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from ABC News (& affiliates)
Nurse Suspected of Killing Up to 46 Kids Set to Leave Prison
A nurse convicted in 1984 of killing an infant and suspected of murdering dozens more will be released from prison without completing her 99 year sentence because of an expired Texas law that grants a "mandatory release" to inmates with good behavior.
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from Breitbart
Visit from Feds Has Two Email Providers Closing Shop
Last Thursday, Texas based email provider Lavabit suddenly shut down their encrypted email service, leaving behind a message for its customers on the company’s website. The owner of Lavabit, Ladar Levinson, intimated that the company had received a secret search order from the government and shut his business down to avoid being “complicit in crimes against the American people.” The service was reportedly used by Edward Snowden.
Politico Publishes Media Matters' Attack on CNN's 'Rightward Shift'
You have to give it to Politico and Media Matters. What a genius stroke to team up for an Orwellian attack against CNN that accuses the network of a “detectable rightward shift.” Though David Brock, founder of Media Matters, has all kinds of space of his own to spew propaganda, Politico apparently felt this particular editorial was important enough to host and promote on their own real estate.
Mother Whose Son Murdered by DREAMer Illegal Alien Breaks Down in Rally Speech
'Other People's Money' (1991) Review: The Most Conservative Movie Ever Made
How this one slipped through, I will never know. But in 1991 director Norman Jewison and screenwriter Alvin Sargent (adapting a hit play) teamed up for what at first looks like just another one of those slick “Wall Street” type movies that condemns American capitalism and those who most effectively practice it: Wall Street tycoons.
from CNET
Google filing says Gmail users have no expectation of privacy
In motion to dismiss a data-mining lawsuit, Web giant says people have "no legitimate expectation of privacy in information" voluntarily turned over to third parties.
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
California Gov. Brown signs transgender-student bill
Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill making California the first state to allow transgender students to pick the restrooms they want to use, and the sports teams they want to play on, based on their gender identity.
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Police respond to accusations of witchcraft causing danger to child
MOSES LAKE – Police helped solve a custody dispute that revolved around the mother’s boyfriend practicing witchcraft.
from The Guardian (UK)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Have we literally broken the English language?
Well, no, but the redefinition of 'literally' leaves it in a rather awkward state. Perhaps it's a word best avoided for the moment
Why did BlackBerry crumble?
One moment it was the hi-tech communication tool of world leaders and the financial elite. The next it had lost its cutting-edge reputation, aspirational appeal – and its customers
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Have we literally broken the English language?
Well, no, but the redefinition of 'literally' leaves it in a rather awkward state. Perhaps it's a word best avoided for the moment
Why did BlackBerry crumble?
One moment it was the hi-tech communication tool of world leaders and the financial elite. The next it had lost its cutting-edge reputation, aspirational appeal – and its customers
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from iFIBER ONE News (WA)
Police respond to accusations of witchcraft causing danger to child
MOSES LAKE – Police helped solve a custody dispute that revolved around the mother’s boyfriend practicing witchcraft.
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from The Jerusalem Post
Report: Kerry warns Netanyahu of delegitimization campaign 'on steroids' if talks fail
Jeffery Goldberg in Bloomberg View column: Kerry thinks PM fears delegitimization as much as Iran.
Forty-six percent of youth from West Bank, Gaza, support immediate return to peace process, according to AWRAD poll.
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from Money Talks News
Review: The Blue for Business Credit Card From American Express
American Express debuts a business credit card with generous rewards for spending.
What You Need to Know About the New Student Loan Law
For students borrowing this year, the student loan law is good news. Here’s how it affects new loans, and what to look out for.
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from NPR (& affiliates)
Beware The Pacu, Experts Tell Men Who Skinny-Dip In Scandinavia
The appearance of a Brazilian fish has sent a chill through summertime swimmers in Sweden and Denmark. The alarming fish isn't the much-feared piranha but its cousin, the pacu, which has large teeth and a reputation for attacking men's testicles.
The Power Of Science And The Danger Of Scientism
Can you be a strident defender of science and still be suspicious of the way it is appropriated within culture? Can you be passionate about the practice and promise of science, yet still remain troubled by the way other beliefs and assumptions are heralded in its name? If such a thing is possible, you may be pro-science but anti-scientism.
Life As Prayer: The Singing Nuns Of Ann Arbor
In the cloistered world of classical music recordings, there is great interest in choral music by Catholic nuns these days. In the past year, two separate albums by a group of monastic nuns shot to the top of the classical charts. Now comes the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, a community of nuns outside of Ann Arbor, Mich., that is releasing its debut album Tuesday. It's titled Mater Eucharistiae.
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from POLITICO
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
NYC mayor poll: Latest results
As Anthony Weiner’s poll numbers slide in the New York mayor’s race, a new poll shows Public Advocate Bill de Blasio benefiting the most, overtaking the front-runner, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.
Hooters sign: Filner won't be served
Hooters locations in San Diego will no longer be welcoming embattled San Diego Mayor Bob Filner into its doors, citing respect for women and a belief that people should have standards.
Booker wins N.J. Senate primary
Newark Mayor Cory Booker, already considered a rising star in the Democratic Party, took a major step toward becoming New Jersey’s next senator as he cruised to victory in the Garden State’s primary Tuesday.
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NYC mayor poll: Latest results
As Anthony Weiner’s poll numbers slide in the New York mayor’s race, a new poll shows Public Advocate Bill de Blasio benefiting the most, overtaking the front-runner, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.
Hooters sign: Filner won't be served
Hooters locations in San Diego will no longer be welcoming embattled San Diego Mayor Bob Filner into its doors, citing respect for women and a belief that people should have standards.
Booker wins N.J. Senate primary
Newark Mayor Cory Booker, already considered a rising star in the Democratic Party, took a major step toward becoming New Jersey’s next senator as he cruised to victory in the Garden State’s primary Tuesday.
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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)
from The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
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In Asia, Locals Rise Only So Far at Western Firms
Multinationals Still Rely on Expatriates to Fill Top Jobs Decades After Expanding Into Region
Secrets of Effective Office Humor
Making colleagues laugh takes timing, self-confidence—and the ability to rebound from a blooper
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McConnell Campaign Unresponsive to Allegations Top Aide Knew of Pay-for-Endorsement
A new study by Coldwell Banker Real Estate shows that millennial parents are more open than their older counterparts to the idea of their grown children living at home. Parents ages 18 to 34 largely believe their children can live at home for up to six years after college, while parents over age 55 capped the time at four years. Nearly one in four parents said adult children can live at home as long as they want.
Student-Loan Load Kills Startup Dreams
The rising mountain of student debt, recently closing in on $1.2 trillion, is forcing some entrepreneurs to abandon startup dreams and others to radically reshape their business plans.
Student-Loan Load Kills Startup DreamsThe rising mountain of student debt, recently closing in on $1.2 trillion, is forcing some entrepreneurs to abandon startup dreams and others to radically reshape their business plans.
In Asia, Locals Rise Only So Far at Western Firms
Multinationals Still Rely on Expatriates to Fill Top Jobs Decades After Expanding Into Region
Secrets of Effective Office Humor
Making colleagues laugh takes timing, self-confidence—and the ability to rebound from a blooper
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from The Weekly Standard
McConnell Campaign Unresponsive to Allegations Top Aide Knew of Pay-for-Endorsement
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