I pose with a Klingon back when the “Star Trek” ride was still going in Las Vegas.
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SPOILERS AHEAD: The new “Star Trek” movies with J.J. Abrams at the helm have turned into commercial successes, but some long-time Trekkies aren’t thrilled with the direction the franchise is taking. Check out the Reddit responses to Wil Wheaton’s take on Abrams to get an idea of the discussion.
I, for one, am a bit in love with the reboots. Sure, I was suspicious at first. I enjoyed the 200 [...]
Why this old-school Trekkie loves the ‘Star Trek’ reboots
I pose with a Klingon back when the “Star Trek” ride was still going in Las Vegas.
(Credit:
Amanda Kooser/CNET)
SPOILERS AHEAD: The new “Star Trek” movies with J.J. Abrams at the helm have turned into commercial successes, but some long-time Trekkies aren’t thrilled with the direction the franchise is taking. Check out the Reddit responses to Wil Wheaton’s take on Abrams to get an idea of the discussion.
I, for one, am a bit in love with the reboots. Sure, I was suspicious at first. I enjoyed the 200 [...]
Powerball jackpot could go higher than $600 million
By Karen Brooks
AUSTIN, Texas |
Sat May 18, 2013 12:18pm EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Powerball jackpot being drawn on Saturday night could be even higher than the record $600 million being advertised, pushing it near or above the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, a Texas Lottery official said on Saturday.
“Oftentimes, the advertised amount is lower than what the actual jackpot ends up being,” said Kelly Cripe, a spokeswoman for the Texas Lottery. “It’s entirely possi [...]
Russia reveals CIA Moscow chief after Fogle expulsion
The Federal Security Service in Russia has revealed the identity of the CIA‘s station chief in Moscow in a breach of protocol.
The revelation, made by an FSB spokesman who accused the US agency of crossing a “red line” in its attempt to recruit turncoats among Russian spy agencies, will up the ante in the unfolding spy scandal that emerged earlier this week when Russia detained and expelled an alleged CIA agent working undercover as third secretary at the US embassy in Moscow.
Russian officials, including President Vladi [...]
Several Wallabies injured on eve of squad announcement for Lions tour
The hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau fractured a forearm and several other Wallabies were injured as the New South Wales Waratahs beat the Super Rugby leaders, ACT Brumbies, 28-22 at Sydney’s Olympic Stadium.
On the eve of the announcement of the preliminary squad for three Tests against the British and Irish Lions, likely Australia selections Polota-Nau, flanker George Smith (knee) as well as centres Christian Lealiifano (leg), Rob Horne (eye) and Pat McCabe (leg) left the field injured.
There was better news for the watching Wallabies coa [...]
Study Links Coffee to Lower Risk for Rare Liver Disease
SATURDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) — Just a few extra cups of coffee each month might help prevent the development of an autoimmune liver disease known as primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a new study suggests.
Investigators from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., found that drinking coffee was associated with a reduced risk of developing the disease, which can lead to cirrhosis of the liver, liver failure and biliary cancer. This association, however, does not prove a cause-and-effect relationship.
“Whil [...]
Cuccinelli is Va. GOP gov nominee
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s activist conservative attorney general has won the Republican Party’s gubernatorial nomination by acclamation.
At the GOP’s statewide convention, thousands of conservatives and tea party followers who dominated the Richmond Coliseum on Saturday roared their unanimous support for Ken Cuccinelli. He was unopposed for the nomination and is generally beloved by the tea party for his aggressive challenges to federal mandates
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Brain Training May Help Clear Cognitive Fog Caused by Chemotherapy
Brain calisthenics: A Lumosity user plays an online game.
Cancer survivors sometimes suffer from a condition known as “chemo fog”—a cognitive impairment caused by repeated chemotherapy. A study hints at a controversial idea: that brain-training software might help lift this cognitive cloud.
Various studies have concluded that cognitive training can improve brain function in both healthy people and those with medical conditions, but the broader applicability of these results remains controversial in the field.
In a study published in t [...]
‘We can’t negotiate with fragmented rebels’
Link to video: Interview: Bashar al-Assad on Syria and the international community
Syria‘s embattled leader Bashar al-Assad has used a rare interview – carried out amid the sound of artillery fire resounding through his presidential palace in Damascus – to warn the United States and Russia that their efforts to bring about talks will do little to halt the civil war laying waste to his country.
In an exclusive interview for the Argentine newspaper Clarin, shared with the Observer, Assad says he welcomes a [...]
EA stops making games for Wii U
17 May 2013
Last updated at 05:48 ET
Mass Effect 3 from EA was one of the launch titles for the Wii U
Games giant EA has revealed that it currently has no games in development for Nintendo’s Wii U console.
Despite being a launch partner for the gaming device, EA said it had no developers working on future titles.
The news comes as a blow to Nintendo on the day that it is due to unveil a fresh marketing strategy to boost interest in the Wii U.
Nintendo’s financial results revealed that sales of the successor t [...]
‘Absolutely staggering’: Dozens injured in Connecticut train crash
Sixty people were injured, five of them critically, and rail traffic from New York to Boston was shut down after a Metro-North commuter train derailed and plowed into a second train Friday in Fairfield, Conn., Gov. Dan Malloy said.
An eastbound train derailed at 6:10 p.m. ET and struck a westbound train between the Fairfield and Bridgeport stations, a Metropolitan Transportation Authority official told NBC News.
“The damage is absolutely staggering,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal told reporters on Saturday. “Ribbons on the sides of cars are tor [...]
No 10 issues ‘loon slur’ denial
18 May 2013
Last updated at 10:41 ET
Some Conservative activists are unhappy with the party’s direction under David Cameron
No 10 has denied that “anyone in Downing Street” made comments reported in several newspapers describing Tory activists as “mad, swivel-eyed loons”.
The reports suggested a figure close to the PM used the term when blaming members for pressuring MPs over Europe.
Internet rumours later implicated Tory co-chairman Lord Feldman, but he denied making any “derogatory co [...]
Nibali takes strangehold on Giro
‘Ah yeah, this cycling thing is a doddle Just look, as far as the eye can see all we have is this nice flat terrain, silky smooth. Sure we will cruise along these 160-odd or whatever it is kilometres today, cruise I tells ya. Oh. Wait there just a moment Tonto. Oh no. Oh no, oh no, oh no. This is bad. This is very bad. What in the name of Bod is that?’
That, my biking buddy, is Sestriere. And that is where, on stage 14, the pain is going to kick in. Yup, after two stages almost as flat as the atmosphere at the Emirates, the or [...]