“A recent study found that many Americans are lost when it comes to tech-related terms, with 11% in a survey saying that they thought HTML — a language that is used to create websites — was a sexually transmitted disease. The study was conducted by Vouchercloud.net, a coupons website, as …

“A death row inmate scheduled to be put to death later this month compared prison sentences to slavery in a stinging indictment of the US judicial system. Ray Jasper, a Texas inmate, submitted his letter to media blog Gawker. Jasper was convicted for participating in the 1998 robbery and murder …

“Robert Duncan moved from Los Angeles to Northern California in 2010 to manage marijuana growing operations for a collective of medical marijuana dispensaries. Although California voters legalized medical cannabis more than 17 years ago, the plant remains illegal under federal law, and the Obama administration launched a renewed crackdown on …

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“Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) asserted on Thursday that liberals did not understand that kids who got free lunches at school did not have parents who cared about them at home. Speaking to the Conservative Political Action Conference, the former Republican vice presidential nominee argued that conservatives should let Democrats be …

A studio in Austin has outfitted its hexacopter with an 80,000 volt stun gun at SXSW. Is this the security guard of the future? Read the full story here: http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/8/5483774/the-cupid-drone-strikes-with-80000-volts-to-the-chest See: http://www.chaoticmoon.com/

“Karen Short’s prayers were answered. When her missionary husband John Short, 75, was detained in North Korea last month, she asked people to pray for his release. On Monday, local time, North Korea announced it was expelling the Australian-born Hong Kong resident. He has since landed safely in Beijing. Short’s …

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Chiban Amde faced a snowstorm to speak at a House Rules committee hearing in Maryland for HJ 7, a resolution calling for a return to fair elections. He did so with a broken jaw. Barely able to speak, and in obvious pain, Amde makes a powerful argument for why America …