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Oklahoma Tornado: Horrifying Video Of Tornado Forming

Yesterday a half-mile-wide tornado struck just outside of Oklahoma City, leaving nothing but destruction in its path.  The tornado tour through the town of Moore and struck not one, but two elementary schools before finally coming to a stop. So far the death toll stands at 24 people, including... Read More

Maxim's “Hot 100” Burns Manti Te'o By Including His Fake Girlfriend

This morning Maxim released its "Hot 100″ list that (for those living under a rock) counts down the sexiest women in the world. While normally we would just report on who took the number 1 spot (spoiler alert: it's Miley Cyrus), we thought Maxim's burn on Manti Te'o was much more interesting.... Read More

We Are One Boston

In the weeks following Patriots' Day, the world has been watching Boston. The bombs placed at the finish line on Marathon Monday may have only taken seconds to destroy lives, limbs, businesses, and innocence, but their resonance is still hurting us. Just because "it's over" doesn't mean it's over...

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In The Wake Of Tragedy, Boston Stands Strong

Walking through Copley Plaza is admittedly eerie and unsettling.  An area usually teeming with tourists and businesses is silent, cordoned off by metal fences and rifle-wielding soldiers.  The effects of Monday's attack are unnervingly residual; no children laughing and playing, no...

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Vatican Elects New Pope: Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio

When Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation last month, the first in almost 600 years, the world was left to wonder: who will take his place?  For weeks, countless theories and guesses were mounted as to which cardinal would succeed Benedict as leader of the Catholic Church and Sovereign...

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NASA Rover Discovers Ancient Mars Could Have Supported Life

Last month, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity drilled poweder out of a sedimentary rock near an ancient stream bed in Gale Crater.  Today, scientists found traces of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfer, hydrogen, and oxygen; all are key ingredients to forming life. Image courtesy of JPL NASA...

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