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Monthly Archives: February 2015
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It’s been a year since Colorado became the first state in the nation to allow people to sell and buy pot legally in January 2014.
And the state took in $53 million in tax revenue as a result.
Colorado made pot legal for everyone, not just medical patients, but it also slapped a 28% tax rate on sa…
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Robot, Autonomous Firefighting Robot, Shipboard Fires, And Humanoid-type Robot
The English vice-admiral Sir Francis Drake used fire ships — aging hulks set ablaze and allowed to float freely into the Armada — to devastating effect, forcing the Spanish ships to break formation.
More than 400 years later, however, and fire is still one of the gravest threats to shipboard life….
Stewart, Comedy Central, Dow Jones, And Jon Stewart
It is the end of a fake-news era.
Jon Stewart, whose wit defined “The Daily Show” for more than 15 years, will sign off the iconic Comedy Central program later this year.
“In my heart I know it is time for someone else to have that opportunity,” he said on Tuesday night’s show as his studio audie…
Yusor Mohammad, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, Craig Stephen Hicks, And CNN Affiliate WRAL
Police haven’t said what may have compelled the accused, Craig Stephen Hicks, to allegedly carry out the attack Tuesday evening. He turned himself in to police later in the night.
But given the victims’ religion and comments the alleged shooter apparently left on a Facebook page, many social media u…
Wickliffe Police Chief, Juvenile Court Judge, Mental Competency Exam, And Cuyahoga County Coroner
The girl, who is not being named because of her age, went before a juvenile court judge Monday and was ordered to undergo a mental competency exam before her next appearance.
“We’re trying to figure out what would motivate someone to do something like that,” Wickliffe Police Chief Randy Ice told rep…
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The spidey sense of Spider-Man fans everywhere was tingling on Monday night.
Sony Pictures Entertainment and Disney’s (DIS) Marvel Studios have announced a deal that will allow them to share the beloved superhero Spider-Man.
The deal means that Spider-Man will appear in a film from Marvel’s highl…
Taylor Swift Interruption, Co-hosts Terrence Jenkins, Zanna Roberts Rassi, And Beyonce
(The Hollywood Reporter)According to Kanye West, he wasn’t joking when he nearly crashed the stage ahead of Beck’s album of the year speech. For a moment, it looked like West would repeat his infamous Taylor Swift interruption at the 2009 VMAs, but he aborted with a smile.
On social media, many vie…
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Russia is skating on thin ice: Cheap oil, Western sanctions and years of mismanagement have sent its economy into a deep freeze.
Now everyone is wondering when the ice will crack.
As things stand, Russian GDP is expected to shrink by 5% (or more) this year, inflation has soared to 15%, the ruble …