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NASA: New rocket design will take humanity to Mars
NASA officials appeared with congressional leaders on Wednesday morning to announce what they called a “monster” new rocket design that will serve as the basis for deep space exploration in the coming decades. NASA said the “Space Launch System,” or just SLS for short, is the most powerful rocket ever…
Paintings of banks on fire turn art teacher into celebrity
The Los Angeles art scene is abuzz over 41-year-old teacher Alex Schaefer after one of his paintings, showing a Chase bank branch set ablaze, sold on eBay for $25,200. But before he broke the bank (literally and figuratively), Schaefer had to stare down Los Angeles police detectives in July, and…
Lawsuit: News Corp. directors knew about U.S. hacking a decade ago
The board of directors for News Corporation knew that two of its U.S. subsidiaries were involved in illegal hacking efforts against competitors but did nothing to stop it, according to a lawsuit filed this week by shareholders. The allegations point to News America Marketing and NDS Group, two News Corp.…
FBI interrogator: 9/11 could have been prevented
In an interview with Current TV’s liberal news host Keith Olbermann, former FBI interrogator Ali Soufan — who was pulled off terrorist interrogations by the Bush administration in the months before the CIA began torturing suspects — claimed the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 could have been prevented if he’d…
Chomsky: Ron Paul is right about al Qaeda
Appearing on Democracy Now! on Tuesday, U.S. scholar and MIT professor Noam Chomsky responded to comments made by Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) during Monday’s tea party debate, suggesting Paul had said nothing controversial at all, despite the audience’s negative reaction. He agreed with Paul’s assessment about al Qaeda’s stated motives…
Medical marijuana clinic owner charged with trading pot for votes
The owner of a medical marijuana clinic in Michigan is facing criminal charges this week after it offered a half-gram of free weed in exchange for patients registering to vote. Shekina Pena, 34, owner of the Your Healthy Choice Clinic in Lansing, Mich., was officially charged on Monday with “Influencing…
Senate Republicans block FEMA disaster relief funds
A package of disaster relief funding worth $7 billion was blocked from coming up for a vote by Senate Republicans on Monday, drawing sharp condemnation from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) who lambasted the conservative party for abandoning Americans in need. “Last night, Democrats tried to move forward on…
James Murdoch prepares for second round of testimony
After two former News Corp. employees pointed to inaccuracies in the first testimony of James Murdoch, the News International chief admitted he was “mistaken” about payments made to an ostensibly “rogue” reporter who carried out illegal hacking operations. The backpedaling immediately prompted calls for him to return and testify again — and this…
Maddow: GOP disrespect for Obama hits an all-time high
MSNBC’s liberal host Rachel Maddow tore into Republicans last night over their disrespect for President Barack Obama, exemplified by Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) refusal to schedule a joint session of Congress last week. “Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner did something that has never before been done in the…
International Criminal Court hears formal complaint on priest sexual abuse
The International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague on Tuesday received a formal complaint on sexual abuse by Catholic priests, in a request that seeks the prosecution of Vatican officials for “rape, sexual violence and torture.” Filed by the U.S.-based Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in conjunction with the Survivors…
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