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• Biden regrets not being president, but stands behind decision not to run
• Full Mulvaney: 'Washington Won' On GOP Health Bill Fallout
• ‘The least of these’: Meals on Wheels, the Trump budget and the struggle over Matthew 25:40
• Pentagon Opens Investigation Into Whether U.S. Airstrikes Killed 200 Civilians in Mosul
• Pentagon: An al-Qaida leader killed in Afghanistan airstrike
• Northeast Australia braces for cyclone, thousands flee to higher ground
• Officer is Found Guilty in Shooting Death of 6-Year-Old Boy With Autism
• Dubai's Emaar Malls rivals Amazon with $800m Souq.com bid
• Infowars apologizes for spreading 'Pizzagate' theory. What does that mean for fake news?
• The buck stops with Trump
• This Week Fast Forward 03.26.2017
• Photos of the day - March 26, 2017
• 3 kidnapped Malaysians rescued in southern Philippines
• UK police still believe London attacker was acting alone
• Former Teacher, 50, And 15-Year-Old Teen He Disappeared With Allegedly Wrote Love Letters to Each Other
• United Airlines Defends Policy After Barring Girls In Leggings
• UN to kick off talks on global nuclear weapons ban
• With asylum grant, did the US just reward hate speech?
• Leak: You’ve seen Samsung’s Galaxy S8+ a million times, but never quite like this
• Woman Stunned to Get Her Stolen Wallet Back 8 Years Later... With $141 Still Inside
• Powerful winds, large hail take aim at Southern Plains
• AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from the past week in Asia
• U.N. envoy calls on powers to salvage Syrian ceasefire
• Monaco on high alert after brazen Cartier heist
• Uber halts testing of driverless cars
• Apple's Claims That Hacking Tools Are Outdated Are False, Whistleblower Site Says
• Seeking transparency, Congressional Democrats introduce 'Mar-a-Lago' act
• Rewriting the Rules of Presidential Succession
• Archaeologists Reconstruct Face of Medieval Man Who Died 700 Years Ago
• Egypt sentences 56 in migrant boat disaster case to prison
• Washington's cherry blossoms bloom despite cold snap
• Turkey summons Swiss ambassador over anti-Erdogan protest in Bern: sources
• Brazil tainted meat: Three key markets resume imports
• Family of missing ex-FBI agent files lawsuit against Iran
• April The Giraffe's Fetus Shows Increased Activity
• Dowd: Democrats would be smart to call 'the president's bluff' on Obamacare
• Tesla’s Model 3 dashboard won’t be as futuristic as we hoped
• 5 Easy Ways to Make Fast Cash
• Britain's May to set out plans to reclaim legislative sovereignty
• Hamas shuts Gaza crossing, blames Israel for assassination
• Judge says Pulse lawsuit may be tossed out of federal court
• Facebook, Messenger To Become Obsolete To Some Users Next Week
• White House threatens to bypass hardline conservatives on tax reform
• Watch the US Navy test its ultra-powerful electromagnetic railgun
• Cities and monuments switch off for Earth Hour
• Why Other Senses May Be Heightened in Blind People

Biden regrets not being president, but stands behind decision not to run Posted: 26 Mar 2017 12:05 PM PDT Former Vice President Joe Biden admits that when he looks at the White House, he can't help but wonder what could have been.

Full Mulvaney: 'Washington Won' On GOP Health Bill Fallout Posted: 26 Mar 2017 06:05 AM PDT In an exclusive interview on Meet the Press, Budget Director Mick Mulvaney talked to Chuck Todd about Pres. Trump's efforts on the GOP healthcare bill after the decision to pull it before the vote.

‘The least of these’: Meals on Wheels, the Trump budget and the struggle over Matthew 25:40 Posted: 26 Mar 2017 09:00 AM PDT The sainted Mother Teresa herself was fond of quoting the verse to explain why she devoted her life to serving the poor. Matthew 25:40, it turns out, is a famously difficult and controversial passage, the subject of at least one book, numerous articles and contentious disagreements among biblical scholars.

Pentagon Opens Investigation Into Whether U.S. Airstrikes Killed 200 Civilians in Mosul Posted: 25 Mar 2017 03:42 PM PDT Senior military and defense officials are investigating reports that scores of civilians — potentially nearly 200 — were killed in a U.S. airstrike in the Iraqi city of Mosul last week.

Pentagon: An al-Qaida leader killed in Afghanistan airstrike Posted: 25 Mar 2017 08:24 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. counterterrorism airstrike earlier this month in Afghanistan killed an al-Qaida leader responsible for a deadly hotel attack in Islamabad in 2008 and the 2009 attack on a bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team, the Pentagon said Saturday.

Northeast Australia braces for cyclone, thousands flee to higher ground Posted: 27 Mar 2017 01:06 AM PDT By Tom Westbrook SYDNEY (Reuters) - Thousands of Australians fled their homes on Monday as a powerful cyclone bore down on coastal towns in Queensland, where authorities urged 30,000 people to evacuate low lying areas most at risk from tidal surges and winds of up to 300 km per hour (185 mph). Cyclone Debbie is expected to gather strength before making landfall in the northeast state early on Tuesday, with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology forecasting a category four storm, just one rung below the most dangerous wind speed level. The growing alarm persuaded the state government on Monday to warn some 25,000 people living in parts of Mackay, a city 950 kilometers (590 miles) north of the state capital Brisbane, to head south to higher ground.

Officer is Found Guilty in Shooting Death of 6-Year-Old Boy With Autism Posted: 25 Mar 2017 11:16 AM PDT Jeremy Mardis was shot to death while in his dad's car in 2015.

Dubai's Emaar Malls rivals Amazon with $800m Souq.com bid Posted: 27 Mar 2017 02:20 AM PDT Dubai's Emaar Malls has offered $800 million to buy Souq.com, the Middle East's largest online retailer, it said Monday, challenging a reported offer by global giant Amazon. "Emaar Malls has submitted a bid of $800 million (736 million euros) for Souq.com in line with the strategy to align e-commerce with physical shopping," Emaar Malls said in a statement. Amazon, which walked away from talks with Souq.com earlier this year, had offered up to $650 million (600 million euros) for the company, according to Bloomberg.

Infowars apologizes for spreading 'Pizzagate' theory. What does that mean for fake news? Posted: 26 Mar 2017 08:44 AM PDT Infowars owner and long-time conspiracy theorist Alex Jones admitted that his site falsely reported and commented on the debunked "Pizzagate" controversy, a theory that alleged that Comet Ping Pong, a Washington, D.C., pizza restaurant, had played a role in a child-sex-trafficking ring that also involved Hillary Clinton. Apologizing to the restaurant's owner, James Alefantis, Mr. Jones issued a statement Friday. "I want our viewers and listeners to know that we regret any negative impact our commentaries may have had on Mr. Alefantis, Comet Ping Pong, or its employees," he said.

The buck stops with Trump Posted: 25 Mar 2017 06:08 PM PDT Donald Trump sat in the Oval Office on Friday evening in an unfamiliar position -- having to own failure. Fittingly perhaps, Trump addressed his failure from behind a desk in the Oval Office. Trump was not ready to take quite that much ownership, although he did profess to be "a little surprised" by the plan's failure.

This Week Fast Forward 03.26.2017 Posted: 26 Mar 2017 09:36 AM PDT Speed through the highlights from the latest "This Week."

Photos of the day - March 26, 2017 Posted: 26 Mar 2017 02:00 PM PDT A man waves traditional daggers, or jambiyas, as he attends with supporters of the Houthi movement and Yemen's former president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, a rally to mark the two-year anniversary since the military intervention by a Saudi-led coalition, in Sanaa, Yemen; police officers detain an opposition supporter during a rally in Vladivostok, Russia; Balinese people carry giant effigies in the form of the devil, whose local name is "Ogoh-ogoh," during a parade before Nyepi Day, the Balinese Day of Silence, marking the Balinese Hindu New Year in Gianyar, a regency in Bali, Indonesia. ...

3 kidnapped Malaysians rescued in southern Philippines Posted: 26 Mar 2017 09:12 PM PDT MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines military said Monday they have rescued three more Malaysian tugboat crewmen held hostage by Muslim militants for eight months in the south of the country.

UK police still believe London attacker was acting alone Posted: 25 Mar 2017 05:01 PM PDT British anti-terrorism police said on Saturday they still believe the man who launched a deadly attack outside parliament this week was acting alone but conceded they may never understand his motive. British-born Islamic convert Khalid Masood, 52, was shot dead after killing four people including a policemen in a rampage on Wednesday when he rammed his car into pedestrians and tried to force his way into the parliament building in central London. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack and police inquiries since have concentrated on whether Masood was acting with accomplices.

Former Teacher, 50, And 15-Year-Old Teen He Disappeared With Allegedly Wrote Love Letters to Each Other Posted: 26 Mar 2017 09:36 AM PDT Police are still searching for the pair.

United Airlines Defends Policy After Barring Girls In Leggings Posted: 26 Mar 2017 09:18 PM PDT The company said the young girls were "pass riders" and did not comply with the airline's dress code for those enjoying the perks of airline employment.

UN to kick off talks on global nuclear weapons ban Posted: 26 Mar 2017 10:35 PM PDT More than 100 countries are set to launch the first UN talks on a global nuclear weapons ban on Monday over objections from the major nuclear powers. Some 123 UN members announced in October that they would launch the UN conference to negotiate a legally binding nuclear ban treaty, even as most of the world's declared and undeclared nuclear powers voted against the talks. Britain, France, Israel, Russia and the United States voted no, while China, India and Pakistan abstained.

With asylum grant, did the US just reward hate speech? Posted: 25 Mar 2017 02:07 PM PDT When Singapore's first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, passed away in 2015, 16-year-old Amos Yee made an obscenity-filled YouTube video denouncing the late leader as a "tyrant." That and other postings earned him a four-week jail sentence for "wounding religious feelings and obscenity." Not long after, he earned another six-week sentence for derogatory comments on Islam and Christianity. On Friday, US Immigration Judge Samuel B. Cole granted asylum to Mr. Yee, now 18, who flew to Chicago in December. "His prosecution, detention, and general maltreatment at the hands of the Singapore authorities constitute persecution," Judge Cole ruled.

Leak: You’ve seen Samsung’s Galaxy S8+ a million times, but never quite like this Posted: 27 Mar 2017 06:51 AM PDT With just two days to go before Samsung officially unveils the Galaxy S8 and the S8 Plus, a slew of new Galaxy S8 photos have emerged from a mysterious leaker based in Mexico. Originally brought to light by AndroidMX, the new photos perhaps give us our best view yet of Samsung's 2017 flagship smartphone. With these new S8 Plus photos now making the rounds online, I think it's safe to say that we already know almost everything worth knowing about Samsung's 2017 Galaxy smartphone lineup. From various leaks about upcoming color options and a new intelligent assistant feature named Bixby, all the way down to what type of new camera technologies the devices will bring to the table, Samsung hasn't exactly done a stellar job of keeping S8 and S8 Plus product details under wraps. But onto the good stuff. The photo below shows off the S8 Plus' camera in action. It also does a nice job of conveying how immersive the device's 6.2-inch Super AMOLED QHD display is when actually being used. Marketing renders are one thing, but actually seeing photos of an S8 Plus out in the wild gives us a far better idea of what we can look forward to. Of course, you've seen the S8 Plus leak in photos about a million times by now, but they've never been hi-resolution photos quite like these: The photo below provides us with our best and crispest look yet at the S8's home screen. As for what Samsung's flagship 2017 smartphone lineup will bring to the table spec-wise, both the S8 and the S8 Plus are said to feature a 12-megapixel camera on the back and an 8-megapixel shooter on the front. Both phones will run Android 7.1.1 Nougat, will feature an Iris scanner (presumably for identification purposes) and will be powered by a Snapdragon 835 processor. Those similarities aside, the two devices will bear some slight differences. With respect to storage for example, the entry level S8 will boast 64GB of storage while the gargantuan S8 Plus will -- rumor has it -- come with 128GB of storage. Additionally, the S8 will come with a 3,000 mAh battery while the S8 Plus will come with a 3,500 mAh battery. Samsung will finally make the S8 and S8 Plus official at a special "Galaxy UNPACKED" event set to take place this Wednesday at 11 am Eastern Time.

Woman Stunned to Get Her Stolen Wallet Back 8 Years Later... With $141 Still Inside Posted: 25 Mar 2017 10:30 AM PDT Incredibly, Courtney Connolly desperately needed $140 to enter a competition this summer.

Powerful winds, large hail take aim at Southern Plains Posted: 26 Mar 2017 04:47 PM PDT TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Golf ball-sized hail and powerful winds are expected to roll through parts of the Southern Plains late Sunday, marking the latest round of turbulent weather across the Midwest and South, forecasters said.

AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from the past week in Asia Posted: 26 Mar 2017 09:52 PM PDT A 6,800-ton South Korean ferry was hoisted to the surface last week nearly three years after it capsized and sank in violent seas off the country's southwestern coast, an emotional moment for the nation as it searches for closure to one of its deadliest disasters. More than 300 people — most of whom were students on a high school trip — died when the Sewol sank on April 16, 2014, touching off an outpouring of national grief and soul searching about long-ignored public safety and regulatory failures.

U.N. envoy calls on powers to salvage Syrian ceasefire Posted: 25 Mar 2017 12:15 PM PDT By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura called on Russia, Turkey and Iran on Saturday to salvage the tattered ceasefire in Syria that would also help keep peace talks on track. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his allies, Russia, Iran and Shi'ite militias from nearby countries, are seeking to staunch the biggest rebel assault in months, which began this week in the capital Damascus and the Hama countryside.

Monaco on high alert after brazen Cartier heist Posted: 25 Mar 2017 01:04 PM PDT Monaco police were hunting for two suspects Saturday after a daring afternoon robbery at the famous French jeweller Cartier, prompting a brief lockdown of the tiny principality and jet set haven. Three men entered the boutique toward 3:40 pm (1440 GMT) while a driver waited in a car, the Monaco prosecutor's office said, adding that no shots were fired and no one was wounded or taken hostage. Clients in the showroom as well as tourists who found themselves in the zone were confined for part of the afternoon in the Monte Carlo Casino and nearby boutiques.

Uber halts testing of driverless cars Posted: 27 Mar 2017 02:25 AM PDT An SUV in Arizona was struck by an Uber self-driving vehicle.

Apple's Claims That Hacking Tools Are Outdated Are False, Whistleblower Site Says Posted: 26 Mar 2017 01:54 PM PDT WikiLeaks has been slowly releasing the CIA hacking tools, created to spy on people through smart televisions, smartphones and other household technological devices.

Seeking transparency, Congressional Democrats introduce 'Mar-a-Lago' act Posted: 26 Mar 2017 08:05 AM PDT The twin bills, not-so-subtly titled the "Making Access Records Available to Lead Government Openness Act", or the acronym "Mar-a-Lago" are named after the President's beachside resort that he has nicknamed the "Winter White House" due to his frequent visits in the first several months of his presidency. Mar-a-Lago, the palatial 128-room house in Palm Beach, Fla., was initially constructed by heiress and socialite Marjorie Merriweather Post with the express intention of becoming a winter presidential retreat. Following her death, Ms. Post's estate bequeathed the property to the US government, however less than a decade later the government returned Mar-a-Lago to the post foundation, citing enormous maintenance and operating costs.

Rewriting the Rules of Presidential Succession Posted: 26 Mar 2017 11:01 AM PDT A project begun after 9/11 assumes new urgency after the 2016 election—creating a more sensible plan for what happens when a chief executive steps aside.

Archaeologists Reconstruct Face of Medieval Man Who Died 700 Years Ago Posted: 27 Mar 2017 07:40 AM PDT The medieval man was buried along with hundreds of others in a graveyard underneath what is now the Old Divinity School building of St. John's College at the University of Cambridge, in the United Kingdom. By studying his remains and piecing together his facial features and biological history, archeologists said they hope to understand the lives of anonymous poor people in the 13th century. "Most historical records are about well-off people and especially their financial and legal transactions," study lead researcher John Robb, a professor of archaeology at the University of Cambridge, said in a statement.

Egypt sentences 56 in migrant boat disaster case to prison Posted: 26 Mar 2017 12:27 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court sentenced 56 defendants Sunday in the case of a boat carrying migrants that capsized off the coastal city of Rosetta in September, killing more than 200 people.

Washington's cherry blossoms bloom despite cold snap Posted: 27 Mar 2017 08:57 AM PDT A mild winter followed by a spate of cold weather in Washington, made its mark on the city's cherry blossoms, but the annual festival delighted first-time visitors on Sunday. The cherry blossom trees were a gift from Japan to the United States in 1912. The cherry blossom trees currently grow in three National Park Service locations, including the Tidal Basin, Hains Point and on the Washington Monument grounds.

Turkey summons Swiss ambassador over anti-Erdogan protest in Bern: sources Posted: 26 Mar 2017 08:35 AM PDT The Turkish foreign ministry summoned Switzerland's ambassador in Ankara on Sunday over a protest in Bern that it said was organized by supporters of terrorist groups and targeted President Tayyip Erdogan, ministry sources said. On Saturday several thousand people, including Kurdish protesters, joined a rally in the Swiss capital calling for a 'No' vote in Turkey's April 16 referendum that could give sweeping powers to Erdogan under a constitutional overhaul. The referendum issue has already badly strained relations between Turkey and several European countries, including Germany, after they banned Turkish ministers from campaigning on their territory for a 'Yes' vote in the referendum.

Brazil tainted meat: Three key markets resume imports Posted: 25 Mar 2017 01:32 PM PDT Brasília (AFP) - Brazil won a major victory Saturday in the fight to restore credibility amid a tainted meat scandal, with key markets China, Egypt and Chile lifting their bans on its products. The three countries, which had totally closed their markets to Brazilian meat at the beginning of the week, said they would open them to all but imports from the 21 Brazilian processing plants under investigation. About 20 countries this week -- including the European Union, Japan and Mexico -- closed fully or partially their doors to Brazilian meat imports, whose sales brought in more than $13 billion to the Brazilian economy in 2016.

Family of missing ex-FBI agent files lawsuit against Iran Posted: 26 Mar 2017 06:07 AM PDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The family of a former FBI agent who went missing in Iran a decade ago on an unauthorized CIA assignment has filed a lawsuit against the Islamic Republic, accusing it of using "cold, cynical and false denials" to torture his loved ones.

April The Giraffe's Fetus Shows Increased Activity Posted: 27 Mar 2017 01:38 AM PDT The pregnant giraffe's fetus was "extremely quiet" on Sunday morning but its activity increased later in the day, according to the zoo that houses April.

Dowd: Democrats would be smart to call 'the president's bluff' on Obamacare Posted: 26 Mar 2017 09:37 AM PDT The Powerhouse Roundtable debates the week in politics on "This Week."

Tesla’s Model 3 dashboard won’t be as futuristic as we hoped Posted: 26 Mar 2017 11:41 AM PDT This past Friday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk dashed the hopes and dreams of prospective Model 3 owners with just a few simple tweets. Tempering expectations, Musk emphasized that Tesla's upcoming Model 3 will not be more advanced -- in any capacity -- than the company's flagship Model S. "Model 3 is just a smaller, more affordable version of Model S [with] less range & power & fewer features," Musk said. "Model S has more advanced technology." Musk later added that the Model 3 will not feature the elegant "auto extend handles" Tesla introduced on the Model S. While Muks's comments here might seem obvious, the reality is that some of the hype and speculation surrounding the Model 3 had reached bizarre levels in recent months. Case in point: because the Model 3 prototype Tesla unveiled last year lacked an instrument panel with traditional gauges for items like speed, range and other pertinent information, many Tesla enthusiasts began wondering if Tesla had some special plan for the dashboard, with many believing that a heads up display (HUD) on the windshield was an inevitability. As a quick reminder, here's a photo of the Model 3 interior taken from the company's special event last year. As is evident below, the only location a driver can access information is the 15-inch touchscreen in the center console. In another shot, we can see that Model 3 drivers will have to divert their eyes to the upper left hand corner of the display in order to ascertain their current speed. Alas, Tesla doesn't have any secret plans to implement some advanced HUD on the Model 3. In a tweet addressing the matter, Musk said that as cars become more autonomous, the need for a suite of information at the ready becomes less of an issue. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/845285846936825856 Still, we're still a long ways off before fully self driving cars become commonplace. In turn, it remains to be seen if the Model 3 design in its current incarnation is perhaps too far ahead of its time. Besides, autonomous driving features for the Model 3 will cost extra, meaning that not every Model 3 on the road will be able to take advantage of the vehicle's self-driving capabilities. One question about the Model 3 that remains unanswered is whether or not can expect any changes to the car's steering wheel design. This past April, Musk boasted that the final design will be akin to a spaceship. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/716729420078133248 To answer that, we'll probably have to wait until next July when Tesla is planning the next phase of its Model 3 reveal.

5 Easy Ways to Make Fast Cash Posted: 27 Mar 2017 06:00 AM PDT For aluminum cans, you'll generally get 40 cents per pound, and maybe 50 cents a pound if you bring in 100 pounds or more. If you have old computer equipment, you could also recycle that for money -- not much, though.

Britain's May to set out plans to reclaim legislative sovereignty Posted: 26 Mar 2017 12:41 PM PDT Prime Minister Theresa May will set out how her government plans to restore sovereignty over Britain's laws on Thursday, publishing a detailed paper on ending "the supremacy of EU lawmakers". A day after the British leader is due to launch formal divorce negotiations with the European Union by triggering Article 50 of the bloc's Lisbon Treaty, May's government will publish a formal policy document on its "Great Repeal Bill". The repeal bill will convert EU law into British law, a process the government hopes will ensure continuity for businesses, workers and trade in a process some experts say could be more complicated than it sounds.

Hamas shuts Gaza crossing, blames Israel for assassination Posted: 26 Mar 2017 03:40 AM PDT Hamas shut the crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel on Sunday after blaming the Jewish state for the assassination of one of its officials in the Palestinian enclave. The interior ministry in Gaza, run by Islamist movement Hamas, said it was shutting the Erez crossing for an indefinite period as it investigates Friday's murder. Hamas security forces were deployed along the Gazan borders and exits by sea were also banned, officials said.

Judge says Pulse lawsuit may be tossed out of federal court Posted: 26 Mar 2017 12:05 PM PDT ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A judge says a lawsuit brought by victims of the Orlando nightclub massacre against the gunman's employer and wife may be tossed out of federal court.

Facebook, Messenger To Become Obsolete To Some Users Next Week Posted: 26 Mar 2017 04:31 PM PDT A new report is saying that Facebook and Facebook Messenger will become unusable to some users by the end of this month.

White House threatens to bypass hardline conservatives on tax reform Posted: 26 Mar 2017 10:03 AM PDT By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fresh off a defeat on U.S. healthcare legislation, the White House warned rebellious conservative lawmakers that they should get behind President Donald Trump's agenda or he may bypass them on future legislative fights, including tax reform. The threat by White House chief of staff Reince Priebus to build a broad coalition on tax reform that could include moderate Democrats came as the Republican head of the tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives said he hoped to move a tax bill through his panel this spring. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady said his committee had been working on tax reform in parallel with the failed healthcare reform push.

Watch the US Navy test its ultra-powerful electromagnetic railgun Posted: 26 Mar 2017 10:47 AM PDT Anyone who's played a futuristic shooter since the dawn of video games knows that when you see something called a "railgun" you're in for a real treat. Well, the US Navy built a railgun of its very own, and it just showed off its remarkably powerful creation in a new video of its test firing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=106&v=Pi-BDIu_umo Railguns like the one the Navy has built trade chemical propellants like gunpowder for the sheer power of electricity, generating extremely strong magnetic fields to push a projectile down a set of rails and out the end of the barrel. It might not sound particularly efficient, but the speeds that railgun projectiles can achieve put traditional cannons to shame. The Navy's massive weapon, for example, launches its rounds at a whopping 4,500 mph. Additionally, the projectiles launched by the railgun do their damage not by exploding, but simply by striking their target while moving at such a high speed, quite literally tearing apart anything they come into contact with. For most of their history, railguns have been more fiction than science, and their practicality and reliability has repeatedly been questioned over time. The size of the device itself is typically massive, owing to the large and complex electronic components required to supply the necessary power. However, there are also some pretty fantastic benefits of the non-explosive rounds, such as much less chance of unexploded ordnance causing problems either on the ship or vehicle firing the weapon, or on the battlefield after a skirmish has ended.

Cities and monuments switch off for Earth Hour Posted: 25 Mar 2017 06:52 PM PDT The Empire State Building and United Nations headquarters in New York joined other iconic buildings and monuments around the world plunging into darkness for sixty minutes on Saturday to mark Earth Hour and draw attention to climate change. The Eiffel Tower, the Kremlin, the Acropolis in Athens and Sydney's Opera House also dimmed their lights as millions of people from some 170 countries and territories were expected to take part in Earth Hour, the annual bid to highlight global warming caused by the burning of coal, oil and gas to drive cars and power plants.

Why Other Senses May Be Heightened in Blind People Posted: 27 Mar 2017 12:53 AM PDT The research used detailed brain scans to compare the brains of people who were blind to the brains of people who were not blind. Such brain changes arise because the brain has a "plastic" quality, meaning that it can make new connections among neurons, the study said. "Even in the case of being profoundly blind, the brain rewires itself in a manner to use the information at its disposal so that it can interact with the environment in a more effective manner," senior study author Dr. Lotfi Merabet, the director of the Laboratory for Visual Neuroplasticity at Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, said in a statement.

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