The Philippines is just now starting to assess the damage caused by the landfall of one of the most powerful tropical cyclones in recorded history.
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Stanford Professor Who Sounded Alert On Multitasking Has Died
Nass’s work on multitasking was just one part of how he examined the way people interact with technology. He also wrote books about voice recognition software, and the ways people think about computers and television.
Hopes Rising For ‘First Step’ At Nuclear Talks With Iran
“Expectations are really going up quickly” in Geneva, Switzerland, that negotiators could announce Friday that they’ve reached a “first-step agreement that contains the first real limits on Iran’s nuclear program in nearly a decade,” NPR’s Peter Kenyon reports on Morning Edition.
Obama Apologizes To Those Who Lost Health Plans
In addition to his apology, the president pledged to help those who have complained that the new law is forcing them to sign up for a more expensive plan.
He’s The One! Rubber Duckie Joins The Toy Hall Of Fame
Saying that “one toy stretches our gray matter; the other expands our sense of childhood wonder,” the National Toy Hall of Fame announced Thursday that its 2013 inductees are the game of chess and the rubber duck.
Strongest Cyclone Ever? Typhoon Haiyan Slams Philippines
Meteorologists weren’t holding back Friday after watching in amazement as Typhoon Haiyan roared over the Philippines with pounding rain and top sustained winds approaching 200 mph as it neared the coast.
Why India’s Mars Mission Is So Much Cheaper Than NASA’s
Former NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin pioneered a “faster, better, cheaper” approach to America’s space program, but he would have been hard-pressed to deliver a Mars mission for the bargain-basement price of India’s first probe to the red planet, which blasted off Tuesday.
Splattered Flag-Themed Football Uniforms Have Many Seeing Red
Special uniforms that Northwestern University’s football team will wear on Nov. 16 have sparked controversy because of red streaks across the flag-themed patterns that look like blood to many observers.
How Will It Trend? Click Here To Watch Twitter’s Stock
Trading begins at 9:30 a.m. ET. But it may be an hour or so before data start flowing in about the initial public offering of stock in Twitter.
CIA Pays AT&T For Data On International Calls, ‘Times’ Says
“The CIA is paying AT&T more than $10 million a year to assist with overseas counterterrorism investigations by exploiting the company’s vast database of phone records, which includes Americans’ international calls, according to government officials.”