US sending Ospreys to Japan despite local protests

US sending Ospreys to Japan despite local protests

US sending Ospreys to Japan despite local protests

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 10:41 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, June 10, 2012 file photo, a Marine MV-22 "Osprey" tilt-rotor aircraft lands at Voinovich Park in downtown Cleveland. The United States is going ahead with a plan to deploy its Osprey military transport aircraft to Japan despite strong opposition from residents over safety issues. A city official in Iwakuni, where the aircraft are to be briefly stationed before their deployment on the southern island of Okinawa, said Wednesday, July 4, 2012, the first 12 Ospreys have left port in San Diego and are expected to arrive by the end of the month. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)The United States is moving ahead with plans to deploy its first Osprey military transport aircraft to Japan, despite strong opposition from residents over safety issues following two recent crashes, officials said Wednesday.

Tension builds over 'God particle' update

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:02 PM PDT

If scientists confirm its existence, it would rank among most important scientific breakthroughs of the past century.


Syrian army attacks rebels, Turkey scrambles F16s

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 10:43 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army pressed its offensive against rebels, bombarding the city of Douma near Damascus, and Turkey said it had scrambled warplanes after Syrian helicopters flew near its border.

China frees 21 detained over pollution protests

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:39 PM PDT

Local residents march with banners during a protest along a street in ShifangSHIFANG, China (Reuters) - A Chinese city has released 21 people who were detained after a clash between police and residents protesting against a metals plant they feared would poison them, city officials said on Wednesday, the second unusual official concession in two days. Thousands of people in the southwestern city of Shifang took to the streets over the past three days against the government's plans to allow the building of a copper alloy plant, the latest unrest spurred by environmental concerns in the world's second-largest economy. ...

Australia ship arrives at scene of boat in distress

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 08:40 PM PDT

JAKARTA/CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian navy ship was standing ready on Wednesday to help a boat carrying up to 180 people, presumed to be asylum seekers, authorities said, the third boat to send distress signals in the past three weeks between Indonesia and Australia. About 90 people died after a boat carrying asylum seekers sank on June 21 and around 120 were rescued after another boat sank in the same area a week later. ...


US says sorry, Pakistan opens Afghan supply lines

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:43 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 12, 2012 file photo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the State Department in Washington. The Obama administration says Pakistan is reopening supply lines into Afghanistan after the U.S. issued an apology for the November killing of 24 Pakistani troops in a NATO airstrike. Clinton says she told Pakistan's foreign minister in a telephone conversation that the U.S. is Ending a bitter seven-month standoff, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton apologized to Pakistan on Tuesday for the killing of 24 Pakistani troops last fall and won in return the reopening of critical NATO supply lines into Afghanistan. The agreement could save the U.S. hundreds of millions of dollars in war costs.

Myanmar frees 20 political prisoners; more urged

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 07:45 PM PDT

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi talks to journalists during a press conference at the headquarters of her National League for Democracy Party in Yangon, Myanmar Tuesday, July 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)Myanmar's reformist government granted amnesties for at least 20 political prisoners, but opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for the release of all of the hundreds more still behind bars.

Justice Roberts Got It Half Right

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:53 PM PDT

I you look here, you'll see that Justice Roberts made somewhat the same argument that I made about the health insurance mandate, namely that a law that's constitutional when written in one language needs be constitutional when written in a different language. This invariance to translation is, from my reading of Justice [...]


Funny Junk Drops Frivolous Lawsuit Against The Oatmeal

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:43 PM PDT

After one of the most bizarre lawsuits even the experts have seen in years, attorney Charles Carreon has dropped the lawsuit against Matthew Inman, better known as The Oatmeal. Inman, a Seattle resident who operates TheOatmeal.com, was sued by Carreon and his client Funny Junk after Inman posted -  in his [...]


Does Felicia Day Matter At All? (Yes.)

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:32 PM PDT

On June 30, games journalist Ryan Perez got drunk and pulled up his one-month old Twitter account. He tweeted, "Does Felicia Day matter at all? I mean does she contribute anything useful to the industry, besides retaining a geek persona?"


Mexico's Peña Nieto Vows to Battle Drug Gangs

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:26 PM PDT

Mexico's president-elect Enrique Peña Nieto said he plans to continue President Calderón's fight against the country's drug gangs, but outlined a long-term strategy to place more of the battle in the hands of civilians.


Beirut Aims to Keep Innovation at Home

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 04:52 PM PDT

As Lebanon seeks to harness its rich entrepreneurial heritage to the high-tech sector, would-be innovators have to learn to take risks


China frees 21 detained over pollution protests

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:39 PM PDT

SHIFANG, China (Reuters) - A Chinese city has released 21 people who were detained after a clash between police and residents protesting against a metals plant they feared would poison them, city officials said on Wednesday, the second unusual official concession in two days.

VIDEO: Monks lifting lid on coffin row

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:01 PM PDT

Monks at Saint Joseph Abbey in Louisiana are being taken to court by local funeral directors because the monks make coffins.


Obamacare Didn't Completely Ignore Costs After All

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:21 PM PDT

One of the frequent criticisms of Obamacare is that it only addressed the access to healthcare issue, not the massive cost issue crushing personal, business and government budgets. I've been critical of the new health law for not doing enough about costs. Other than leaving out malpractice reform, the approach they [...]


Wyst Turns The Whole World Into A Social Media Site

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:17 PM PDT

Wyst is a young social media app that roots itself in wherever you are.


VIDEO: Monks lifting lid on coffin row

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:01 PM PDT

Monks at Saint Joseph Abbey in Louisiana are being taken to court by local funeral directors because the monks make coffins.


VIDEO: Home-use HIV test wins US approval

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 08:50 PM PDT

A home HIV test is expected to go on sale in the US within months, after winning regulator approval.


What Dragon's Dogma Should Copy From Shadow Of The Colossus (That It Hasn't Already)

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 04:55 PM PDT

I only ever played a tiny bit of Shadow of the Colossus back in the heady days of the PlayStation 2. I'm remedying that now as I play through the PlayStation 3 port (and later ICO, which I never played - both games came on the same disc.) So far the [...]


VIDEO: Home-use HIV test wins US approval

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 08:50 PM PDT

A home HIV test is expected to go on sale in the US within months, after winning regulator approval.


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