Sunday Show 7/6/14
Transformers wins
lackluster box office weekend
“Transformers: Age of
Extinction” topped a Fourth of July holiday whimper at thewhimper
at the box office instead of a bang reports Variety. Overall, this
holiday weekend topped out at approximately $122 million total, a
roughly 45% drop from last year’s Independence Day, which brought
in $230 million overall.
Girl 9 years old walks
into police station and turns parents in for growing pot
A nine-year-old girl
has walked in to a police station and turned in her parents for
growing and selling marijuana. The child calmly entered the station
in Barnesville, Minnesota on June 6 and told officers that her
parents were growing marijuana plants almost as tall as her in the
crawl space beneath their home.
British reporter
embarrasses Hillary: During your tenure, America’s approval ratings
tanked
Trying to justify her
tenure as a successful Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton met stiff
opposition in a pointed question by Guardian reporter Phoebe
Greenwood. In a TV interview Friday, Clinton was asked to explain why
America’s approval ratings overseas plummeted when her mission was
to restore U.S. standing.
Federal government sues
Wisconsin company The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),
a federal agency tasked with enforcing workplace discrimination laws,
is suing a private American business for firing a group of Hispanic
and Asian employees over their inability to speak English at work,
claiming that the English-language requirement in a U.S. business
constitutes “discrimination.”
Audi announces
composite springs to save weight
You might not often
think about them, but the springs in your car’s suspension are a
key piece of technology—and one that has been largely unchanged for
decades. The simple steel coil spring has served in effective
anonymity—but its days may be numbered. Audi is planning to put a
lightweight composite spring into production by fall
2014.
Even Jesus wouln't buy
rapture
HBO has just launched a
new TV series based on a novel by Tom Perrotta called "The
Leftovers," which in turn is based on the fundamentalist
Christian idea of the rapture. Apart from the title, which suggests a
refrigerator full of stale food, the series looks promising.
State department
spends $450K to Teach Afghan Women to Play Cricket
“On an individual
level, participating in sports helps women feel empowered and teaches
them the value of teamwork. It also gives them increased confidence,
strength, and strategic thinking abilities they can use in all
aspects of their lives,” it said.
Global warming latest:
Amount of antarctic sea ice hits new record high
The levels of Antarctic
sea-ice last week hit an all-time high – confounding climate change
computer models which say it should be in decline. America’s
National Snow And Ice Data Center, which is funded by Nasa, revealed
that ice around the southern continent covers about 16million sq km,
more than 2.1 million more than is usual for the time of year.
This Is A Unique Way To
Deal With Street Violence In Chicago
With their brightly
colored mats spread along a sidewalk, Tameka Lawson's yoga students
try to follow her instructions: concentrate on their breathing and
focus on the beauty of their surroundings.
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