Nov 15 Toronto mayor's powers partially stripped away by city council Photo by Flickr user West Annex News The Toronto City Council voted 39-3 on Friday to limit Mayor Rob Ford's powers, including his ability to appoint and dismiss his senior staff members.The city council does not have… Continue reading
Nov 15 What the Founding Fathers believed: Stock ownership for all Citizen ownership, often demonized as "socialist," has a pedigree dating to the American Revolution. "Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States," oil on canvas by Howard Chandler Christy, 1940, via Wikipedia Commons. Paul Solman: "Using… Continue reading
Nov 15 Iceberg as big as Singapore could cross paths with shipping lanes Before and after photos of an iceberg that was part of the Pine Island Glacier, separating from Antarctica. Images by Holli Riebeek/NASA Earth Observatory An iceberg roughly the size of Singapore, which broke off the Antarctic's Pine… Continue reading
Nov 15 Gwen's Take: The art of the kicked can By Gwen Ifill The coin of the realm in Washington, D.C., is delay. Can't agree on whether to raise the debt ceiling? Put it off. Unable to pass a budget to keep the government open? Put a patch on it. Impossible to stop… Continue reading
Nov 15 What we're watching Friday Health care reform President Barack Obama meets with CEOs in the health insurance industry at the White House Friday to discuss his plan allowing insurance companies to provide coverage for a year for policies that don't meet new guidelines… Continue reading
Nov 14 Editorial dismissing the Gettysburg Address as 'silly remarks' retracted 150 years later Photo by Flickr User Digitonin A Pennsylvania newspaper retracted an editorial written 150 years ago that dismissed the Gettysburg Address as "silly remarks" that deserved a "veil of oblivion," the Associated Press reports. The Patriot-News of… Continue reading
Nov 14 Your brain sees things that you don't Image courtesy of Jay Sanguinetti/University of Arizona Your brain saw something in the black and white image above, even if you didn't. According to a study published this week in the online journal Psychological Science, the brain processes… Continue reading
Nov 14 A look at censored material from China's Twitter-equivalent Why "big yellow duck" was banned on Chinese social network Weibo yesterday http://t.co/bMz4KZ9YQj pic.twitter.com/aG0E7GK6DO #June4— CBC News Community (@CBCCommunity) June 5, 2013 While China becomes increasingly aware of its image abroad, the Chinese… Continue reading
Nov 14 Toronto Mayor said he is receiving help for drinking problems Photo by Flickr User Joseph Morris Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said he was getting professional help for his drinking problems, Reuters reports. But he gave no indication that he'll step down despite pressure for him to… Continue reading
Nov 14 Twitter Chat: Submit your tinnitus questions PBS NewsHour holds live Twitter chats from 1 to 2 p.m. EST each Thursday. Join us @NewsHour using the hashtag #NewsHourChats Chronic tinnitus affects as many as 50 million Americans and 2 million have it to… Continue reading