Today, the Maryland Transportation Authority added a platform to its Bay Bridge traffic-camera gantry, so ospreys may nest there without blocking the cameras. At noon four days a week, a camera will pivot to show the ospreys for 15 minutes. The ospreys appear to find the MDTA's terms of surrender acceptable.
Doc Warns of 'Apocalyptic' Superbug 'Ticking Time Bomb'
Drug-resistant superbugs are "a ticking time-bomb not only for the UK but also for the world," England's top medical official warns in her first annual report, released today. Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies writes that increasing bacterial resistance to antibiotics could turn routine operations into…
Occupy Portland Resists Eviction With Huge Party
Saturday night was dangerous for occupations in some cities. In Denver, 17 people were arrested and all of Occupy Denver's gear was removed; in Salt Lake City, authorities used a bulldozer to clean up the camp after protesters were evicted. But not in Portland, which had a midnight deadline for eviction! No, in…
Baghdad Shoe Hurler: Journalistic Role Model
Let's not forget that the hero Iraqi Shoe Hurler was a journalist before he became a footwear projectilist. A certain portion of his colleagues think he disgraced his profession. They're wrong. Let's go to Muntader's brand new explanatory op-ed!
