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Facebook Reveals Government Spying Numbers [UPDATE: Microsoft, Too]
It's not enough, but it's sure a start: with post-PRISM privacy backlash still flaring, Facebook pressed the US government to allow some limited disclosure of gag order demands. This is our first...
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US-Bound Flight From Egypt Redirected After Bomb Threat
An Egyptair flight from Cairo to New York was redirected to the U.K. this morning after a passenger found a note in the plane's restroom that read "I'll set this plane on fire" and included a seat...
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Trains Used To Drive Down The Goddamn Street In New York City
Driving in a big city can be tough enough, what with pedestrians darting out everywhere and potholes and taxi drivers that seem to have a death wish. But hey, at least you don't run the risk of...
View ArticleTurkish government security forces used both water cannons and tear gas...
Turkish government security forces used both water cannons and tear gas Saturday night in an attempt to clear Gezi Park, where protesters have been intermittently massing for almost three weeks. Now...
View ArticleThe Daily Mail is reporting that Kim Kardashian checked into a birthing suite...
The Daily Mail is reporting that Kim Kardashian checked into a birthing suite at Cedars-Sinai this morning in preparation for baby girl Kimye's big debut. Kris Jenner is expected to have endorsement...
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Most Senators Skipped a Classified NSA Briefing To Head Home Early
One of the many sticking points Americans have with the NSA's just-revealed massive spying operation, is that the NSA had repeatedly lied about the scope of the programs to congress, and many senators...
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Kim Kardashian Just Had A Baby
It's time! It's time! The world will never be the same, because Kim Kardashian just had a baby. TMZ and The Daily Mail are reporting that Kim K checked into a private birthing suite at Cedars-Sinai...
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Meet Hassan Rowhani, The New, Relatively Moderate, President of Iran
Hassan Rowhani (alternately Rouhani) won the Iranian presidential election today with a decisive majority, avoiding a runoff. Rowhani, a cleric, ran on a platform of moderation and reform, speaking...
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Gene Wilder Says Willy Wonka Remake Was An Insult
Gene Wilder made a rare public appearance last week at the 92nd Street Y, telling an audience that he thought Tim Burton's remake of the classic "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" was an insult....
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Chilean Nanny Suing Upper East Side Couple For Slave-Like Conditions
A Chilean nanny is accusing an aristocratic family of forcing her into slave-like conditions in their Upper East Side home. The NY Post reports that Felicitas del Carmen Villanueva Garnica, 50, is...
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Putin Denies He Stole New England Patriots Owner's Super Bowl Ring
Yesterday came news that Russian president Vladimir Putin possibly stole one of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft's Super Bowl rings during a 2005 meeting. Or at least, that's what Kraft told...
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The Pope Blessed Thousands Of Harley-Davidsons This Morning
Hell's Angels may just be angels now. Earlier this morning, Pope Francis blessed thousands of Harley-Davidsons and their leather-clad riders before a papal Mass at the Vatican. The motorcycle...
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EMT Stays on Phone With Stroke Victim For 8 Hours Trying to Find Her
An FDNY EMT dispatcher stayed on the phone with a stroke victim for eight hours as rescuers tried to pinpoint where the distressed and slurring woman had fallen. EMT Joann Hilman-Payne got the call at...
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Jeff Garlin Arrested, Briefly Jailed For Felony Vandalism
Jeff Garlin was arrested and jailed overnight after he allegedly got in a fight over a parking space with another driver. According to TMZ, what started out as a verbal argument quickly escalated,...
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These Photos Of NYC's Subway Project Are Astonishing
New York City is doing some serious work on the Second Avenue Subway, the first new line built under the city since 1932. The $4.5 billion project aims to decrease commuter congestion for east...
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Private Spy Agency Booz Allen Hurting Following Snowden Leaks
Booz Allen Hamilton, the massive private corporation contracted to work with the NSA to spy on Internet users around the world, is not doing so well after their employee, Edward Snowden, leaked details...
View ArticleNational Guard recruitment vehicle "Man of Steel" had the largest June...
National Guard recruitment vehicle "Man of Steel" had the largest June opening weekend ever with $113.1 million in North America. Marijuana recruitment vehicle "This is The End" came in second with...
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The FTC Says A Huge Humanitarian Is Also A Huge Fraud
George Orwell once said that "a humanitarian is always a hypocrite." In the case of Jeremy Johnson, the government is also trying him as a criminal. Johnson, a Utah businessman who flew his own...
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Protesting Piracy in China with...Blow-Up Dolls
Late last week at Peking University in Beijing, China, men wearing skimpy underwear and carrying inflatable friends streaked the university's north campus and tried to jump into Weiming Lake. Then,...
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