Jon Stewart returned to Comedy Central’s “Daily Show” Tuesday night after spending the summer directing a film in Jordan, and the host wasted no time in going after the Obama administration and Congress members on Syria.
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Scientists develop an influenza vaccine delivered by a microneedle patch that patients could easily and painlessly self-administer.
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A recent powerlifting competition in upstate New York, one where Jon Stoklosa, born with Down Syndrome, bench-pressed a personal best of 402.5 pounds and came in third in his age division.
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Looking dazed and sunburned, U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad walked on to the Key West shore Monday, becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage.
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George Bush Sr, the former president of the United States, sent social media sites into a frenzy on Saturday by falsely announcing that Nelson Mandela had died.
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First, a disclaimer: Selling your organs is illegal in the United States. It’s also very dangerous. Handing off an organ is risky enough when done in a top hospital, even more so if you’re doing it for cash in a back alley. No, really: Don’t do this. OK? OK.
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We may have all dreamt of zapping away the rainclouds when it’s damp and miserable outside. But it seems that one day, the dream could actually come true.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-09-01 00:46:292013-09-01 00:46:29Could Clouds be Zapped by Laser to Stop it Raining? Scientists to Discuss Plans to Control the Weather
Customers with proof of purchase are eligible for up to $75, and those without receipts can receive a maximum of $45.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-08-28 00:14:022013-08-28 00:14:02Naked Juice Forced to Give Customers up to $75 Each after Settling $9m Class-Action
University of Washington researchers have performed what they believe is the first noninvasive human-to-human brain interface, with one researcher able to send a brain signal via the Internet to control the hand motions of a fellow researcher.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-08-28 00:10:042013-08-28 00:10:04First Human Brain-to-Brain Interface (+video)
This Motor City cat doesn’t purr; it hisses, observers say. And it’s no kitten; it’s said to stand between 3 and 4 feet tall, believe it or not, and is lanky with a long tail.
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Rahul – the baby whose parents claim has spontaneously burst into flames four times since his birth – will continue to be monitored by child rights activists in Chennai, India until the mystery of his condition can be solved, the Times of India reported.
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It’s a hairy situation! Both Gillette and Schick report that their razor sales are down—and across the pond in the U.K., men are even getting beard transplants.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-08-26 01:11:432013-08-26 01:11:43Razor Sales Dropping Precipitously as World Embraces the “Scruffy Look”
New York’s attorney general sued Donald Trump for $40 million Saturday, saying the real estate mogul helped run a phony “Trump University” that promised to make students rich but instead steered them into expensive and mostly useless seminars, and even failed to deliver promised apprenticeships.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-08-25 02:26:102013-08-25 02:26:10Donald Trump, ‘Trump University’ in $40 Million Lawsuit for ‘Deception at Every Stage’; Trump Says Suit is Political Extortion
Martin Manley hated waking up early, but on his 60th birthday he did — or more likely, never went to sleep the night before.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-08-25 02:15:122013-08-25 02:15:12The Sportswriter who Blogged his Suicide
You’re up at the crack of dawn, raring to go, while your other half is dead to the world. Then, while you’re ready for lights out at 10pm, they’re happy to burn the midnight oil… and some.
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And he thought his future mother-in-law was intrusive.
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A Utah teenager arrested last year in a Columbine-inspired plot to blow up his high school will find out Tuesday if voters in the small city of Roy will take his run for mayor seriously.
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is interested in buying a “Shisa smoke machine.” The National Cancer Institute (NCI) will use it for studies that compare hookah and cigarette smoke.
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News of a mystery priest who supposedly showed up to offer prayers for a young woman trapped inside of a vehicle on Sunday, has gone viral. The individual, who calmed both the 19-year-old and the emergency responders who were feverishly attempting to help her, subsequently vanished.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-08-09 01:19:262016-04-11 11:17:29The Mystery Continues: Witness Claims Priest Who Vanished After Anointing Crash Victim Looks Like this Hollywood Actor
Over 2,000 years ago, gold and silversmiths developed a variety of techniques, including using mercury like a glue, to apply thin films of metals to statues and other objects. They developed thin-film coating technology that is unrivalled by today’s process for producing DVDs, solar cells, electronic devices and other products and used it on jewels, statues, amulets and more common objects.
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The maintenance man at a Gainesville apartment complex has been arrested after police allege he found a tenant either dead or dying and, before calling 911, used the man’s ATM card to withdraw more than $600.
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Only in Mike Bloomberg’s Manhattan. Craving a Big Gulp? Better have a good lawyer. Want to do something special for your face? Treat it to a bird poo poultice at a luxury spa.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-08-04 00:40:402016-04-11 11:17:46Luxury Skin Care in Mike Bloomberg’s Manhattan: Bird Poop Facial
New Mexico Outhouse Labeled ‘Obama’s Presidential Library’ Causing Controversy
/9 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Evan BleierA sign on top of an outhouse in New Mexico is causing controversy and discussion around town.
Jon Stewart Returns to Blast Obama Administration, Congress on Syria
/0 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Jessica ChasmarJon Stewart returned to Comedy Central’s “Daily Show” Tuesday night after spending the summer directing a film in Jordan, and the host wasted no time in going after the Obama administration and Congress members on Syria.
Introducing a Flu Vaccine You Give Yourself
/1 Comment/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Elizabeth Armstrong MooreScientists develop an influenza vaccine delivered by a microneedle patch that patients could easily and painlessly self-administer.
Born with Down Syndrome, Newark Man Wins Respect Powerlifting (+video)
/2 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Kelly BothumA recent powerlifting competition in upstate New York, one where Jon Stoklosa, born with Down Syndrome, bench-pressed a personal best of 402.5 pounds and came in third in his age division.
Nyad Makes History with Swim From Cuba to Key West
/0 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Associated PressLooking dazed and sunburned, U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad walked on to the Key West shore Monday, becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage.
George Bush Sr Mistakenly Announces Nelson Mandela’s Death
/1 Comment/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Harriet AlexanderGeorge Bush Sr, the former president of the United States, sent social media sites into a frenzy on Saturday by falsely announcing that Nelson Mandela had died.
Which Organs Can I Live Without, And How Much Cash Can I Get For Them?
/0 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Bjorn CareyFirst, a disclaimer: Selling your organs is illegal in the United States. It’s also very dangerous. Handing off an organ is risky enough when done in a top hospital, even more so if you’re doing it for cash in a back alley. No, really: Don’t do this. OK? OK.
Could Clouds be Zapped by Laser to Stop it Raining? Scientists to Discuss Plans to Control the Weather
/1 Comment/in Featured, The Offbeat /by NICK MCDERMOTTWe may have all dreamt of zapping away the rainclouds when it’s damp and miserable outside. But it seems that one day, the dream could actually come true.
Dunkin’ Donuts Apologises for ‘Bizarre and Racist’ Thai Advert
/0 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Adam GabbattPoster to promote new ‘charcoal donut’ featured Thailand chief executive’s daughter in ‘blackface’ make-up.
Naked Juice Forced to Give Customers up to $75 Each after Settling $9m Class-Action
/0 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by CATHERINE TOWNSENDCustomers with proof of purchase are eligible for up to $75, and those without receipts can receive a maximum of $45.
First Human Brain-to-Brain Interface (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Doree Armstrong and Michelle MaUniversity of Washington researchers have performed what they believe is the first noninvasive human-to-human brain interface, with one researcher able to send a brain signal via the Internet to control the hand motions of a fellow researcher.
Gigantic Cat Prowls Detroit Neighborhood and Has Residents More than a Little Afraid (+video)
/4 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Dave UrbanskiThis Motor City cat doesn’t purr; it hisses, observers say. And it’s no kitten; it’s said to stand between 3 and 4 feet tall, believe it or not, and is lanky with a long tail.
Baby who Allegedly Catches Fire to be Monitored by Child Rights Activists (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, The Offbeat /by FoxNews.comRahul – the baby whose parents claim has spontaneously burst into flames four times since his birth – will continue to be monitored by child rights activists in Chennai, India until the mystery of his condition can be solved, the Times of India reported.
Razor Sales Dropping Precipitously as World Embraces the “Scruffy Look”
/0 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Natalie GontcharovaIt’s a hairy situation! Both Gillette and Schick report that their razor sales are down—and across the pond in the U.K., men are even getting beard transplants.
Donald Trump, ‘Trump University’ in $40 Million Lawsuit for ‘Deception at Every Stage’; Trump Says Suit is Political Extortion
/2 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Dave UrbanskiNew York’s attorney general sued Donald Trump for $40 million Saturday, saying the real estate mogul helped run a phony “Trump University” that promised to make students rich but instead steered them into expensive and mostly useless seminars, and even failed to deliver promised apprenticeships.
The Sportswriter who Blogged his Suicide
/1 Comment/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Doug GrossMartin Manley hated waking up early, but on his 60th birthday he did — or more likely, never went to sleep the night before.
Levin: Republican Party Stands for Mush (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, The Offbeat /by BreitbartDuring Mark Levin’s recent interview on Fox News, he accuses the Republicans of having a platform made of ‘mush.’ Read more here.
Are you a Lark or a Night Owl? What your Sleep Habits Reveal About your Health
/0 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by KATE WIGHTONYou’re up at the crack of dawn, raring to go, while your other half is dead to the world. Then, while you’re ready for lights out at 10pm, they’re happy to burn the midnight oil… and some.
Renegade Drone Crashes Into Groom’s Head Before Wedding (+video)
/0 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Molly MulshineAnd he thought his future mother-in-law was intrusive.
Teen Jailed for Plotting a Copycat of the Columbine Massacre is now Running for MAYOR of a Utah City
/3 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Associated PressA Utah teenager arrested last year in a Columbine-inspired plot to blow up his high school will find out Tuesday if voters in the small city of Roy will take his run for mayor seriously.
HHS Looking for Hookah Smoking Machine
/0 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Elizabeth HarringtonThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) is interested in buying a “Shisa smoke machine.” The National Cancer Institute (NCI) will use it for studies that compare hookah and cigarette smoke.
The Mystery Continues: Witness Claims Priest Who Vanished After Anointing Crash Victim Looks Like this Hollywood Actor
/1 Comment/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Billy HallowellNews of a mystery priest who supposedly showed up to offer prayers for a young woman trapped inside of a vehicle on Sunday, has gone viral. The individual, who calmed both the 19-year-old and the emergency responders who were feverishly attempting to help her, subsequently vanished.
2,000-Year-Old Electronics Tech Still Can’t be Matched
/0 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by news.com.auOver 2,000 years ago, gold and silversmiths developed a variety of techniques, including using mercury like a glue, to apply thin films of metals to statues and other objects. They developed thin-film coating technology that is unrivalled by today’s process for producing DVDs, solar cells, electronic devices and other products and used it on jewels, statues, amulets and more common objects.
Florida Police: Maintenance Man Uses Dying Man’s ATM Card before Calling 911
/9 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Maru I. OpabolaThe maintenance man at a Gainesville apartment complex has been arrested after police allege he found a tenant either dead or dying and, before calling 911, used the man’s ATM card to withdraw more than $600.
Luxury Skin Care in Mike Bloomberg’s Manhattan: Bird Poop Facial
/2 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Daniel WattenbergOnly in Mike Bloomberg’s Manhattan. Craving a Big Gulp? Better have a good lawyer. Want to do something special for your face? Treat it to a bird poo poultice at a luxury spa.