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Man mocks alligators, jumps in water and is killed in Texas
CNN - by Andreas Preuss, CNN
(CNN) — A man who apparently mocked alligators, then jumped in the water -- despite warning signs -- is dead after being attacked in Texas. Orange County Police were called to Burkart's Marina near the
Women flock to Japan zoo to see 'hunky' gorilla
yahoo.com - AFP
1 / 2 Giant male gorilla Shabani, weighing around 180kg, seen at the Higashiyama Zoo in Nagoya, central Japan's Aichi prefecture Giant male gorilla …
Iran
The 30,000-pound bomb that could be used against Iran's nuclear facilities 'boggles the mind'
yahoo.com - Jeremy Bender
(Jim Mumaw) Negotiators are working toward a June 30 deadline for a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran. Should the negotiations ultimately fail …
Top 10 Reasons We Love Fallout
IGN - Destin Legarie
Love in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Since it began in 1997, the Fallout franchise as a whole has influenced countless developers, and it’s base …
Nyko Data Bank for PlayStation 4 Review
IGN - Dave Rudden
Big Bank Theory Ever since the days of sorting my PlayStation 1 memory cards by genre, I’ve been slightly obsessive about data. So if a console gives …
CAIR
Mohammed cartoon contest: Protest held outside Phoenix mosque
CNN - By Sara Sidner and Ed Payne, CNN
Phoenix (CNN) — Protesters at Friday's "Freedom of Speech" rally outside a Phoenix mosque were met by counterprotesters. The two groups lined both sides of the street in front of the Islamic Community
'WTF' in the dictionary?! That's 'clickbait'
CNN - By Katia Hetter, CNN
(CNN) — It's official: WTF is in the dictionary. It's short for an informal phrase that starts with "what the ..." and is "used especially to express or describe outraged surprise, recklessness, confusion,
The Speed Bag: How did 'Smile'n' Sam Alvey get this way?
mmajunkie.com - Ben Fowlkes
Sam Alvey won again on Saturday – his third straight first-round knockout. But shutting down Daniel Kelly (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in quick order might not …
Hall of Fame
'El Guapo' enshrined: Bas Rutten slated for 2015 UFC Hall of Fame induction
mmajunkie.com - Dann Stupp
“The Handsome One” (perhaps better known as “El Guapo”) will be enshrined at the 2015 UFC Hall of Fame inductions. UFC President Dana White surprised …
ISIS seizes another Iraqi town, expands hold in Syria's ancient Palmyra
CNN - By Arwa Damon and Joshua Berlinger CNN
Bzebiz Bridge, Iraq (CNN) — On one side of the Bzebiz Bridge is Anbar province, where ISIS has made its most recent gains. It was barely visible Friday from the Baghdad province side -- a sandstorm obscured
Everything you need to know about the Patriot Act debate
CNN - By Jeremy Diamond, CNN
Washington (CNN) — Two years after Edward Snowden exposed the National Security Agency's secret collection of the data of millions of Americans' private communications, the bulk of those programs remain
North Korea
Former North Korean operative reveals secret spy tactics
CNN - By Paula Hancocks, CNN
Seoul (CNN) — Looking at the poison pens and torch guns, you would be forgiven for thinking you were on a James Bond set. But these weapons are real and are still part of the arsenal of North Korean spies.
Female kickboxer knocks out sex attacker who pounces as she walks home
The Telegraph - By Agency
Judge says Mark Willis 'bit off more than he could chew' when he targeted young woman as she walked home through Cheltenham A woman kickboxer who used her martial arts skills to throttle a sex attacker
Texas hunter bags his rhino on controversial hunt in Namibia
CNN - By Ed Lavandera, CNN
Northern Namibia (CNN) — In January 2014, Corey Knowlton bid $350,000 for a permit to hunt and kill a black rhino in Namibia. He won the permit and became a target himself. The hunt is now complete. A
ISIS seizes control of key Iraqi city Ramadi as government forces pull back
CNN - By Hamdi Alkhshali and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN
(CNN) — The key Iraqi city of Ramadi fell to ISIS on Sunday after government security forces pulled out of a military base on the west side of the city, the mayor and a high-ranking security official The
2 degrees: The most important number you've never heard of
CNN - By John D. Sutter, CNN
(CNN) — tl;dr version: You can vote on the first story I'll report as part of this new series on 2 degrees Celsius -- which is the agreed-upon threshold for dangerous climate change. Go here if you don't
Abu Sayyaf, key ISIS figure in Syria, killed in U.S. raid
CNN - By Barbara Starr, Laura Smith-Spark and Ray Sanchez, CNN
(CNN) — U.S. Special Operations forces killed a key ISIS commander during a daring raid in eastern Syria overnight Friday to Saturday -- securing intelligence on how the terror organization operates, and
BBQ
8 Grilling Hacks For a Better BBQ
coolmaterial.com - Mike Newman
It’s the season of charred meat. For too long you’ve been cooped up cooking in a kitchen; it’s time to get out. That means it’s time to dust off the …
First on CNN: Five Iranian boats fire shots in the Persian Gulf
CNN - By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent
(CNN) — Five Iranian boats fired shots across the bow of a Singapore flagged cargo vessel in the Persian Gulf on Thursday in an attempt to potentially stop the ship, a U.S. official told CNN. For the time,
Protein
Can Scientists Turn Birds Back Into Dinosaur Ancestors?
National Geographic - Carl Zimmer
Science & InnovationThe Loom 2 Minute Read We know they evolved from dinosaurs about 150 million years ago, but it remains to be discovered precisely how the DNA of ground-running dinosaurs changed–a that
Bacon
Attention Carnivores: Meat 'Sushi' Wrapped In Bacon Can Be Yours | HuffPost Life
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ISIS No. 2 leader al-Afri killed in airstrike, Iraq says
CNN - By Barbara Starr, Nick Paton Walsh, and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN
(CNN) — The Iraqi military said Wednesday that ISIS' No. 2 leader has been killed in a coalition airstrike -- a claim that the Pentagon said it does not corroborate. The airstrike struck northern Iraq's
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is like an open-world, playable Game of Thrones
The Verge - By Andrew Webster
Wild Hunt once again stars series hero Geralt, who comes from a line of supernaturally powerful monster hunters called witchers. He's basically a genetically engineered problem solver: he travels the aiding
Powerbank
The Writers Workbench: Solar Chargers
HuffPost - Robert J. Elisberg
As I've often mentioned, I inexplicably and somewhat irrationally love portable power banks. The best I can ever explain is the efficient elegance of their design, so many features built in to increase
Must Have PS4 RPG Games in 2015
slashgear.com - JC Torres
We’re barely half way through the year, but the current gen PlayStation 4 is already teaming with games it probably makes your head hurt to count …
Yemen's humanitarian truce barely holds as violence resumes
apnewsarchive.com - AHMED AL-HAJ
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s humanitarian cease-fire came under significant strain in its first 24 hours Wednesday, disrupted by a Saudi-led coalition …
North Korea publicly executes defense chief, say South Korean reports
CNN - By KJ Kwon and Hilary Whiteman, CNN
Reports: North Korea publicly executes defense chief - CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea has publicly executed the country's defense minister after the regime accused him of treason, according

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Man mocks alligators, jumps in water and is killed in Texas

Women flock to Japan zoo to see 'hunky' gorilla

The 30,000-pound bomb that could be used against Iran's nuclear facilities 'boggles the mind'

Top 10 Reasons We Love Fallout

Nyko Data Bank for PlayStation 4 Review

Mohammed cartoon contest: Protest held outside Phoenix mosque

'WTF' in the dictionary?! That's 'clickbait'

The Speed Bag: How did 'Smile'n' Sam Alvey get this way?

'El Guapo' enshrined: Bas Rutten slated for 2015 UFC Hall of Fame induction

ISIS seizes another Iraqi town, expands hold in Syria's ancient Palmyra

Everything you need to know about the Patriot Act debate

Former North Korean operative reveals secret spy tactics

Female kickboxer knocks out sex attacker who pounces as she walks home

Texas hunter bags his rhino on controversial hunt in Namibia

ISIS seizes control of key Iraqi city Ramadi as government forces pull back

2 degrees: The most important number you've never heard of

Abu Sayyaf, key ISIS figure in Syria, killed in U.S. raid

8 Grilling Hacks For a Better BBQ

First on CNN: Five Iranian boats fire shots in the Persian Gulf

Can Scientists Turn Birds Back Into Dinosaur Ancestors?

Attention Carnivores: Meat 'Sushi' Wrapped In Bacon Can Be Yours | HuffPost Life

ISIS No. 2 leader al-Afri killed in airstrike, Iraq says

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is like an open-world, playable Game of Thrones

The Writers Workbench: Solar Chargers

Must Have PS4 RPG Games in 2015

Yemen's humanitarian truce barely holds as violence resumes

North Korea publicly executes defense chief, say South Korean reports