Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Rare confrontation surprises at Supreme Court
Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor and legal correspondent for Slate, talks with Rachel Maddow about the spectacle at the Supreme Court, with two justices reading their dissent on the lethal injection ruling out loud and Justice Scalia ranting in rebuttal.
Anti-austerity protests in Greece as bank shutdown bites - Reuters
Reuters | Anti-austerity protests in Greece as bank shutdown bites Reuters ATHENS Tens of thousands of Greeks rallied on Monday to back their leftwing government's rejection of a tough international bailout after a clash with foreign lenders pushed Greece close to financial chaos and forced a shutdown of its banking system. With Loan Deadline Looming, Europe Offers Greece a Last-Minute Deal European and US stock markets plunge as Greek crisis deepens Greek PM Alexis Tsipras issues defiant call to reject 'insulting' bailout in ... |
Monday, June 29, 2015
David Sweat shot and captured alive after New York manhunt - CNN
People Magazine | David Sweat shot and captured alive after New York manhunt CNN Malone, New York (CNN) A massive, more-than-three-week manhunt for David Sweat ended Sunday as it began, with the escaped murderer in custody. Authorities said a New York State Police sergeant -- identified as Jay Cook -- spotted Sweat, and after ... Meet Jay Cook, the Hero Sergeant Who Caught Escaped Prisoner David Sweat Second escaped convict is shot, captured by police NY inmate's mom: A 'relief' he was captured alive |
Kasich to make special announcement July 21
Gov. John Kasich, who's widely expected to run for president, plans to make a special announcement on July 21.
David Sweat taken down by solo trooper
NY State Police Superintendent Joseph D'Amico provides details on encounter, chase, and capture of escaped NY prisoner David Sweat.
Co-founder of rock band Yes dies
Plane crashes into home in Massachusetts, killing 3 aboard; residents escape - Fox News
Fox News | Plane crashes into home in Massachusetts, killing 3 aboard; residents escape Fox News June 28, 2015: Firefighters work to extinguish flames after a small plane crashed into a house in Plainville, Mass. Jim Peters of the Federal Aviation Administration says the Beechcraft plane crashed into the house at about 5:45 p.m. Sunday. It had taken off ... Three Killed When Plane Slams Into Massachusetts House Small plane crashes into Massachusetts home; 3 feared dead Plane crashes into US home, leaves 3 dead |
SpaceX rocket explodes shortly after liftoff
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket exploded and broke up just moments after liftoff Sunday over Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Always moving: Portraits of American hitchhikers
Marshall Islands can't survive 2 degrees of warming
French Assailant Texted Beheading Photo to Canadian Number - New York Times
New York Times | French Assailant Texted Beheading Photo to Canadian Number New York Times PARIS — The man accused of beheading his employer and setting off an explosion at an American chemical factory in southeastern France used a smartphone application to send a gruesome photograph of himself with the victim's head, a French official said ... French suspect in beheading 'sent selfie to contact in Syria' French beheading suspect admits to killing, authorities investigate Syria ... France attack suspect Yassin Salhi admits beheading boss, police link killer to ... |
On the trail of turtles and rock gods in Zanzibar
Sunday, June 28, 2015
The Fuzzball Fix for a Black Hole Paradox
By replacing black holes with fuzzballs—dense, star-like objects from string theory—researchers think they can avoid some knotty paradoxes at the edge of physics.
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Tech Time Warp of the Week: Cyberpunk’s Not Dead. In Fact, We’re Living It
Cyberpunk's past is now very much part of the present.
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Beach slaughter: Tourists flee
The real-life Iron Man glove is here
Shooter's neighbor: 'Radicals kidnapped his mind'
Escapee Richard Matt shot dead
Kuwait bomber's driver arrested
Asteroid Day wants to track near-Earth asteroids
Game|Life Podcast: The E3 of Your Wildest Dreams
For our 150th episode spectacular, we discuss the announcements and aftermath of the E3 Expo.
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Science Fraud Getting You Down? Here’s Who You Can Trust
Medical and scientific research has a lot wrong with it---so who can you really trust? The truth is out there; here's where to start looking for it.
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