Cartoon of the day Combing over the details
JEFF PARKER © 2012 Cagle Cartoons
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Should rich kids be ineligible for college scholarships? This year, UCLA awarded Justin Combs, son of Sean “Diddy” Combs, with a full, $54,000 merit-based scholarship and a spot in the school’s storied football program based on his impressive high school achievements. Justin’s music mogul father was recently named the wealthiest man in hip-hop by Forbes. With California’s state schools facing deep cuts, UCLA’s decision to offer Justin a chunk of its scarce resources is being widely criticized.
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Income inequality, as seen from outer space. More trees = wealthier neighborhood.
Featured here: Chicago, Boston, Oakland
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A drink formulated by NASA scientists to protect astronauts from the sun’s radiation could become a hot-selling, age-defying beauty product. New research suggests that AS10, or “space drink,” can noticeably reduce facial wrinkles and obvious signs of aging in as little as four months.
Here’s what you need to know about the bottled up fountain of youth
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![GOOD DAY FOR:
TV-loving foodiesCulinary superstar and No Reservations host Anthony Bourdain gets a Sunday primetime show on CNN. [Death & Taxes]
Outsmarting Sir IsaacA 16-year-old boy solves a 350-year-old math problem that had been deemed unsolvable by Sir Isaac Newton. [Discovery News]
An ironic photobombMark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan turn up in the background of a Chinese TV documentary — though many Chinese may not recognize them, since Facebook is banned in China. [AP]
BAD DAY FOR:
Bovine party foulsA herd of cows escape their farm and crash a Massachusetts resident’s backyard barbecue, knocking over a table and drinking the spilled beer. [TIME]
Suffering for your “art”Clint Eastwood’s daughter Francesca receives death threats after she destroys a $100,000 Hermès Birkin bag with a chainsaw for an artsy photoshoot. [Newser]
A healthy breakfastTaco Bell introduces its latest morning beverage, “Mtn Dew A.M.,” which is a mixture of Mountain Dew and orange juice sold only before 11 a.m. as a “breakfast drink.” [Consumerist]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4syp4Zvrn1qdjbb7o1_250.png)
GOOD DAY FOR:
TV-loving foodies
Culinary superstar and No Reservations host Anthony Bourdain gets a Sunday primetime show on CNN. [Death & Taxes]
Outsmarting Sir Isaac
A 16-year-old boy solves a 350-year-old math problem that had been deemed unsolvable by Sir Isaac Newton. [Discovery News]
An ironic photobomb
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan turn up in the background of a Chinese TV documentary — though many Chinese may not recognize them, since Facebook is banned in China. [AP]
BAD DAY FOR:
Bovine party fouls
A herd of cows escape their farm and crash a Massachusetts resident’s backyard barbecue, knocking over a table and drinking the spilled beer. [TIME]
Suffering for your “art”
Clint Eastwood’s daughter Francesca receives death threats after she destroys a $100,000 Hermès Birkin bag with a chainsaw for an artsy photoshoot. [Newser]
A healthy breakfast
Taco Bell introduces its latest morning beverage, “Mtn Dew A.M.,” which is a mixture of Mountain Dew and orange juice sold only before 11 a.m. as a “breakfast drink.” [Consumerist]
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Lawyers take to the streets with students for Montreal’s 35th consecutive night of protest
As negotiations between student leaders and the provincial Liberals resumed in Quebec City Monday evening after a supper break, more protests took place in different parts of Quebec including Montreal, which hosted its 35th consecutive night of demonstrations.
Lawyers dressed in their courtroom gowns paraded in silence from the city’s main courthouse through the streets of Old Montreal to join the nightly march.
“It is one of the first times I’ve seen lawyers protest in public like this…and I’ve been practising for almost 30 years,” Bruno Grenier said outside the building surrounded by about 250 people, some carrying copies of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The lawyer said his colleagues wanted to show the public that they oppose a law they “find unjust and which is probably unconstitutional.” (Photos: Canadian Press/Reuters)
Do women prefer to date nerds? A new analysis by researchers at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville suggests that long ago, women started turning down strong, confident Alpha males in favor of Beta men who were more devoted.
Here, a concise guide to why women prefer geeky guys.
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Help us write a caption for this photo! We need silly yet believable answers for tomorrow’s multiple choice Weird News Photo Quiz. Help us come up with some good ones! So… What is this woman doing to this cow?
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