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Newest drone to fly, swim and drive during missions Move over, lightweight flying robots! The drone of the future is currently being developed at a government lab, and if all goes as planned it will do much more than just soar through the sky on its own. While the...

Ontario top court TORONTO - Ontario's top court has ruled mandatory minimum sentences for gun crimes are unconstitutional because they constitute "cruel and unusual punishment. "The Ontario Court of Appeal convened a special panel to look at six recent gun cases dealing with the Harper...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Days after a Republican was elected mayor of Annapolis, City Council members say they will revisit legislation that would strip the mayor’s office of much of its power. Democratic Alderman Ross Arnett of Ward 8 tells The Capital he will introduce a charter amendment to...

What were bad words in the Middle Ages? In her book, Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing, Melissa Mohr takes a look at curse words from the ancient Romans to the modern day. Like with many aspects of medieval society, the way they swore was much different than ours. Focusing on medieval...

JFK was one of America’s most liberal presidents, right? Wrong. Former aides Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and Ted Sorensen rewrote history to make him more liberal than he really was. President Kennedy was a tax-cutting Cold Warrior who was tough on unions (“the cancer of labor racketeering”)...

...Just kidding, it was the cops, again A third New Mexico resident is claiming that she was physically abused by police and medical staff who exceeded their authority to search for drugs she never had. The woman’s attorney came forward with her story just a few days after a local news...

via bcf: Apparently all went well in Britain. Standstill: The scene in Lloyd's of London at 11am, with thousands of brokers joining in the two-minute silence But in France, there was a contingent out booing Hollande. Seventy people were arrested. Jeez, can't forget politics for one...

Economists, Lieutenants, Agents in the Field, lend me your ears! For I have finally figured out bitcoin! And truthfully, this is one of my best mental achievements. And hopefully, through my ability to write clearly and explain things, I may be able to explain bitcoin to us all. I had...

Hue serious? STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- A Swedish teenager has filed a complaint against a paint producer that labeled the color beige as "skin color."Thyra,14, whose last name wasn't reported, said she discovered the paint sold by Universal Color and Chemicals at school, TheLocal.se...

A Livermore, California high school is getting a lot of negative attention this week after a teacher and Varsity football coach claimed he was fired from his coaching position for being gay. According to the lawsuit against Livermore Valley Charter Prep School, Burke Wallace was fired from...

Damn self-centered war-mongers. Death to America. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Sunday directed the U.S. Pacific Command to support American humanitarian relief efforts in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan. Col. Brad Bartelt, a Marine Corps spokesman, said the U.S...

I don't care.

For the love of God man, stop it. :lol:

That looks like an involuntary protein spill.

Cool but pointless... for now. World's First 3D Printed Metal Gun - YouTube story Worlds first 3D-printed metal gun successfully fired by Solid Concepts

via Fark: Old and busted: MERS. New hotness: Siberian HIV In public health, epidemiologists could be best regarded as microbial detectives. They are tasked with the unenviable position of having to examine an outbreak to determine not only the cause but also the potential consequences if...

Sad story and sadder that this sort of thing is becoming more common. The disturbing image that she posted before hanging herself is in a link below. It is not graphic but may be unsettling to some. Facebook Suicide: Mexican Girl Gabriela Hernandez Documents Moments Before Death In...

Via Ogrish with a google translate but you get the idea. Pretty powerful image: This happened on 29 of October in the Netherlands (in Ooltgensplaat to be more precise). A crew of four was conducting routine maintenance to the 67 meter high turbine. They were in a gondola next to the turbine...

Not sure why these events are 'news' unless it's to remind us that 'tasers bad'. Maybe they were supposed to just shoot him, I dunno. Anywho... Police subdued a man with a Taser in downtown Windsor Thursday night after he resisted arrest in a dramatic confrontation that was caught on video...

New US money: Old dead white guys, and Jack Lew's signature Sorry America. :lol: Canadians can now cash in on their country's contributions to the International Space Station with the release of a new five dollar bill emblazoned with the orbiting outpost's Canadarm2 robotic arm. The...