Articles in the “news” category

What Holocaust?

Posted 3 months ago

CNN.com:
[A Holocaust survivor's son] told the story of a college freshman in Southern California who stood up during a presentation his mother was giving and said she’d never heard of the Holocaust.
What are they teaching in history classes nowadays?

Making records in New York

Posted 3 months ago

You just don’t see this too often. Matter of fact, no one’s ever seen it before. In 193,000 games played in the history of major league baseball, no team has ever scored 14 runs in the second inning. 
Tribe 22, Yanks 4 in their second straight blow-out at their new $1.5 billion stadium.

On a vision for high-speed rail network in America

Posted 3 months ago

“There’s no reason why we can’t do this.”

Very obese fliers on United may have to buy 2nd seat

Posted 3 months ago

If you’re overweight and can’t fit in the airplane seat, United says tough luck.

Ice bridge ruptures in Antarctic

Posted 3 months ago

Unbelievable.

(via No Impact Man)