President of the Maldives Abdulla Yameen has declared a state of emergency in the island country. With this declaration, security forces have been given the authority to arrest suspects before a major anti-government protest rally […]
Day: November 4, 2015
Journalists In Zimbabwe Were Arrested For Linking Police With Elephant Poisoning
In Zimbabwe, three journalists from a newspaper that is run by the country have been arrested for allegations for slander. Their front page news story concerned the recent cyanide poisonings that led to the deaths […]
Study Finds That Climate And Terrain Had Major Impact On Development Of Languages
A new study suggests that the way a language is developed might have something to do with the climate and terrain of the associated area. The study focused on more than 600 world languages in […]
SpaceX Facing Serious Competition As More Companies Vie For Lucrative NASA Contract
The space exploration company SpaceX is facing stiff competition to maintain its contract in conducting cargo missions for NASA. Rivals of SpaceX, including Boeing, Sierra Nevada and Orbital ATK are all trying to get in […]
Ransomware Scammers Demand Payment Or They’ll Expose Your Deepest Secrets
People conducting cyberattacks have a new method of attacking users. Their latest technique involves forcing victims to either pay a ransom or else they will have their data published online for everyone to see. The […]
Deadly Toxins Found In Crabs Caught Off The Coast Of California
Dungeness crabs caught along the coast of California have been determined to be unsafe for human consumption. The news comes right before the start of the state’s recreational crab season, which is expected to be […]
Price Gouging Pharma Villain To Be Investigated By Senate
We all know that the guy who raised the price of the infection-fighting drug Daraprim from $13.50 to $750 a pill is a creep. Now, Congress wants to dig deeper into his sketchy pricing measures. […]
Madrid Boldly Taking On Pollution With Strict Ban On Cars
Spain’s capital Madrid is set to introduce some of the world’s toughest anti-pollution laws. The laws include banishing cars from the the inner city on days of high air pollution and introducing strict speed limits […]
Speed Limits Don’t Work. The Key To Safer Roads Is Design
City planners are having a difficult time getting drivers to obey posted speed limits. It turns out that posted speed limits don’t have the greatest effect on how fast drivers will travel on a road. […]
Federal Prosecutors Plan To Put Spoofers In Their Place With First Ever Criminal Conviction
United States federal prosecutors have secured a victory in the courtroom as jurors took only one hour to reach a guilty verdict in the case against commodities trader, Michael Coscia. It is likely that the […]
Tourists Sad To See Sticky Historic Seattle Landmark Removed
Seattle is known for many things, such as its great music scene and excellent coffee. The city is also known for having an extremely large “gum wall”, in which residents and tourists alike have stuck […]
British PM David Cameron Tried To Cover Up Social Faux Pas With Photoshop
A photograph of British Prime Minister David Cameron has been digitally altered to include a flower pinned to the inside of his lapel on his dark blue jacket. Digital experts have since confirmed that the […]
VW Emissions Cheating Spreads To Gasoline Cars
The problems for German car company Volkswagen have gotten worse, as the company recently said that it had understated the amount of carbon dioxide emissions for roughly 800,000 vehicles that were sold in Europe. The […]
Verizon Goes Too Far With Censorship Of Customer Emails
Phone company Verizon has started censoring emails that are sent by customers using its Verizon FiOS service. Any email that contains a hyperlink is determined to be spam, even if the link is relevant. The […]
EPA Used Monsanto’s Own Research To Conclude It Was Safe
Environmental activists are claiming the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent findings in regards to the health effects of the widely used herbicide glyphosate are flawed. Other studies have found the herbicide to be an endocrine […]
Speedwalkers Rejoice As Liverpool Becomes First City To Open Fast Walking Lanes
In what appears to be an ingenious idea, the United Kingdom has opened its first ever fast-pedestrian lane in Liverpool city center. The opening of the speedy lane follows research conducted by the company, Argos, […]
Drug Fueled Orgies Known As Chemsex Is Escalating Contraction Of STDs
Many people are obtaining STDs as a result of drug-induced orgies that can last for multiple days at a time. Last September, former child star Danny Pintauro revealed that he contracted HIV from a man […]
Czech Republic Says Disabled People Need Love Too, Trains Sexual Assistants
Many organizations work to provide a number of services to disabled individuals. It now appears that in some countries, sexual assistance is on the list. In the Czech Republic, trained sexual assistants have begun working […]
Ancient Ruins Of Alexandria Will Be The World’s First Underwater Museum
The Ministry of Antiquities in Egypt have given the go ahead to plans for the world’s first underwater museum. Visitors will be allowed a rare view into the submerged ruins of ancient Alexandria, which dates […]
This Book Will Reveal Dark Secrets Of Roman Catholic Church And Vatican City
New allegations in Vatican City are coming about from the recent VatiLeaks scandal of the Catholic Church. Reports indicate that the Vatican has experienced wiretapped priests, missing money and threats against the life of Pope […]
China Is Putting U.S. To Shame When It Comes To Clean Energy
New reports from the United Nations indicate that China is leading the world in terms of preventing climate change, while the United States is falling behind. Even though China is the single largest emitter of […]
Jeb Bush Continues To Misunderstand Work Ethic, Opens Mouth And Inserts Foot
U.S. presidential candidate Jeb Bush has apologized to France, saying he did a “disservice to the French” when he compared rival Marco Rubio’s senate voting record to the French working week. The former Governor for […]
Animal Right’s Activist Charged With Criminal Mischief For Giving Water To Sweltering Pigs
An Ontario woman has been charged with criminal mischief, but could not be more unapologetic about her alleged crime. Anita Krajnc, an animal rights activists and member of the group, Toronto Pig Save, was criminally […]
Scandal In The Vatican As Key Department Suspected Of Inappropriate Behavior
In the Vatican City, financial investigators believe that a critical department that is responsible for observing real estate and investments was previously used for money laundering, insider trading and market manipulation. According to a senior […]
Saying “Wasted” On Your Twitter Or Facebook Could Negatively Impact Your Credit Score
Credit rating agencies are using people’s social media accounts to determine their creditworthiness, according to a new report released by the British Financial Times. It is common knowledge that employers check prospective employees out by […]
The TSA Is An Utter Failure, Misses 95% Of Weapons In Undercover Operation
Nobody likes going through security when they go through an airport. The hassle of having to wait in a long line, take off your shoes, organize your belongings, and having a complete stranger body-scan you […]
FCC Cracking Down On Greedy Hilton Hotels Practice Of Blocking Guests’ Hotspots
Hotels have steadily been losing money over recent years due to cell phones, Airbnb and now wi-fi. With respect to the prevalence of cell phones, hotels can no longer charge for room phone usage. Airbnb […]
Trumps Calls Out Janet Yellen For Not Raising Rates Because Obama Said So
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump is accusing the U.S. Federal Reserve and President Barack Obama of conspiring to keep interest rates low. “In my opinion Janet Yellen is highly political and she’s not raising rates […]
Middle Aged White Men Are Dying And Nobody Knows Why
Since 1999, white middle-aged Americans have experienced a surprising rise in death rates. In prior decades, the trend had always been moving towards longer life expectancies. For white men and women between the ages of […]