Monthly Archives: January 2014

New X-Men: Days of Future Past Teaser footage (Video)

New X-Men: Days of Future Past Teaser footage

Since Comic-Con 2013 we haven’t heard much from the upcoming film ‘X-Men Days of Future Past,’ and to make up for it the studio has released a new teaser trailer offering some insight into the film. The video is a teaser for the upcoming trailer, set to release on Monday, and released from director Bryan Singer.

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Postage stamp price to increase 3 cents (Video)

Postage stamp price to increase 3 cents

The price of a first-class postage stamp will go up this weekend. The price of first-class “Forever” stamps will increase from 46 cents to 49 cents starting Sunday, said Rich Hibbard, supervisor of the Mount Royal post office.

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Actress Melissa Gilbert dishes on dating Tom Cruise

Actress Melissa Gilbert dishes on dating Tom Cruise

Actress Melissa Gilbert has revealed she briefly dated Tom Cruise before he became famous. The former “Little House on the Prairie” actress, 49, has been open about the celebrities she dated in the past, but for the first time she’s talking about her short-lived relationship with the “Top Gun” star.

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RNC condemns NSA ‘dragnet’ spying program

RNC condemns NSA 'dragnet' spying program

The Republican National Committee (RNC) has passed a resolution condemning the NSA’s mass surveillance, pushing back heavily on the actions of the security apparatus of the U.S. The resolution contains strong language in favor of privacy, the broad protections of the Fourth Amendment, and limited government.

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Stephen Hawking: “The Absence of Event Horizons Means There are No Black Holes”

Stephen Hawking: “The Absence of Event Horizons Means There are No Black Holes"

Stephen Hawking has put forward a new theory about black holes in a paper posted online, which says event horizons – the gravitational pull that makes escape impossible – do not exist. Speaking to Nature magazine, the renowned physicist said that in classic theory, there is no escape from a black hole. Quantum theory, however, allows “energy and information to …

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Vitamin D supplements not always helpful : study finds

Vitamin D supplements not always helpful : study finds

There is little evidence to suggest that healthy people benefit from taking vitamin D supplements, BBC News reported. In a study published in the Lancet, researchers carried out a meta-analysis of 100 trials analyzing the effects of vitamin D supplementation in the adult population .

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Baby’s first trimester critical for heart health : Report

Baby's first trimester critical for heart health

First three months of pregnancy are vital for heart health of children in later life, reveals a new study. Researchers from Erasmus University Medical School have found link between baby’s poor growth in the first trimester of pregnancy and heart health complications, later in life.

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Knoxville Waitress Gets $1075 Tip (Video)

Knoxville Waitress Gets $1075 Tip

A Knoxville waitress says she is still in shock after a seemingly normal customer tipped her $1,075 on Wednesday night. Her coworkers say the generous gratuity proves good things happen to good people. Khadijah Muhammad showed up at her job at Cheddar’s on Clinton Highway on Wednesday afternoon and provided her typical solid service with a smile. Service is something …

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New River Dolphin Species Discovered in Brazil (Photo)

New River Dolphin Species Discovered in Brazil

Researchers working in Brazil have discovered a new species of river dolphin in the Araguaia river basin, according to the journal PLOS ONE. Why does this matter? Because last time scientists identified a new species of river dolphin, World War I raged and American women still couldn’t vote. Only five known species of river dolphins exist in the world, and …

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