The American Economy: What's wrong with this picture?

Jim Blasingame, The Small Business Advocate, says it's time for Wall Street to come back to Main Street.

Emilia Clarke's reaction to Kristen Wiig becomes a meme fit for a Khaleesi

There is no better way to pay tribute to your Khaleesi than with a good meme.

People on the Internet were big fans of Kristen Wiig's hilarious impression of a Daenerys-inspired Khaleesi on The Tonight Show this week, but no one was more pleased than the Mother of Dragons herself, Emilia Clarke.

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A photo posted by @emilia_clarke on Apr 30, 2015 at 3:21am PDT

The Game of Thrones star posted a reaction photo of herself watching Wiig's performance on Instagram

The photo was quickly uploaded to the popular subreddit r/photoshopbattles, where talented users immediately got to work making memes that span from hilarious puns to impeccable meta jokes. Read more...

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Al Sharpton Gets Physical With Fox News, But Not Over Taxes

You have to hand it to Reverend Al Sharpton for being in the right place at the right time. Fox News reporter Leland Vittert got into a heated confrontation with Sharpton when Sharpton tried to keep him from questioning Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.

Global warming may cause as many as 1 in 6 species to go extinct

The planet is nearing a species extinction threshold, beyond which the signal of global warming will become clearer with each passing year, a new study finds. The faster the climate changes as a result of manmade emissions of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, the greater the extinction risks to species large and small.

The study, published Thursday in the journal Science, is a comprehensive analysis of 131 peer-reviewed studies of how species around the world may fare as the world's climate shifts, forcing range-limited species to adapt in their current habitat, move or perish

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Fisherman helps catch a cow that jumped into the harbour

An Australian fisherman has helped catch a cow that fell into the water off Darwin.

Jonathan Brandenburg was fishing with his wife off Darwin Harbour on April 25, when he heard calls for help coming from a nearby wharf, according to ABC News. He said someone yelled out: "Oi, do you mind helping us out, we've lost a cow!"

See also: Alpacas are popping up in random places across Australia

Noticing the calls were coming from a live export ship, "we jump in the tinny [aluminium boat]," Brandenburg said. One of the cows being loaded onto the ship had tried to escape and landed in the water.

"So two of [the live export staff] jump in the tinny and one gets his rope out, wrangles it around the animal's neck and pulls it against the boat," Brandenburg tells ABC News. "The boat's going all over the place and me and my wife were freaking out, but it was all good." Read more...

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Kobold Watch Company, with Deep Ties to Nepal, Established Relief Fund Before the Earthquake Hit

We all have our causes – but Kobold Watch Company (whose tag line reads, "embrace adventure") has embarked on one of the largest causes of importance today: helping the earthquake victims of Nepal. Interestingly, this is not something started as a result of the devastating quake that has taken thousands upon thousands of lives. This effort was started long ago and the people of the area were to begin benefitting from the results later this year – as a new fleet of fire trucks and emergency vehicles were destined to make their way to the region. Now the pace has hastened.

Australians could have VPNs blocked under new piracy bill

The number of Australians using virtual private network services (VPNs) has reportedly jumped in recent years, but consumer advocates are warning a new copyright bill could eliminate the option for Aussies hoping to keep their online activities under wraps.

See also: 'All sorts of strife': The plan to block piracy websites in Australia

A VPN helps Internet users anonymise what they do on the Internet. Going online via a VPN service provides a secure, encrypted tunnel through which data can be passed between a user and a website or other online service. This essentially masks the location and identity of the original user. Read more...

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