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Legal weed in Colorado spurs secure pot transport industry
At a farm in the foothills of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, Corey Young tucks his client’s marijuana into a shoe box-sized container in an unmarked white van and heads out on the road. “We don’t want to be going through a … Continue reading
Duke vs. Wisconsin for all the marbles: 5 keys to the NCAA championship game
The NCAA Final Four is in the books and now we’re down to a final two: Giant-slaying Wisconsin, which ruined Kentucky’s quest for perfection on Saturday, against blue-blooded Duke, seeking its fifth national title, for all the marbles on Monday … Continue reading
Russian bomb squad clears mines on the front lines of eastern Ukraine
DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine — They say they feel fear but you wouldn’t know it by watching them handle the explosives. See also: Ukraine’s children of war The members of this bomb squad — mostly Russian Cossacks — don’t use blast suits … Continue reading
‘Like dancing with death’: Russian bomb defusers on Ukraine’s front lines
DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine — They say they feel fear but you wouldn’t know it by watching them handle the explosives. See also: Ukraine’s children of war The members of this bomb squad — mostly Russian Cossacks — don’t use blast suits … Continue reading
Meeting Mario: An insider’s perspective on working at Nintendo
This question originally appeared on Quora. What is it like to work at Nintendo? Answer below by Nathaniel Guy, amateur video game historian and former Nintendo employee. I worked at Nintendo of America in Redmond, [Washington], so I can only … Continue reading
Microsoft wants to hire more people with autism
Microsoft on Monday announced a pilot program to hire workers with autism. The company is working with an organization called Specialisterne, which helps create and find jobs for autistic workers. Microsoft will focus on filling full-time positions at its headquarters … Continue reading
If your favorite celebrities were cuddly kittens
Forget Grumpy Cat. These are the real celebrity felines. Celebrikitties is a new Tumblr that features bodies of fluffy kittens with celebrities’ eyes. Talk about creepy. See also: Mew-S-A! The 50 states of cats All the greatest cat-obsessed celebrities are … Continue reading
Try not to flinch during the ‘Mortal Kombat X’ launch trailer
Mortal Kombat X is pulling no punches. The launch trailer for the next entry to the series, out next week, shows every crunchy hit, every excruciating stab and even some stuff we can’t unsee. The whole medley of pain is … Continue reading
Yemen’s capital bombarded by new round of airstrikes amid growing crisis
A new wave of airstrikes pounded Yemen’s capital city of Sana’a on Monday as the Middle East’s poorest country continues to struggle amid a growing crisis The lives of Sana’a’s two million people have ground to a halt in recent … Continue reading
Your beliefs on global warming may depend on where you’re from
Residents of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Corvallis, Oregon, are far more likely to believe that global warming is happening than people in Casper, Wyoming, and Dothan, Alabama These findings can be explored in a new study and interactive tool that, … Continue reading
