Saturday, September 28, 2013

Federal Agencies Lay Out Contingency Plans for Possible Shutdown - NYTimes.com

Federal Agencies Lay Out Contingency Plans for Possible Shutdown - NYTimes.com: National parks and their visitor centers would be closed, but other Interior Department operations would carry on. Approximately 500 Fish and Wildlife Service employees, whose salaries are paid by a permanent appropriation, would continue caring for animals at parks and hatcheries. At the United States Geological Survey, employees would continue to monitor equipment to forecast floods or detect earthquakes and volcano activity. Native Americans would continue to receive benefits payments, and the Bureau of Indian Education would operate its schools.

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Life on Earth has another good 1.75 billion years to go, study says - NBC News.com

Life on Earth has another good 1.75 billion years to go, study says - NBC News.com

Google’s director of engineering: People will soon upload their entire brains to computers | End the Lie – Independent News

Google’s director of engineering: People will soon upload their entire brains to computers | End the Lie – Independent News

Facebook wants to use artificial intelligence to better understand what you post, predict online actions - BlackListedNews.com

Facebook wants to use artificial intelligence to better understand what you post, predict online actions - BlackListedNews.com

FBI calls half of populace with 9/11 doubts potential terrorists - BlackListedNews.com

FBI calls half of populace with 9/11 doubts potential terrorists - BlackListedNews.com: A Department of Justice memo instructs local police, under a program named "communities against terrorism," to consider anyone who harbors "conspiracy theories" about 9/11 to be a potential terrorist.

The memo thus adds 9/11-official-story skeptics to a growing list of targets described by federal law enforcement to be security threats, such as those who express "libertarian philosophies,

Kenyan forces say they rescued 'most' hostages - Yahoo News

Kenyan forces say they rescued 'most' hostages - Yahoo News: Earlier in the day, al-Shabab said on its new Twitter feed — after its previous one was shut down Saturday — that Kenyan officials were asking the hostage-takers to negotiate and offering incentives.

"We'll not negotiate with the Kenyan govt as long as its forces are invading our country, so reap the bitter fruits of your harvest," al-Shabab said in a tweet.

Reports: KC man among terrorists at Kenyan mall - KansasCity.com

Reports: KC man among terrorists at Kenyan mall - KansasCity.com

Police: Pedestrian fatally shoots driver after struck by vehicle - KCTV5

Police: Pedestrian fatally shoots driver after struck by vehicle - KCTV5

Radios failed during Navy Yard attack, emergency responders say - The Hill - covering Congress, Politics, Political Campaigns and Capitol Hill | TheHill.com

Radios failed during Navy Yard attack, emergency responders say - The Hill - covering Congress, Politics, Political Campaigns and Capitol Hill | TheHill.com

Shooting Victim’s Bleeding Mistaken For Menstruation � CBS Sacramento

Shooting Victim’s Bleeding Mistaken For Menstruation � CBS Sacramento

Pope attacks global economics for worshipping 'god of money' - Yahoo News Canada

Pope attacks global economics for worshipping 'god of money' - Yahoo News Canada: Pope Francis made one of his strongest attacks on the global economic system on Sunday, saying it could no longer be based on a "god called money" and urged the unemployed to fight for work.

Venezuela orders temporary takeover of toilet paper factory - Yahoo News Canada

Venezuela orders temporary takeover of toilet paper factory - Yahoo News Canada

Saudi TV features Hitler in ads - Israel Culture, Ynetnews

Saudi TV features Hitler in ads - Israel Culture, Ynetnews