by Danny Cross
07.12.2012
A new survey by the Coalition for a Drug-Free Greater
Cincinnati found that local teenage marijuana use is up slightly. Mary
Haag, president and CEO of the coalition, says it’s the organization’s
biggest concern — makes sense considering the organization is dedicated
to creating a drug-free Cincinnati, but shouldn’t someone be concerned
about this, too?
Cincinnati police will stop using a certain breathalyzer machine due
to a recent court ruling that the machine must be cleared after
each use. City Prosecutor Charlie Rubenstein says attorneys are
consistently questioning in court the Intoxilyzer 8000’s use,
causing a backload of cases.
President Obama will visit Cincinnati on Monday, though no details have been released.
Mitt Romney might not like running as a potential Bush
third term, but he’ll take whatever money Dick Cheney can raise for him
at an event in Wyoming.
In response to heated negotiations over the price of Viacom networks such as Nickelodeon, MTV, VH1 and Comedy Central, DirecTV
this week told its users where to find Viacom content online for free (Viacom's website).
Viacom yesterday shut down the free streaming shows, replacing them with
a video explaining how to complain to DirecTV that SpongeBob SquarePants isn’t available and your kids are pissed. Former FBI Director Louis Freeh said a report released
today that Penn State and Joe Paterno concealed critical facts about
Jerry Sandusky and showed a total disregard for the safety of his
victims.
A new drug has been found to protect healthy people
exposed to HIV, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the first
time is considering approving a drug which could prevent individuals
from acquiring the virus.
Hackers released 453,000 Yahoo! passwords, potentially
helping many log into their accounts after forgetting their passwords
years after switching to Gmail.
The Hubble telescope found a fifth moon orbiting Pluto, which is still not a planet anymore.
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NASA today made an announcement that even the most jealous scientists recognize as a big deal: the finding of the first rocky exoplanet outside our solar system. Speaking to the American Astronomical Society in Seattle, veteran exoplanet hunter Geoffrey Marcy called the discovery “a planetary missing link,” “a bridge between the gas giant planets we’ve been finding and the Earth” and “fucking super unbelievable.”