American Inventions come year in and year out. With some of the greatest minds on the planet calling the U.S. home, the innovation and creativity doesn’t stop! Here are the top 20 American inventions from the past 20 years
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Amazon Buys MGM for $8.5 Billion!
Amazon buys MGM for a whopping $8.5 billion or just pocket change to Jeff Bezos. Will Bezos be the new Bond?
New Governor of California Could Be Caitlyn Jenner
Is Caitlyn Jenner’s run for Californian governor about celebrity or transgender equality?
US Military Planning To Connect Humans To Computers To Create Cyborgs
American soldiers might soon become cyborgs, as the United States government is looking into amazing new technology that would allow soldiers to connect directly to computers. The project is known as Neural Engineering System Design […]
Tainted Medical Scopes Have Sickened Hundreds
According to a recently published report from a Senate health committee, the number of patients harmed by contaminated medical scopes in recent years is much higher than previous estimates had shown. From 2012 to 2015, […]
Oregon Militia Receives Ridiculous Gifts
After a group of armed protesters took over a United States wildlife refuge in Oregon, they turned to the public in the hopes of receiving much needed supplies. Desperate to make it through the harsh […]
Obama Administration’s $4B Plan To Jump-Start Self-Driving Cars
In an effort to help speed up the development of self-driving vehicles, the Obama administration has announced a plan to spend nearly $4 billion over the next ten years to help fund various autonomous car […]
Spiders, Lice And More Crawling Through US Homes
In a disturbing new study conducted by United States scientists, the average U.S. residence is home not only to its human occupants but also to more than 100 species of invertebrates, such as centipedes, lice […]
Hoverboard Safety Concerns Rise As One ‘Explodes Into Flames’
The hoverboard sensation seemed to spread across the United States and Europe during the holiday season. Unfortunately, the innovative and futuristic mode of transportation is not all that it is cracked up to be and […]
Student Loans Account For $1.3 Trillion In Debt
With the pressure to stay competitive in the United States job market, many Americans will often do whatever it takes to obtain a college degree, even if it means racking up a heavy amount of […]
Fallen Russia Oligarch Sends Warning To Putin Insiders
A former key figure in Russia is reminding those close to Russian President Vladimir Putin that their positions of power are unlikely to last forever. Vladimir Yakunin, who was once one of the most powerful […]
Apple’s Tim Cook Goes Head To Head With Government Over Encryption
Apple CEO Tim Cook is strongly pushing for the American government to put a “no backdoors” policy in place with regards to encryption. Like many prominent technology executives, Cook is fighting to protect the privacy […]
Amazon Just Added Penn State To Campuses Invaded
Amazon is having a big impact on college campuses. On Tuesday, Amazon announced a partnership with the University of Pennsylvania, in which a new central clearing facility on the campus will be opened. The partnership […]
Staggering Number Of Women Receive Sexual Harassment In Silicon Valley Industries
A recent survey has shown that more than 60% of the women who work in Silicon Valley are the victims of sexual harassment in the workplace. About two-thirds of these instances of harassment have come […]
Governor Cuomo Eyes Penn Station Revamp
The largely outdated Penn Station in New York City might soon receive a much needed update. If the plan goes through, the much-hated train station would be transformed into a modern complex that would be […]
White House Seeking To Enlist Facebook And Rest Of Silicon Valley To ‘Disrupt Radicalization’
The Obama administration is seeking some help in trying to fight against online recruiting techniques that are used by terrorist groups. Government officials are reaching out to receive assistance from the major technology firms of […]
FBI Used Hacking Techniques To Bust 1,500 Pedophiles
The FBI recently made a major child pornography bust on the dark net. By using a hacking method to trace IP addresses, the bureau was able to shut down Playpen, which was the largest known […]
American Workforce Experiences A Surge, But Pay Remains Roughly The Same
The American job market has been performing tremendously lately, as the United States added about 292,000 new jobs in December and 252,000 new jobs in November. These figures greatly exceeded expectations offered by the Department […]
L.A. Community Goes Into State Of Emergency As Gas Leak Cannot Be Contained
The underground methane gas leak in Los Angeles has reached critical levels, prompting a state of emergency to be declared. The leak has reportedly released an amount of pollution that is equivalent to 4.5 million […]
Police Shot And Killed 986 People In 2015
Data from the FBI has revealed that police officers in the United States killed a total of 984 people in 2015. The final killing occurred during the afternoon of New Year’s Eve, when Las Vegas […]
Obama Expands Gun Checks, Draws Swift Criticism
President Barack Obama has announced a series of executive orders that will place stronger restrictions on the sale of firearms. The mandates will require that background checks must be performed on all gun sales, including […]
Washington DC Is Banning This Common Container
Washington DC has taken a major environmental initiative by banning all Styrofoam containers and cups from public eating establishments in the city. The ban went into effect at the start of 2016, forcing all restaurants […]
Trump Releases His First Ad Campaign For 2016
After months of refusing to put out any ads for his campaign, Republican presidential candidate frontrunner Donald Trump released on Monday his first television ad of the primary season. And, in true Donald Trump fashion, […]
Ashley Madison User Base Is Higher Now Than Before Data Hack
The infamous data hack that exposed the personal information of Ashley Madison users hasn’t stopped the infidelity website from obtaining 4 million new members since last August. Ashley Madison is best known as a matchmaking […]
Oregon Militia Occupying Wildlife Refuge, Wants To Overthrow Government
In an apparent tactical shift, the Bundy militia – on its second day of armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon – transitioned from a lockdown state to one of invitation. It […]
Congress Says It’s Okay To Spy On Us, Gets Mad When They’re Spied On
The U.S. Congress has launched an investigation to find out if the National Security Agency (NSA) spied on the legislature’s members. The investigation follows media claims that the NSA illegally listened in on conversations between […]
Chicago Mayor Calls For Police Crackdown, But Is It Enough?
In an effort to teach restraint to the city’s police officers, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is introducing some major changes to the Chicago Police Department. The news comes as the city has experienced widespread protests, […]
This Suburb Bans Car Businesses to Spark Walkability
The Minneapolis City Council has imposed a six-month “emergency” ban on any car-related retail outlets opening up in the suburb of Columbia Heights. The move comes after residents and other business complained that the suburb […]
Taxpayers Footed Obama’s $8.1M Hawaiin Vacation Bill
Finally after two years of media questioning, the White House has released financial details of President Obama’s 2013 Hawaiian Christmas vacation. The total cost to the taxpayer was $8.1 million. Because the itinerary in 2013 […]
Trump Flip-Flops On Wages After Sanders Criticism
Donald Trump has apparently changed his tune regarding wages in America and now emphatically states that hard-working Americans are not earning enough. The best way to describe the situation is to look at the […]