“At a Midtown Manhattan steakhouse last June, William A. Ackman, the activist hedge fund manager who had bet a billion dollars on the collapse of the nutritional supplement company Herbalife, offered his latest evidence to a handful of other hedge fund managers about why the company’s stock could soon plummet. …
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SCARY Report On How Vulnerable Our Power Grid Is
“On March 12, The Wall Street Journal’s energy reporter Rebecca Smith wrote an article highlighting the risk to the U.S. power grid if only nine of the country’s 55,000 electric substations were to be knocked out by terrorists during a hot summer. Smith noted that, “The study by the Federal …
Read More »Animal Facts That Will Make You Feel Weird
Let’s get weird. Post to Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1ptAk8J Like BuzzFeedVideo on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1ilcE7k Post to Twitter: http://bit.ly/1dqt11W Credits: Zebra Stripes Everywhere! / Todd Ryburn http://www.flickr.com/photos/tryburn/3625843621/ Cut out and cartoonized Power Lines to Moscar / Sheffield Tiger http://www.flickr.com/photos/sheffield_tiger/4450687469/ Cut out and cartoonized Koe | Cow | Küh | Vache | Vaca / …
Read More »Marijuana Offers Hope For Veterans, If Only It Wasn’t…
“The federal government has signed off on a long-delayed study looking at marijuana as a treatment for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, a development that drug researchers are hailing as a major shift in U.S. policy. The Department of Health and Human Services’ decision surprised marijuana advocates who have struggled …
Read More »Want To Scare Your Friends? Show Them This Chart
“Last year, atmospheric carbon dioxide briefly crossed 400 parts per million for the first time in human history. However, it didn’t cross that threshold until mid-May. This year’s first 400 ppm reading came a full two months earlier this past week and the seeming inexorable upward march is likely to …
Read More »The Sad, Funny Irony Of Mark Levin Freaking At An Atheist [AUDIO]
“Conservative radio host Mark Levin became enraged on Monday and hung up on an atheist caller who had suggested that presidential candidates should not have to believe in God. During a radio segment flagged by The Right Scoop, a caller said that he was disappointed that Levin continued to “perpetuate …
Read More »How China Makes The North Korea Problem Worse, Much Worse
“China dismissed a U.N. report alleging North Korea has committed crimes against humanity on Monday, effectively confirming the fears of human rights advocates that Beijing will shield its ally Pyongyang from international prosecution. The report, published in February, accused the reclusive country of killings and torture comparable to Nazi-era atrocities …
Read More »The Billionaire-Funded Obamacare Attack Ad That IS NOT Political
“Americans for Prosperity, the well-funded conservative group that has been attacking Democrats in battleground states over the health care reform law, put out TV ads Monday against Sens. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Mark Udall (D-CO). But what’s notable about the ads is what they aren’t: A personalized story of someone …
Read More »Jeff Musial Feeds Buffalo Wings to a Lizard
Animal expert Jeff Musial brings Jimmy a baby sloth and a giant lizard who enjoys Buffalo wings. Subscribe NOW to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: http://bit.ly/1nwT1aN Watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Weeknights 11:35/10:35c Get more Jimmy Fallon: Follow Jimmy: http://Twitter.com/JimmyFallon Like Jimmy: https://Facebook.com/JimmyFallon Get more The Tonight …
Read More »Jeff Musial Shows Off His Bear Cub
Animal expert Jeff Musial lets Jimmy handle a bear cub that is hungry for some milk. Subscribe NOW to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: http://bit.ly/1nwT1aN Watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Weeknights 11:35/10:35c Get more Jimmy Fallon: Follow Jimmy: http://Twitter.com/JimmyFallon Like Jimmy: https://Facebook.com/JimmyFallon Get more The Tonight Show …
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