Sep 13 Flight 666 non-stop to HEL on Friday the 13th If there was ever a flight for superstitious passengers to avoid, the Associated Press might have found it. Finnair flight AY666 from Copenhagen to Helsinki (airport abbreviation HEL) Friday may make some a little uneasy. Yes, that's 666… Continue reading
Sep 13 How British Columbia cut its drunken driving fatalities in half .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%; } PBS NewsHour Weekend's William Brangham… Continue reading
Sep 13 Original artwork thrives at Burning Man Photo by Flickr user Ryan Vettese Tonight on PBS NewsHour, KQED reports on the culture and artwork that emerged last week at the Burning Man festival in Nevada. Continue reading
Sep 13 Gap between housing price and income in London at unprecedented levels Photo by Flickr user Julie70 Fear of a potential housing bubble emerged in London as the gap between local salaries and property prices doubled since 2009. According to a Sky News report, the average home… Continue reading
Sep 13 #TWEETBEATS Chicka chicka SLim Shady RT @bccohan: Who? RT @nycsouthpaw My name is. RT @BenjySarlin What? RT @igorbobic: My name is. RT @DarrellIssa: Hi.— Political Line (@PoliticaILine) September 13, 2013… Continue reading
Sep 13 Attempting to cross the Atlantic, balloonist crash lands in Canada Photo by Flickr user omnibus Jonathan Trappe, who was attempting to become the first balloonist to make a trans-Atlantic flight using only cluster balloons, crash landed in Newfoundland, Canada. Speaking from the command center overseeing… Continue reading
Sep 13 Sound pioneer Ray Dolby dies at age 80 .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%; } Ray Dolby, the audio pioneer… Continue reading
Sep 13 FROM THE WIRE Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he believes there will be "an overwhelming report" from the UN showing chemical weapons were used in Syria on Aug. 21. (AP)… Continue reading
Sep 13 Have you ever wanted to touch an amoeba? Scientists in France may have come up with a new way for people to "touch" and manipulate bacteria, proteins and other biological building blocks that can only be seen under a microscope. Continue reading
Sep 13 NPR to reduce staff by 10 percent NPR announced Friday that in an effort to reduce their staff by 10 percent, they will offer employees a voluntary buyout. Courtesy of NPR In a message to staff, NPR CEO Gary Knell and Board of Directors Chairperson Kit… Continue reading