama on Friday warned that sexual assault in the military amounts to a national security threat as he enlisted graduating Navy ensigns and Marine second lieutenants at the U.S. Naval Academy in a campaign to stamp it out. "Those who commit sexual assault are not only committing a crime, they threaten the trust [...] Full Story | Top |
| Cop arrested on suspicion of firebombing police captain’s house Friday, May 24, 2013 07:09 AM PDT A police officer from Edison, N. J., was arrested Thursday on five counts of attempted murder and one count of aggravated arson in connection with the firebombing of another officer's house, NJ.com reports. Michael A. Dotro was taken into custody after a massive search, and he has been suspended from the force with pay. Bail [...] Full Story | Top |
| Terry McAuliffe’s brother was once an abortion-clinic-protesting conservative activist. Now he’s a Democrat Friday, May 24, 2013 05:20 AM PDT Terry McAuliffe, a Democratic operative embroiled in a tight race to become Virginia's next governor, knows a thing or two about conservatives like his Republican opponent, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. That's in part because his older brother, Joseph McAuliffe, spent two decades as a Republican activist who worked for the evangelical leader Pat Robertson's [...] Full Story | Top |
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