A family posted a video on YouTube Wednesday morning of the family cat saving a boy from a dog attack. The 56-second video from surveillance cameras shows the boy riding his bike Tuesday when the dog attacks him. The cat immediately charges out and scares off the much-larger dog. Read More »
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Researchers solve mystery of why octopuses do not tie themselves up in knots
The mystery of how octopuses manage not to get tangled up in their own tentacles has finally been solved. Published in the journal Current Biology, researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem noted it has long been known that octopuses do not know where their arms are exactly – so how then, they asked, do they not end up tying ... Read More »
Too Much Exercise Is Bad For You And Your Heart, Study Finds
Physical activity is beneficial for those living with heart disease. But too much intense exercise may up your risk of death from a heart attack or stroke, finds a new study appearing in BMJ-British Medical Journal. Read More »
Bangladesh : 7 killed, hundreds missing in Bangla ferry capsize
At least seven bodies have been recovered after a ferry carrying hundreds of passengers sank Thursday in the middle of a river in a storm in Bangladesh. Read More »
Kids’ Cereals Pack 40 Percent More Sugar, report says
There’s a breakfast cereal out there that’s 88 percent sugar: Lieber’s Cocoa Frosted Flakes. Basically, it’s a bowl of sugar, with some cocoa for flavor and grain for crunch. Plus a little sugar on top. It’s gluten-free — probably because the makers wanted to make more room for sugar. That’s an extreme example, but not as extreme as you might ... Read More »
Carlsbad evacuation : Nine wildfires flare, forcing 21000 to evacuate
Wildfires continued to rage in southern California on Thursday, fuelled by high temperatures and brisk winds fanning the flames. Read More »
Arkansas : Confusion ‘pervasive’ over same-sex marriage ruling
Their will likely be no more marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples in Arkansas until further legal action. The move comes after the Arkansas Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the state’s request to put on hold a ruling that overturned Arkansas’ ban on same-sex marriage. Judge Chris Piazza declared act 144 of 1997 and the voter approved amendment 83 unconstitutional, ... Read More »
Kate Middleton’s phone hacked 155 times, Old Bailey told
Kate Middleton’s phone was hacked 155 times by a reporter at the defunct News of the World before she married Prince William, the Old Bailey has heard. Clive Goodman, the former royal editor, told the long-running hacking trial that he had also accessed voicemail messages from the phones of Prince William and Prince Harry, as well as Ms Middleton, now ... Read More »
Chelsea Manning Getting Gender Treatment, Report
According to a Pentagon official, the US Defense Department is considering a request from imprisoned whistleblower Chelsea Manning to move her from a male military brig to a civilian prison to enable her to go through hormone therapy as part of her M-to-F transition. Manning revealed her decision to live as, and be identified as, female the day after a ... Read More »
Porsche sued over crash that killed actor (Video)
The widow of the man who was driving a Porsche sports car that crashed and killed Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker is suing the car maker. She is claiming that design flaws caused both men to die in the crash in November. The wrongful death lawsuit by Kristine Rodas says her husband was driving at 55mph – not at ... Read More »
Emma Watson : Actress to graduate from Brown University
‘Harry Potter’ star Emma Watson will graduate from Brown University this month. The 24-year-old actress’ four years at the Ivy League school will come to an end on May 25 when she receives a degree in English Literature, reported Contactmusic. Read More »