As Congress gears up for another budget fight, environmental protections--from endangered species to clean water to pollution rules for power plants--are all on the chopping block. Once the debt ceiling debate is settled, Congress is going to have to re-focus on the budget that almost shut down the government a few months ago
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Feed SubscriptionOK Go’s Human Kaleidoscope, All Is Not Lost, And How It Translates Into Sales
Damian Kulash and director Trish Sie walk us through the making of All Is Not Lost, and OK Go's approach to the music experience. In the course of producing its distinctive videos, OK Go has contended with the unpredictable ( dogs , toast ) and the potentially dangerous ( paint cannons , treadmills )
Read More »With Scavenged Power And Data Furnaces, Finding Energy In Waste
Not all inventions need to involve new discoveries. Two new projects--one which draws power from the air, one which uses heat from servers--show that we can hack our way out of wasteful systems. Fresh research from a couple of different quarters suggests that waste isn't really waste, and that innovators don't need to discover new materials or unknown principles in order to innovate.
Read More »PGT: Clarke shoots 69 in Ireland; Jeev Milkha Singh leads
PGT: Jeev Milkha Singh fires a first-round 63 to take a big lead over past two majors winners Rory McIlroy and Darren Clarke.
Read More »PGT: Meena Lee leads Women’s British Open
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Read More »Survey says half of men would ditch fat wife
Askmen.com's Great Male Survey polled 70,000 men on sex and lifestyle topics
Read More »Cleveland Clinic doctors link esophageal cancer to genes
Esophageal cancer may be hereditary, scientists find
Read More »Hef’s ‘2-second’ sex? An unlikely issue at 85
Aside from providing evidence that Hef’s taste in women is slipping in his old age, Crystal Harris’ claim that Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner lasts only "two seconds" in the sack is an unlikely charge. In reality old men drag it out too long.
Read More »PGT: LPGA players upset with shortened Carnoustie
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Read More »It’s Not The Post-PC Era
It's more like the "multiple device" era. It's amazing to me that there are people who can buy into conspiracy theories like questioning President Obama's "real birthplace," but when it comes to this brave new world of technology that requires us to have multiple devices, no one is suspicious this happened on purpose
Read More »A McDonald’s Dietitian On The Healthier Happy Meal
The Golden Arches recently announced that it's Happy Meals will be getting a little healthier. Their nutrition expert explains the rationale and how they fast food chain is hoping a little bit of healthy eating can be the start of a larger change.
Read More »India’s Singh leads 1st round of Irish Open
KILLARNEY, Ireland (AP) -Jeev Milkha Singh of India upstaged Ireland's major winners, shooting an 8-under 63 for a three-shot clubhouse lead Thursday in the first round of the Irish Open.
Read More »PGT: This is not the place to park a golf cart
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Read More »Video: Walter Reed closing due to budget cuts
CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports on the closing of the military's most famous hospital, the Walter Reed Medical Center.
Read More »Watch out! 18 deadliest states for pedestrians
You might be surprised at how dangerous roads can be - even when you're not behind the wheel
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