Archive for October 19, 2014

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Velocity Alert: Rapping Family Returns With Snoop Dogg-Inspired Halloween Jam

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Rapping Family Returns With Snoop Dogg-Inspired Halloween Jam

"With my mind on my candy and my candy on my mind."

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Eyewitness to Hell: Life in Ebola-Ravaged Liberia and 10 More

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Eyewitness to Hell: Life in Ebola-Ravaged Liberia

A photographer's powerful images and firsthand account of how an invisible killer is destroying a country.

Hackers Are Exploiting Microsoft PowerPoint to Hijack Computers

Hackers are exploiting a security flaw in Microsoft PowerPoint to attack computer systems.

Golden State Warriors Are Good at Basketball, Terrible at Singing

Rookies on the Golden State Warriors were forced to sing a cappella karaoke at an open practice this week.

Seattle School Shooting Gunman Was Homecoming Royalty

A student recently crowned freshman class Homecoming prince walked into his Seattle-area high school cafeteria Friday and opened fire.

Google Exec Breaks Space Jump Record With Nearly 26-Mile Free Fall

Alan Eustace broke Felix Baumgartner's world record with a nearly 26-mile jump from the edge of space.

Worse Than #Bendgate: Watch the iPad Air 2 Snap in Half

Bendgate continues with the iPad Air 2, and this video will make you cringe.

Touchdown Baby Is Sorta Pumped Your Team Scored

This cute 9-month-old is a big fan of touchdowns.

Queen Elizabeth II Tweets for the First Time #TheQueenTweets

Queen Elizabeth II has tweeted for the first time.

Ebola-Free Dallas Nurse Nina Pham Thanks God, Doctors

Nina Pham, the nurse who contracted Ebola while treating a patient in Dallas, is now virus-free and was being discharged on Friday.

Ebola-Free Nurse Nina Pham Got a Big Ol' Hug From President Obama

President Obama gave Nina Pham, the 26-year-old Dallas nurse recently declared Ebola-free, a big ole presidential hug on Friday.

Madeleine Albright Just Schooled Conan on Halloween Etiquette

Conan O'Brien and Madeleine Albright engaged in a goofy Twitter fight about Halloween costumes.