Obama Calls Patent Trolls Extortionists That 'Hijack' People's Ideas
At a Google+ fireside "hangout" on Thursday, President Obama fielded questions about baby names and Valentine's Day.Obama also tackled an issue that's of interest to tech startups: patent trolls.An...
View ArticleLaw Students Do The Harlem Shake In Library Made Famous By A Girl Who Filmed...
The Cornell Law library became famous last year when a girl identified as Cameron Knight filmed herself masturbating in the prestigious law school's library.Well, the students are having fun again.Law...
View ArticleInvestors Have Decided To Pull $1.68 Billion From SAC Capital
CNBC's Kate Kelly reports that investors have decided to pull $1.68 billion from Steve Cohen's embattled hedge fund, SAC Capital.The firm has about $15 billion assets under management, $9 billion of...
View ArticleTom Cruise's $50M Life & Style Lawsuit Wants Sources And 'Bigotry' History...
Tom Cruise's $50 million lawsuit against Bauer Publishing Company, the publishers behind In Touch and Life & Style, will touch on the publishing company's alleged pattern of religious...
View ArticleIsraelis And Australians Raise Doubts About Alleged Suicide Of Prisoner X
Australians and Israelis are questioning the official story that the Australian man and Mossad spy who died in an Israel prison in December 2010 committed suicide.A family friend of Ben Zygier told the...
View ArticleWill A California Sheriff's Department Use A Drone To Spy On Its Citizens?
Almost overnight, drones have become a part of a nationwide conversation about not just foreign policy but also domestic surveillance, as local law enforcement agencies debate whether they want to risk...
View ArticleDon't Worry About The Job Market, Go To Law School To Find Love
Law school tuition is projected to jump as high as nearly $80,000 by 2021, and law schools are producing twice as many graduates as there are jobs. But University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s William...
View ArticleThe SEC Sues Unidentified Traders Over Suspicious Activity Before The Heinz Deal
This just in from Bloomberg: the SEC is suing some unidentified traders over suspicious trading activities before the Heinz deal Warren Buffett did this week (check out the complaint here).Yesterday,...
View ArticleFormer Democratic Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr Is Charged With Looting...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was charged Friday with scheming to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses. His wife was charged with filing false income tax...
View ArticleSex Therapist Explains Why Some Lawyers Are Bad In Bed
Investment-banker-turned-sex-therapist Mike Lousada made headlines recently for his comments on bankers with erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation—problems related to performance anxiety in a...
View ArticleFugitive Ex-Cop, Christopher Dorner, Likely Killed Himself
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — It didn't take ingenuity for Christopher Dorner to elude authorities for six days. He simply opened an unlocked door.As law enforcement swarmed a mountain neighborhood...
View Article20 Signs That You're A Narcissist
The ex-LAPD officer who was the most hunted fugitive in California until Tuesday might have been a huge narcissist, according to experts. Christopher Dorner, who allegedly killed two civilians and a...
View ArticleREPORT: Oscar Pistorius Tried To Revive His Dying Girlfriend
Oscar Pistorius carried his dying girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp downstairs from the bathroom where he allegedly shot her and performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in a desperate bid to save her life,...
View ArticleTAX-DODGING: It's A $20 Trillion Global Industry And It Starts Right Here
CIVILISATION works only if those who enjoy its benefits are also prepared to pay their share of the costs. People and companies that avoid tax are therefore unpopular at the best of times, so it is not...
View ArticleCome On, Folks, Drones Are Cool — And They Have Lots Of Uses Besides Killing...
WHENEVER a hiker gets lost in Mesa County, a rugged area in western Colorado, Benjamin Miller of the local police force does not bother to join the search on foot.His department is a trailblazer in the...
View ArticleBloody Cricket Bat Reportedly Found In Oscar Pistorius' Home
Police in South Africa are reportedly investigating the discovery of a bloodied cricket bat at the home of Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius.Local reports stated police believe he may have used the...
View ArticlePope Benedict Was Simply No Match For The Vatican's Hostility To Reform
Earlier today Pope Benedict XVI gave his first Angelus blessing since he announced his retirement, with crowds in St. Peter's Square unfurling a banner that says "We Love You," CBS News reports.Now...
View ArticleThere Are 5 Types Of Stalkers
When forensic psychiatrist Frank Farnham first meets a stalker, he doesn't judge. Some of his clients have done awful things. They have intimidated, pursued and terrified their victims.They have sent...
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View ArticleProfessor Conducted A Huge Study To Find Out Why People Kill
A former LAPD officer literally waged war on his former employer last week, and days later an Olympic athlete was charged with killing his girlfriend– on Valentine's Day.High-profile killings like...
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