Oct 02 The Web's biggest illegal drug marketplace is shut down by the FBI A notice from Federal agencies declares that the online drug marketplace called "The Silk Road" was seized on Wednesday. The Silk Road, the internet's largest known marketplace for drugs and other illegal products, was shut down by several federal… Continue reading
Oct 02 Live chat on the rise of dwarf planets Photo by Flickr user Image Editor When astronomer Mike Brown announced "Pluto is dead" during a 2006 press conference at Caltech, he sent science teachers and publishers scrambling to alter textbooks and classroom displays. Brown, the author of… Continue reading
Oct 02 Army of schoolgirls critiques China's gender inequality .embed-container {position: relative; padding-bottom: 120%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden;} .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } French artist Prune Nourry sculpted an army of Chinese schoolgirls to… Continue reading
Oct 02 #shutdown Check out the barricade at the World War One memorial---> pic.twitter.com/lJEYjY3GtR— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) October 2, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 02 Reuters to cut five percent of editorial staff Photo by Flickr user Paul Schultz Earlier Wednesday, Reuters President and Editor-in-Chief Stephen Adler announced the organization would cut five percent of its editorial staff. Adler said cuts would be made across the globe and within… Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch: Reid and Senate Dems challenge Boehner to end shutdown .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%; } Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid,… Continue reading
Oct 02 The role of men in a 'Wonder Women' world By News Desk In a web exclusive interview, Jeffrey Brown talks to Debora L. Spar, who explains why women and men must invite each other to have conversations about uncomfortable subjects in order to improve workplace relations between the sexes. From professor at… Continue reading
Oct 02 Shutdown felt all the way overseas -- at U.S. cemeteries Photo of graves at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial by Flickr user palbo A quiet plot of land 17 kilometers northwest of Bayeux, France, serves as one of the most unlikely victims of the U.S. Government shutdown. The Normandy… Continue reading
Oct 02 Beanie Babies billionaire creator weeps over his tax-evading behavior Photo by Flickr user dominiquegodbou Remember Beanie Babies? The collectible little stuffed toys that caused as much of a retail frenzy in the 90s that Cabbage Patch dolls did in the 80s? Well their billionaire creator just pleaded guilty… Continue reading
Oct 02 #shutdown BREAKING: AP source: Obama invites congressional leaders to White House for shutdown meeting— The Associated Press (@AP) October 2, 2013… Continue reading