Trump has gigantic lead, 36-19, over Cruz in new South Carolina poll
Yuge. Question for everyone who figures it's just a matter of time before Trump implodes and a "serious" candidate takes control in the Republican nomination race: Er, when exactly should we look for this to happen? Because I suppose this new Opinion Savvy poll of South Carolina could be way off, but that's...
Funny or Die Made a Trump Biopic, Starring Johnny Depp
LOS ANGELES — Johnny Depp has played a loopy pirate, a mad hatter and a demon barber. But will he be a convincing Donald J. Trump? The humor website Funny or Die on Wednesday began streaming a 50-minute comedy that finds Mr. Depp portraying the businessman turned politician, full-blown comb-over and all. Kept a secret for...
That’s what happens when dad is Nigerian and mother is Russian!
It is Naira Oganesyan`s project "The Beauty of mixed blood" Our contemporaries relate differently to intermarriage. But if you think about, and dig deeper, then we all have ancestors of other nationalities. Naira Hovhannisyan has long wanted to create а photo project about children whose parents...
GCHQ ‘equipment interference’ legal under human rights law – tribunal
GCHQ’s legal framework, under which it carries out equipment interference (EI), is fully compatible with human rights law, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has ruled. The IPT examined a lawsuit brought by Privacy International and a group of seven internet providers who challenged ten elements of the surveillance...
‘People aren’t dumb’: Sanders attacks Clinton’s effort to distance herself from Wall Street
Senator Bernie Sanders criticized former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as she said that Wall Street donations wouldn’t influence her decision-making. The Vermont senator argued that she shouldn’t “insult the intelligence of the American people.” In the sixth Democratic presidential primary debate,...
China plans to open 1st ‘meltdown-free’ nuclear power plant by 2017
China says it is planning to bring a safe nuclear power plant that will not suffer from meltdowns online in November 2017. It would be the world’s first high-temperature, gas-cooled pebble-bed nuclear plant built on an industrial scale. China’s Nuclear Engineering Construction Corporation wants to introduce a high...
The Titanic sails again: Inside the lavish £300million replica of doomed ocean liner, which is due to set sail in 2018
If this replica of the RMS Titanic ever sets sail, it will look eerily similar to the ill-fated ocean liner that remains the most famous ship of all time. These captivating side-by-side images show how the planned Titanic II will stick to the incredible detail of the original ship that sank in the Atlantic Ocean more than 100...
Conservative porn? Ted Cruz’s campaign ad accidentally features adult movie star
A presidential campaign ad by Ted Cruz promoting “conservative values” and attacking rival candidate Marco Rubio has accidentally starred a former porn actress, who said appearing in the spot was “cool.” The Republican Texas senator, who has championed religious rights in his run for the White...
800 Greek farmers storm Agriculture Ministry in Athens, police deploy tear gas (VIDEO)
Police in Athens have used tear gas to disperse a rally of farmers protesting against pension austerity measures as they were pelting the Agriculture Ministry with stones. A larger protest demonstration is due to start later Friday. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s formerly left-wing government plans to raise pension...
Penguin Apocalypse: Adelie colony in Antarctica faces extinction as giant iceberg blocks sea (VIDEO)
A massive nature drama involving some 10,000 Adélie penguins and an iceberg is playing out in an Antarctic bay opposite Australia. Scientists fear the colossal ice heap is blocking the birds from feeding in the sea, and they have already stopped hatching. The iceberg named B09B, which hit the Commonwealth Bay in 2011, is...
Zika virus linked to miscarriages in two US women – CDC
Two American women who contracted the Zika virus while traveling abroad miscarried after returning home, the Centers for Disease Control said on Thursday. The Washington Post reports that “It’s absolutely possible for an infection, whether it be viral or bacterial, to result in a miscarriage,” according to Zev...
Israel reveals robotic anti-submarine, mine-hunting warship (VIDEO)
An Israeli defense company has unveiled a prototype of the ‘Seagull’ robot warship for anti-mine and anti-submarine operations. The ship is a 12-meter long USV (Unmanned Surface Vessel) with replaceable mission modules. Two Seagull vessels can be operated using a single control system, from the shore or from manned...