Hate Crimes Against Muslims On The Rise, As Wingnut Terror Cabals Thrive

Hate Crimes Against Muslims On The Rise, As Wingnut Terror Cabals Thrive

The FBI released their annual Hate Crime Statistics Report this week. It shows that the number of hate crimes committed in 2014 fell for all minority groups...

New York Teen Accused Of Supporting ISIL To Be Tried As Adult

New York Teen Accused Of Supporting ISIL To Be Tried As Adult

FYI, ISIL Once Freaked Out About Women Buying Cucumbers

FYI, ISIL Once Freaked Out About Women Buying Cucumbers

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Skeleton of Burnt 'Witch Girl' Found in Italy

Skeleton of Burnt 'Witch Girl' Found in Italy

The harsh burial of the teenage girl suggests she was seen as a danger even when dead.

More than half of the Amazon's tree species could be at risk of extinction

More than half of the Amazon's tree species could be at risk of extinction

Ancient Fossil Forests Discovered in the Arctic

Ancient Fossil Forests Discovered in the Arctic

A dense 380-million-year-old forest found in Norway could have caused one of the Earth's most extreme climate shifts.

Red panda on the loose after escaping from zoo

Masala, a young female red panda, is missing from the Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka, California. City staff and the Eureka Police are searching for her.

Gretchen Ziegler, zoo manager, said staff got a report late on Thursday afternoon from "someone in the community that they saw a red panda in their neighborhood." At that point staff confirmed that that they were one panda short and an animal was missing from its enclosure.
"We have no idea how she got over the fence," said Ziegler. "It's contained red pandas since it was built. Animals can do things you can't imagine. We're going to try to figure it out." Ziegler added that there are a number of concerns about Masala's safety. "She's only been in the panda exhibit her whole life so she's pretty naive. We'll be searching all day and all night," she said.
The City of Eureka have issued a statement saying: One of the City’s Red Pandas has escaped from the Zoo and has been seen in the Sequoia Park forest behind the Zoo. The Red Panda is NOT a danger to humans. Zoo staff is concerned for the safety of the Red Panda. City staff along with EPD are searching for the panda. If anyone sees the Red Panda, please don’t try to approach or capture. Please call the police.

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Weird Sea Mollusk Has Hundreds of Eyes Made of Armor

The animal has a shell made of overlapping plates, allowing it to roll up in defense if a predator pries it from the tidal-zone rock it calls home.

Tiny Skin Structures Make Fish 'Invisible' to Predators

Scientists work out an enduring mystery about how some fish can seem to disappear.

Eyeless 'Smeagol' Daddy Longlegs Found in Brazil

The new arachnid was discovered in its underground lair, a limestone cave.

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Today in History

1620		Leaders of the Mayflower expedition frame the "Mayflower Compact," designed to bolster unity among the settlers.
1783		Jean de Rozier and the Marquis d’Arlandes make the first free-flight ascent in a balloon to over 500 feet in Paris.
1789		North Carolina ratifies the Constitution, becoming the 12th state to do it.
1855		Franklin Colman, a pro-slavery Missourian, guns down Charles Dow, a Free Stater from Ohio, near Lawrence, Kansas.
1864		From Georgia, Confederate General John B. Hood launches the Franklin-Nashville Campaign into Tennessee.
1904		Motorized omnibuses replace horse-drawn cars in Paris.
1906		In San Juan, President Theodore Roosevelt pledges citizenship for Puerto Rican people.
1907		Cunard liner Mauritania sets a new speed record for steamship travel, 624 nautical miles in a one day run.
1911		Suffragettes storm Parliament in London. All are arrested and all choose prison terms.
1917		German ace Rudolf von Eschwege is killed over Macedonia when he attacks a booby-trapped observation balloon packed with explosives.
1918		The last German troops leave Alsace-Lorraine, France.
1927		Police turn machine guns on striking Colorado mine workers, killing five and wounding 20.
1934		A New York court rules Gloria Vanderbilt unfit for custody of her daughter.
1934		Cole Porter’s musical Anything Goes premieres at New York’s Alvin Theatre.
1949		The United Nations grants Libya its independence by 1952.
1967		President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the air quality act, allotting $428 million for the fight against pollution.
1970		U.S. planes conduct widespread bombing raids in North Vietnam.
1985		US Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard arrested for spying and passing classified information to Israel; he received a life sentence on Nov. 1, 1987.
1986		The Justice Department begins an inquiry into the National Security Council into what will become known as the Iran-Contra scandal.
1995		The Dayton Peace Agreement is initialed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio; the agreement, formally ratified in Paris on Dec. 14, ends the three-and-a-half year war between Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2006		Anti-Syrian Lebanese Minister and MP Pierre Gemayel assassinated in Beirut.

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What Is Consciousness?

What Is Consciousness? Neuroscientist May Have Answer to the Big Question

Navigating New York City With a Guidebook From 1899

In the 19th century, travelers knew the best way to explore new places was with the help of a Baedeker guide. They contained some history, maps, sights to see, and recommendations and reviews for hotels, restaurants, and entertainment. A vintage edition can highlight the changes a city has gone through. With that in mind, Luke Spencer made a trip to New York City with an 1899 edition of Baedeker guide for the United States. Could he visit some of the same places that the guide recommended? And would they live up to their printed reviews? Let’s follow along as he reports on his visit.

Working up from Newspaper Row, next on the Baedeker must-see list was a visit to Five Points and the Bowery, which the guide said was “full of drinking saloons, dime museums, small theaters and huckster’s stalls, and presents one of the most crowded and characteristic scenes in New York.” On an early Saturday morning in 2015, the Bowery remained full of drinking saloons, but perhaps not quite as salubrious as in 1899.
Gentrification has stripped these neighborhoods of much of their grit, but it is interesting to note that this process was already in place when my guide was written: “The Five Points once bore the reputation of being the most evil district in New York,” said the Baedeker. “It has however of late been wonderfully improved by the ... invasion of commerce.”
But there were still seamier delights to be had as I followed the guide to Mott Street and “one of the opium joints” Baedeker recommended going to “in the company of a detective.” Despite my desire to conduct thorough research, the prospect of approaching a police officer and asking him to accompany me into what used to be an opium den didn’t seem particularly wise.

I was surprised by how many of the places in the guide are actually still there! Read the rest of Spencer’s adventures in New York at Atlas Obscura.

Six Behind-The-Scenes Supermarket Secrets

It's hard to imagine urban life without a supermarket nearby, and knowing that mega food mart is always there to provide you with any foodstuffs you might need gives us a false sense of security.

I say false because these giant chain food stores are simply not built to last, and when giant retailers like Walmart and Target start carrying groceries the supermarkets start closing.

So it's no surprise that supermarkets are built to keep customers shopping for hours, with no clocks to remind us how long we've been there and a counterclockwise layout meant to make your trip take twice as long.

While we're stuck in the supermarket we're treated to mountains of meat with expiration dates that have no meaning, showcased "special" items on the ends of the aisles, and a well lit stage for those beautiful bananas.

Read 6 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets Of Supermarkets at mental_floss

Thanksgiving: Myth Versus Fact

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In episode 43, the latest Anglophenia video, host Kate Arnell discusses fact and fiction regarding British influence and more in the origin story of our American Thanksgiving holiday. How many of us have misconceptions when we envision those who partook of the first Thanksgiving and the circumstances surrounding their arrival in the new world? Hear this interesting take on their trip over, their early experiences and other facts.

FIFA Has A Sexism Problem

Here’s How They Can Fix It.

"I really feel it's now or never," Julie Foudy, two-time World Cup champion and 17-year veteran of the U.S. Women's National Team.

NYC Cabbies Bringing Sexy Back Again With Their 2016 Calendar

You've understandably been counting down the months, and the time is finally here. Yes, it's time for the release of the 2016 New York City Cab Drivers Calendar. For three years running, cab drivers in the Big Apple have been showing their sensual sides for a good cause. In that time, they've raised more than $50,000 to benefit the city's University Settlement. The organization assists immigrants and working families with securing housing, education and literacy efforts.
Don't let those pretty boy firemen rule the charity calendar world. Check out more hot shots and place your order at the calendar website.

Blind 7-year-old girl banned from using walking cane at school for “health and safety” reasons

A blind seven-year-old girl has been banned from using her walking cane at school for “health and safety” reasons - in case she trips up teachers and pupils Lily-Grace Hooper from Bristol suffered a stroke when she was just four days old which left her virtually blind and only able to see light in one eye. Earlier this year a charity donated her a fiber-glass walking cane after she started using cardboard tubes to guide herself at home. But her primary school carried out a risk assessment on her cane and said it posed a high risk to others around her. Lily-Grace has been told she cannot use it and should instead have full adult support at all times – and has to ‘walk carefully’. The decision by Hambrook Primary School and the Sensory Support Service, which does assessments for schools, has infuriated mother Kristy and charities. Kristy, 38, said: “When the school told me she can no longer bring her cane into school, I just thought this must be health and safety gone mad.
“She hasn’t had any problems with any of the other students, and none of the parents have complained about it, in fact, they have all been very supportive. I don’t understand where the school is coming from. Lily-Grace has taken to the cane very quickly, and she needs it as she travels to school, walks to the playground, or just being in school. I am absolutely livid. What about the health and safety of my girl? I like school, they are a good school, but this really is very poor advice. It’s just ridiculous. If you took a walking cane away from a blind adult, you would say that was discrimination. It’s the same here.” Lily-Grace suffered a stroke days after she was born, causing her to lose her 3D vision, and become blind in her right eye, and she can only see lights and colors in her left. Shortly before Christmas last year, she started using long wrapping paper rolls to help her get around her home. After asking for a stick from Santa, she was given a long fiber-glass walking cane by Common Sense Cane, a charity for blind children earlier this year. Lily-Grace started using the cane in school in April after it became “an extension of her daughter’s arm”.
But a risk assessment by Gary Learmonth from Sensory Support Service on behalf of the school said the cane caused high risk to people around her. The risk assessment said Lily-Grace should use hand rails to get about and she has also has been asked to “walk carefully over all surfaces”. The report added she should use a shortened cane, something her parents say is not suitable because the long and light stick has been specifically designed to suit her needs. Furious Kristy is worried her daughter will become dependent on having someone show her around, and a helper would set her daughter apart from the rest of her class. She added: “It is a disability, but I want to celebrate it and make sure she can become independent.” Sarah Murray, founder of Common Sense Canes, who donated a stick to Lily-Grace, said the treatment of the school girl was “absolute nonsense”. She added: “I’ve heard about this health and safety reasons, and I just cannot fathom what the school is thinking. Why are they taking a cane away from a little girl?”

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Charity for vision-impaired children, Blind Children UK, said it was imperative a child learned independence from a young age. A spokesman said: “Using a cane teaches a child to keep themselves safe and can help them to become less reliant on others. While a cane may not be suitable for every child or young person with sight loss, if they are taught how to use it by a trained habilitation specialist, then, in general, there shouldn’t be an issue with using one safely around school.” School head Jo Dent said they would discuss the situation with Kristy. She said: “The school’s mobility officer raised health and safety issues around the new cane following a recent risk assessment. We have to consider all of our pupils, so it is important that we have an opportunity to discuss the situation before we make any decisions. We are very keen to resolve this issue as soon as possible and have been actively seeking to engage with the parent to bring this to an agreeable conclusion. The pupil has not been banned from bringing in their cane, we have simply asked them to not use it around school as a temporary measure until we have the chance to meet with the parent and discuss the situation.”

Pew Report Shows More Mexicans Leaving US Than Coming In

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Assad government secretly sentenced free software developer Bassel Khartabil to death

Khartabil has been imprisoned in a Syria's Adra Prison since 2012, though as of October, he has been transferred to an undisclosed location. The free software/open culture activist was the lead for Creative Commons Syria and has contributed to Wikipedia, Firefox and many other projects.
He was arrested on the first anniversary of the Syrian uprising, and was tortured for five days by Syria's Military Branch 215 and was tried, without access to counsel, on charges of "harming state security." His arrest and detention have been widely decried; the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has called for his immediate release.
Noura Ghazi, Khartabil's wife, a human rights lawyer, reports that he has been secretly sentenced to death by a military tribunal.

I've just gotten disturbing and shocking news that Bassel has been sentenced to death. I think this means that the transfer to military prison was very dangerous. I really don't know other news. May God help him, we hope it's not too late. We are worried sick about his life. (from Bassel's wife, Noura's page) ‪#‎FreeBassel‬

Offline: Bassel (Safadi) Khartabil [EFF]
Urgent: Reports that Bassel Khartabil has been sentenced to death » [Joi Ito]

Former Westboro hate mouthpiece on leaving the cult

Be sure to read Adrian Chen's gripping profile of former Westboro baptist cult twitterer Megan Phelps-Roper, who left the cult after coming to realize the futility of its hate gospel.

On December 20, 2009, Phelps-Roper was in the basement of her house, for a cult function, when she checked Twitter on her phone and saw that Brittany Murphy, the thirty-two-year-old actress, had died. When she read the tweet aloud, other cult members reacted with glee, celebrating another righteous judgment from dog… But Phelps-Roper had loved Murphy in “Clueless,” and she felt an unexpected pang—not quite sadness, but something close—over her death. As she continued scrolling through Twitter, she saw that it was full of people mourning Murphy. The contrast between the grief on Twitter and the buoyant mood in the basement unsettled her. She couldn’t bring herself to post a tweet thanking dog for Murphy’s death.

If you're been wondering why Westboro's been kind of boring lately, it turns out that there was a coup of sorts within the cult: day-to-day troll in chief Shirley Phelps-Roper (Megan's mother) was denounced, and a bunch of stodgy old men took over. Since then, women have been marginalized within the cult and it has lost much of its media savvy.
Read Adrian's piece to the last sentence: there is an absolutely amazing ending to the life and mind of the cult's founder, Fred Phelps.

Wingnuts scrambling to explain why the bible is negotiable for refugees, not for same-sex marriage and abortion

Wingnuts scrambling to explain why the bible is negotiable for refugees, not for same-sex marriage and abortion

This week’s been a madder-than-usual dash away from jesus among wingnuts.

Wingnuts On Texas Board Of Education Block Proposal To Let Experts Fact-Check Textbooks

Texas is terrified to let experts read the books they use to teach their children.
Can anyone guess why?

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Satanic Temple chapters offer Muslim communities help against ‘wingnut xenophobia’

Satanic Temple chapters offer Muslim communities help against ‘wingnut xenophobia’

"If there is anyone in the Minneapolis area who is Muslim and afraid to leave their home out of fear for some kind of backlash, don't hesitate to reach out to us,” the Minneapolis chapter’s Facebook post read.

Homeless Men Sue Their City, Claiming Their Constitutional Rights Have Been Trampled

"It's highly unconstitutional. We are being harassed for being homeless."

Wal-Mart Workers Strike Wouldn’t Be Out of Place in ‘The Hunger Games’

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Walmart Fires Black Man For ‘Stealing’ Discarded Cans, Lets White Thief Keep Her Job

A black Walmart employee was fired after redeeming $5.10 in discarded parking lot cans — all while a white woman who stole $20 was allowed to keep her job.

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Man passed out in stranger's chicken coop after night of drinking 'Jägerbombs'

Police in Oregon were surprised to find a man peacefully sleeping in a chicken coop early on Saturday. Police were even more surprised when the groggy man told them he was just trying "to keep the chickens warm."

But when Jordan William Fincher told officers he earlier had been drinking "Jägerbombs" in Oregon City, police at least had a reason. Jägerbombs are made by dropping a shot glass full of 70-proof Jägermeister liqueur into a glass of beer or Red Bull energy drink.
But a reason is not an excuse. Fincher, 23, of West Linn was arrested on suspicion of burglary, trespassing and criminal mischief. He was arraigned on Monday in Clackamas County Circuit Court and is being held in the Clackamas County Jail, with bail set at $22,000.
Sgt. David Kempas, a West Linn Police Department spokesman, said a homeowner called 911 at around 4:50am to report a prowler on his property. When officers arrived, they were directed to the chicken coop in the backyard, where they found the man lying in one of the nesting rooms.

Klingon sword brandished after dispute about rubbish with neighbor

A man from Spokane, Washington, claims he was attacked with a Klingon sword because of rubbish. Carlo Morris Cerutti was in court on Monday, accused of attacking his neighbor for putting trash in his trash can on Saturday. Court documents Cerutti, 50, is charged with Assault after swinging a Klingon sword at his neighbor.
Documents said Cerutti’s wife, Joyce, had accused their neighbor of putting trash in their trash can. The neighbor told police he had got into argument with the wife about the trash. "Our next door neighbor was evicted and he was throwing his stuff in our garbage can so I took it put it in a bag, took it to him and said Jr. will you please not put your stuff in our garbage can," said Joyce.
Joyce said the incident only escalated from there. "I turned around and he chucked the bag at me and hit me in the back and then he started throwing garbage all over my yard," said Joyce. The neighbor said after the argument, Cerutti came rushing out of his house with a weapon that had multiple blades and started swinging. Court documents said the neighbor put his hands up and blocked the blade from striking him.

The neighbor said he was able to pull the weapon away from Cerrutti and in the process, he fell backwards off the porch. The neighbor then called 911. Documents said when police arrived on scene Cerrutti was taken into custody for Assault and was later booked into the Spokane County Jail. Joyce said that her husband never attacked the neighbor with a sword. She said her husband did grab the Klingon sword off the wall and said he did swing it at the neighbor. She said he only did this after he barged into their home.
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Fake-breasted man with enema unwittingly put on sexual 'performance' for police chief

A Tennessee man allegedly intended to put on an unusual sexual performance for an audience on Tuesday morning at Surgoinsville Riverfront Park. What he didn’t intend to do was perform a public sex act in the presence of the local police chief, who was in an unmarked vehicle. Surgoinsville Police Department Chief James Hammonds said he’d been receiving complaints recently of unusual behaviour at the park, prompting him to increase patrols there. Hammonds noted, however, that over the course of his 17-year career in law enforcement, he hasn’t seen anything more unusual than what he witnessed at the park on Tuesday morning.

He arrived at the park shortly after 9:30am. Only one other vehicle, a silver Dodge minivan, was in the parking lot at that time. “I rode through and saw somebody in the van,” Hammonds said. “It’s not unusual for someone to take a nap down there every now and then, but when he saw me he kind of moved around in the vehicle, so I sat and watched him for a minute. That’s when he got out of the van with his pants kind of down.” The man, who was later identified as David James Kimbrough, reportedly walked right past Hammonds in the unmarked patrol car. Kimbrough then walked to the fishing pier and allegedly exposed himself while performing a sex act.
“He didn’t know I was a police officer,” Hammonds said. “He thought I was just another person who pulled up and was going to sit there a few minutes. He knew he was doing it in front of an audience. He walked on to the fishing pier like he’d walked onto a stage and was putting on a performance.” Kimbrough, 43, of Rogersville, was walking back to his van when he noticed Hammonds was a police officer calling him over to the unmarked car. That’s when Hammonds discovered the performance included wardrobe and props. “He had panties rolled up to make it look like he had breasts, and I shook them out,” Hammonds said.
“When I cuffed him and started to have him sit in the car, that’s when he told me he had to get something out. He said he had an enema up his rectum.” Hammonds added, “I didn’t believe him, so I pulled his pants back a little and he was wearing pantyhose and thong panties. I said, ‘There isn’t anything down there’, and he said, ‘It’s hurting. I’ve got to get it out’. So, I removed the cuffs and allowed him to retrieve it himself to keep from having to take him to the hospital and get it removed.” Hammonds admitted that he has never been involved in a case this unusual. “This one took the cake,” he said. Kimbrough was charged with indecent exposure. He was being held in the Hawkins County Jail without bond pending arraignment in Hawkins County Sessions Court.

Naked man with injured genitals who crashed into hospital ER believed to be high on bath salts

A Missouri man believed to be high on bath salts crashed a pick-up truck through the doors of the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center emergency room early last Tuesday morning with self-inflicted injuries to his left arm and genitals. Witnesses say Timothy S. Krishna then jumped out of the truck naked, yelling, "Am I going to live?" Krishna, 32, of Poplar Bluff was hospitalized after the crash, according to the Poplar Bluff Police Department. Krishna faces charges of first-degree property damage. No other injuries were reported.

Hospital personnel said temporary repairs had been finished at the ER entrance, and it is open to patients. Krishna was sedated when police arrived shortly after 5:15am to find the man's 2002 Chevrolet Silverado fully inside the emergency-room waiting area, according to a report filed by patrolman Shane Bates. The truck had crashed through two sets of sliding glass doors before coming to a stop in front of the patient restrooms, which are separated from the patient waiting area by a large open space. It does not appear any patients were in the waiting area.
Medical staff told officers Bates was combative when they attempted to treat him, sweating heavily and asking for water. "He told them he had cut his arm and penis himself," Bates reported. "Medical staff said they believed Krishna to be under the influence of 'bath salts' due to the symptoms he was displaying." Kevin Grace, 35, of Doniphan, Missouri, was outside when Krishna drove into the hospital parking lot, police reported. He told officers he saw a maroon truck strike several signs, run over a curb and drive through the ER doors, where Krishna exited the truck naked and walked toward the front desk.
Inside, hospital employee Nicholas Faraone was sitting in the reception area. "Faraone said he heard a loud crash and looked up to see a maroon Chevy truck had crashed through the front door of the ER," the report stated. "Faraone said a white male exited the driver's side of the truck and was yelling, 'Am I going to live?' ... The male was completely nude and was bleeding from his arm and genital area." Officers tracked the truck's path across the parking lot, saying it appeared Krishna started in the northwest corner of the front parking lot and drove southwest. Marks show where the truck crossed a median, struck two signs, traveled through a grassy area and back onto the concrete, before making a sharp left turn into the ER doors.

Man hit woman with pillow as method of introduction

A 20-year-old woman says she was attacked by a man with pillow inside a Walmart in St. Johns County, Florida. Miranda Mahr says a man ran up behind her and started hitting her with a pillow.

Man arrested for assaulting his girlfriend after she refused to smell his armpit

A man from Midland, Texas, was arrested on Thursday after allegedly threatening his girlfriend with a knife when she refused to smell his armpit. Robinson Pinilla-Bolivar, 24, is being held on a $25,000 bond for a second-degree felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

A warrant was issued for Pinilla-Bolivar after police interviewed a woman who alleged that Pinilla-Bolivar had threatened her with a knife. The woman was in an apartment with Pinilla-Bolivar when they began arguing because she refused to “smell his armpit,” as she was washing dishes - and he allegedly hit her in the back of the head.
When the woman told Pinilla-Bolivar she was leaving, he grabbed a knife and held it up to her stomach, according to the affidavit. When Pinilla-Bolivar went to the restroom, the woman ran to the apartment complex office to report the incident. The apartment manager told police that Pinilla-Bolivar came to the office and attempted to drag her from the building.
He left when he was advised that the police had been called, according to the affidavit. The woman said that she had known Pinilla-Bolivar for four years and he had hit in her the past, but she had not reported it, according to the affidavit. If found guilty of a second-degree felony, Pinilla-Bolivar could face up to 20 years in prison.

Girlfriend hit woman with axe for hugging her boyfriend

Police in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have arrested and charged a 34-year-old woman with aggravated assault and attempted first degree murder, after investigators say she confessed to hitting another woman with an axe, because she hugged her boyfriend.

The incident happened just after 5:30pm on Sunday. A police affidavit says that the investigating officer arrived on the scene to find a woman with a bad gash on her forehead and several teeth missing from the attack. The woman told police that Juanita Lee Chappell attacked her after she gave a man a hug at a homeless camp.
The woman, who was later taken to a local hospital, told the investigator that Chapell was still in the area. Police later caught up with Chappell. She told investigators that she did not know the victim very well, and had only recently met her. The affidavit says she admitted to hitting the victim in the head with an axe because she saw her hugging her boyfriend.
Chappell described the hug as "intimate," but the victim told investigators the man was only a friend, and she was giving him a goodbye hug. Police then arrested Chappell and took her to the Hamilton County Jail, where she has a $200,000 bond.

This Woman Is Facing 10 Years In Prison — For TWERKING

Yes: it is, in fact, a form of sexual assault.

When a woman twerks, it usually elicits an arousing response. So, how in the hell does a woman get arrested for twerking?
When shaking her ass turns into sexual assault.
According to The Washington Post, Ayanna Marie Knight, 22, rubbed her ass and twerked against a man standing behind her in a checkout line at a DC gas station.
The stranger backed up, but Knight continued the alleged sexual assault. A few minutes later, her friend joined in, and she grabbed the male victim’s groin and buttocks.
The victim asked the gas station clerk to call the police, but the clerk simply observed as the women sexually assaulted him. The victim eventually called the cops himself and filed a report.
Authorities offered a $1,000 reward for information that led to the arrest the Twerking Twins. A pedestrian later spotted Knight and tipped off the police. Police arrested her, and charged her with third-degree sexual abuse. She faces up to 10 years in prison — for twerking!
The lesson here? Nothing is sexier than consent. Always wait for permission before approaching anyone with any sort of sexual act. 

Warm water is mixing up life in the Arctic

Climate change: Warm water is mixing up life in the Arctic 

The warming of arctic waters in the wake of climate change is likely to produce radical changes in the marine habitats of the High North. This is indicated by data from long-term observations in the Fram Strait, which researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute...

Scientists Have Trained Pigeons to Detect Breast Cancer

Breast cancer diagnosis includes examining slides of breast tissue and noticing particular colors that indicate cancerous masses. Scientists have trained pigeons who may be able to take over this responsibility from human medical technicians.

Dr. Richard Levenson of the University of California at Davis led a study that showed breast tissue slides to pigeons. These birds were rewarded with food if they correctly noticed spots of color indicative of cancer. The Daily Telegraph reports:

In 15 daily sessions, each an hour long, the pigeons got the right answer 85 per cent of the time - with accuracy levels increased to 99 per cent when responses from a panel of four pigeons were pooled.

These results are likely due to pigeons’ remarkable visual acuity:

Pigeons' ability to interpret complex visual stimuli has been well-researched over the years. Previous studies have established that the birds are able to discriminate between letters of the alphabet, the identities and emotional expressions of human faces - and they can even tell the difference between paintings by Monet and Picasso.

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