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‘The Moral High Ground’: Dying Mom’s YouTube Plea Convinces Genentech to Give Her Unapproved Cancer Drug

‘The Moral High Ground’: Dying Mom’s YouTube Plea Convinces Genentech to Give Her Unapproved Cancer Drug

  A prominent biotech corporation is giving a dying mother an unapproved cancer drug that could prolong her life after her emotional..

May 2, 2012 with 2 Comments
As House Vote Nears, Opposition to “Worse than SOPA” CISPA Cyber Security Bill Intensifies

As House Vote Nears, Opposition to “Worse than SOPA” CISPA Cyber Security Bill Intensifies

Here we go again… Just when you thought the internet was safe from Big Brother’s prying eyes after massive public uproar..

April 20, 2012 with 0 Comments
South Korean, Russian Scientists to Clone Wooly Mammoth

South Korean, Russian Scientists to Clone Wooly Mammoth

Scientists from South Korea, Russia and China have launched a bid to clone the long-extinct wooly mammoth. Agence France-Presse reports..

March 13, 2012 with 0 Comments
Dixie Dimwits: Just 22% of Likely Mississippi GOP Primary Voters Believe in Evolution; 29% Want Interracial Marriage Banned

Dixie Dimwits: Just 22% of Likely Mississippi GOP Primary Voters Believe in Evolution; 29% Want Interracial Marriage Banned

I apologize in advance to my family and friends who live in Mississippi and Alabama, but those states have got to be among the dumbest..

March 13, 2012 with 3 Comments
BBH Labs’ Innovative SXSW ‘Homeless Hotspots’ Program Stirs Controversy

BBH Labs’ Innovative SXSW ‘Homeless Hotspots’ Program Stirs Controversy

An innovative program in which homeless vendors sell wireless internet access to attendees of a popular Texas festival has stirred up..

March 12, 2012 with 0 Comments
Scientist: 1 in 8 Chance that “Catastrophic” Solar Megastorm will Strike Earth within 10 Years

Scientist: 1 in 8 Chance that “Catastrophic” Solar Megastorm will Strike Earth within 10 Years

A leading scientist says there is a one in eight chance of a massive solar megaflare erupting from the sun within the next decade. Such a..

February 29, 2012 with 0 Comments
Freedom Acres Member Claims Renowned Physicist Stephen Hawking Frequents California Swingers Club, Cambridge Spokesman Says He Only Went Once

Freedom Acres Member Claims Renowned Physicist Stephen Hawking Frequents California Swingers Club, Cambridge Spokesman Says He Only Went Once

A longtime member of a southern California swingers club claims that the world’s most famous scientist is a regular visitor to the..

February 28, 2012 with 0 Comments
Disgruntled Moroccan Facebook Censor Trainee Amine Derkaoui, Paid $1/Hour, Leaks Content Screening Guidelines to Gawker

Disgruntled Moroccan Facebook Censor Trainee Amine Derkaoui, Paid $1/Hour, Leaks Content Screening Guidelines to Gawker

A disgruntled former trainee contractor who was paid $1/hour while learning how to screen Facebook’s online content has leaked the..

February 22, 2012 with 0 Comments
Former Pentagon Consultant Timothy Good: President Eisenhower Had Three Secret Meetings with Extraterrestrial Aliens in 1954

Former Pentagon Consultant Timothy Good: President Eisenhower Had Three Secret Meetings with Extraterrestrial Aliens in 1954

A former Pentagon and Congressional consultant claims that President Dwight D. Eisenhower secretly met with extraterrestrial aliens on..

February 14, 2012 with 0 Comments
F.B.I. File on Steve Jobs Details Drug Use, Child Neglect, “Abusive” Leadership, “Questionable Ethics and Morality” and Embrace of Eastern Religion

F.B.I. File on Steve Jobs Details Drug Use, Child Neglect, “Abusive” Leadership, “Questionable Ethics and Morality” and Embrace of Eastern Religion

Fulfilling a Wall Street Journal Freedom of Information Act request, the Federal Bureau of Investigation Thursday released a background..

February 9, 2012 with 1 Comment