Understanding China’s youth through social media »
Editor’s note: Yang Lan spoke at the TED Global conference in Edinburgh, U.K. in July. TED is a nonprofit dedicated to ideas worth spreading, which it makes available through talks posted on its website. (CNN) — Yang Lan got her start in an audition two decades ago, when she beat out 1,000 other young college [...]
Good news at the pump may have dark shadow, survey finds »
(CNN) — Gas prices have dropped substantially, following a drop in crude oil prices, according to a survey published Sunday. The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular is $3.42, the Lundberg Survey found. That’s down more than 12 cents over the past two weeks, and down 25 cents in the past month, the [...]
20 dead as Egyptian forces clash with protesters »
At least 20 people were killed Sunday when Egyptian army forces clashed with thousands of people protesting more than a week after the burning of a Coptic Christian church, officials said. Dr. Sheriff Doss, the head of Egypt’s chief association of Coptics, said that 17 civilians died and 40 were injured. In addition, three army [...]
Former Weezer bassist dead at 40 »
(CNN) — Painter Mikey Welsh, most famously known as the bassist for the rock band Weezer, died Saturday, according to the band. He was 40. The cause of death was not immediately available. According to Welsh’s official website, he was a painter before he made the the shift to music at 19. A decade later, [...]
Undocumented immigrant students will be eligible for California aid »
Undocumented immigrant students will be eligible for California aid Undocumented immigrant students in California will be able to receive state-funded financial aid in 2013 to attend college, under a new law signed Saturday by Gov. Jerry Brown.
Former Weezer bassist dead at 40 »
Former Weezer bassist dead at 40 Painter Mikey Welsh, most famously known as the bassist for the rock band Weezer, died Saturday, according to the band. He was 40.
Dark energy, science’s biggest mystery »
Dark energy, science’s biggest mystery On Tuesday, three U.S.-trained scientists won the Nobel prize in physics, for finding definitive evidence that the expansion of the universe is accelerating.
Officials: 20 dead as Egyptian forces clash with protesters »
Officials: 20 dead as Egyptian forces clash with protesters At least 20 people were killed Sunday when Egyptian army forces clashed with thousands of people protesting more than a week after the burning of a Coptic Christian church, officials said.
Former Weezer bassist dead at 40 »
Painter Mikey Welsh, most famously known as the bassist for the rock band Weezer, died Saturday, according to the band. He was 40.
Paul McCartney walks down the aisle »
Fans and friends of Paul McCartney gathered in central London Sunday to watch the ex-Beatle walk down the aisle for the third time, as he married girlfriend Nancy Shevell.
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