Author: Erik Hayden

Today in Research

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

Oct 24, 2011

WikiLeaks Won't Be Publishing Any New Secrets

With donations running dry from a credit card companies refusing to allow donations on its website, Julian Assange announced that WikiLeaks will be suspending all publishing.

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 24, 2011

Satellite Watch: No One's Quite Sure Where the Space Junk Landed

One defunct German X-ray telescope satellite plummeting toward Earth on Sunday did hit the plant's atmosphere--after that, scientists don't appear too certain about what happened to the piece of space junk.

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 21, 2011

Obama: Iraq Troops Will Be Home for the Holidays

President Obama announced that the U.S. military forces will withdraw from Iraq by the end of the year.

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 21, 2011

Bloomberg Hints at a Crackdown on Occupy Wall Street Protests

Even though Mayor Bloomberg seems to have mixed feelings about Occupy Wall Street, he's making it clear that he's not one to tolerate protests without permits, in Zuccotti Park or elsewhere.

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 21, 2011

Hacking a Murdered Girl's Phone Costs News Corp. $4.8 Million

It's been a rocky road for News Corp. since the news broke this summer that News of the World had hacked the voicemail of a murdered girl, but today the company finally settled with Milly Dowler's family.

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 21, 2011

Watch Michelle Obama Send Her First Tweet

Michelle Obama has sent out her first tweet and, unlike the president, she also wrote it in the first person.

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 21, 2011

Occupy Wall Street's Neighbors Are Tired of the Drumming

At a community board meeting on Thursday night, the protesters and the residents living close by Zuccotti Park hashed out ideas that tried to satisfy both parties, limiting drum beats and arranging for bathroom access. 

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 21, 2011

Jon Stewart Perplexed by GOP Responses to Qaddafi's Death

On Thursday evening, Jon Stewart spent his intro segment discussing the end of Qaddafi in Libya, and noted an odd reaction to the news from some Republicans. 

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 20, 2011

Jon Stewart Peers Inside the Minds of Perry and Romney

What was running through Rick Perry and Mitt Romney's minds during their notably tense debate face off?

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 20, 2011

Qaddafi Killed, Say Libyan Officials

Obama: "This marks the end of a long and painful chapter for the people of Libya"

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 19, 2011

Today in Research

When Facebook Friends Affect Brain Size

Discovered: Facebook friends and gray matter, what makes waves glow, cobbling together an invulnerability suit, and materialism strikes back.

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 19, 2011

The First Words That Come to Mind When People Think of Romney, Perry and Cain

Here's a new, wonky game: what words do you think voters mentioned the most when Rick Perry's name was read by a pollster?

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 19, 2011

A Father-Son Rift Between the Murdochs

What with the tumult at News Corp. recently, its understandable that Rupert and James Murdoch are experiencing a father-son rift, The New York Times is reporting. 

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 19, 2011

Jon Stewart Thinks America's Enemies Can't Just Be People Who Don't Vote Republican

The Daily Show was preoccupied on Tuesday evening with remarks by Rep. Eric Cantor, who has described his political skirmishes as a "battle for our Democracy" while also becoming concerned about the OWS "mobs." 

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 19, 2011

Naomi Wolf Arrested at a Occupy Wall Street Protest

Feminist author Naomi Wolf was arrested in New York outside an event that was awarding Gov. Andrew Cuomo. 

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 18, 2011

Bruce Springsteen Finds an Academic Home; Cornell and Stanford Duel

Today in Academia: Monmouth University will be a Boss mecca, double-checking college cost calculators, M.B.A. applicants keep dwindling, Cornell and Stanford duel in New York, and Princeton names Steve Carell as its commencement speaker. 

 

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 18, 2011

Today in Research

Pi to 10 Trillion Digits; Peering Through Concrete Walls

Counting 10 trillion digits of Pi, encouraging progress for a malaria vaccine, another TV watching warning, and MIT researchers who are peering through concrete walls.

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 18, 2011

Rick Perry's Great Deal on a Private Jet

In September, Rick Perry's campaign paid just $21,000 to use a private Cessna plane from a friendly businessman when the going rate for such flights could be triple the price, The New York Times reported.

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 18, 2011

Media Diet

Bess Levin: What I Read

The Dealbreaker editor explains what's bookmarked on her browser and tuned on her cable box. 

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 18, 2011

Hillary Clinton Is in Tripoli to Meet with New Regime

On Tuesday, in an unannounced visit, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew to Libya and made a stop in the capitol city of Tripoli to meet with National Transitional Council officials.

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 18, 2011

Somebody Stole the Truck Carrying Obama's Teleprompter

A truck that was carrying President Obama's telempromter along with $200,0000 worth of sound equipment was stolen from a Virginia hotel parking lot.

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 18, 2011

Jon Stewart's Latest Advice for Occupy Wall Street

Refreshed from a week off, Jon Stewart checked in on the progress of Occupy Wall Street and gave a bit of advice to the fledgling movement.

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 17, 2011

Today in Research

Binge Drinking's Cost Per Drink; Youth Are Sort of Happy at Work

Also in our roundup: making "tractor beams" a reality and the latest thing to worry about with cell phones

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 17, 2011

Two Thirds of GOP Voters Are Still Seeking a Candidate

Mitt Romney and Herman Cain in a virtual tie for the lead in the new CNN/ORC poll

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 17, 2011

BP Gets a $4 Billion Gulf Spill Settlement from Anadarko

The settlement could save both BP and Anadarko billions in added government fines

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 17, 2011

iPhone 4S Has a Shot at Being the Fastest Selling Gadget Ever

Apple said the number is more than double for the sales of the original iPhone 4

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 17, 2011

Hillary Clinton Rules Out a Presidential Run

Hillary Clinton won't run this year, she won't be a VP nominee this year, and she isn't running in 2016

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 17, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Linked to French Prostitution Ring

Only days after a rape complaint was dismissed, the former IMF chief's lawyer denies the report

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 17, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Has $300,000 in the Bank

Donations are coming in through its web site and a big plastic jug

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 14, 2011

Harvard's Commencement Speaker; Exam Multitasking

Also in academia news: when Goldman Sachs invested in a for-profit college company

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 14, 2011

Today's Research: Barking Piranhas, Hallucinatory Smells

And, in the round-up: punctuation tips for getting a study noticed

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 14, 2011

14 Arrested as Occupy Wall Street Protesters Clash with Police

After the news that the Zuccotti Park cleaning was postponed a downtown march turns chaotic

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 14, 2011

Rick Perry Pinpoints His Problem: He's Too Religious

On Good Morning America, he agreed with his wife's remarks that he was being 'brutalized' by opponents

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 14, 2011

Ron Paul Tries a Pro-Life Ad to Appeal to Iowa's Social Conservatives

The libertarian puts pro-life views front and center for social conservatives

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 14, 2011

Hulu Decides It's Not for Sale After All

Disney, News Corp. issued a statement saying that the streaming service wouldn't be sold

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 14, 2011

Standoff at Zuccotti Park Averted as Cleaning Is Postponed

Brookfield properties, the parks owner, postponed a planned Friday cleaning

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 13, 2011

Today's Research: Marriage, Money, Junk Food Worries

And, in the round-up: 'Reading in bed is dangerous'

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 13, 2011

Netflix Will Stream CW Shows for the Next Four Years

The network and the video streaming service have signed a four-year licensing deal

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 13, 2011

Raj Rajaratnam Is Sentenced to 11 Years In Prison

The hedge funder had made millions in profits from insider trading

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 13, 2011

Unemployment Claims Fall, Barely

The Labor Department figures say that initial claims still remain above 400,000

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 13, 2011

Another Poll Finds Cain at the Lead

A NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll helps cement his status as a contender

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 13, 2011

Barack Obama Raised $70 Million Over the Summer

The incumbent continued to outraise the combined field of Republican challengers

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 13, 2011

Scott Brown's Website Plagiarizes Elizabeth Dole

A liberal research organization noted Dole's words in Brown's autobiography

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 13, 2011

Bloomberg Tells Protesters to Leave Zuccotti Park for Cleaning

The mayor visited Occupy Wall Street yesterday, issued statement saying cleaning will begin Friday

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 12, 2011

Today In Research: Reconstructing the Black Death's DNA

Also: the latest vitamin to fret about, still no way to test for how long you'll live

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 12, 2011

Syrian-Born Virginia Man Was Allegedly Spying for Syria

Mohamad Soueid was charged with spying on U.S. activists protesting the Syrian regime

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 12, 2011

The New Republic Is Firmly Against Occupy Wall Street

The magazine's editors make the case that liberals should be wary of siding with the protestors

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 12, 2011

To Build a Simpler New York City Taxi Light

The city's may do away with the confusing "off-duty" light in favor of simply "on" or "off"

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 12, 2011

The City of Topeka Has Decriminalized Domestic Abuse

The Kansas city, citing budget cuts, passed responsibility to the District Attorney

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