Digg - What the Internet is talking about right now http://digg.com/source/reuters.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:48:02 +0000 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:48:02 +0000 15 The murder case prosecutors hope to bring against accused Cleveland abductor Ariel Castro, who police say induced several miscarriages by beating and starving one young woman, will be complicated by a lack of physical evidence and medical records, legal experts say. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/11/us-usa-missing-ohio-murder-idUSBRE94A09V20130511?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=992637 http://on.digg.com/10zzivZ Sat, 11 May 2013 15:26:51 +0000 The Colorado legislature passed and sent to the governor on Wednesday a bill to establish what would be the first tax ever collected on commercial sales of marijuana purchased for recreational use in the United States. http://preview.reuters.com/2013/5/9/colorado-legislature-votes-to-tax-recreational http://on.digg.com/13DUZhM Thu, 09 May 2013 11:43:10 +0000 File this under: studies you almost wish you hadn't read. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/06/us-sucking-kids-pacifier-idUSBRE94503520130506 http://on.digg.com/12I32qS Mon, 06 May 2013 11:34:58 +0000 It's been dubbed the most expensive prison on Earth and President Barack Obama cited the cost this week as one of many reasons to shut down the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, which burns through some $900,000 per prisoner annually. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/04/us-usa-guantanamo-costs-idUSBRE94211N20130504 http://on.digg.com/YtCEFf Sun, 05 May 2013 14:40:33 +0000 The Texas fertilizer plant that exploded two weeks ago, killing 14 people and injuring about 200, was a repeat target of theft by intruders who tampered with tanks and caused the release of toxic chemicals. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/03/us-usa-explosion-texas-idUSBRE94206020130503 http://on.digg.com/YqNDzb Fri, 03 May 2013 18:42:56 +0000 This photo set shows you what life is like in San Pedro Sula. The country's second largest city after Tegucigalpa, it has a homicide rate of 169 per 100,000 people and was named the world's most violent city for a second year in a row. Lax laws allow civilians to own up to five personal guns. Arms trafficking has flooded the country with nearly 70% illegal firearms. 83.4% of homicides are by firearms, compared to 60% in the United States. http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/slideshow?articleId=USRTXY9DT#a=1 http://on.digg.com/YAkoIA Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:26:15 +0000 The parents of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects have retreated to a village in southern Russia to shelter from the spotlight and abandoned plans for now to travel to the United States. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/28/us-usa-explosions-russia-tsarnaev-idUSBRE93R08O20130428 http://on.digg.com/YewTez Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:32:59 +0000 Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has been playing with his company's new combination glasses and mobile computer and said he finds the experience a little weird. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/25/us-google-harvard-idUSBRE93O1FF20130425?feedType=RSS http://on.digg.com/11Ibvvd Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:32:49 +0000 The Boy Scouts of America called to end a long-standing ban on openly gay members, a spokesman said on Friday, but the organization's board must still vote in May on whether to ratify the resolution. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/19/us-usa-boyscouts-ban-idUSBRE93I0OY20130419?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews http://on.digg.com/17Lp7uq Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:20:34 +0000 "If you can't trust a Swiss banker, what's the world come to?" James Bond once asked. Well, you can no longer trust a Swiss banker. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/18/us-swiss-banks-specialreport-idUSBRE93H07620130418 http://on.digg.com/11fFbB1 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:24:19 +0000 A major earthquake struck Iran near the border with Pakistan on Tuesday and an Iranian official said hundreds of people were feared to have been killed. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/16/us-iran-quake-idUSBRE93F0E120130416 http://on.digg.com/118K0vJ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:13:50 +0000 South Florida is fighting a growing infestation of one of the world's most destructive invasive species: the giant African land snail, which can grow as big as a rat and gnaw through stucco and plaster. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/14/us-usa-florida-snails-idUSBRE93D05620130414 http://on.digg.com/14njYK5 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:02:17 +0000 As the housing market heats up, eager buyers are refusing to wait until the for-sale signs appear. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/09/us-usa-housing-stalking-idUSBRE9380MA20130409 http://on.digg.com/12DHe5f Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:36:12 +0000 Race and religion no longer seem to be an issue when it comes to dating, but body odor and a mustache on a woman are likely to be deal breakers, according to a poll on the singles scene released on Tuesday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/09/us-dating-poll-idUSBRE9380G320130409 http://on.digg.com/12D3yMw Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:37:31 +0000 Many states with the weakest firearms laws have the highest rates of gun-related homicides and suicides, according to a study released on Wednesday by a liberal think tank. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/03/us-usa-guns-report-idUSBRE9320ZE20130403 http://on.digg.com/17dsD0e Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:09:29 +0000 Wal-Mart is considering a radical plan to have store customers deliver packages to online buyers, a new twist on speedier delivery services that the company hopes will enable it to better compete with Amazon. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/28/us-retail-walmart-delivery-idUSBRE92R03820130328?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews http://on.digg.com/XIrXZK Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:48:17 +0000 Egypt's coastguard caught three divers cutting through an undersea Internet cable on Wednesday, the army said, the first suggestion criminals might be involved in days of severed connections and disruptions online. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/27/net-us-egypt-internet-idUSBRE92Q1AQ20130327?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews http://on.digg.com/14wmrRn Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:36:02 +0000 Italy's top court on Tuesday ordered a retrial of American Amanda Knox and a former boyfriend for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher, re-opening a case that prompted harsh criticism of the Italian justice system. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/26/us-italy-knox-idUSBRE92P0AE20130326 http://on.digg.com/104JNYP Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:43:31 +0000 North Korea said on Tuesday its strategic rocket and long-range artillery units have been ordered to be combat ready, targeting U.S. military bases on Guam, Hawaii and mainland America after U.S. bombers flew sorties threatening the North. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/26/us-korea-north-combat-idUSBRE92P06520130326 http://on.digg.com/WSHgSi Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:23:05 +0000 South Korean authorities were investigating a hacking attack that brought down the servers of three broadcasters and two major banks on Wednesday, and the army raised its alert level due to concerns of North Korean involvement. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/20/us-korea-cyber-outage-idUSBRE92J06F20130320 http://on.digg.com/ZJa7Ym Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:11:06 +0000