World’s top antivirus firm accused of sabotaging Microsoft and other rivals
By Yoni Heisler From BGR In the realm of antivirus software, few companies are as respected as Kaspersky Lab. Based out of Moscow, Kaspersky over the years has garnered a lot of praise for detecting and detailing some of the…
Quebec plane crash: Four Britons killed – UK Foreign Office
From BBC Four Britons were among six people killed when a seaplane crashed during a sightseeing trip in Canada, the Foreign Office has said. Five passengers and a pilot died when the Beaver aircraft they were in came down in…
A real fight over virtual reality
By Jenna Greene, From The Litigation Daily The Oculus Rift, I am told by a reliable authority (my 16-year-old son), is awesome. The virtual reality headset is poised to transform the $90 billion video gaming industry and—at least according to…
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Hunted orcas spotlight Caribbean whaling
By Mike Gaworecki From Mongabay Whalers from the Caribbean country of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) routinely hunt small cetaceans, such as pilot whales, orcas, and dolphins. Preliminary results suggest the meat of small cetaceans hunted in SVG may…
Hear me roar: The fallout after lion’s death
By Laura Lee Prather, From Texas Lawyer The recent barrage of online comments about dentist Walter James Palmer and his involvement in hunting and killing a protected lion in Zimbabwe has resurfaced the debate about free speech in a democracy…
Suit alleges U.S. environmental policy harms children
By Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal Prominent California plaintiffs firm Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy has filed a lawsuit alleging that the U.S. government has deprived “future generations” of their constitutional rights by allowing climate change to occur. The…
Right to marry includes right to choose spouse: In prison, same sex or not
By Marcia Coyle, From The National Law Journal Seventh Circuit points to landmark same-sex marriage ruling in a decision about a former corrections employee who wants to marry a prisoner. The right to marry includes the right to select one’s…
Gadget of the week
A trash can that vacuums dirt and dumps it in the bag for you By Rain Noe From Core77 It sucks, by design The last garbage can redesign we looked at addressed the problem of suction and stuck bags. The…
Julian Bond ‘A man of courage’: Clarke
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has described Julian Bond as “a man of courage and moral vision who insisted on his right and the right of all African Americans to participate in the…
Drugs aren’t solving mental illness — here’s what might
By Lauren F Friedman From Tech Insider Mental illness is nothing new. Even thousands of years ago, Hippocrates recognized the difference between momentary sadness and illness, writing that if “a fright or despondency lasts for a long time, it is…
