Shutdown Apocalypticism Watch: OMG WE MIGHT BE HIT BY AN ASTEROID!
Alarmist story of the day
Science & Technology
Students Suspended for Sharing Picture of Principal Putting Student in Chokehold
Principal insists it's not what it seems
Lack of Enrollment Figures Makes Judging Obamacare Exchange Success Problematic
Some states have no information and won't for a while
Laptops Snowden Brought on Flights to Russia Were Just Diversions
Did not contain any secrets
Co-Author of Patriot Act To Unveil Legislation To Limit the NSA's Surveillance Powers
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) says the powers have been abused
Researchers Hail Breakthrough Discovery of Chemical That Could Have Implications For Alzheimer's Treatment
Prevents the death of brain tissue
GE Partnering With AT&T, Intel, Cisco on "Industrial Internet" Products
Connecting industrial equipment to Internet and Internet devices
T-Mobile Introducing New Plan With Unlimited International Calls, Texts
Looking for business
From the Angry Makers of Forbidden Buckyballs: Liberty Balls!
It takes balls to fight against government regulatory authority
Malaria Vaccine Protects Children for More Than a Year
GlaxoSmithKline to develop vaccine commercially
Calif. Governor Signs Bill Letting Nurse Practitioners Perform Abortions
During the first trimester
UN Being Sued Over Causing, Covering Up Cholera Outbreak in Haiti
UN peacekeepers from Nepal stationed near a river introduced a disease that hadn't been observed on the island in centuries
NSA Uses Government Shutdown to Delay Court Cases Against It
But not all judges are allowing it.
Man Accused of Running Silk Road Sent to New York to Face Charges
Attorney denies he's the guy
Scientists Find Gene Mutation Connected to Eating Disorders
Bulimia and Anorexia may have biological markers
Texas Preps for Execution Tonight, Refusing to Return Lethal Drug
Pentobarbital provider wanted it back after getting bad publicity for selling it
Sen. Wyden: NSA Surveillance Hurting US Economy
Tech industries stand to lose billions over loss of trust
Drone Pilot Fights FAA Oversight
Challenges whether agency has authority over unmanned craft use
US Antarctic Research Program Canceled Due to Government Shutdown
For remainder of the year
Drones May Eventually Kill Autonomously
A LAR, or Lethal Autonomous Robot, in the parlance
