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Microsoft patents its own augmented reality glasses
Microsoft Patents Its Own Augmented Reality Glasses Microsoft has patented a set of augmented-reality glasses intended to supplement entertainment events.…
Scientists create device that allows blind people to ‘see’ Braille
Scientists Create Device Allowing Blind to See Braille (via NewsLook) Scientists have created a device that allows the blind to see braille thanks to an implant in their eye.…
Two people shot amid Black Friday shopping violence
Police in Florida are still looking for the person who allegedly shot two people at a Walmart in Tallahassee, the most serious reported instance of violence in the midst of the “Black Friday” holiday shopping maelstrom. The Tallahassee Democrat reported that police were interviewing witnesses in order to get a…
Naked man perched atop statue brings London to standstill
A naked man brought parts of central London to a standstill on Friday after he installed himself on a statue near Prime Minister David Cameron’s office for nearly three hours. He braved the November cold and gawking crowds to straddle the monument to Prince George, a 19th century military chief…
Thanksgiving horror: Foggy conditions lead to 140-car pileup in Texas
In the early hours of Thanksgiving Day, dense fog in south Texas led to an astonishing 140-car pileup that left two people dead and more than 80 injured. The wreck, which occurred off Interstate 10 near Houston, wasn’t immediately identified by police as a major pileup due to the fog.…
Watch: The disenfranchisment of Native Americans continues today
Though the story of the first American Thanksgiving in which the Pilgrims host a great banquet to thank Native Americans who helped them survive the first winter, there is a darker history to the encounter. The man behind that generosity, Tisquantum (Anglicized as Squanto), had been kidnapped by a British…
Watch: A ‘Teddy Bear Picnic’ with koalas (with bonus slideshow)
Deep in the archives of the Chicago Film Archives’ Margaret Conneely Collection, historians found the below footage of koala bears from around 1959 as part of an Australian National Travel Association production. Produced by Mel. F. Nichols and edited by Winifred Lade, the film shows koalas and their joeys frolicking…
Watch: Anita Hill and Sandra Fluke talk about being in the eye of the misogynist media storm
On November 14, 2012, the National Women’s Law Center honored Anita Hill, Sandra Fluke and “Doonesbury” comic Garry Trudeau and invited them to talk about being at the center of a media hullabaloo, feminism and what happens when one talks about feminist issues in a public space. Watch the video,…
Prosecutors: NYPD officer planned on ‘girl meat’ Thanksgiving meal
The New York City police officer accused of stalking more than 100 women allegedly planned to have “girl meat” as his Thanksgiving meal, prosecutors said during his bail hearing Tuesday. The Associated Press reported that, according to a transcript read by prosecutors in federal court, Officer Gilberto Valle made the…
Fox News host falsely claims George Soros linked to Wal-Mart protests
Fox News personality Stuart Varney falsely claimed on Tuesday that liberal investor George Soros was linked to upcoming protests at Wal-Mart. “George Soros, through MoveOn.org, has sent out an email nationwide urging everybody who has an interest in this to turn up at a Wal-Mart on Friday and demonstration,” he…
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