“As dawn broke Saturday in the Philippines, the devastation of Super Typhoon Haiyan was expected to become better known a day after the storm — perhaps the strongest ever — rampaged across the central isles of the archipelago. An early report by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council …
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5M Uninsured Under Obamacare Because Of GOP Governors?
“The White House is broadening its fight with states over Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion, challenging them to cover millions of low-income people as it seeks to pivot from a barrage of negative headlines about people losing their health plans. “Nearly half of states are so locked into the politics of Obamacare …
Read More »Beijing’s Most Dangerous Pastime—Breathing | China Uncensored
Beijing is being gassed with “crazy bad” air pollution. Did I say air pollution? I meant to say, “heavy fog.” That’s what China’s media calls it. But don’t think that doesn’t mean the Chinese regime isn’t doing anything about it! The smog has made it next to impossible to spy …
Read More »100,000 Subs Thank You + Announcement Junk!!
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Read More »Weirdest Things In Google Street View
Google See You! – Links to the live street view images below Share on FB: http://on.fb.me/1euFroq (you can add a note) Tweet This: http://bit.ly/1euFqAM (you can change the tweet) Music: Original Music by Caravan Palace – “Dragons” https://soundcloud.com/caravan-palace-official Remix: “All That Swing” by Mario Messa https://soundcloud.com/mario-messa/all-that-swing Pidgeon PeopleShare Tally | …
Read More »Weird Things Named After Celebrities
What is a Scaptia Beyonceae? Some kind of rash? Share This: http://on.fb.me/HwMT4V Tweet This: http://bit.ly/HwMU8R Song: Good Old Days by D!rty Porcelain https://soundcloud.com/dirty-porcelain/good-old-days Footage: Footage Used With Permission by Shutterstock Inc. Pictures: John Lennon rehearses Give Peace A Chance/Ron Kerwood http://www.roykerwood.bc.ca http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lie_In_15_–_John_rehearses_Give_Peace_A_Chance.jpg john lennon memorial/Kate http://www.flickr.com/photos/sparklykate/4624970556 Liverpool/Christine und Hagen Graf …
Read More »Xbox One, Gogo in-flight calls, and The Onion: 90 Seconds on The Verge
Xbox One requires day-one patch…Gogo in-flight Wi-Fi now allows calls and texts…The Onion ends its print run. http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/8/5080750/xbox-one-day-one-patch-required-to-play-games http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/8/5080456/gogo-launches-talk-and-text-lets-passengers-send-receive-calls-messages http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/8/5080686/the-onion-will-end-its-print-run-in-december Hosted by Dann Berg. Written by Nathan Cykiert and Ross Miller. Video and Production by Zach Goldstein. More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos …
Read More »Take the High-Frequency Hearing Test | Brain Games
A high-frequency hearing test pits young ears against old in the first Battle of the Ages contest. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About Brain Games: Using a series of experiments, illusions and man-on-the-street demonstrations, host Jason Silva and guest experts unlock the science behind the mysteries of why we say, eat, feel …
Read More »30 Things You No Longer Need Because of Smartphones
Dear kids – this is what your iPhone used to look like… Share on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/17J0QIQ (You can change the text) Share on Twitter: http://bit.ly/17J0T7t (You can change the text) Song: Retro Future Dirty http://www.incompetech.com Media: Film Footage courtesy of Shutterstock, Inc., Used by Permission Sources: iPhone hacks – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKNsVozOipoMAKEUP …
Read More »Exclusive: Xbox One TV hands-on demo
Nilay Patel gets an exclusive look at the Xbox One’s TV integration and voice-controlled dashboard with Xbox platform engineering manager Jeff Henshaw. More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The Verge on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/verge Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/verge Follow …
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