Stolen Nashville school bus found mostly undamaged in Ark., school officials will pick up (The Republic)
(Someone stole a Metro Nashville school bus and took it for a ride, parking it at an abandoned business just outside of West Memphis, Ark. Schools Transportation Director Keith Phillips told WKRN-TV that the bus driver reported the vehicle missing Tuesday morning (http://bit.ly/vWJLgX). Through an onboard GPS, the district tracked the bus to a parking lot just off Interstate 40 in Crittenden County.)
Yet ANOTHER racist rant on public transport is caught on camera as abusive woman aims kick at bus passenger... and falls flat on her back (Daily Mail)
(Yet another sickening racist rant - this time on a London bus - has appeared online. In the clip, secretly filmed on the 29 bus between Wood Green and Trafalgar Square, a blonde woman is seen hurling abuse at a male passenger before she appears to punch him. The unnamed woman, wearing a white t-shirt, is first heard screaming the word 'c***' repeatedly and other passengers appear to be laughing.)
Teen arrested after large group of teens randomly assaulted people in Milwaukee (Today STMJ 4)
(Police said a group of 30 to 40 rowdy teens caused a ruckus on Milwaukee's north west side before a Milwaukee County bus driver kicked them off the bus. Police told TODAY'S TMJ4 it all spiraled out of control at the intersection at West Atkinson Ave. and Capitol Drive. Milwaukee police say the students made their way down the sidewalk, heading west on Capitol Dr., randomly assaulting people along the way)
Dobbey the reindeer catches the bus to the local pub (Mirror UK)
(PIF any of Santa’s sleigh crew gets sick before the big night next week, here’s a willing replacement to help make those all-important deliveries. Eight-year-old Dobbey the reindeer has been hand-reared from birth and is already well used to spending time with men who enjoy a festive tipple.)
China calls for improved safety after latest school bus accident kills 15 children (Washington Post)
(China’s safety regulator is demanding immediate action to improve safety aboard frequently overloaded and badly maintained school buses following a string of accidents that have killed at least 36 children and two adults. The remarks Tuesday came hours after a school bus accident in eastern China killed 15 children, highlighting continuing safety problems in the country’s school transport system. )
CHEERIOS Sorry for Explicit Bee Sex Picture (TMZ)
(The Cheerios honeybee got the XXX treatment on the front page of an official Cheerios website this morning -- thanks to some mischievous vandal -- and now, General Mills is scrambling to clean up the mess. It's supposed to be a website for kids to make their own Cheerios-themed comics -- but clearly, someone got carried away ... and the explicit cartoon made it to the top of the popular "Honey Defender" website.)
Toronto’s ‘gay’ penguin couple break up: report (NY Daily News)
(It appears Canada's beloved gay penguin couple has split up. Buddy and Pedro made international headlines earlier this year when the Toronto Zoo had to separate them to encourage them to mate with female penguins. Buddy succeeded, but Pedro didn't seem to have any luck, the Guardian reported. In the midst of that, the formerly close penguins began fighting across their respective nests, the Toronto Star reported.)
Boy escapes terrorist-linked ransom group after five months in captivity (The Mirror UK)
(A BOY of 14 kidnapped by a terror group linked with al-Qaeda has escaped by fleeing in bare feet through a jungle for two days. Kevin Lunsmann was missing for five months while Islamic militants made ransom demands to his family. But he outwitted four armed guards by telling them he was going to wash in a stream, before running away.)
Wild monkeys to measure radiation levels in Fukushima (Telegraph)
(Wild monkeys in nuclear-hit Fukushima are to be fitted with special radiation-reading monitors in order to measure contamination levels in forests. The new project, conducted by researchers at Fukushima University, will involve monkeys being fitted with collars containing radiation meters and GPS transmitters.)
DC Resident Fined Thousands For Not Recycling Cat Litter (My Fox DC)
(It's the law in D.C. - recycle or face a fine from the Department of Public Works. But is enforcement of the law going too far? Dupont Circle resident Patricia White says she has been fined eight times for throwing homemade cat litter in her trash. The fines total $2,000. White says she shreds old newspaper and junk mail to use as cat litter. She believes she is helping the environment by reusing the paper and avoiding cat litter you will find in stores.)
Maine Shipyard Gets A Load Of Black Widow Spiders (Salon)
(A Navy shipbuilder in Maine says it had to fumigate a warehouse and part of a warship because a shipment of parts from the West Coast contained about two-dozen venomous black widow spiders. Bath Iron Works employees discovered the arachnids in a crate containing vertical launch system components. Spokesman Jim DeMartini said Tuesday the discovery led to the fumigation of several compartments in the USS Michael Murphy, a destroyer that’s under construction. A warehouse in Brunswick also was fumigated.)
Homeless Man Gets Pedicure With Stolen Credit Card (My Fox NY)
(A homeless Florida man was nailed for credit card theft after he used a stranger's card to pay for a pedicure. Jonah Lee Troutman decided to pamper himself after apparently finding the card lying on the ground, the Orlando Sentinel reported. So instead of using it on drink, food or clothing the 27-year-old headed to Nancy's Nails, in DeBary, 25 miles north of Orlando, to have his toes done.)
Five Ways 'Batman: Arkham City' Changed Superhero Games Forever (MTV)
(Superhero games don't have the most illustrious history. Sure, there have been exceptions to the rule, but prior to Rocksteady Studio's groundbreaking "Batman: Arkham Asylum," the majority of comic book adaptations were absolute garbage. That sounds like a cruel comment, but have you looked at older Batman games, for instance? I would rather stab myself in the eye with a pencil.)
'Dark Knight' villain Bane gets an IMAX close-up (USA Today)
(The newest Batman foe will be unveiled in a very big way Friday on select IMAX screens across the country. Before screenings of Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol, a six-minute prologue of the eagerly anticipated The Dark Knight Rises will premiere. The extended clip is actually the beginning of the movie that's due out on July 20, 2012, and focuses almost entirely on the the film's brutal baddie, Bane.)
Nolan gets emotional over Batman (Press Association)
(Christopher Nolan has admitted to feeling emotional during the final scenes of his last Batman outing, The Dark Knight Rises. The third instalment in his rebooted series, starring Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader, is expected to be the last one for the 41-year-old filmmaker and his leading man. He told Hero Complex: "I tend not to be too emotional on the set, I find that doesn't help me do my job.)
Biker boys who can't grow up: Motorcycle leathers that let you hit the open road as Batman, a Star Wars stormtrooper and Iron Man (Daily Mail)
(It is a dream come true for anyone who has ever pondered riding a motorcycle dressed as a Star Wars stormtrooper or Batman. Now a company has answered the prayers of comic book fans everywhere with a range of movie costume motorcycle leathers. Toronto-based UD Replicas make detailed versions of superhero and science-fiction character outfits exactly as they are seen on screen.)
How to spot a liar in 20 seconds flat (MSNBC)
(A little snap judgment goes a long way toward making friends: According to a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, all it takes is 20 seconds to decide whether or not a stranger is trustworthy. Researchers recruited 24 couples and asked each person to talk about a time when he or she had suffered. Meanwhile, cameras recorded the reactions of the speaker’s partner. A separate group reviewed the videos, and was able to identify fake compassion in the reacting partners within 20 seconds.)
Scientist creates lifelike cells out of metal (MNN)
(Researcher says he has created living cells made of metal instead of carbon — and they may be evolving. Scientists trying to create artificial life generally work under the assumption that life must be carbon-based, but what if a living thing could be made from another element? One British researcher may have proven that theory, potentially rewriting the book of life. Lee Cronin of the University of Glasgow has created lifelike cells from metal — a feat few believed feasible. The discovery opens the door to the possibility that there may be life forms in the universe not based on carbon, reports New Scientist.)
Man uses iPhone to record mother-in-law's attempt to murder him (Examiner)
(Devices like the iPhone have revolutionized citizen journalism, and this example shows how the iPhone has changed the way we view "he said, she said" crimes. A man managed to video tape his mother-in-law shooting him on his iPhone, and the footage was enough to prove his "POV" of the incident, vs. hers.)
Why Suing Google to Remove Results About Your Alleged Orgy Will Never Work (Above The Law)
(I had never heard of Max Mosley until yesterday, when I read he was suing Google in Europe to block all search results regarding his alleged participation in some sort of Nazi sex orgy. Ironically, when you search for Mosley’s name now, you get a zillion news stories with headlines like “Max Mosley sues Google over ‘Nazi orgy’ search results.”)
A Pet in the One Percent: Woman Leaves $13 Million to Her Cat (Time)
(What do you give the cat who has everything — including millions in cash, property in various locales and his own personal human attendant? Lots of love, of course. Tommaso, a 4-year-old former stray cat from Rome, is now living large after his well-to-do owner (and savior) bequeathed to him a fortune worth approximately $13 million. Maria Assunta, who died two weeks ago at the age of 94, left her entire estate, including properties in Rome, Milan and land in Calabria, to her beloved animal, which will be distributed via her former nurse, Stefania, to care for the kitty.)
NTSB Calls for a National Ban on Cell Phones Behind the Wheel (Time)
(On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called for a nationwide ban on texting and calling behind the wheel. Many individual states and municipalities have their own prohibitions on cell-phone use while driving, but the new ban seeks to outlaw all non-emergency calls and texts by every driver in America. Coincidentally, on the same day, a new analysis of past data on distracted driving found that the crash risk may have been overstated. Researchers at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit looked at two influential studies on distracted driving and car crashes, and concluded that the papers' methodology was problematic.)
Hundreds of New Species Discovered, Including ‘Elvis’ Monkey (Time)
(Conservationists have discovered a big batch of new — and interesting-sounding — creatures in Southeast Asia, including a psychedelic gecko and a monkey with something resembling Elvis’ hairstyle. The Huffington Post reports that the WWF made the finds, 208 creatures in total, in a biodiverse region straddling the Mekong River threatened by habitat loss, deforestation, climate change and overdevelopment. China, Burma (also known as Myanmar), Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam all share — uneasily at times — the Mekong.)
2 Men Sue Syracuse, Boeheim for Defamation (Time)
(Two men sued Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim and the school for defamation Tuesday, saying they were vilified as liars out for money after they accused his longtime assistant of molesting them. Former Syracuse ball boys and stepbrothers Bobby Davis and Mike Lang said they were molested by Bernie Fine, who has since been fired and has denied the allegations. A third man also has accused the 65-year-old Fine, who had been Boeheim's top assistant since 1976.)
2 Men Sue Syracuse, Boeheim for Defamation (Time)
(Two men sued Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim and the school for defamation Tuesday, saying they were vilified as liars out for money after they accused his longtime assistant of molesting them. Former Syracuse ball boys and stepbrothers Bobby Davis and Mike Lang said they were molested by Bernie Fine, who has since been fired and has denied the allegations. A third man also has accused the 65-year-old Fine, who had been Boeheim's top assistant since 1976.)
Sandusky prepared to fight child rape charges, attorney says (CNN)
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