Author: Erik Hayden

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Remote, Polluted Lakes; Comet Crossbow

AP Images

Discovered: remote polluted lakes, uninformed fish, a comet crossbow, clinical trial check-up and one place to be to find undiscovered invertebrates. 

By Erik Hayden

Aug 10, 2011

Romney Looks to Capitalize on Obama's Smear Strategy

He promptly rolled out an ad hitting the president for uncivil discourse

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 10, 2011

NATO Announces Vengeance for Downed Helicopter

Gen. John Allen says the Taliban insurgents responsible were killed on Monday

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 10, 2011

Jon Stewart Defends Michele Bachmann Against Newsweek

He becomes the latest to criticize the magazine's bizarre cover

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 10, 2011

Wisconsin Republicans Keep the State Senate in Recall Vote

Democrats won two out of six contested seats, preserving the GOP majority

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 9, 2011

Tributes and Protests Mark Japan's Atomic Bomb Anniversaries

The nation remembers Nagasaki and Hiroshima in light of Fukushima

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 9, 2011

Why We're Looking at Pictures of Sad Brokers Again

Unlike 2008, the sad pictures meme seems even more pervasive

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 8, 2011

It's Time to Lay Off the Morning Cigarette

They're more lethal because you'll smoke them "more intensively," researchers say

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 8, 2011

Harvard Stands by Instructor Who Wrote Inflammatory Op-ed

The university says Subramanian Swamy has a right to free speech

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 8, 2011

Jackie Kennedy Tapes May Not Be That Revelatory

A sensational account of Jackie's secret tapes is swatted down by ABC

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 8, 2011

The Reason Why Mitt Romney Was Once Pro-Choice

Salon's Justin Elliott investigates an illegal abortion's tragic consequences

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 8, 2011

Michele Bachmann: Tea Party Incarnate

The New Yorker and Newsweek profile the Tea Party darling ahead of the Ames Straw Poll

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 8, 2011

Moody's Warns of Potential Future U.S. Downgrade

The ratings agency says there is still time for the government to tackle the possibility of a downgrade before 2013

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 5, 2011

The Backlash to the Backlash of a Multiracial Spider-Man

The dizzying responses to the introduction of Miles Morales

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 5, 2011

Facebook Thinks It Found the 'Smoking Gun' to Disprove Ceglia

But Zuckerberg's lawyers won't say what that is, exactly

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 5, 2011

Rick Perry Wasn't the Best Student in College

But he was an active college prankster

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 5, 2011

Poll: Majority Still Like Obama's Reelection Chances

Rasmussen's latest finds that 54 percent think its "somewhat likely" he'll be reelected

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 5, 2011

Senate Postpones FAA Standoff with Temporary Funding

The bill gives temporary funding until September 16th

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 5, 2011

'Rent Is Too Damn High' Guy Fighting Eviction

Jimmy McMillan's landlord is trying to boot him from his rent-controlled apartment

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 5, 2011

117,000 New Jobs Added Last Month; Unemployment at 9.1%

The economy adds 117,000 jobs in July

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 5, 2011

Jon Stewart Doesn't Get Why Atheists Oppose '9/11 Cross'

People view the cross beam as "a symbol of comfort," he remarked

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 4, 2011

There's No Question Zack Snyder's Directing the New Superman

The first picture of Henry Cavill in costume is nothing like Bryan Singer's version

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 4, 2011

Last Survivor Sent to a Nazi Concentration Camp for Being Gay Has Died

Rudolf Brazda, 98, was sent to Buchenwald concentration camp during World War II

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 4, 2011

Scenes from Obama's Birthday Eve Fundraising Bash

He attended a Chicago fundraiser with attendees paying $50 to $35,800

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 4, 2011

Jon Stewart's Nominees for the Debt Deal's Super Committee

The twelve member congressional committee gets heroes like Senator Drone

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 4, 2011

White House Wants Geithner to Stay at Treasury

The White House is putting "intense pressure" on him to reconsider his plans to leave

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 3, 2011

Curious Ways We Can Live Longer

Winning an Oscar, shopping more often or having a few friends at work may just help

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 3, 2011

Stock Market Continuing to Drop

The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all edged lower on Wednesday

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 3, 2011

Mormon Church Distances Itself From Romney, Huntsman Campaigns

The Wall Street Journal outlines the preemptive steps the church has taken

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 3, 2011

Australian Woman Now Safe After Bomb Scare

An 18 year-old daughter of a wealthy businessman may be an extortion target

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 3, 2011

Moody's Maintains America's AAA Credit Rating

A senior credit officer called the deal "a positive step" toward reducing debt levels

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 2, 2011

What to Read and Watch During 'Shark Week' (So Far)

The columns, lists and videos worth noting as Shark Week gets underway

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 2, 2011

Obama: Both Parties Responsible For Economy

The debt deal legislation has reached the 60-vote threshold to pass the Senate

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 2, 2011

Rachel Maddow Rejects Olbermann, Gets New MSNBC Contract

The Hollywood Reporter says she negotiated a multi-year deal with MSNBC

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 2, 2011

Throwing a Pie at Rupert Murdoch Will Get You Six Weeks In Prison

Pie thrower Jonnie Marbles was jailed for six weeks after pleading guilty

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 2, 2011

Report: Fukushima Plant Site Radiation Levels 'Fatal to Humans'

The high levels were found on a ventilation stack between reactors

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 2, 2011

Jon Stewart on Debt Deal: What Happened to Increasing Revenues?

"You're not pinning this turd on us," The Daily Show host figured

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 1, 2011

At 30, MTV Is Already Over the Hill

The party seems a little subdued, doesn't it?

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 1, 2011

With Groupon In Mind, Google Nabs The DealMap

Dealbook reports that the company acquired the discount aggregator

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 1, 2011

Poll: Rick Perry Bests Mitt Romney Among Tea Partiers

However, Romney still leads among all GOP primary voters according to Rasmussen

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 1, 2011

Bachmann, Romney Assail Debt Compromise

Jon Huntsman's the only one of those three who is for it

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 1, 2011

Longshot Magazine Makes Deadline, Releases Issue Two

Editors and writers spend 48 hours at Gawker headquarters

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 1, 2011

New Yorkers Will Now Be Able to Watch Al Jazeera on TV

It will be "subletting" a spot on the cable channel RISE

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 1, 2011

New Account of the Night Bin Laden Was Killed

The New Yorker publishes a painstaking account of the Abbottabad raid

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 29, 2011

Obama Loses a Bunch of Followers Over Repetitive Tweeting

The account endlessly tweeted a list of all Republicans to contact on debt negotiations

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 29, 2011

A $1 Trillion Coin Seems Like a Nice Idea

Pundits seem unreasonably tickled by the notion

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 29, 2011

Obama Urges 'Common Ground' in Debt Talks

The president gave an address from the White House this morning

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 29, 2011

Jobless, David Wu Chills Out Amidst the Debt Ceiling Frenzy

The Times catches the resigned legislator peacefully smoking a stogie

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 29, 2011

Let's Celebrate the Dodd-Frank Act's Miserable First Birthday

The demise of financial regulation in a Schoolhouse Rock routine

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 29, 2011

U.S. Economic Growth Slows in Gloomy GDP Report

The Commerce Department reports that GDP rose only 1.3 percent

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 29, 2011

Bush's 9/11 Classroom Reaction Was Meant to Project 'Calm'

George W. Bush explains that he didn't want to frighten the children

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