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Ten Tough Truths About Cancer 27 Aug 2013 | 04:58 pm
George Johnson has long been a science writer, but his new book, The Cancer Chronicles: Unlocking Medicine's Deepest Mystery, is the most personal of all, chronicling his own wife's struggle with the ...
Keith Olbermann's Old Fans Are Going To Like His New ESPN Show 27 Aug 2013 | 04:09 pm
On Monday night at 11, Keith Olbermann—formerly of MSNBC and Al Gore's now-defunct Current TV—returned to his roots with a new show on ESPN2. The program, simply titled "Olbermann" sees the remarkably...
Facebook Reaches Settlement in Sponsored Stories Lawsuit 27 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
A judge in California today approved a $20 million settlement in a class action lawsuit against Facebook, over their use of users likenesses (and 'likes') in paid advertisements. Way back in the halc...
Chelsea Manning Would Pay for her Own Hormone Therapy in Prison 27 Aug 2013 | 07:57 am
Chelsea Manning's announcement last week that she, formerly Bradley Manning, would like to live and be regarded as a woman prompted many questions, both about the soldier's future in a military prison...
White House Preparing to Release Justification for Syria Strike 27 Aug 2013 | 06:38 am
In the next day or so, the Obama administration will release a declassified report justifying military action in Syria, according to CBS News's Major Garrett. That report is meant as a precursor to an...
New Mexico's Largest County Will Begin Issuing Same-Sex Marriage Licenses 27 Aug 2013 | 03:49 am
On Monday, a New Mexico district judge ordered the clerks in two of New Mexico's largest counties to issue same-sex marriage licences to any otherwise qualified couple that requests them. The decision...
VMAs Twerk All the Way to Ratings Success 27 Aug 2013 | 03:48 am
Today in show business news: MTV had a big night last night, we finally sort of know what Tomorrowland is about, and get ready for a Horrible Bosses TV show. The ratings for MTV's Video Music Awards ...
The Long Political Tradition of Chilling with People You Later Want to Attack 27 Aug 2013 | 03:13 am
John Kerry's stern denunciation of Syria's use of chemical weapons on Monday put the Secretary of State in an exclusive club: members of the United States government who met with world leaders they la...
Catfight: Internet Salivates over Siri & Google Glass Showdown 27 Aug 2013 | 02:52 am
Everyone loves a good catfight, even when it involves two robot-assistants who exhibit female characteristics but are not actually human. Earlier today, over a dozen tech blogs delighted in the war of...
Rookie Pitcher Matt Harvey Tears UCL; Mets Fans Weep 27 Aug 2013 | 02:35 am
The New York Mets cannot have nice things. An unprovable statement, yes, but an easy one to believe after hearing the news that the perpetually-struggling team just lost the most promising man in its ...
