It may be the most ambitious scientific venture ever: a global collaboration to create an unlimited supply of clean, cheap energy. And this week it took a crucial step forward.
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Sam Parnia practices resuscitation medine. In other words, he helps bring people back from the dead — and some return with stories.
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A veteran Chicago teacher is suing the school district after he was suspended and charged with possessing tools that school officials said violated their weapons policy.
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Former Reuters Editor Matthew Keys pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal charges that he aided members of the Anonymous hacking collective to hit a competitor’s website.
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An antibody injected into bone marrow was discovered in a California lab.
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A judge in Oregon noticed an unexpected glow on a juror’s chest while the courtroom lights were dimmed during video evidence in an armed-robbery trial. Read more here.
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Publications often prepare obituaries for famous living individuals, particularly ones who are near death. Publications don’t, however, generally prematurely publish them.
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People keep asking Joe Berti if he feels unlucky. A bomb exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon moments after Berti finished the race. Two days later, he was in his home state of Texas when he saw a fertilizer plant explode near Waco.
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Freezing temperatures have led to shrinking honey bee populations in the U.S., putting at risk $15 billion of crops.
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A man and his wife stopped for dinner, leaving their dog in the car along with five $100 bills and one $1 bill. When they returned, the $1 bill was untouched and the $500 was gone. Read more here.
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The parents of a western New York man killed in a car crash are suing county officials after the coroner there took a piece of their son’s body for use in a dog-training exercise.
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A person who claims to be a woman trapped in a man’s body used a women’s restroom in an Idaho grocery store, naturally upsetting other customers. He’s now claiming discrimination after being charged with trespassing.
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Ants know when an earthquake is about to strike, researchers have discovered. They’ve also determined at what magnitude the ants change their behavior and where they congregate.
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One of the girls was saying, “‘God help me’ over and over because I obviously could not lift it myself. It was heavy.”
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Kansas City police, a local charity and other city departments cleared out and filled in a complex of elaborate tunnels and holes at a homeless camp this past weekend.
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Bet there won’t be any stabbings at this eatery. Why? Most of the patrons will be carrying heat.
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Just when you thought the craziness couldn’t get any worse, the UFC has now ‘indefinitely suspended’ an MMA fighter who used a few choice words to describe a man who fought women without disclosing his true gender.
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Experts say that the sound of the insects coming up out of the ground will come with a rumble; and sound as loud as a subway.
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Roman Catholic, Jesuit-affiliated Gonzaga University has refused to recognize the Knights of Columbus as an official student group because — wait for it — the Knights of Columbus is a Catholic organization.
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Breakthrough in Quest for Nuclear Fusion
/1 Comment/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Steve ConnorIt may be the most ambitious scientific venture ever: a global collaboration to create an unlimited supply of clean, cheap energy. And this week it took a crucial step forward.
Consciousness After Death: Strange Tales From the Frontiers of Resuscitation Medicine
/2 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Brandon KeimSam Parnia practices resuscitation medine. In other words, he helps bring people back from the dead — and some return with stories.
Teacher Suspended for Showing Kids Pliers
/6 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Todd StarnesA veteran Chicago teacher is suing the school district after he was suspended and charged with possessing tools that school officials said violated their weapons policy.
Former Reuter's Editor Charged With Hacking Tribune's Computer System
/0 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by ReutersFormer Reuters Editor Matthew Keys pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal charges that he aided members of the Anonymous hacking collective to hit a competitor’s website.
Scientists Find Way to Turn Stem Cells Into Brain Cells
/2 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by JASON KOEBLERAn antibody injected into bone marrow was discovered in a California lab.
A One-Way Ticket to Mars, Apply Now (+video)
/4 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Ben Brumfield and Elizabeth LandauStep right up and prove why you should get a one-way ticket to Mars! Well, wait — you might want to know a little more about the venture first.
Hubble Telescope Takes Stunning New Nebula Photo for 23rd Birthday
/1 Comment/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Mike Wall/Space.comNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a spectacular new image of an iconic nebula to celebrate its 23 years of peering deep into the heavens.
A Dog-Eat-Dog World
/0 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Jackson LandersDoes your pet’s food contain dead pets?
Oregon Juror Jailed for Texting During Trial
/2 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Associated PressA judge in Oregon noticed an unexpected glow on a juror’s chest while the courtroom lights were dimmed during video evidence in an armed-robbery trial. Read more here.
Reuters Accidentally Publishes George Soros Obituary
/6 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Taylor BiglerPublications often prepare obituaries for famous living individuals, particularly ones who are near death. Publications don’t, however, generally prematurely publish them.
Man Witnesses Boston Marathon Bombings – then Watches Deadly Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion after Returning Home
/2 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Jason HowertonPeople keep asking Joe Berti if he feels unlucky. A bomb exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon moments after Berti finished the race. Two days later, he was in his home state of Texas when he saw a fertilizer plant explode near Waco.
Elephant Dung Beer Sells Out in Minutes
/1 Comment/in The Offbeat /by Andy YoungA Japanese brewery created a beer using ingredients from elephant dung and it sold out within minutes of going on sale in the country.
Global Warming? Honey Bees Dying Due to Record Cold
/2 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Gabrielle KarolFreezing temperatures have led to shrinking honey bee populations in the U.S., putting at risk $15 billion of crops.
Police: Stolen Diamond Engagement Ring Swallowed By Thief
/1 Comment/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Rebecka SchumannPolice say a Manchester, N.H., man was arrested Thursday after he attempted to steal a diamond engagement ring by swallowing it at Bellman’s Jewelers.
Montana Man Asks Feds to Reimburse $500 Eaten By Dog
/2 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Eve ByronA man and his wife stopped for dinner, leaving their dog in the car along with five $100 bills and one $1 bill. When they returned, the $1 bill was untouched and the $500 was gone. Read more here.
New York Parents Sue After County uses Son's Remains to Train Dogs
/4 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Associated PressThe parents of a western New York man killed in a car crash are suing county officials after the coroner there took a piece of their son’s body for use in a dog-training exercise.
Transgender 'Woman' Banned From Idaho Store Over Use of Restroom
/3 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Laura ZuckermanA person who claims to be a woman trapped in a man’s body used a women’s restroom in an Idaho grocery store, naturally upsetting other customers. He’s now claiming discrimination after being charged with trespassing.
Ants Can Sense Earthquakes a Day in Advance
/2 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Subodh VarmaAnts know when an earthquake is about to strike, researchers have discovered. They’ve also determined at what magnitude the ants change their behavior and where they congregate.
Two Girls Lift 3,000 lbs. Tractor off of Dad in Miracle Feat (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, The Offbeat /by KGW Staff and Associated PressOne of the girls was saying, “‘God help me’ over and over because I obviously could not lift it myself. It was heavy.”
Homeless Removed from Complex of Tunnels, Underground Shelters in Kansas City
/1 Comment/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Matt CambellKansas City police, a local charity and other city departments cleared out and filled in a complex of elaborate tunnels and holes at a homeless camp this past weekend.
Strap On a Gun for Dinner, Get 10% Off at this Restaurant
/5 Comments/in 2 Amendment, Featured, The Offbeat /by Ethan RothsteinBet there won’t be any stabbings at this eatery. Why? Most of the patrons will be carrying heat.
UFC Suspends MMA Fighter Who Criticized Sex-Changed Man Who Fought Women
/7 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by News EditorJust when you thought the craziness couldn’t get any worse, the UFC has now ‘indefinitely suspended’ an MMA fighter who used a few choice words to describe a man who fought women without disclosing his true gender.
The Locusts are Coming! Locusts to Come in 'Biblical Proportions' to USA
/5 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Patricia WalstonExperts say that the sound of the insects coming up out of the ground will come with a rumble; and sound as loud as a subway.
Clinton Pal Sued for Giving Woman Herpes
/6 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Washington Free Beacon StaffArnold Simon, the former CEO of Calvin Klein and close friend of Bill Clinton, is being sued for allegedly infecting a woman with herpes.
Catholic University Won't Allow Catholic Students to Form Catholic Group
/8 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Eric OwensRoman Catholic, Jesuit-affiliated Gonzaga University has refused to recognize the Knights of Columbus as an official student group because — wait for it — the Knights of Columbus is a Catholic organization.