NASA’s Kepler mission discovers bigger, older cousin to Earth
NASA’s Kepler mission has confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the “habitable zone” around a sun-like star. This discovery and the introduction of 11 other new small habitable zone candidate planets mark another milestone in the journey to finding another…
European Court Italy ruling may open door to gay civil unions in British Caribbean [Cayman Islands]
By Andrew Potts From Gay Star News Jamaican lawyer Maurice Tomlinson says the European Court ruling that recognition of same-sex relationships is a human right may lead to civil partnerships across the Caribbean British Overseas Territories A leading Jamaican LGBTI…
Apple Daily: Apple’s Q3 Earnings Report; Beats 1 Traffic affects Apple services
By Leif Johnson from MacLife The numbers are in for the iPhone, iPad, the Mac, and yes, the Apple Watch from Apple’s quarterly earnings call, and while those numbers are impressive, Wall Street doesn’t seem too happy. In other news,…
International Songwriting Competition (ISC) announces 2015 judges
Kesha, Boyz II Men, Moby, Pat Metheny, Lorde, Tom Waits, Sara Evans, Bastille, Avicii, Daddy Yankee, Casting Crowns, and many more to judge ISC NASHVILLE – Called “the songwriting competition to take note of” by the prestigious New York Times,”…
Thousands of pigs left homeless amid craze for tiny pet swine
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist Whether it’s kittens, lizards, puppies or cockatoos, humans just love their pets. But often when one species has a spike in popularity, many pets are left without homes once the craze dies down, and…
Former operator of FAFSA.com penalized $5.2m for illegal billing
By Chris Morran From Consumerist Five years ago, we told readers looking to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to steer clear of FAFSA.com, as it was not the official Dept. of Education site for the…
Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.4 million cars after Jeep hack
From BBC Fiat Chrysler has issued a safety recall affecting 1.4m vehicles in the US, after security researchers showed that one of its cars could be hacked. On Tuesday, tech magazine Wired reported that hackers had taken control of a…
Ten years after the De Menezes killing, we’re no better at identifying faces
By Graham MacKenzie From IFL Science It was ten years ago that the Metropolitan Police killed Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell station in south London in a case of mistaken identity. The family of the Brazilian electrician are still…
US Black lawyers group wants members to take on brutality cases
From Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal Members of the National Bar Association called on black lawyers to advocate for victims and protesters of police brutality by representing them in civil cases and pushing for reforms of the criminal…
CONCACAF Gold Cup Disciplinary Committee levies sanctions in Mexico, Panama and United States cases
Miami (Friday, July 24, 2015) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today that its Gold Cup Disciplinary Committee has levied fines and sanctions in cases involving the Panamanian national team, players from Panama…
