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Scientists create ‘superbrain’ by connecting thoughts of two rats
Creating a “superbrain” of connected minds, scientists on Thursday said they had enabled a rat to help a fellow rodent while the animals were a continent apart but connected through brain electrodes. With electrodes imbedded in its cortex, a rat in a research institute in Natal, Brazil sent signals via…
Immigrants say North Carolina’s plan to mark driver’s licenses ‘stigmatizes’ them
Immigrants rights advocates are criticizing North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s (R) plan to mark driver’s licenses for two-year visa recipients with the phrase “NO LEGAL STATUS.” The Charlotte Observer reported on Sunday that the licenses will be issued to participants in the two-year Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA).…
North Carolina stirs controversy over special licenses for undocumented immigrants
North Carolina will begin to issue driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants who have been granted “lawful presence” in the country — but North Carolina is drawing criticism for how it will issue those licenses, reported Fox 8. Licenses will be available to those who fall under the Deferred Action for…
Obama promises rebirth of U.S. manufacturing industry
A day after vowing to ignite America’s economic engine, President Barack Obama hit the factory floor Wednesday, to promise a rebound in job-creating manufacturing industry. Obama visited a Linamar Corporation plant in Asheville, North Carolina, which makes heavy engine components for cars and trucks and opened in 2011 on the…
Restaurant owner gives lesbian couple anti-LGBT letter ‘out of love’
A lesbian couple in New Bern, North Carolina said that the owner of the Stingray Cafe passed them an anti-gay letter as they left the eatery recently, which he says was “out of love.” Restaurant owner Ed McGovern gave the letter to Ariel and Shawnee McPhail on December 4, according…
North Carolinians rescue cow from frozen pool
A group of neighbors in North Carolina managed to rescue an 800-pound cow from a frozen backyard pool this week after the cow wandered from its pasture several miles away. The emergency call came in Monday afternoon in Rutherford County, when Linda Lewis discovered the cow “drowning in my pool,”…
North Carolina’s Democratic governor pardons ‘Wilmington 10′ civil rights activists
North Carolina’s outgoing governor pardoned on Monday the Wilmington 10, a group of civil rights activists convicted of firebombing a white-owned grocery store in a black neighborhood 40 years ago. Governor Beverly Perdue’s pardons for the Wilmington 10, five days before she leaves office, formally draws a line under what…
Judge rules North Carolina ‘Choose Life’ license plates unconstitutional
A federal judge ruled on Friday that North Carolina’s anti-abortion “Choose Life” license plates violated the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. In his 21-page opinion (PDF), U.S. District Court Judge James C. Fox said that the state Legislature’s decision to offer a “Choose Life” license plate while refusing…
Obama effigies surface in California and North Carolina
Effigies of President Barack Obama were reported this week in both southern California and North Carolina, including one allegedly using the racist imagery to bring attention to a miscarriage of justice. The Riverside Press-Enterprise reported Wednesday that U.S. Secret Service agents visited a local homeowner after he used an Obama…
Seven dead as meningitis outbreak reaches nine states
Seven people have died in a meningitis outbreak that has affected 64 people in nine states, The Associated Press reported Saturday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its website Saturday to confirm that there have been cases connected to the outbreak reported in Minnesota and Ohio, joining…
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