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Blind Mice See After Cell Transplant
In a scientific feat that borrows from fiction, once-blind mice can see (and run — keep reading to see how) after receiving a retinal injection of light-sensitive cells — an approach that could one day help humans with disabling eye diseases. “If we transplant cells… Read More »
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McCain: Google Delegation to NKorea ‘Useful Idiots’
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., joined in the disapproval Monday of Google executive Eric Schmidt, who has drawn criticism for a trip he’s making this week to North Korea, home to one of the world’s most repressive regimes. To describe Schmidt and former New Mexico Gov. Bill… Read More »
5 Injured When NJ Escalator Reverses
Five people sustained injured this morning when a malfunctioning New Jersey subway escalator suddenly began running in reverse. Riders heading above ground on the Exchange Place PATH station in Jersey City were making their way to the top of the stairway when without warning it began… Read More »
Hillary Clinton Photo Shows Her Back at Work
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton got a standing ovation from colleagues as she returned to work today. She was also the subject of some office ribbing as colleagues presented her with a football helmet and jersey. Clinton had been away from work while recovering from… Read More »
Stone Breasts Miraculously Survive Lightning Strike
In what seems like a precision strike, a lightning bolt crashed down from the skies over Australia into a voluptuous Venus de Milo statue, with the breasts the only part of the torso surviving intact. On Jan. 4 Tom Finlay, the stonemasonry head at Finlay’s… Read More »
Afghanistan US Troop Exit May Be Rapid
At first the military hoped there might be as many as 20,000 U.S. troops left behind after combat operations in Afghanistan officially cease at the end of 2014. But now an administration official is saying that number will not exceed 10,000 and could be even… Read More »
Cat Nabbed for Prison Contraband Smuggling
A cunning feline was detained by Brazilian police after it was busted smuggling escape tools taped to its body into a prison. On New Year’s Eve the cat was spotted by a guard at a medium security Prison Judge Luiz de Oliveira Souza in Arapiraca,… Read More »
Feds: Counterfeit Money Being Manufactured Using Everyday Office Equipment
Millions of counterfeit dollars are flooding cash registers, and more often than not, this “funny money” is being manufactured using everyday office equipment, federal authorities said. Heath Kellogg, a graphic artist known as “The Printer,” his father and four other men were busted in November… Read More »
Obama Will Nominate Chuck Hagel as Next Defense Secretary
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama will nominate former senator Chuck Hagel to be his next Secretary of Defense tomorrow. Senior officials within the administration and Capitol Hill confirmed the pick to ABC News today after the Nebraska Republican had emerged as a frontrunner among potential… Read More »
Obama’s Vacation by the Numbers
HONOLULU – President Obama departed Hawaii this morning for Washington, after spending NINE days vacationing with family and friends in his native state. Here’s a quick look at how he spent his vacation: Obama played FIVE rounds of golf with SEVEN different partners, spending roughly… Read More »
