People flying to the U.S. on international flights might want to keep their phones charged: under a new policy, the devices might not be allowed on the plane if they can’t power up.
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Militants Attack Iraq’s Largest Oil Refinery As Sectarian Clashes Spread
The Sunni militant group that has stormed across Iraq invaded the country’s largest oil refinery today, hitting it with mortars. The government is using limited air attacks to strike back at ISIS, which now controls large areas of Iraq’s north.
U.S., Russia Talk As Crisis In Ukraine Nears New Flash Point
While Crimeans prepare to vote Sunday on whether to join the Russian Federation, Secretary of State John Kerry is in London for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Scientists May Have Source For A.D. 1257 ‘Mystery Eruption’
Scientists think they’ve identified the source of a massive volcanic eruption that occurred in A.D. 1257 and spread telltale traces across the globe.
Stephen Hawking Backs Assisted Suicide For The Terminally Ill
Cosmologist Stephen Hawking, who has lived for years with the progressive and debilitating motor neuron condition known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, tells the BBC that he favors assisted suicide for people with terminal illnesses.
World’s Largest Ferris Wheel Takes Shape In Las Vegas
Las Vegas is adding an eye-catching tourist attraction, in the form of a huge wheel that can take more than 1,000 people on a ride 550 feet into the sky over the city’s famed Strip.
Guardian Editor: U.K. Govt. Destroyed Hard Drives With NSA Leaks
Alan Rusbridger writes that the British spy agency raided the offices of the The Guardian and destroyed hard drives containing some of the classified information leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
NSA Leak Reporter Says ‘U.K. Puppets’ Detained His Partner
The detention for nine hours Sunday of journalist Glenn Greenwald’s partner by authorities at London’s Heathrow Airport was an attack “on the news-gathering process and journalism,” Greenwald writes on The Guardian’s website.
The Smell Of Chocolate Boosts Book Sales, Study Says
The smell of chocolate boosts book sales, according to a study by Belgian researchers published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology
Manning Could Face Decades In Prison; Hearing Starts Today
When the sentencing hearing for former Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning begins today, he will face the possibility of spending many decades in prison. Manning was found guilty of 19 counts Tuesday, for giving thousands of classified U.S. documents to WikiLeaks.