There’s debate as to whether animals comprehend loss of life the way humans do, but when we see photos like this, the answer seems crystal clear.
Reddit user Kanadka took a photograph of his pets apparently grieving together after the loss of his other dog.
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As the U.S. eagerly awaits a ruling from the Supreme Court on two major gay rights cases, it seems appropriate to spend a few minutes checking out some of the funniest, most moving and best online and TV ads in support of gay marriage from around the world.
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An Illinois GOP official has resigned from his post after sending a racially charged email attacking a black female congressional candidate.
Jim Allen stepped down from his post as Mongomery County Republican Party chairman after an email he sent about former Miss America and GOP congressional candidate Erika Harold was published by Republican News Watch. Illinois Republican Party Chairman Jack Dorgan, who called the email “offensive and inappropriate,” accepted Allen’s resignation on Thursday.
In the email sent Tuesday to Republican News Watch editor Doug Ibendahl, Allen called Harold, who will challenge Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) in next year’s primary, a “street walker.”
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WASHINGTON — Student borrowers and their families would pay more to finance college under a proposal pushed by a bipartisan group of senators, increasing the federal government’s profits despite warnings over record student debt levels.
The proposal comes as the federal government has been recording mounting profit off the backs of students and their families, raising questions about the lawmakers’ claims to help students afford higher education. The Department of Education has booked nearly $120 billion in profit over the last five fiscal years thanks to record spreads between what it costs the government to borrow and what the government charges students and their families.
The proposal by Sens. Angus King (I-Maine), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.) would tie student loan interest rates to the government’s cost to borrow for 10 years — the 10-year Treasury notes. Beginning sometime in 2016 or 2017, according to projections by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the proposal as currently drafted would raise the cost to borrow for most households, compared with loans under existing law.
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Amidst the myriad of PRISM and FISA-related data collection leaks, rumors, denouncements, and sources, it was mentioned that the security agency takes steps to avoid collecting any more information on US citizens than necessary, something that has been expounded on today with two leaked top-secret documents. The documents were sent to The Guardian, which published
When you look back in time, it’s easy to forget what exactly happened when. Things sort of just blend together. Luckily we have YouTube videos to do our remembering for us now. Remember Videos just created a video about 1990 that shows off all that happened in pop culture back then, think Windows 3.0 Back to the Future 3, Total Recall, Robocop 2, some incredibly dated video games and more.
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And communal space astronomy is go. Planetary Resources has successfully hit the $1 million crowdfunding target for its ARKYD telescope, which should now be on track for its promised 2015 launch. The project has also racked up 11,000 backers, and that means a new round of add-ons for the extra-committed. Backers can buy a special mission patch ($7), additional selfie photos (from $25) and even a half-size ARKYD replica ($650). There are a few more pragmatic reasons to invest, of course — the company has stretch goals that could bring a second ground station, selfies during the beta phase and even hunts for undiscovered planets. Would-be researchers who still want to pitch in can visit Kickstarter by June 30th.
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Most commentators on the Supreme Court will regard June 20 as the day that the big thing didn’t happen: No decision on marriage equality. But in fact, a lesser-known decision will have a wide-reaching, positive impact on LGBT equality, and civil rights generally, worldwide.
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When it comes to fighting fires there are a lot of methods that can be used. Many of them, if not all, involve some kind of a risk to the lives of human beings. The use of new fire fighting robots can help change that. One prototype is currently in development at Perdue University.
LG’s got something cooking, and it’s looking to let us in its kitchen in New York City on August 7th. Naturally, the important details — like what we’ll be seeing — are nowhere to be found just yet, but given LG and Qualcomm’s recent teasing of a new Optimus G packing a Snapdragon 800 SoC, it seems this could be a smartphone-centric affair. We’ll have to wait and see until the dog days of summer, of course, but we’ll be there to bring you the action when the time comes.
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