SACRAMENTO -- In a strident and sweeping State of the State address, Gov. Jerry Brown declared Thursday morning that "California...
Women in Combat Stoke Twitter Debate
Label: TechnologyThe Pentagon’s decision to allow women in combat has elicited some strong and controversial words from opponents of the move.First, Tucker Carlson. Last night, the Daily Caller publisher tweeted: “Feminism’s latest victory: the right to get your limbs blown off in war. Congratulations.”This drew some swift criticism on Twitter, and a counterpoint from The Week’s Marc Ambinder, who noted that one woman...
New Mutations Discovered in Melanomas
Label: HealthIn a leap forward in understanding the basic science of one of the most lethal cancers, two groups of researchers have found mutations in most melanomas that are unlike any they have seen before in cancer. The changes are in regions that control genes, not in the genes themselves. The mutations are exactly the type caused by exposure to ultraviolet light, indicating they might be among the first DNA...
Apple shares tumble after relatively unimpressive earnings report
Label: Business Apple Inc. may still make products customers love, but its latest earnings report appears to have broken investors' hearts.For...
Jan
23
House approves short-term suspension of debt ceiling
Label: World WASHINGTON – House Republicans approved a temporary suspension of the $16.4-trillion ceiling on the nation’s debt Wednesday,...
Why the Future of TV Still Isn’t Here Yet
Label: TechnologyAs content providers continue to intimidate tech companies with a seemingly endless couch-potato conundrum, the latest innovation in the war to win your living room isn’t some new gadget from Apple or Netflix, or even that exciting à la carte content delivery system from Intel — it’s a protocol that helps our screens better communicate with one another. YouTube and Netflix have teamed up...
Sundance stars sound off on gun violence in film
Label: LifestylePARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The Sundance Film Festival isn't home to many shoot-em-up movies, but action-oriented actors at the festival are facing questions about Hollywood's role in American gun violence.Guy Pearce and Alexander Skarsgard are among those who say Hollywood shares in the blame.Pearce is in Park City, Utah, to support the family drama "Breathe In," but he's pulled plenty of imaginary triggers...
Well: Can You Read the Face of Victory?
Label: HealthPicture a tennis player in the moment he scores a critical point and wins a tournament. Now picture his opponent in the instant he loses the point that narrowly cost him the title. Can you tell one facial expression from the other, the look of defeat from the face of victory?Try your hand at the images below, of professional tennis players at competitive tournaments. All were included in a new study...
Annie's recalls frozen pizza that may have metal fragments in dough
Label: Business Annie's frozen Organic Spinach Mushroom Pizza is one of the products being recalled because of a metal fragments scare....
Jan
22
Shooting reported at Houston college, at least two wounded
Label: World Shooting at Lone Star College Raw ...
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