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msnNOW Doesn’t Want To Be Your Grandfather’s News Curation Site

Microsoft launched msnNOW, a new site aimed at tracking news trends from social networks. Although we’re a bit skeptical about a spokesperson’s claim in an email that it’s “the first service designed to surface breaking trends from across the Web, show what people are saying about the trends, and why they matter with the help of expert editors,” it does add Microsoft’s heft to the growing news curation sector….

Tesla Motors Won’t Need More Money

Tesla Motors released its 2011 financial results today and held a conference call this evening for financial analysts to question officials. A number of interesting items emerged, largely from CEO Elon Musk. Perhaps the most significant is Musk’s claim that Tesla won’t need to raise any more capital.

Gunning Down the Truth in Michigan

An amusing Santorum ad features a Romney look-alike machine-gunning mud at a cardboard cutout of Santorum. But the ad slings a little mud of its own, claiming Romney is hiding his “support for cap-and trade.” In fact, for years Romney has been a consistent opponent of any national cap-and-trade plan. Nearly a decade ago, as governor of Massachusetts, Romney flirted with the idea of a regional cap-and-trade system for the Northeast — but he ultimately rejected it.
An ad from pro-Romney super PAC Restore Our Future casts Santorum as a “big-spending Washington insider” and cites a stati

Tesco Twitter PR Crisis Over ‘Slave Labour’ Claims

Tesco ‘Twitter-bods’ complain to Tesco Customer Care about unfair working practices and slave labour after ‘wage free’ job is advertised.

Is This Mark Zuckerberg’s Pinterest Profile?

A recently opened profile on Pinterest claims to be Mark Zuckerberg’s, sporting Facebook’s co-founder and CEO’s name and photograph.

FactCheck.org : Another Bogus ‘New Taxes’ Claim

It didn’t take long after President Obama released his latest budget for the oil lobby to pick up the misleading cry that it’s being targeted for “new taxes.” That’s mostly not true. Energy Tomorrow, a project of the American Petroleum Institute, ran a print ad in Washington, D.C.’s Politico Feb. 14 asking, “Guess who’ll pay for new energy taxes?”

What Online Dating Can Teach Us About Social Media Sentiment Predictions

Algorithms, and, more recently, social media sentiment, have been billed as the one-step panacea for all of life’s problems. Tweak the algorithm just right and you get the perfect romantic partner. Read the social media sentiment correctly and you can become rich by predicting the ebb and flow of equities markets. If only it were that easy. Writing in Sunday’s New York Times, social psychologists Eli J. Finkel and Benjamin R. Karney question claims by dating sites like eHarmony, which promise us happily-ever-after with someone who has been “prescreened for deep compatibility with you across 29 dimensions.” And maybe its…

Weekly Jobless Claims Fall To Four-Year Low

WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell to the lowest point in almost four years last week, the latest signal that the job market is steadily improving. Weekly applications for unemployment benefits dropped 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 348,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Fox News Claims The Media Is Conspiring To Reelect Barack Obama

The media has been overtly anti-Obama for the exact opposite reason that Palin and Fox suggested. The mainstream media wants a close election. They have a financial interest in the 2012 election being good television. If they have to knock Obama’s popularity down in order to accomplish their goal that is fine with them. The media doesn’t care about partisanship. It is all about money, and the corporate owned media has decided to follow the Fox News model…

Did Newt Gingrich pay a $300,000 ethics fine back in the 1990s?

EDITOR’S NOTE: We originally ruled this claim True. A short time later, we were contacted by an attorney who represented Gingrich during the ethics proceeding and who disputed that Gingrich was “fined” by the ethics committee. The lawyer said Gingrich had paid a “cost assessment.” We decided to take a second look at the issue and decided to change the ruling to Mostly True. *** A pro-Mitt Romney “Super PAC” is flexing its muscles in the Republican race for president, telling conservative voters not to fall for Barack Obama’s plan to hand Newt Gingrich the GOP nomination. The group, called

Schticky Review

The Schticky is a reusable lint roller that works on any surface or material. We wanted to find out if it lives up to the commercials claims.

Global warmists throw in the towel

Even the people who thrust this man-caused global warming into the public’s face have given up beating that pony. That horse is deader than Secretariat. They even have retreated from climate change… A laughable (in hindsight) claim that the Himalayas would be ice-free in 23 years showed that the report was thrown together and not vetted — much less properly peer-reviewed… Global warming charlatans such as Michael Mann and Phil Jones tried to hide their work from any scrutiny. Our gullible government kept the grants going as bureaucrats never questioned these frauds — and gullible rep

Is This Mark Zuckerberg’s Pinterest Profile?

A recently opened profile on Pinterest claims to be Mark Zuckerberg’s, sporting Facebook’s co-founder and CEO’s name and photograph.

Man claims to be ‘Osama Bin Laden Jr.’ after leading police on high-speed chase

Abdi Hussein Sheikh is crazy. Why else would you draw the attention of police to yourself while driving a stolen vehicle?

What Online Dating Can Teach Us About Social Media Sentiment Predictions

Algorithms, and, more recently, social media sentiment, have been billed as the one-step panacea for all of life’s problems. Tweak the algorithm just right and you get the perfect romantic partner. Read the social media sentiment correctly and you can become rich by predicting the ebb and flow of equities markets. If only it were that easy. Writing in Sunday’s New York Times, social psychologists Eli J. Finkel and Benjamin R. Karney question claims by dating sites like eHarmony, which promise us happily-ever-after with someone who has been “prescreened for deep compatibility with you across 29 dimensions.” And maybe its…

Michigan activists claim enough signatures for ‘emergency managers’ recall | The Raw Story

Groups collecting petition signatures to force a vote on state appointed “emergency managers” that have been running several cities and school districts say they have done it: out of 161,300 needed, they’ve collected more than 200,000, according to The Associated Press.

Women Vets Criticize Fox Pundit’s ‘Breathtakingly Offensive’ Claim That Women Should ‘Expect’ Sexual Assault

Responding to news that the Pentagon will formally relax rules forbidding women from serving in combat, Fox News contributor Liz Trotta said on the cable network last Sunday that the real issue is about women serving in the military more broadly. Referring to a recent report that violent sex crimes within the military have increased [...]

Hackers Claim Attack on American Tear Gas Company

Hackers loyal to Anonymous claim attack on US tear gas company, website taken down

iPad 3 to be released on March 7? | ZDNet

Citing reliable sources, iMore claims that Apple’s iPad 3 event will be held on March 7.

Hackers claim to take down U.S. tear gas maker site

The “Anonymous” hacking group on Tuesday claimed to have shut down the website of security firm Combined Systems, which it accused of providing the tear gas used in crackdowns on protests. The statement circulated in forums used by the shadowy “hacktivist” group could not immediately be confirmed. The Combined Systems website appeared to be down, and the company could not immediately be reached for comment. “You war profiteering all crazy, selling mad chemical weapons to militaries and cop shops around the world, thinking you will get away unscathed by the rising tides of insurrectio

Deaf girl, 10, ‘trafficked to UK and kept as sex slave in cellar by elderly couple for almost 10 YEARS’

The woman, pictured giving evidence via videolink today, claims she was abused by Ilyas (pictured) and Tallat Ashar at their home in Greater Manchester.

San Diego Auto Insurance

Cool little blog with articles and reviews claiming “The best information on auto insurance in San Diego county!”

Hey Hollywood, Online Piracy Doesn’t Hurt Your U.S. Box Office Returns [STUDY]

Remember SOPA’s backers claiming online piracy affected movie ticket sales? an academic study now online suggests that’s nonsense.

Man claims to be ‘Osama Bin Laden Jr.’ after leading police on high-speed chase

Abdi Hussein Sheikh is crazy. Why else would you draw the attention of police to yourself while driving a stolen vehicle?

Ducati ST4 s abs street bike

The ST4s’ 996cc V-twin, essentially unchanged from last year, produces 117 horsepower and 72 foot-pounds of torque (both claimed).

Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning in France

PARIS (Reuters) – A French court on Monday declared U.S. biotech giant Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning of a French farmer, a judgment that could lend weight to other health claims against

Jack Lew’s misleading claim about the Senate’s failure to pass a budget resolution

The new White House chief of staff has twice been White House budget director. He should know better.

Hackers Claim Attack on American Tear Gas Company

Hackers loyal to Anonymous claim attack on US tear gas company, website taken down

Hackers claim to take down U.S. tear gas maker site

The “Anonymous” hacking group on Tuesday claimed to have shut down the website of security firm Combined Systems, which it accused of providing the tear gas used in crackdowns on protests. The statement circulated in forums used by the shadowy “hacktivist” group could not immediately be confirmed. The Combined Systems website appeared to be down, and the company could not immediately be reached for comment. “You war profiteering all crazy, selling mad chemical weapons to militaries and cop shops around the world, thinking you will get away unscathed by the rising tides of insurrectio

Deaf girl, 10, ‘trafficked to UK and kept as sex slave in cellar by elderly couple for almost 10 YEARS’

The woman, pictured giving evidence via videolink today, claims she was abused by Ilyas (pictured) and Tallat Ashar at their home in Greater Manchester.

Jesus Is A Liberal

We created this website because we believe the historical, Biblically documented teachings of Jesus
Christ clearly show that Jesus is a Liberal. His philosophy, based in compassion, equality,
inclusion, forgiveness, tolerance, peace and – most importantly – love, is 100% Liberal. For 20 years we have seen the growing domination of the radical right wing evangelicals on TV, on
the radio and in the news, newspapers and magazines and in politics – claiming to own a virtual
monopoly on Jesus. They have redefined what He meant and used His name to advance their
radical right wing social, busine

Mitt Romney Has Gotten So Desperate That He Rigged The CPAC Straw Poll

It is getting ugly out there in Republican land as Rick Santorum claimed on CNN that Mitt Romney has become so desperate that he rigged the CPAC straw poll.

San Diego Auto Insurance

Cool little blog with articles and reviews claiming “The best information on auto insurance in San Diego county!”

Ducati ST4 s abs street bike

The ST4s’ 996cc V-twin, essentially unchanged from last year, produces 117 horsepower and 72 foot-pounds of torque (both claimed).

Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning in France

PARIS (Reuters) – A French court on Monday declared U.S. biotech giant Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning of a French farmer, a judgment that could lend weight to other health claims against

Obama’s Bogus Youth Jobs Claims

Many of Obama’s ‘Jobs’ Are Unpaid Internships. America’s youth want careers — not more college debt and internships. But that’s all Obama’s new programs offer.

Hatch: Abortion is 95% of What Planned Parenthood Does | Right Wing Watch

Last week, amid the Religious Right freak-out over the Obama administration’s rule requiring health insurance plans to cover contraception, the Family Research Council hastily organized a webcast to rally the opposition called “Healthcare Mandate: Violating the Separation of Church and State.”

Among the guests was Sen. Orrin Hatch who claimed that the issue was not about contraception but rather about abortion as he asserted that abortion constitutes 95% of what Planned Parenthood does as an organization.

Jack Lew’s misleading claim about the Senate’s failure to pass a budget resolution

The new White House chief of staff has twice been White House budget director. He should know better.

Hey Hollywood, Online Piracy Doesn’t Hurt Your U.S. Box Office Returns [STUDY]

Remember SOPA’s backers claiming online piracy affected movie ticket sales? an academic study now online suggests that’s nonsense.

Along with CIA takedown, information compromised at Dept. of Homeland Security in Anonymous attack

The pace of attacks by cyber vigilantes seems to be increasing in 2012. Yesterday news broke that the website of the CIA was down, an attack for which Anonymous claimed responsibility. Today CNN is…

Anonymous knocks CIA website offline (Update)

The website of the Central Intelligence Agency was inaccessible on Friday after the hacker group Anonymous claimed to have knocked it offline.

Anonymous knocks CIA website offline

The website of the Central Intelligence Agency was inaccessible on Friday after the hacker group Anonymous claimed to have knocked it offline.

Guide to Finding Divorce Lawyer

If you are going through a dissolution of marriage, you will need to hire a divorce lawyer. These legal professionals are adept in processing claims, streamlining the divorce proceeding and finding an equitable balance between your settlement and your emotions.

Disneyland Sued For Negligence in Jungle Cruise Crash

We all know the hype rarely meets reality, but in Feb. 2010, a Southern California couple claims the ride really was perilous and the skipper wasn’t just daring but recklessly speedy before the boat crashed.

The Christian Right Embraces Truly Immoral and Unethical Presidential Candidates

There is a disconnect between Christian right voters claim of following the bible and at the same time supporting very immoral candidates.

New Titanic tourist attraction will exceed expectations

Many cities claim a piece of the Titanic’s heritage, but only one town built her. And with that legacy in mind one of the top English travel journalists has claimed this week that the new Belfast

Mitt Romney Has Gotten So Desperate That He Rigged The CPAC Straw Poll

It is getting ugly out there in Republican land as Rick Santorum claimed on CNN that Mitt Romney has become so desperate that he rigged the CPAC straw poll.

Awful White Rappers Drop the N Word at CPAC, Receive Applause

The rappers have been identified by News One as Steven Crowder and Chris Loesch. Crowder is an occasional contributor to Fox News. Loesch is married to the conservative political analyst Dana Loesch. As The Raw Story points out, both claim they were saying the word “knickers.” Hilarious joke, guys..

Man Accuses Cop Of Mistaking His Genitals For Marijuana

A Georgia man is facing marijuana charges after a traffic stop on Interstate 85 just north of Lawrenceville. On the afternoon of February 3, Bryan Brown, 21, was stopped by a Gwinnett County Police officer for tailgating another vehicle, reports Kristi Reed at the Dacula Patch. The officer approached the passenger side window of Brown’s car and claimed he detected the strong odor of marijuana. According to the police report, Brown “showed signs of nervousness,” including shaky hands and an unsteady voice.

Smoke and Mirrors: Driving While on Marijuana Doubles One’s Chances of a Serious Car Crash | Observations, Scientific American Blog Network

Booze is behind an estimated 2.1 million car accidents each year in the U.S.—which cause almost 11,000 traffic fatalities annually. But many drug users have claimed …

Jury strikes down Eolas’ ‘Interactive Web’ patent

Patent-holding company claimed a host of Web giants owed it hundreds of millions in royalties for their use of online video streaming, search suggestions, and other ‘interactive’ elements on pages. Read this blog post by Steven Musil on Digital Media.

This History of Chocolate Slideshow – PICS

Chocolate. There are few foods that evoke as much passion as this decadent treat. Folklore from many cultures claimed that consuming chocolate instilled faith, health, strength, and sexual passion. Once an indulgence of royalty, it is now a treasured and accessible – and yes, even healthy

Guide to Finding Divorce Lawyer

If you are going through a dissolution of marriage, you will need to hire a divorce lawyer. These legal professionals are adept in processing claims, streamlining the divorce proceeding and finding an equitable balance between your settlement and your emotions.

Anonymous hacked the CIA — RT

Elusive hackers group Anonymous claims they took down the website of the Central Intelligence Agency. www.cia.gov is unavailable as for now.

Disneyland Sued For Negligence in Jungle Cruise Crash

We all know the hype rarely meets reality, but in Feb. 2010, a Southern California couple claims the ride really was perilous and the skipper wasn’t just daring but recklessly speedy before the boat crashed.

Federal Judge Dismisses PETA Lawsuit Claiming SeaWorld Whales Are Slaves

SAN DIEGO (AP) An effort to free whales from SeaWorld by claiming they were enslaved made a splash in the news but flopped in court Wednesday.

The Pope will die within a year: Vatican ‘assassination fears’ revealed

The Pope will die within the next 12 months, a senior Vatican figure has
reportedly claimed amid fears of an assassination plot.

CIA website down, Anonymous says it’s their doing

Anonymous bullhorn, @YourAnonNews, is claiming that the Central Intelligence Agency’s website has been taken down by the hacktivist group.

“CIA TANGO DOWN: https://www.cia.gov/ #Anonymous,” a pe…

Awful White Rappers Drop the N Word at CPAC, Receive Applause

The rappers have been identified by News One as Steven Crowder and Chris Loesch. Crowder is an occasional contributor to Fox News. Loesch is married to the conservative political analyst Dana Loesch. As The Raw Story points out, both claim they were saying the word “knickers.” Hilarious joke, guys..

Anti-Gay Church Blames Death of Josh Powell’s Boys on Gay Marriage; Plans Protest at Children’s Funeral

One of the most extreme anti-gay churches in the nation plans to dispatch members to Saturday’s memorial service for Charlie and Braden Powell, claiming they perished in a fiery inferno because God is incensed over the state legislature’s support of gay marriage. Yesterday, on her Twitter feed, the daughter of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps offered this insane pronouncement:

Smoke and Mirrors: Driving While on Marijuana Doubles One’s Chances of a Serious Car Crash | Observations, Scientific American Blog Network

Booze is behind an estimated 2.1 million car accidents each year in the U.S.—which cause almost 11,000 traffic fatalities annually. But many drug users have claimed …

Jury strikes down Eolas’ ‘Interactive Web’ patent

Patent-holding company claimed a host of Web giants owed it hundreds of millions in royalties for their use of online video streaming, search suggestions, and other ‘interactive’ elements on pages. Read this blog post by Steven Musil on Digital Media.

This History of Chocolate Slideshow – PICS

Chocolate. There are few foods that evoke as much passion as this decadent treat. Folklore from many cultures claimed that consuming chocolate instilled faith, health, strength, and sexual passion. Once an indulgence of royalty, it is now a treasured and accessible – and yes, even healthy

Leopard kills fifth girl in Nepal -

A man-eating leopard has claimed its fifth victim in just two months after dragging away and devouring a 14-year-old girl in Nepal.

Anonymous hacked the CIA — RT

Elusive hackers group Anonymous claims they took down the website of the Central Intelligence Agency. www.cia.gov is unavailable as for now.

Federal Judge Dismisses PETA Lawsuit Claiming SeaWorld Whales Are Slaves

SAN DIEGO (AP) An effort to free whales from SeaWorld by claiming they were enslaved made a splash in the news but flopped in court Wednesday.

Oh SNAP! Democrat Schools Newt Gingrich on who the real ‘Food Stamp President’ is – FreakOutNation

Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) spoke on the House Floor in response to Newt Gingrich’s claim that Obama is the ‘Food Stamp President.” Gutierrez came prepared with facts under his belt and armed with statistics.

CIA website down, Anonymous says it’s their doing

Anonymous bullhorn, @YourAnonNews, is claiming that the Central Intelligence Agency’s website has been taken down by the hacktivist group.

“CIA TANGO DOWN: https://www.cia.gov/ #Anonymous,” a pe…

Is Ericsson rolling out 3G using someone else’s technology?

Airvana is suing Ericsson for $330 million, claiming the wireless giant has reneged on its licensing deal and is instead selling a “knock-off” version of Airvana’s 3G technology to Verizon Wireless, Sprint and other CDMA operators.

Anti-Gay Church Blames Death of Josh Powell’s Boys on Gay Marriage; Plans Protest at Children’s Funeral

One of the most extreme anti-gay churches in the nation plans to dispatch members to Saturday’s memorial service for Charlie and Braden Powell, claiming they perished in a fiery inferno because God is incensed over the state legislature’s support of gay marriage. Yesterday, on her Twitter feed, the daughter of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps offered this insane pronouncement:

5 Big Lies About the Phony War on Religion

Right-wingers claim Obama and Democrats across the country are waging a war on religion — and of course, conservatives are the civilian casualties along with the rest of America’s white Christian majority.

Fox News Claims Clint Eastwood Ad Has Subliminal Pro Obama Messages

The paranoiacs at Fox News are super afraid that the Chrysler Super Bowl ad starring Clint Eastwood has subliminal pro-Obama messages in it.

Holder tells Congress the Obama administration wants to ban guns

Holder’s shallow and illogical attempt to use “Fast and Furious” to further the Obama gun-ban agenda … Eric Holder’s Justice Department — oversaw an epic scandal whereby our own federal government illegally funneled thousands of firearms into the hands of Mexican drug lords. This contributed to the death of one U.S. Border Patrol agent and hundreds of Mexicans.
… Eric Holder claims he doesn’t know how or why this scandal occurred, or even who under his charge may have authorized it… He also refuses to turn over critical documents to congressional investigators that could h

Leopard kills fifth girl in Nepal -

A man-eating leopard has claimed its fifth victim in just two months after dragging away and devouring a 14-year-old girl in Nepal.

Rick Santorum thrusts back into race with Minnesota and Colorado wins over Mitt Romney

Rick Santorum re-emerged into the Republican race last night, claiming a trio of victories that will reinvigorate his flagging campaign and pose fresh questions for Mitt Romney’s march towards the nomination.

How many officers does it take to beat the fuck out of a man in insulin shock? In Nevada, the answer is 7 or more

Adam Greene, of Las Vegas, claimed he was driving erratically because he had fallen into diabetic shock, but that didn’t stop a cop from kicking him in the head five times.

Mother Sues NYC For $900 trillion For Placing Children In Foster Home

A Staten Island mother is suing the city for a staggering $900 trillion for allegedly wrongfully placing her two sons in foster care and claiming she was mentally unstable.

Oh SNAP! Democrat Schools Newt Gingrich on who the real ‘Food Stamp President’ is – FreakOutNation

Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) spoke on the House Floor in response to Newt Gingrich’s claim that Obama is the ‘Food Stamp President.” Gutierrez came prepared with facts under his belt and armed with statistics.

Hannity: Bin Laden would be alive if Obama ‘had his way’

A day after proclaiming America’s end if President Barack Obama is re-elected, Sean Hannity added to his pile of animosity Tuesday evening with a claim startlingly detached from reality.

5 Big Lies About the Phony War on Religion

Right-wingers claim Obama and Democrats across the country are waging a war on religion — and of course, conservatives are the civilian casualties along with the rest of America’s white Christian majority.

Fox News Claims Clint Eastwood Ad Has Subliminal Pro Obama Messages

The paranoiacs at Fox News are super afraid that the Chrysler Super Bowl ad starring Clint Eastwood has subliminal pro-Obama messages in it.

AntiSec leaks Symantec pcAnywhere source code after $50k extortion not paid

High drama in cyber realm after hackers wanted $50,000 from Symantec or else the hacking group would leak the security firm’s source code. Email negotiations between hackers and feds posing as a Symantec employee went down in flames. Now a file claiming to be Symantec’s pcAnywhere source code has set sail into the wild from The Pirate Bay.

Holder tells Congress the Obama administration wants to ban guns

Holder’s shallow and illogical attempt to use “Fast and Furious” to further the Obama gun-ban agenda … Eric Holder’s Justice Department — oversaw an epic scandal whereby our own federal government illegally funneled thousands of firearms into the hands of Mexican drug lords. This contributed to the death of one U.S. Border Patrol agent and hundreds of Mexicans.
… Eric Holder claims he doesn’t know how or why this scandal occurred, or even who under his charge may have authorized it… He also refuses to turn over critical documents to congressional investigators that could h

Rick Santorum thrusts back into race with Minnesota and Colorado wins over Mitt Romney

Rick Santorum re-emerged into the Republican race last night, claiming a trio of victories that will reinvigorate his flagging campaign and pose fresh questions for Mitt Romney’s march towards the nomination.

Mother Sues NYC For $900 trillion For Placing Children In Foster Home

A Staten Island mother is suing the city for a staggering $900 trillion for allegedly wrongfully placing her two sons in foster care and claiming she was mentally unstable.

Jesus did not die on cross, says scholar – Telegraph

Jesus may not have died nailed to the cross because there is no evidence that
the Romans crucified prisoners two thousand years ago, a scholar has
claimed.

AT&T’s throttling limit as low as 2 GB in some areas?

Recent reports from John Cozen, who works for Oceanhouse Media, and Willa Plank of the WSJ suggest this limit might be creeping lower, as low as 2 GB for some customers. …

Before you get up in arms, this 2 GB level may be region-specific as many customers claim they use well over 2 GB without throttling. Nonetheless, this report serves as a reminder to AT&T customers on an unlimited plan – if you don’t keep your usage in check you might find yourself on the verge of being throttled when you least expect it.

Hannity: Bin Laden would be alive if Obama ‘had his way’

A day after proclaiming America’s end if President Barack Obama is re-elected, Sean Hannity added to his pile of animosity Tuesday evening with a claim startlingly detached from reality.

Parents Livid Over ‘Ex-Gay,’ ‘Gay Is A Choice’ Flyers From School

Parents of students attending Albert Einstein High School in Montgomery County, Md. are upset after some high schoolers were sent home with flyers claiming nobody is “born gay,” My Fox DC reports.

GOP Abortion Bullies: “Abortion Is the Leading Cause of Death In the Black Community”

According to Texas Congressman Lamar Smith, “abortion is the leading cause of death in the black community” — a claim he makes in a memo to House Republicans urging them to vote for a bill introduced by fagala-phobic Congressman Trent Franks that would make it illegal for a woman to end a pregnancy based on the race or gender of the fetus.

9 famous people you didn’t know were star athletes

Believe it or not, famous people had lives before their fame came to claim them. Some of these lives were even interesting. Indeed, not all famous people were grown in a lab (like Tila Tequila) or sent from hell to be harbingers of the coming Apocalypse (like the Kardashians.) Most of them grew up, went to school and did the same things most of us do – or try to do anyway – things like playing sports. And some of these pre-famous people were even good enough to legitimately call themselves “star athletes.” And it’s to this select group that this list is devoted. The following nine fa

BS BUSTED: L.A. Anti-Marijuana Attorney Caught Falsely Claiming Endorsements

Trutanich, the obvious frontrunner, is now in political hot water after falsely claiming several key supporters, including the Los Angeles Airport Peace Officers Association, the Los Angeles School Police Association, and the National Association of Prosecuting Attorneys. The supposed endorsements were news to the respective organizations. Officials with the three groups said that they were “surprised” to learn that Trutanich has claimed they are endorsers. L.A. Airport Peace Officers Association presidente Marshall McClain called Trutanich’s claims “shady” and “troubling”…

Researchers release new map that pinpoints Lyme disease risk areas in U.S.

Researchers who spent three years dragging sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map they claim could improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease.

Man Claims Discrimination In Starbucks Job Interview

Man with single arm claims discrimination. Shocked at what he called “blatant discrimination” while in a job interview at a San Diego Starbucks store.

Jesus did not die on cross, says scholar – Telegraph

Jesus may not have died nailed to the cross because there is no evidence that
the Romans crucified prisoners two thousand years ago, a scholar has
claimed.

AT&T’s throttling limit as low as 2 GB in some areas?

Recent reports from John Cozen, who works for Oceanhouse Media, and Willa Plank of the WSJ suggest this limit might be creeping lower, as low as 2 GB for some customers. …

Before you get up in arms, this 2 GB level may be region-specific as many customers claim they use well over 2 GB without throttling. Nonetheless, this report serves as a reminder to AT&T customers on an unlimited plan – if you don’t keep your usage in check you might find yourself on the verge of being throttled when you least expect it.

You, me, and “science” makes three: the state of online dating

Dating websites take the pressure off meeting people, but their claims of matching people through science and our inability to fairly judge profiles create new pitfalls, according to a new meta-analysis.

AntiSec leaks Symantec pcAnywhere source code after $50k extortion not paid

High drama in cyber realm after hackers wanted $50,000 from Symantec or else the hacking group would leak the security firm’s source code. Email negotiations between hackers and feds posing as a Symantec employee went down in flames. Now a file claiming to be Symantec’s pcAnywhere source code has set sail into the wild from The Pirate Bay.

Parents Livid Over ‘Ex-Gay,’ ‘Gay Is A Choice’ Flyers From School

Parents of students attending Albert Einstein High School in Montgomery County, Md. are upset after some high schoolers were sent home with flyers claiming nobody is “born gay,” My Fox DC reports.