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WATCH: Cat Destroys Everything While Chasing Light
Reasons we love this video? 1. This cat is pretty darn cute. 2. It's a Friday before Memorial Day weekend. 3. The pay-off is high. Waiiiiit for it. Wait for it. See, we told you so. H/T: SayOMG
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12 Dogs And Kid Spooning Sessions That Could Change The World
Because they are not just man's best friends... (Click here for more of this guy.) (Click here for more of this guy.)
huffingtonpost.com (7 hours ago)
TONIGHT: Eclipse To Be Visible Online
By: Tariq Malik Published: 05/24/2013 12:46 PM EDT on SPACE.com The moon will take the smallest of dips through the Earth's shadow in a minor eclipse tonight (May 24) and you can watch the lunar event live online via a webcast. The lackluster lunar eclipse will star in a free webcast by the Slooh Space Camera,...
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Zester Daily: Local Farming Void? Military Veterans Are Answer
By Mark Winkworth I was taken aback recently to hear the hard statistics: The United States imports more than 38 percent of the fruits and more than 17 percent of vegetables we put on our tables. We regularly see produce from Mexico, Canada, Chile, China, Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru and more -- imports that have...
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LOOK: Meet Ray Charles, The Blind Puppy That's The Next Big Thing
He may be visually impaired, but when you have that smile and those tresses, stardom is but an inevitability. Ray Charles was born blind to a breeder last December, but was later adopted into a loving home, according to his Facebook page. When BuzzFeed shared photos of him earlier this week, we knew that he was...
huffingtonpost.com (8 hours ago)
Oklahoma Muslims Aid In Tornado Relief
By Omar Sacirbey Religion News Service (RNS) Oklahoma is probably one of the tougher places to be a Muslim in America, but Muslims have stepped in to help with the cleanup of a massive tornado that killed 24 people. “As Oklahomans, we’re part of this community, and our hearts just break for what happened,” said Adam...
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Adorable Viral Video Filmed At Zoo With Troubled History
A viral video of a dog playing dentist to a huge Barbary lion was filmed at a zoo that has a troubled history. The video shows a 5-year-old dachshund licking the teeth of a male lion that zoo staff say it lives with. Published on a wide range of news sites around the world, the video has been promoted as an...
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Food Politic: Farm Forward's BuyingPoultry.com Will Put Humane Eating in Consumers' Hands
By Tove K. Danovich While discussing industrial animal agriculture in his book Eating Animals, Jonathan Safran Foer wrote, "Cruelty depends on an understanding of cruelty, and the ability to choose against it. Or to choose to ignore it." For many people who read Safran Foer's book, deciding against cruelty has meant...
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Rabbi Set To Open D.C.'s Second Medical Marijuana Dispensary
WASHINGTON -- When you think of a rabbi, several words and phrases may come to mind, but "medical marijuana dispensary owner" is perhaps not one of them. That, however, is exactly what former Rabbi Jeffrey Kahn is. Kahn and his wife, Stephanie Reifkind Kahn, hope to open the Takoma Wellness Center after Memorial Day...
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A Major Win For Joshua Tree!
LOS ANGELES -- A regional garbage collection agency has tossed out plans to build a mega-landfill for Los Angeles' trash less than two miles from Joshua Tree National Park in the remote Southern California desert. Increased recycling and new waste treatment technologies have reduced the need to open the 4,000-acre...
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Litter Of Puppies Found In The Trash In Highlands Ranch
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. - Five newborn puppies were found dumped in a trash can at Highland Heritage Regional Park Tuesday and Douglas County Animal Law Enforcement is now searching for those responsible.
huffingtonpost.com (12 hours ago)
Bizarre Landmark Owned By Thomas Jefferson Goes On The Market
ROANOKE, Va. -- A Virginia landmark and tourism attraction once owned by Thomas Jefferson is up for sale. The privately owned Natural Bridge, north of Roanoke, is being put on the market, along with Natural Bridge Caverns and a 150-room hotel. Roanoke-based Woltz & Associates is marketing the tourist attraction....
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David Rothenberg: Tuning In to the Music of Cicadas
Although the arrival of the Brood II 17-year cicadas has been heralded for a hundred and fifty years, they have never gotten such a welcome in the media as in 2013. Nearly every news outlet is full of stories on the impending Swarmageddon, Cicadapocalypse, or other insect disaster. Here are some of the more...
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Jeff Biggers: Speak Now Against the Day in Illinois: Fracking and Coal Rush Are National Crises
What happens in Illinois, doesn't stay in Illinois -- especially when you're dealing with the national ramifications of a combined fracking and coal mining rush unparalleled in recent memory. As a sit-in movement continues at the office of Gov. Pat Quinn in Springfield, Illinois, besieged southern Illinois...
huffingtonpost.com (13 hours ago)
Theresa Pierno: Create National Park Memories This Summer and Beyond
Many of us will head out for the long weekend to commemorate Memorial Day and the unofficial start of the summer travel and tourism season. Some of you might be planning to enjoy the great outdoors, gather with family and friends for a BBQ or travel to a destination of your choice. But whether your travel plans keep...
huffingtonpost.com (13 hours ago)
Parents vs. The Tornado: When Doing Everything Isn't Enough
I would do anything to protect my children. We all say it. We all mean it. Most of us, blessedly, never have to do it. But this week the world watched parents who actually did. As a tornado churned its way through Moore, Oklahoma, we saw parents do anything, everything -- and also saw that sometimes even that is...
huffingtonpost.com (13 hours ago)
WATCH: The First 10 Minutes Of The Oklahoma Tornado
“It’s doing damage. Major damage... This is an F5 right now,” one of the storm-chasers said in a shaky voice. Just three minutes after the tornado touched down in Oklahoma, Chance Coldiron and Justin Cox of Fast Unit 70 already knew that they were witnessing a monstrosity. The above video shows an eerily clear view...
huffingtonpost.com (13 hours ago)
LOOK: Painting Elephant Arrives In True D.C. Style
WASHINGTON -- Washingtonians are used to presidential motorcades snarling afternoon traffic. But an elephant? Now that is something new! That's exactly what happened yesterday afternoon on Connecticut Avenue as Bozie the painting elephant completed her 1,100-mile journey from the Baton Rouge Zoo to Washington's...
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Stephen Kress: The Legacy of Rachel Carson
May 27 is Rachel Carson's birthday. Her legacy is very much alive here on Hog Island, Maine, where I spend my summers working to restore seabird populations that were once decimated. As I write, a female osprey incubates three eggs in a nest that she and her mate have returned to every summer for the past five...
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Remembering The Victims Of The Tornado
A deadly EF5 tornado struck the suburbs of Oklahoma City, Okla. on Monday, taking 24 lives. 10 children were killed, including two infants. A memorial and prayer service will be held for the dead in Moore on Sunday evening. One florist in Moore is offering free funeral flowers for all of the victims. "That's how I...
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Archaeologists Find Priceless Cache Of Cave Paintings
Mexican researchers announced a remarkable find this week: nearly 5,000 well-preserved cave paintings scattered across 11 different sites. The 4,926 paintings were found in Burgos, in the mountainous northeastern state of Tamaulipas, in Mexico, reports the BBC. The beautiful pictures, cataloged with the help of the...
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Knowles Science Teaching Foundation: Food for Thought: Student Perspectives on School Gardens
By Helen SnodgrassBiology teacher, YES Prep North Forest, Houston, Texas. I had wanted to start a school garden ever since I started teaching at YES Prep North Forest in Houston, Texas, almost three years ago. The neighborhood around our school is a fast food hot spot with few options for healthy eating, and I...
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Bill McKibben: Keystone: What We Know
Ever since the Keystone fight began, the smart money has insisted the pipeline will be approved. But so far: no pipe. And the opposition got a serious boost this week, when Republicans in the House of Representatives forced a vote on a symbolic measure approving KXL. It passed, of course--every Republican voted for...
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EXPLAINED: How Rare Tiger Got Its Coat
By: Tanya Lewis, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 05/23/2013 12:21 PM EDT on LiveScience The strikingly beautiful, milky coats of white tigers are caused by a single change in a known pigment gene, a new study finds. Since their discovery in the Indian jungle centuries ago, white tigers, a variant of Bengal...
huffingtonpost.com (17 hours ago)
Jobs, Businesses Wiped Out By Oklahoma Twister
MOORE, Okla. -- A few years after Kristi Lewis started her barbershop in this suburb of Oklahoma City, she went to a used-equipment store outside of town and bought a 1963 Belmont Electric barber chair in the crimson-and-cream color scheme of the Oklahoma Sooners. It was the pride of her shop and a symbol of her...
huffingtonpost.com (17 hours ago)
Mom From Iconic Tornado Photo Recalls Day Of Storm
MOORE, Okla. -- A massive tornado was carving its way through town. There was no time to hesitate. LaTisha Garcia had to get to her children. And so she raced against the storm. She had 30 miles to cover from her job in Edmond to Plaza Towers Elementary School, where her 8-year-old daughter Jazmin Rodriguez is a...
huffingtonpost.com (18 hours ago)
Man Allegedly Set Dog On Fire To Help It 'Go To Heaven' (GRAPHIC Photo)
A 5-year-old Chihuahua mix named "Socks" has died from massive burns after his owner set him on fire. Brandon Pierce, of Lucedale, Miss. allegedly told deputies he "wanted to help the dog go to heaven," according to Fox 10 TV. Deputies received an anonymous 911 call around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday stating that Pierce, 20,...
huffingtonpost.com (18 hours ago)
Nancy Pfund: Cleantech Investing: We Are Just Getting Started
Co-authored by Noah Walker, Joint MBA/MEM Candidate at Yale University Americans are voting with their stock portfolios like never before. And they are investing in cleantech and renewable energy. Despite the well-funded lobbying, advertising and marketing advantages of the incumbent fossil fuel industry,...
huffingtonpost.com (18 hours ago)
William Astore: Biocide: A Memorial Day for Planet Earth
Memorial Day weekend is a time to reflect on loved ones lost, and also an opportunity for many to get outside to enjoy God's green earth. Yet our consumption-driven lifestyles, and our continued burning of fossil fuels in stupendous quantities (even George W. Bush declared that our nation is "addicted" to oil), make...
huffingtonpost.com (18 hours ago)
WATCH: ANOTHER Manatee Rider
A news helicopter captured yet more manatee harassment in Florida, this time in Sarasota. Video shows a herd of manatees attracting nearby beachgoers at Siesta Key. A man and woman touch the sea cows from a sand bar before the woman attempts to mount and ride one, according to WFLA. Watch the video above. Touching...
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