Defense Department to Congress: Global warming is a 'present security threat'

For the first time, the U.S. Department of Defense has detailed what it views as its greatest challenges related to climate change.

In a report to Congress, the Defense Department said that global warming poses a "present security threat, not strictly a long-term risk."

See also: Global warming helped trigger Syria's civil war

The report, delivered to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday and publicly released Wednesday, further stated the Defense Department is "already observing the impacts of climate change in shocks and stressors to vulnerable nations and communities," including in the United States, the Arctic, Middle East, Africa, Asia and South America Read more...

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'King's Quest: A Knight To Remember' Review (Episode 1)

The new 'King's Quest' is a strong adventure game on its own merits, while staying true to the spirit of the long-running franchise.

Forget The Bears, Major Opportunities Exist In China

The financial press made a big deal out of mega hedge fund Bridgewater Associates dumping on China recently. But any talk about there being nothing worthy of investing in there is just chatter from a lover scorned.

The Best Upcoming Video Games Of 2015

The Best Upcoming Video Games Of 2015

Guy with drone scares the crap out of trespassing kids

Drone enthusiast Stephen Coyle was flying his DJI Phantom 3 near a school in Letterkenny, Ireland when he noticed a few kids up to no good on the school's roof.

But once the kids noticed the drone they immediately assumed that it was there for them and a hilarious chase ensued.

In the video's description, Coyle explains that the kids eventually ran into where he was piloting the drone, realized they weren't in trouble and asked that he put the video on YouTube

[H/T: Reddit]

2-year-old pulls off some sick doughnuts in his toy Corvette

3-month-old baby mimics his dad, says 'I love you' back

Local badass pulls hooks out of hammerhead shark

What your handwriting reveals about your personality Read more...

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India's 'Baahubali' Punches Out 401 Crore / $62.6 Million Gross In 15 Days

At the start of its 3rd week of worldwide release, S.S. Rajamouli’s game-changing Indian epic Baahubali: The Beginning has become only the 4th film in the country’s history to cross the 400 crore rupees (US$62.4 million) threshold. On Friday the film took in an additional 10 crore ($1.56 million) to extend its cumulative 15-day global total to 401 crore.

The Development Of eSports Arenas Makes Economic Sense

Major sporting events need arenas to host games. Now that eSports is recognized as a real, growing industry, it too must develop arenas for game-play.

Rare photos of Obama's visit to Kenya in 1987

President Barack Obama arrived in Nairobi, Kenya on Friday — his first trip as president to his father's native country.

He's the first sitting president to visit Kenya, though he's been three times before. He last did so in 2006, as a senator from Illinois.

See also: Obama on 'The Daily Show': I'm sure the Republicans are enjoying Trump's dominance

But his first trip came all the way back in 1987, when the president was in his 20s. These often unseen images show a young Barack visiting his family and learning about the village where a lot of his family still lives. Read more...

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This Company Wants To Recycle Carbon Dioxide From The Atmosphere

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A pellet reactor helps pull carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into a pure co2 stream inside Carbon Engineering's plant in Squamish, British Columbia. Photo Credit: Carbon Engineering We recycle cans, we recycle clothes, yes, we even recycle bras and old prosthetic limbs. But what if you could recycle some of

Thomas Peterffy Lists His Greenwich Estate For $65 Million

Digital trading tycoon Thomas Peterffy today listed his 80-acre Conyers Farm estate in Greenwich for $65 million. It is the largest and the most expensive home for sale in Greenwich.

HDFC Bank's Aditya Puri Has Created India's Most Valuable Bank

Aditya Puri built HDFC Bank into not only one of the best banks in India, but also one of the best companies in Asia. Here's how he did it.

As the Part-Time Market Booms, Japan's Largest Job-Search Website Excels

Hideki Tomita's firm links to part-time jobs, but what fully engages him is Japan's entrepreneurial climate.

Jet.com Is Making Its Employees' Salaries Transparent -- And Non-negotiable

Jet.com charges a membership fee, which is how the company keeps the lights on. Its model is all about stripping every last bit of supply chain inefficiency off of a price to get the best deal for a customer. Savings increase based on how much the customer buys and where he is based.

Back to School Shopping in Full Swing, With 56% of Parents Planning to Spend More Than Last Year

Back to school shopping is officially underway, and some key findings from a recent Consumer Pulse survey from Rubicon Project (NYSE: RUBI) offers insight on how much parents are spending, when they’re shopping, what they’re buying, and where they’re purchasing products from during this back to school season.

Newsroom Fact Checkers: No runs, No Hits, Just Errors

Do you ever shout aloud at your television or computer screen? Come on, now; ‘fess up. So maybe you haven’t actually done it. But you’ve been tempted, right? For me, the temptation is too great. I literally scream at the images that appear on the screen. And I’m doing it more often now because, in order to do this job properly, I must watch a lot of television and spend what some might regard as an inordinate amount of time online. There are times, more often lately, when my spouse (and the cat) is startled when she hears “Nooooooo!” bellowed from either the living room or the office. Or, sometimes, the word “Idiot!” exclaimed at an equally high volume.

'Suits' Season 5, Episode 3 Review: 'No Refills'

Suits' third episode of season five is decent, but it feels more like a step back than a step forward.

Microsoft's Paul Allen launches major conservation project during 'shark week'

Saving sharks from extinction may not be the first thing that comes to mind during Shark Week, which is famous for frightening tales of shark attacks. But a new project spearheaded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's charity aims to help conserve sharks worldwide, which face threats from human fishing, pollution, climate change and other causes.

While the recent rise in shark attacks along the East Coast certainly don't bolster general sympathy toward the sea creatures, this lack of awareness is also largely due to the fact that there are many things that we simply don't know about these creatures, which live in the vast abyss of the ocean. Read more...

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Jason Pierre-Paul Lost His Finger. Did ESPN Violate HIPAA By Reporting It?

Jason Pierre-Paul, the star defensive end for the NFL's New York Giants, had one of his fingers amputated on Wednesday, ESPN reported.

Did Microsoft Keep The $2.5B Minecraft "Real" At This Year's Minecon 2015?

I attended Minecon 2015 last week in London, which, according to The Guinness Book of World's Records, was the largest gathering for any single game. Over 10,000 Minecraft players, YouTubers, merchandise sellers, server providers and yes, Microsoft, came together to celebrate all things Minecraft. Beyond attending Minecon to spend "quality time" with my Minecraft-playing son, I had two goals- one to see how genuine Microsoft could keep the game and secondly, to gauge the play experience of Minecraft on Microsoft's HoloLens.

Talent agency cuts ties with Bill Cosby as his accuser calls for full release of court documents

Talent agency CAA has stopped representing Bill Cosby as a client in the wake of mounting accusations against the comedian, according to news reports. The move follows a request from the first woman to come forward against Cosby to release Cosby's full deposition from her 2005 lawsuit against him. The snippets that have been released so far reveal the comedian admitted he got drugs to give to women he wanted to have sex with.

See also: Why the media won't use 'rape' and Bill Cosby in the same headline

A CAA representative told Deadline, “We do not represent him at this time." Cosby had only been with the agency since 2012, after leaving William Morris who had represented him for 48 years Read more...

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6 Marketing Tips for New Companies From Successful CEOs

Having a quality product or a stellar service means nothing if you don’t employ the right strategy to promote that product or service. You need to be able to get the word out and get it out fast. Determine what makes your company better than the competition and then let you customers know. Having a sound marketing strategy is a great way to get your new business off the ground, and the following 6 tips, backed up by some of the most successful CEOs, will provide a great start for any company that is looking to grow their customer base. 1. Cater to your audience. When launching a product, you want to know exactly who will be buying it and how to reach that market. You will use very different marketing strategies for 12-16 year old girls than you would for 35-50 year old men. That should be obvious.

2016 Kia Sorento Long-Term Test: Let The Driving Begin

The first installment of our long-term test drive of the 2016 Kia Sorento SX-L FWD. Will it be a long year in the crossover, or a delight?

Yahoo unveils Daily Fantasy sports app for real cash payouts

SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo is stepping into the rapidly growing world of daily fantasy sports.

The company just introduced Yahoo Sports Daily Fantasy, a new fantasy sports platform that will allow people to compete in daily competitions for cash payouts.

See also: Yahoo to devs: Use our new mobile developer suite, make money

Like traditional fantasy sports leagues, daily fantasy services allow users to compete against one another for cash. But unlike say, a fantasy football league, which won't pay out until the end of a season, daily fantasy services have hundreds or thousands of contests and payouts each day. Read more...

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Theatrical Release Windows Shrink With New Paramount Deal

A new Paramount deal sees the window between theatrical releases and home entertainment shrink even more. What does this mean for North American cinema?

PVH Corp., Clothing Giant Behind Trump Menswear Brand, Dumps The Donald

Add one more to the list of brands dumping Trump: PVH Corp., or Phillips-Van Heusen, the clothing conglomerate behind Trump's brand of mid-priced menswear.

Finally, an honest meditation to eliminate the 'horse sh*t' from your life

Have you ever been meditating and thought, "This would be way more interesting with expletives"? Well, looks like the gods have smiled upon you.

Jason Headley's "F*ck That: A Guide To Meditation" is the perfect thing to listen to when you need guided meditation to give it to you straight. Accompanied by soothing waves and ambient music, Headley uses such inspirational phrases as "Gradually, let the horse sh*t from the external world fade from your awareness," and "If your thoughts drift to the three-ring sh*t-show of your life, bring your attention back to your breathing."

And, of course, the cherry on top is the soothing mantra, made with deep breaths:
"F*ck thaaat ... f*ck thaaat ... " Read more...

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Bold video series shows how rarely people of color actually speak in films

A simple video series could forever change the way you watch films

Actor and writer Dylan Marron takes films and boils them down to only show every single word spoken by a person of color, then posts the clips to YouTube. The series, called "Every Single Word," is also shared on his Tumblr page

Most of his edited clips end up being less than a minute long, highlighting just how rare speaking roles are for actors and actresses of color

See also: How do so many white, male indie directors leap to big blockbusters?

Marron himself is an actor, performing in the theater group the New York Neo-Futurists. Podcast fans might also recognize his voice — he plays Carlos in the eerie Welcome to Night Vale Read more...

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How DeAndre Jordan spawned the great NBA emoji war of 2015

Star NBA free agent DeAndre Jordan just can't make up his mind

Among the league's best centers, Jordan has played his entire career for the Los Angeles Clippers but agreed to join the Dallas Mavericks this summer. He hasn't signed the new contract yet, however, and apparently began having second thoughts about his choice this week, prompting a mad scramble between the Clips and Mavs to secure his signature

Whatever Jordan eventually decides to do, it will drastically shape the balance of power in the NBA's brutal Western Conference

But nevermind all that basketball stuff. Let's talk about Internet stuff! Jordan's indecisiveness unintentionally spawned what we'll call the Great NBA Emoji Throwdown of 2015 — and it is glorious Read more...

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Windows Phone is as good as dead

With Wednesday's layoffs, Microsoft, saddled with the losing mobile hand that is Windows Phone, has essentially folded. The bulk of the 7,800 people let go are from the company's phone division, a tacit admission that its big plans for Windows Phone haven't exactly worked out.

The company's not leaving the casino, though: Windows Phone, the platform, isn't going anywhere, even as Microsoft greatly scales back its hardware ambitions. The company has labored for years to create both a full-featured mobile operating system as well as an ecosystem of devices — PC, phone, tablet and more — that all use the same code base. It would be silly to just abandon its mobile platform, especially as people spend more and more of their time on smartphones. Read more...

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'OITNB' star joins #FreeTheNipple campaign by Photoshopping women's nipples over his own

Actor Matt McGorry, best known for his role as John Bennett on Netflix's Orange is the New Black, joined the growing list of celebrities who support the #FreeTheNipple campaign, which protests Instagram's policy against exposed female nipples

McGorry played off of a recent trend that has women Photoshopping men's nipples onto their own. In an Instagram post, he modified a photo from his "bodybuilding years" by placing cutouts of Miley Cyrus' and model Chrissy Teigen's nipples over his own. Both Teigen and Cyrus had their images removed from Instagram for exposing their nipples

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5 Ways To Get Good Answers From An Interview Without Grilling The Candidate

It's called a conversation—you should try it out!

Star Wars app lets you take selfies with Vader, brush up on lightsaber skills

What would you look like in Jedi garb? How would you do in lightsaber training? Disney's new Star Wars app makes using the force as easy as tapping buttons on your phone; no Obi-Wan required

Disney's new app, available for iOS and Android — is chock-full of Star Wars news, GIFs and a surprisingly engaging augmented reality lightsaber game. But the coolest feature lets you take selfies with characters and backgrounds from classic Star Wars locations. It'll even give you your the local weather in Star Wars context (hot out? Yep, feels like Tatooine)

See also: Two idiots debate the usefulness of lightsabers in 'Star Wars' Read more...

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