Dec 10 What does your winter wonderland look like? Photo by AFP/Getty Images Snow blanketed cities along the East Coast and just outside PBS NewsHour's door Tuesday morning. Several people celebrated snow days and hunkered down inside, and… Continue reading
Dec 10 Ireland asks unemployed citizens to move away By News Desk Photo by Flickr user Julie Danielle Ireland is asking its own citizens to move away, the Financial Times reports. In a controversial effort to reduce its unemployment and welfare costs, the Irish government is sending letters to about… Continue reading
Dec 10 DARPA's new satellite is designed to spy on 40 percent of the Earth .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; 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%; } Video courtesy Defense Advanced Research… Continue reading
Dec 10 Two French soldiers killed in Central African Republic .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; 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%; } A mob of young men… Continue reading
Dec 10 Uruguay set to become first in world to legalize marijuana Photo by WCHI News Uruguay is expected to pass a law Tuesday legalizing the growth, sale and use of marijuana, making it the world's first country to legalize marijuana, Reuters reports. Continue reading
Dec 10 Thai PM and protesters come to an impasse The protesters demand the resignation of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Photo by Burak Akbulut/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Conflict escalated in Thailand as protesters Tuesday rejected Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's proposal to have elections on Feb. 2, 2014 to replace… Continue reading
Dec 10 Obama and Castro exchange handshake Photos from the #Mandela memorial: http://t.co/IAWBKDSr4N Obama with Cuban President Raul Castro [Reuters] pic.twitter.com/24BpaY3n8F— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 10, 2013 As President Obama crossed the stage at Nelson Mandela's memorial service in… Continue reading
Dec 10 GM appoints Mary Barra as its first female CEO Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images General Motors Co. announced Tuesday that Mary Barra, the company's global product development chief, will serve as their new CEO. Continue reading
Dec 10 What we're watching Tuesday Crowds packed Johannesburg stadium for memorial service for Nelson Mandela. Speakers included President Obama who said that Mandela was the last great liberator of the 20th century. The ceremony began one hour late due to rain. Continue reading
Dec 09 Microbes could have lived in Mars' ancient lake crater NASA's Mars rover Curiosity Photo courtesy of Jet Propulsion Lab/NASA NASA's Curiosity rover encountered an ancient dry lake that could have supported microbes called chemolithoautotrophs, according to scientists who reviewed photos and data gathered in the crater, the… Continue reading