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A 'pass atlas' map of where NFL quarterbacks throw the ball

Wonder what the completion percentage for the more than 19,000 attempted passes by quarterbacks was in 2012? Completed passes? Common passing locations? Who has the most passes by zone? Kirk Goldsberry is a spatial and visual analytics guy…

'Pink slime' goes back to school

The ground beef filler product that came to be known as 'pink slime' has returned to schools in the U.S., according to a government report.

Apple unveils not one, but two new iPhones

Apple welcomed two new iPhones to its family today following a much anticipated media event in Cupertino, Calif. The iPhone 5C and the iPhone 5S will officially launch on September 20.

UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Syria

EDITOR'S NOTE: The emergency session of the UN Security Council on Syria, that was scheduled to be at 4 p.m. EDT, has been canceled after Russia withdrew its original request. (AP) Russia has requested an emergency closed-door meeting of…

Why some Apple users remain loyal to 1st gen iPhones

Even as Apple unveils the latest iteration of their popular smartphone, there are some Steve Jobs loyalists who have yet to part with the original iPhone released June 29, 2007. When that first iPhone came out, the…

Google+ Hangout with Secretary of State John Kerry

By News Desk

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof hosts the hangout, Syria: Weighing the U.S. Response, along with journalist Lara Setrakian.

UN study: 1 in 4 Men admit to rape in parts of Asia

A recently released UN study found that one in 10 men across six Asian countries admitted to raping a woman other than a wife or girlfriend. The number rose to 24 percent men when wives and girlfriends were…

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Never play hide-and-seek with a cephalopod

FROM THE WIRES

UPDATE: U.N. Security Council has scheduled a closed-door meeting for 4 p.m. ET today. Reuters reports that Russia is calling for emergency consultations on Syria in the U.N. Security Council today.