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Police Caught Kicking, Tasering Man Lying on Ground (VIDEO) - YouTube

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:56:30 GMT

Three police officers in Connecticut's largest city have been put on desk duty until further notice since a video showing them attacking a man after he had already been brought down with a taser

Jim Worth: Gun Powder and Testosterone

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:56:30 GMT

While the discussion over 2nd Amendment rights rages on, over 10,000 people are murdered by guns in the U.S. every year. It's time to reevaluate gun rights and regulate gun ownership here in the U.S.

Why Graph Search Could Be Facebook's Largest Privacy Invasion Ever | The Nation

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 20:53:54 GMT

Facebook, a $68 billion company that is constantly seeking ways to monetize its users and their personal data.

Man claiming to be pastor leaves waiter note: ‘I give God 10%. Why do you get 18?’ | The Sideshow - Yahoo! News

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:56:30 GMT

A man claiming to be a pastor apparently tried to stiff a waiter on a tip, explaining that his work for God absolved him of having to leave one. A photo of the receipt, posted to Reddit.com, shows a bill for $34.93 with an automatic 18 percent gratuity (or $6.29) added above a blank space for an additional tip. "I give God 10%," the diner wrote on the receipt, scratching out the automatic tip. "Why do you get 18?" He then wrote "Pastor" above his signature, and an emphatic "0" where the additional tip would be. (The automatic gratuity, however, had already been added to the total.)

Yahoo Responds to Controversy Over Work-at-Home Ban

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:03:07 GMT

Yahoo spokesperson Lauren Armstrong also issued the same statement to Mashable on Wednesday, when asked about the company's new policy: "We don't discuss internal matters..."

Supreme Court Thwarts Challenge to Warrantless Surveillance | Threat Level | Wired.com

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 20:53:54 GMT

A divided Supreme Court halted a legal challenge Tuesday to a once-secret warrantless surveillance project that gobbles up Americans’ electronic communications, a program that Congress eventually legalized in 2008 and again in 2012.

‘State Department’ Keystone XL Report Actually Written By TransCanada Contractor | Grist

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:03:07 GMT

The State Department’s “don’t worry” environmental impact statement for the proposed Keystone XL tarsands pipeline, released late Friday afternoon, was written not by government officials but by a private company in the pay of the pipeline’s owner.

Tom Cruise test drives Red Bull Racing F1 car - YouTube

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:03:07 GMT

Red Bull invited Tom Cruise to take a break from production of his new movie, Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, to pilot the Red Bull Racing F1 car through Southern California's 2.5-mile (4km) Willow Springs circuit.

Social Media and Inspirational Leadership

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 20:53:54 GMT

What is inspirational leadership exactly? Creating value, building coalitions, solving problems and elevating humanity? Yes, all of that and more. No matter which decade we find ourselves in, the concept of leadership, and what it means to our lives, endures and always seems to produce a provocative and lively discussion.

Chelyabinsk, Russia Meteor explodes in the sky with AMAZING sound shockwave in Chelyabinsk, Russia - YouTube

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:56:30 GMT

A series of explosions in the skies of Russia's Urals region, reportedly caused by a meteorite shower, has sparked panic in three major cities.