During the victory dance over the Court’s Obamacare decision, the West was on fire and record heat punished much of the rest of the country. It is hard not to draw the connection between our abject failure to address climate change and the septic politics that have infected Washington.
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BAGHDAD — Bombers killed four people in two Iraqi cities and gunmen assassinated a judge, officials said Sunday, as al-Qaida’s affiliate ramped up attacks six months after the last U.S. troops withdrew.
Three coordinated bomb attacks within minutes of each other Sunday morning hit the central city of Tikrit, 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad, a provincial official said. A civilian walking by was killed and two others were wounded.
SAN JOSE, Calif. — William Lynch testified Friday that he punched the priest he accuses of molesting him after memories of the alleged sexual abuse came flooding back across the decades and were so vivid that he felt threatened.
Lynch is on trial in San Jose after pleading not guilty to one count of assault and one count of elder abuse.
Every presidential election cycle, once a party’s nominee becomes clear, we focus on the veepstakes. Who will Mitt Romney choose? Will he play it safe with a traditional pick, such as Walter Mondale in 1976 or Jack Kemp in 1996? Or take a chance, as John McCain did with Sarah Palin in 2008? Either way, there is no evidence that a vice presidential nominee plays a great part in voters’ decisions. But that doesn’t stop us from overhyping the selection process.
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JOHANNESBURG — A South African gold mining company says a fire in a mine near Johannesburg has left five workers dead.
In a statement Sunday, Gold Fields added 14 miners were hospitalized for routine observation after the fire late Saturday.
I’ve seen all kinds of office chairs and desks, but I’m pretty sure the Locus series by Focal is the first one that I’ve encountered that encourages people to be in a position halfway between standing up and sitting down. It seems silly at first, but I can actually see myself being comfortable on it. Too bad I can also see myself not being able to afford it.
The Locus desk is made of aluminum, hardwood laminate and polymer. The surface can be inclined up to 18º and the legs can be raised and lowered. But the quirk of the Locus lies in the seat, which as you can see is a bit like a bar stool, except it has a long base that tilts up. The seat itself is not fixed to the base and can be moved up to 10º side to side. The idea is that your butt to be barely on the cushion and your legs stretched out with your feet leaning on the tip of the base.
Aside from the lack of back support, the biggest downside to the Locus line is the price tag. Focal is selling the seat for $500 (USD) and the desk for $950. These are already discounted introductory prices; the regular price will be $650 for the seat and $1150 for the desk. If you’re ready to stand down and sit up, head to Focal’s website to pre-order.
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Wthr is the latest meteorological app to hit the iPhone and has had the internets going nuts because it was conceived around Dieter Rams’ 10 principles of good design. But personally, I think the look and overall function of the app is just OK. I’d much rather have an apps that look or behaves along the lines of Clear, or Agenda or Buzz, and not something that is trying to visually mimic a piece of hardware from the 1960s. Am I crazy? More »
There is no news here. Nothing could be more every day – literally. I did something that one in 20 Chicagoans do on weekdays and something that I’ve done too many times to count. I took a ride on the CTA Red Line.
Seeing the city’s segregation does not take feats of investigative reporting. No database. No fancy equipment. No special occasion.
Our segregation is visually stark on the Red Line. And I wanted to document it.
By JUDY LIN, Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown’s ambitious plan to start building the nation’s first dedicated high-speed rail line is set for a pivotal vote by the Legislature this week with some state lawmakers still skeptical about spending billions in the Central Valley.
The Democratic governor is pushing lawmakers to authorize $2.7 billion in voter-approved state bonds for construction on the first 130-mile stretch of high-speed rail from Madera to Bakersfield. Brown has made the massive infrastructure project one of his priorities for the year and says the state has to act fast in order to capture billions of dollars in additional federal support.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It’s a boy for Joy Williams of The Civil Wars.
Miles Alexander was born Saturday in the Music City. It’s the first child for Williams and her husband Nate Yetton, the duo’s manager. A statement says mama and son are happy and healthy.
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