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$16,000 spent to build electric car charging stations at library that were used 13 times in 15 months 27 Aug 2013 | 07:57 pm
It’s supposed to be an Iowa truism that “If you build it, they will come.” But that hasn’t happened yet at an electric vehicle charging station in northwest Des Moines. About $16,000 was spent to ins...
NYPD officer charged with multiple felonies for fabricating the reasons for arresting a New York Times photographer 27 Aug 2013 | 07:54 pm
A New York City police officer who had arrested a photographer working for The New York Times has been indicted on three felony counts and five misdemeanors accusing him of fabricating the reasons for...
A bag of saline IV solution costs $0.44 to $1 to make, but US hospitals charge over $400, because of intermediary confidential deals and profit taking 27 Aug 2013 | 06:03 am
It is one of the most common components of emergency medicine: an intravenous bag of sterile saltwater. Luckily for anyone who has ever needed an IV bag to replenish lost fluids or to receive medica....
Hundreds of desert tortoises will be euthanized when officials close the Desert Tortoise Conservation Center in Las Vegas due to a lack of federal fun... 26 Aug 2013 | 06:52 pm
For decades, the vulnerable desert tortoise has led a sheltered existence. Developers have taken pains to keep the animal safe. It’s been protected from meddlesome hikers by the threat of prison time...
Greek community creates an off-the-grid Internet 26 Aug 2013 | 06:51 pm
In an effort to buck the expensive rates of unreliable corporate telecom companies, a community in Athens, Greece, has created its own private Internet. Built from a network of wireless rooftop anten...
LSD is good for you, say Norway researchers 26 Aug 2013 | 06:55 am
Tales of debilitating acid flash-backs and permanently frazzled synapses are just myths, according to a new scientific report which concludes LSD use may even be beneficial. "There were no significan...
Texas girl, 10, charged after playing ‘doctor’ in game 25 Aug 2013 | 08:38 pm
A 10-year-old girl from Texas has been charged with rape as a result of a game of “doctor” with a group of other children. According to FOX 26 Houston, the girl is known as Ashley — an assumed name t...
Judge refuses to let Muslim defendant wear burqa in court 25 Aug 2013 | 07:01 am
A judge has refused to allow a Muslim woman to stand trial in a full-length burqa as he said it would be possible for another person to enter the dock pretending to be her. Judge Peter Murphy told th...
Man robs bank for $1, then sits and waits for police so he can go to jail and get medical treatment 24 Aug 2013 | 07:10 pm
A homeless man allegedly held up a Clackamas-area bank Friday, demanded $1, then sat down and waited for police to arrive. Timothy Dean Alsip, 50, was arrested without incident by Clackamas County sh...
Dog donates blood and saves a dying cat's life 24 Aug 2013 | 07:08 pm
Stereotypes suggest dogs and cats rarely get on, but pet owners usually disagree, stating their beloved pooches show nothing but affection towards the felines they encounter. One domesticated double-...
