Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml AirAsia QZ8501 is the third Malaysia-linked flight to crash in 2014. TestTube’s UnCovered gives us a look at the current search for the 162 passengers on board. Learn More: AirAsia Plane Debris and Bodies Found; Little Hope of Any Survivors http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/31/world/asia/airasia-8501-jet-missing-indonesia.html?_r=0 Year of Missing Planes: AirAsia Flight is …
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Grueling 80-Mile Horse Race Demands More Than Speed | National Geographic
In the world of endurance horse racing, rider and trainer Pedro Pablo Gomez knows his animals need more than speed to finish a race. He treats his horses like professional athletes, emphasizing “rest and repair.” Gomez lived for a decade in Jordan, where he learned to understand the lives of …
Read More »Teen Takes Her Own Life Because of Bullying
“She wrote that she felt “like a girl trapped in a boy’s body” and had done so “ever since [she] was 4.” Leelah said: “When I was 14, I learned what transgender meant and cried of happiness. After 10 years of confusion I finally understood who I was.” But she …
Read More »Korean Air Executive On The Run Because Of Nut Incident
“The Korean Air executive whose conduct aboard an aircraft over a packet of improperly served macadamia nuts led to her resignation has been arrested for violating South Korea’s aviation safety laws. Cho Hyun-ah, the daughter of Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho, served as head of in-flight service until the Dec. …
Read More »NYPD Work Stoppage Causes Arrests To Decrease 66%
NYPD traffic tickets and summonses for minor offenses have dropped off by a staggering 94 percent following the execution of two cops — as officers feel betrayed by the mayor and fear for their safety, The Post has learned. The dramatic drop comes as Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and Mayor …
Read More »Bill Cosby Hires Private Investigator To Shame Women Who Accuse Him Of Rape
“According to the New York Post, Bill Cosby has hired multiple private investigators to “dig up dirt” on his accusers, paying “six-figure fees” for information that might undermine their allegations. “If you’re going to say to the world that I did this to you, then the world needs to know, …
Read More »Sprinkles, Donuts Banned By Obama Say Hungry, Scared Right Wingers
“Fox & Friends segment warned on Tuesday that President Barack Obama’s administration was set to enact a ban on doughnut sprinkles, which meant that the government could take control of where you live and work next. In a report that seemed to have no actual news value other than to …
Read More »Ezell Ford Autopsy Suggests The Cops’ Story Might Not Add Up
“The official autopsy report for Ezell Ford, an unarmed, mentally ill black man shot to death by Los Angeles police in August, was released by the county coroner’s office Monday after the Los Angeles Police Department lifted an investigative hold that had blocked the report from public view for over …
Read More »Hate Group Scandal Engulfs Congressman
“The new Republican-controlled Congress risks becoming engulfed in a growing race scandal after it emerged that House majority whip Steve Scalise spoke at a white supremacist conference backed by former Klu Klux Klan leader David Duke. In his first public comments since the allegations emerged in a blog on Sunday, …
Read More »Rep Michael Grimm Resigns After Criminally Embarrassing His Party
“Embattled Rep. Michael G. Grimm (R-N.Y.), who pleaded guilty last week to tax evasion, said he would resign before Congress returned next week. Grimm, 44, had said he would stay in Congress as long as he could, but he reportedly talked with House Speaker John A. Boehner and said Monday …
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