“In 2005, the FDA granted approval for a promising new cancer-fighting drug called Nexavar. Bayer took it to market shortly thereafter, and it is currently an approved treatment for late-stage kidney and liver cancer. That is, so long as you live in the developed world. In a recently published interview …
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The Head-Spinning Reason Conservatives Are Upset About This Ad
“An ad campaign for a product that stops snoring and claims to keep couples together is causing a stir. The campaign features a U.S. solider and a Muslim woman, ostensibly as an unlikely couple kept together by the anti-snoring product. On Monday, the panel guests on Fox News Channel’s The …
Read More »If You Thought Republicans Were Sexist Hypocrites Before, Wait Till You See This
“Fox News Channel pundits Greta Van Susteren and Erick Erickson have gone to war over Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis (D) and Erickson’s characterization of Davis as “Abortion Barbie.” According to Talking Points Memo, a blog post by Van Susteren calling Erickson a “jerk” goaded Erickson into publishing a gruesome …
Read More »Social Change Central To The Inspiring Life Of Music Icon Pete Seeger
“Pete Seeger, the singer, folk-song collector and songwriter who spearheaded an American folk revival and spent a long career championing folk music as both a vital heritage and a catalyst for social change, died on Monday in Manhattan. He was 94. His death, at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, was confirmed by his …
Read More »Who Wants Armed Revolution In America?
Paul Valley, a retired General and Fox News analyst, was speaking to the Tea Party late last year and explained how he’d lead an armed revolution on the White House and Capitol building. The Young Turks host Cenk imagines how Fox News would respond if a retired general during the …
Read More »‘Smoking Hot’ Email Lands Brigadier General In Trouble
“After meeting with Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) a commander of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division sent out emails describing the congresswoman as “smoking hot” and joked in another email to a male colleague that he had masturbated while thinking about her after their meeting. Those emails and other details of …
Read More »Google Doesn’t Want You To Google This
“Last year, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)—a group of the world’s top economies—decided it was time to crack down on international tax shenanigans through meaningful reform. These legal loopholes allow major tech corporations to move money around on paper through a series of shell corporations in Ireland, …
Read More »Maximum Rage Over The Minimum Wage
“House Speaker John Boehner warned President Barack Obama that he will “run into a brick wall” by using his executive power and bypassing Congress, as the White House has signaled the President intends to do. “We’re just not going to sit here and let the President trample all over us,” …
Read More »Gambling with Miss USA: Erin Brady offers Super Bowl prop bet advice
The coin toss, the National Anthem, the halftime show — the hundreds of prop bets available add one more wrinkle of entertainment to the Super Bowl. Miss USA Erin Brady visited SB Nation to dole out some gambling advice for Super Bowl XLVIII.
Read More »End of the iPod age, gag orders, and ‘Doctor Who’: 90 Seconds on The Verge
Apple reveals record sales numbers… DOJ reaches agreement with tech companies… Doctor Who gets a makeover. http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/27/5351918/apples-ipod-rides-into-the-sunset http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/27/5350106/apple-q1-2014-earnings http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/27/5351544/facebook-microsoft-and-apple-announce-deal-to-share-more-information http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/27/5350926/this-is-peter-capaldis-new-doctor-who-costume Hosted by Adi Robertson. Written by Nathan Cykiert and Ross Miller. Video 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 Visit …
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