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April 26, 2013
09:43 • 3 weeks ago

Russian psychiatric hospital fire kills nearly everyone inside

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  • 38 the number of people killed in a fire at a psychiatric hospital near Moscow on Friday. 41 people were in the building, but a nurse led two patients to safety. “After the fire alarm went off, a nurse … saw fire at the end of a corridor. She tried to put it out but could not and led two patients out,” emergency official Yuri Deshyovykh said about the incident. source

April 25, 2013
15:02 • 3 weeks ago

McCain says immigration reform might sail through the Senate

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70+ votes for immigration reform in the Senate? That sounds rather crazy, but John McCain thinks “it’s doable.” There’s a feeling amongst some of the senators working on the legislation that if the bill gains majority support from both parties in the Senate, the House won’t have any choice but to put it to a vote. We are skeptical that either of those things will happen, let alone both. source

14:03 • 3 weeks ago

Devastating casualty numbers emerge from factory collapse in Bangladesh

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  • 228 people were killed after an eight-story garment factory in Bangladesh collapsed on Wednesday, and the number could continue to rise. More than 3000 workers were reportedly inside the factory at the time it came down.
  • 1,000+ people were injured, and rescue workers continue to dig through what’s left of the factory in search of those who remain trapped under the rubble. Early reports suggest that the building’s owner, a local politician, may have been made aware of the building’s condition as recently as Tuesday. source

April 23, 2013
21:23 • 3 weeks ago

Clash between government forces, minority protesters leaves more than 40 dead in Iraq

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  • 44 people were killed after a gun fight broke out between Sunni Iraqi protesters, and government security forces who stormed the protesters’ camp on Tuesday morning. The group was protesting alleged marginalization of Iraq’s minority Sunni population by the country’s primarily Shi’ite government coalition. Protesters say they were unarmed, prior to the battle which eventually involved both local militants and members of the Iraqi army, but government officials claim security forces found rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons inside the camp. source

20:00 • 3 weeks ago

The average American household lost net worth during ‘09-‘10 recovery

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  • 93% of American households lost net worth during the ostensible economic recovery from 2009 to 2010, according the Pew Research Center. Those households lost an average of 4% of their net worth over that period of time. Those who made out with an increase in net worth were the 7% richest households in the country, thanks to a recovery more robust for the stock market, financial investments and corporate profits than for housing or employment. source

April 22, 2013
20:13 • 4 weeks ago

Netflix is more popular than HBO. We have the numbers to prove it.

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  • 29.2M the number of subscribers Netflix has in the U.S., according to the service’s latest numbers released Monday. In the first three months of 2013, they added two million subscribers in the States and another million abroad — clearly “House of Cards” fans — and returned to profitability after some down quarters. (Side note: Remember Qwikster?)
  • 28.7M the number of subscribers HBO has, which as you might note is a smaller number than the Netflix number we listed above. That’s the first time that’s happened. Anyone want to give an over/under on how many subscribers Netflix will gain from “Arrested Development”? source

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16:23 • 4 weeks ago

Possible terror attack thwarted by Canadian police on Monday

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  • 2 people were arrested by Canadian police on Monday in connection with an an alleged plot to attack a passenger train, which U.S. officials say connects Toronto and New York. The alleged attackers, neither of whom is a Canadian citizen, are accused of planning to derail the train. Authorities currently believe that the duo was receiving support from al-Qaeda, but have revealed few other details at this time. (Updated with new information, h/t JoeyLucas — Scott @ SFB) source

April 21, 2013
18:54 • 4 weeks ago

Report: Dozens found executed in Syria, opposition group says

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  • 86+ the number of people reportedly killed in Syria on Sunday, according to an estimate from the opposition Revolution Leadership Council, which suggests they have found 98 bodies lying in the streets and another 86 people “summarily executed.” “Jdeidet al Fadel was militarily a lost cause from day one because it was surrounded by the army from every direction. There are almost no wounded because they were shot on the spot,” council spokesperson Jamal al Golani said regarding the violence in the Damascus suburb. The numbers have not been independently verified by a third-party source (and may be higher than 250, according to a recent update). source

11:45 • 1 month ago

If you’re an Android user, we have some BadNews for you.

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  • 9M the number of Android devices potentially affected by a rogue piece of malware called BadNews, which the mobile security company LookOut recently discovered. “Badnews has the ability to send fake news messages, prompt users to install applications and sends sensitive information such as the phone number and device ID to its Command and Control (C&C) server,” the company notes on its blog. Not exactly fun stuff. source

April 20, 2013
16:26 • 1 month ago

Colorado sees first 4/20 in era of pot legalization

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  • 80Kmarijuana smokers expected to celebrate 4/20 out in the open in Denver, Colorado today, the first such day in the state’s new era of legalized cannabis use. The consequence? Cops surrounding the event won’t be looking to make arrests or citations — rather, they’ll be focused on security in the aftermath of last week’s Boston marathon bombing. Which feels, frankly, like finally fighting the right enemies. source

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April 18, 2013
17:08 • 1 month ago

UN Report: Millions forced to flee homes due to fighting in Syria

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  • 1.3M people have been forced to flee Syria as a result of the civil war which has gripped the country for the last two years, according to the latest UN report on the conflict.
  • 5M+ have been displaced inside of the country, with no end currently in sight for the fighting between those loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and opposition forces seeking regime change. source

14:17 • 1 month ago

Updated casualty numbers from Wednesday’s explosion in West, Texas

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  • 5+ people died as a result of the fertilizer plant explosion which took place in West, Texas last night, and that number could still rise in the coming days. While authorities are only confirming 5-15 deaths at this time, rescue workers have been unable to begin searching some of the most badly-burned buildings.
  • 160+ injuries have been reported thus far, and close to 100 buildings (including 60-80 nearby houses) were destroyed by the blast. Officials continue to search the rubble for survivors, as well as missing firefighters who were battling the massive fire which caused the explosion. source

Update: We’ve changed the confirmed dead from 15 to 5 to reflect the lower end of the range currently being offered by officials, after some readers raised concerns that reporting the higher end could be deceptive. — Scott @ SFB

02:01 • 1 month ago

West, Texas explosion: So huge, it registered as a small earthquake

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  • 2.1 the magnitude of the explosion in West, Texas on the Richter scale. People living more than 30 miles away felt the “quake”—which was rooted in an explosion at a fertilizer plant. About half the town was evacuated—a level much higher than early reports suggested.
  • 100 the number of people injured by the blast; 50-75 buildings were destroyed by the freak incident. source

April 17, 2013
18:20 • 1 month ago

Hagel: US sending troops to Jordan

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200 US troops are headed to Jordan, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today. Their stated purpose is to help contain violence spilling over from the Syrian conflict, and according to Mohammad al-Momani, Jordan’s Minister of State for Information, they should be arriving “in the next few weeks.” This is a significant announcement, but we’re betting it’ll get buried under all the news today about gun control legislation and the Boston explosion. And that’s a shame. source

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