Sep 23 F.A.A. likely to ease on-board gadget no-no’s If you're a flier just as committed to playing Words with Friends on your smart phone as, say, Alec Baldwin, this may be your week to rejoice. Creative commons photo via flickr user pouwerkerk The New… Continue reading
Sep 23 Scientists close in on a universal flu shot It's flu season, which means flu shots are available in doctors' offices and drug stores around the country. The CDC estimates that between 135 and 139 million doses of vaccine will be produced this year. But scientists are narrowing in… Continue reading
Sep 23 Obama at Navy Yard memorial: “Our tears are not enough” .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } President Obama honored the 12… Continue reading
Sep 23 Rethinking the 30 year mortgage Rethinking the 30 yr mortgage http://t.co/dIc2vKfRWh great explainer by @nicktimiraos— hari sreenivasan (@hari) September 23, 2013… Continue reading
Sep 23 25 dead after Usagi makes landfall in China .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }… Continue reading
Sep 23 From the wires: Egypt bans the Muslim Brotherhood CAIRO (AP) -- An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the Muslim Brotherhood to be banned and its assets confiscated in a dramatic escalation of a crackdown by the military-backed government against supporters of the ousted Islamist president Mohammed… Continue reading
Sep 23 Technology strives to make eating easier for tremoring hands The 10 million Americans suffering from hand tremors could see their eating experience improve with the Liftware Spoon, a motion-sensing spoon designed by Lift labs to stabilize tremoring hands. The founder of Lift Labs, Anupam Pathak,… Continue reading
Sep 23 Madeleine Albright joins Twitter Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright made her Twitter debut on Monday. By 10 a.m. ET, she already had more than 4,000 followers. Her profile reads, "Grateful American Czech immigrant, mother & grandmother, fmr SecState, passionate democrat, author, prof, bizwoman,… Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch live video from Nairobi .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }… Continue reading
Sep 23 Follow live blogs of the situation in Nairobi Several news organizations are publishing updates on Kenya via live blogs. Here are a few: Live coverage of Nairobi: http://t.co/qAcbp05SeR— Reuters Live (@ReutersLive) September 23, 2013… Continue reading