U.S. slaps new sanctions on Syria, extends those against Hezbollah - CNN.com. The United States announced new sanctions against Syria and those supporting its embattled government Friday, focusing on Hezbollah and a Syrian oil company. » James Holmes’ Psychiatrist Lawyers Up Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!.
While US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta attempted to convince top Israeli politicians and security officials not to launch a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities during his visit to Israel last week, his predecessor Donald Rumsfeld, seems more prepared for a possible attack. Rumsfeld: Israel needn't notify US about strike - Israel News, Ynetnews.
Report: Russia involved in downing of Turkish jet - Israel News, Ynetnews.
Attention all National SCRABBLE Association members: You know that newsletter that you get in your mailbox every month or two? That SCRABBLE News mailing from the NSA? Well, they're axing it. No more printed SCRABBLE News. No more ink on your fingertips. No more surprises in your mailbox. It's done for... kinda...
This is probably the funniest video I've seen this year, they really don't hold anything back. Things you'll see in the video, based on real events:
In light of his recent controversial firing, Former FBI Director James Comey will testify to the Senate Intelligence Committee in a highly anticipated open session today at 10 AM EST / 7 AM PST. The testimony will be in regards to alleged Russian involvement in the 2016 presidential election. It will be the first time the former FBI director will speak in public since the firing. So, you do NOT want to miss it.
Quite a lot of news this week, choosing the better ones were hard..but here they are. UK considers law disclosing users’ identities
It is now official. The mainstream media is no longer covering Ron Paul’s presidential campaign. A few weeks ago Dylan Byers of Politico reported that NBC News was the only media organization that still had a reporter covering Ron Paul full-time.
Get the latest updates from Indian Automobile industry. Carzy provides latest car news, reviews of Cars and car maintenance tips.
Facebook has been "improving" their interface in several different ways in attempt to combat the threat of Google+. One big change is the introduction of a news ticker in the top right corner that constantly feeds updates from friends and organizations you are connected with on Facebook. Not only do some people find the ticker annoying due to the constant stream of text flowing across it, but many felt unnerved by the fact that every “Like” or comment on a profile could instantly be seen acro...
Scientists have good and bad news for hard-driving people who boast they need only six hours of sleep a night. The good news is a few may be right: Researchers at the University of California-San Francisco have identified a family with a genetic mutation that causes members to require only six hours sleep a night. The bad news? The gene is vanishingly rare in humans, found in less than 3% of people.
Here is a great article written by the designer of the Broadcast News Criterion Cover.
Following brands are a great way to unlock exclusive badges and find out helpful tips. Today, The Huffington Post joins foursquare. They are planning a new kind of local news reporting: venue tips with news stories from huffingtonpost. Follow them on foursquare!
So you've hidden an app or person and you want to undo it? Select Top News on your news feed
The BBC has sensationally censored a news story and a video showing Syrian rebels forcing a prisoner to become a suicide bomber, a war crime under the Geneva Conventions, presumably because it reflected badly on establishment media efforts to portray the FSA as glorious freedom fighters. » BBC Censors Video Showing Syrian Rebels Tricking Prisoner to Become Suicide Bomber Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!.
» Americans Acclimated to Presence of Military on the Streets. Infowars.com the home of the #1 Internet News Show in the World. » HUNDREDS of Tanks Moving Through Burbank, California Without Desert Camouflage.
The NYPD says it will launch an all-seeing "Domain Awareness System" that combines several streams of information to track both criminals and potential terrorists.
» Video Blogger Documents Expanding TSA expansion. The TSA is continuing its expansion from airports to train stations and other modes of transportation. On Monday, an independent journalist posted a video documenting TSA agents setting up shop at Union Station in Chicago. Obama Calls on Romney for More Transparency - What about himself?.
i havent been on for a few days, and one of my posts never got published for some reason. So today will hopefully encompass alot of the news from the past few days.
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Learn how to use Avid Instinct to create interactive news stories by adding video clips and creating voice over narration. This tutorial covers adding video and audio as well as trimming and fine-tuning sequences and sending them for playback. Use Avid Instinct.
A press release should be about news. It should have a sense of urgency about it and grab the reader’s attention from the outset. A good press release must quickly answer the journalist’s immediate questions:
There’s nothing more frustrating than getting into your car, turning the key, and—nothing. The good news is that a quick jump-start is just a jumper cable away. Jump start a car with a jumper cable.
The US judge handling the Megaupload case noted today that it may never be tried due to a procedural error, a comment that has sparked the anger of Megaupload’s founder. Kim Dotcom is furious with the US Government for destroying his businesses and rendering hundreds of people unemployed. According to Dotcom the case is the result of “corruption on the highest political level, serving the interests of the copyright extremists in Hollywood.”
Here's today's morning news: Rising Gas prices: The United States has seen a big inflation in gas prices throughout the nation. Many stations in New York have hit $4 per gallon, while Hawaii sells at $4.247. Experts predict another increase before memorial day. When will you reach your gas limit? Seen any outrageous gas prices?
Increasingly, I'm turning to Google+ as a source of news, and it looks like I'm not the only one. On Thursday, news of a small earthquake broke on both Twitter and Google+. One curious user, +Keith Barrett, decided to try and find out which social network was faster with the news. Turns out it was a tie. As Google integrates Google+ more closely with the rest of its services, and more users post relevant stories, I think we'll start to see Google+ as a place that can create and break stories,...
Google+ launched their API for public data today. For now it provides read-only access to public data in the form of People & Activities. Here are some links to get you started:
For some of you, this is old news. But for those who spent Labor Day weekend cooped up like a hermit (me), you may have missed this recent nasty bit of U.S. Open news.
FOX News Philadelphia says: "One zoo in the eastern province of Henan took some stray dogs, and made them into the exotic animals using paint."
TV newscasters love to run stories about out of control parents fighting at youth sporting events. Here is an example of a story
Diseased Pariah News is a zine for and about people with HIV. It is "a patently offensive publication of, by, and for people with HIV disease (and their friends and loved ones). We are a forum for infected people to share their thoughts, feelings, art, writing and brownie recipes in an atmosphere free of teddy bears, magic rocks, and seronegative guilt." Started in the 1990s, it's up to 11 issues, 8 of which are viewable and downloadable online. It's marked by its trademark dark humor and hon...
Tiny Furniture directed by, written and starring Lena Durham. Film shot on 7D wins SxSW juried “best film” prize
Racial Profiling at Boston Airport, Officials Say - NYTimes.com. Officers in an airport program intended to spot telltale mannerisms of potential terrorists say the operation has become a magnet for racial profiling. » The Next Election: High Stake Outcomes Based on Non-issues.
This video is revelatory. Here is the good news. If you have devices that rely on 1.5 volt button cell batteries, this tutorial from KipKay will save you $40.00.
We've all seen FOX News commentators get worked up about silly non-issues. It occurs more than we'd like, but what happened last week on popular morning show FOX and Friends was not only a misleading and pointless attack on video games, it was an unintelligible attack on a mediocre and forgotten game from 2007, along with a handful of recent indies that no FOX and Friends viewers, or any of their close family members, had ever heard of before this broadcast.
Meet Newstweek, a hidden device engineered to hack news items being read at public WiFi hotspots (cafes, libraries, airports, etc.). Both nefarious and tech-saavy, the ingenious mechanism wasn't fathered by a group of web hackers, but rather a pair of Berlin artists, Julian Oliver and Danja Vasiliev. The duo are interested in exploiting the "trustworthiness" of big media outlets in order to demonstrate the vulnerability of relying on just a few dominant networks.
We all have that friend. You know, the one who can't resist posting pictures on Facebook of every single thing their newborn does. Babies are cute and all, but new parents don't seem to get that not everyone wants to see a play-by-play of every moment of their child's existence. For the rest of us, Unbaby.me is here to help. Unbaby.me is a Chrome extension that replaces baby photos in your News Feed with pictures of "awesome stuff." It's super easy to use. Just go to the homepage, click Add t...
Forget CNN. Forget New York Times. Forget BBC. You can even forget the Washington Post. And yes, the Wall Street Journal, too. You no longer need these well-established and reputable news organizations to get your daily fix on what's happening in the world today.
The Unites States paid close to $50,000 in compensation for each Afghan killed in the shooting spree attributed to a U.S. soldier in southern Afghanistan, a U.S. official told NBC News on Sunday.
