Circlet: Students Create USC-Only Version Of Craigslist

Comments (0) | @usc.edu, Circlet, craigslist, Los Angeles, peer-to-peer trading network, Trojans, USC

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

The Circlet logo. (Circlet.org)

USC undergrads launch an online trading marketplace exclusive to @usc.edu account holders to compete with Craigslist.

Two Students Arrested Over Brawl With Teacher

Comments (0) | Benjamin Li, brawl, Los Angeles, Mark Black, Sandra Lyon, Santa Monica high School, Sgt. Jay moroso, We Support Coach Black Of Samohi

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

KTLA's coverage of Santa Monica High School student's brawl with teacher. (YouTube)

A 60-year old science teacher wrestled an 18-year old student to the ground during a confrontation over drug solicitation.

Study Provides Genetic Explanation For Procrastination

Comments (0) | Daniel Gustavson, genetic, goal management, hereditary, impulsivity, inherited, long-term goals, procrastination, Psychological Science, Science, short-term goals

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

Procrastination. (Craig Miles/Flickr)

Stop feeling bad about putting things off. Let your parents feel bad instead.

HIMYM Kids Knew Who Mom Was Since 2005

Comments (0) | David Henrie, Entertainment News, HIMYM, How I Met Your Mother, Luke, Lyndsy Fonseca, Penny, Ted Mosby, Twitter conversation

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

Penny and Luke, in HIMYM. (Google Images Advanced Search)

How dare they!?

Facebook Using Satellites & Flying Drones To Deliver Internet Via Laser Beams

Comments (0) | Connectivity Lab, Facebook, free-space optical communications, FSO, internet connectivity, Internet.org, laser beams, mark zuckerberg, paraguay, Philippines, satellites, solar-powered drones, Technology

Benjamin Li

A solar-powered drone that can last 5 years in the air. (Google Image Advanced Search)

NOT an April Fool's joke - it's actually as crazy as it sounds.

Nuclear Security Initiative Ignored By Russia, China, India, Pakistan

Comments (38) | 2014 Nuclear Security Summit, China, Fissile Materials Working Group (FMWG), HEU, Highly Enriched Uranium, India, International, Netherlands, nuclear terrorism, Pakistan, russia, south korea, the hague, U.S., Ukraine

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

The 2014 Nuclear Security Summit. (Flickr/Minister-president Rutte)

Nearly half of the nuclear weaponized countries in the world remained absent from a nuclear security initiative spearheaded by the U.S. and South Korea.

Washington Mudslide Possibly Caused By Microearthquake

Comments (30) | Arlington, Daniel Miller, John Pennington, National, Red Cross, Snohomish County, Snohomish county emergency management, Snohomish mudslide, Washington, Washington mudslide

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

Washington state patrol photo of the devastation after the mudslide.

The Washington mudslide may have triggered by a small earthquake that happened two weeks prior to the natural disaster.

Egypt: A Cure For AIDS And Hepatitis C?

Comments (60) | bomb detection technology, C-Fast, Complete Cure, cure for AIDS, electromagnetic hepatitis diagnosis, Emma Thomson, General Ibrahim Adbul Atti, global scientific community, Hepatitis C cure, HIV cure, Science, scientific skepticism

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

(YouTube)

Egyptian military officials announced the discovery of a cure for HIV and hepatitis C.

'House Of Cards' Season 2 Recap: Part 1 - A 'Clean Slate'

Comments (0) | Film and TV, netflix

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

No time to binge-watch "House of Cards?" Here's the first part of a three-part recap with all the blackmail, backchannel politics, and murder you need to catch up on.

350 Million Dollar Bitcoin Bank Heist

Comments (0) | Bitcoin, digital bank heist, hacked, Mt. Gox, Technology, virtual currency, virtual currency wallets

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

Mt. Gox, the largest Bitcoin exchange in the world, abruptly went offline today after being hacked.

Netflix Pays Comcast To Stream Faster

Comments (28) | Comcast, competitive market, Freepress.net, House of Cards, internet service providers, media economy, media monopoly, net neutrality, netflix, Technology

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

South Park's satirical stab at internet and cable providers' bullying tactics.

Comcast's recent deal with Netflix is raising red flags on Net Neutrality and media monopoly issues among industry observers.

Military Food Stamp Use Rising

Comments (0) | active-duty military spouses, emergency food assistance, financial brink, financial crisis, financial help, food help, food stamps, Military, military families, National, Operation Homefront, poverty level, Thomas Greer, unemployment

Benjamin Li

A soldier chooses food and toys at an Operation Homefront event. (Wikimedia Commons)

Since the 2008 recession, the redemption of military food stamps has gone up 300%.

The Wolfpack Of Wall Street

Comments (0) | federal bailout, financial crisis, financial executives, Kappa Beta Phi, Kevin Roose, National, NYTimes, secret society, Wall Street

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

Wall Street. (Flickr)

Take a look inside Kappa Beta Phi, a secret fraternity of the richest and most powerful men in Wall Street.

FBI Busts International Mafia Drug Ring

Comments (0) | 'Ndrangheta, crime syndicates, criminal organization, drug trafficking, Franco Lupoi, Gambino family, International, Italian mafia, mob associates, Nosa Costra, organized crime

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

Drug trafficking. (Google Advanced Search)

Two dozen members of powerful mafia rings in New York and Italy were arrested after a transatlantic drug trafficking operation was uncovered by FBI and Italian police.

North Invites South Korea For High-Level Talks

Comments (0) | high-level meetings, International, joint military exercises, Kim Jong Un, negotiations, North Korea, peace talks, south korea

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

The armistice room designated for formal discussion between North and South Korea. (Flickr)

After high strung tensions during 2013, North Korea is extending a rare invitation to South Korean officials to meet this Wednesday.

LAPD Officers Violated Policy In Dorner Manhunt

Comments (1) | andrew smith, Board of Police Commissioners, California, christopher dorner, Dorner one-year anniversary, Keith Lawrence, lapd, Los Angeles Police Chief Beck, manhunt, Monica Quan, police commission, police violence

Lior Haykeen, Benjamin Li
Staff Reporters

(Lior Haykeen/Executive Producer)

Eight LAPD officers were found to have violated departmental policies on the use of deadly force during the Christopher Dorner manhunt.

Hillary Clinton Speaking At UCLA

Comments (1) | Hilary Clinton, Los Angeles, Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership, Royce Hall, UCLA

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

Hilary Clinton. (Google Advanced Search)

The Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership will feature Hillary Clinton as speaker on March 5.

Farm Bill Cuts 8.6 Billion From Food Stamp Programs

Comments (0) | Bob Aiken, Department of Agriculture, farm bill, Farm Bill 2014, federal agricultural subsidies, Feeding America, food stamps, hunger-relief, Politics, snap

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

A soup kitchen worker offering bread to a man in need. (Wikimedia Commons)

The Farm Bill is finally gaining traction, but at the expense of food stamp programs.

Obama Visiting Pope Francis In March

Comments (0) | fighting poverty, income inequality, Obama, Politics, pope benedict, Pope Francis, rich-poor gap, roman catholic church, vatican

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

Pope Francis. (Wikimedia Commons)

Obama and Francis are meeting this March to talk about shared agendas for fighting income equality and poverty.

Warren Buffett Offers $1 Billion For Perfect NCAA Tournament Bracket

Comments (0) | 1 billion dollars, Berkshire Hathaway, Dan Gilbert, NCAA brackets 2014, NCAA Tournament, NCAA tournament brackets, NCAA Tournament predictions, Quicken Loans, Sports, Warren Buffett

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

Warren Buffet. (Flickr/Fortune Live Media)

The prize will be paid out in 40 yearly installments of $25 million.

Paul Walker & The Carrera GT: Ride Or Die

Comments (0) | car accident, car crash, Carrera GT, Fast and Furious, Los Angeles, Paul Walker, Roger Rodas

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

The Carrera GT is a double-edge sword even the most professional drivers would be wary of.

Bitcoin Valued At 1000+ USD

Comments (34) | Bitcoin, Bitcoin mining, Congress hearing, dark web, Digital Currency, digital money laundering, Mt. Gox, Silk Road, Technology, virtual currency

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

Bitcoin. (Flickr Creative Commons/zcopley)

Bitcoin, tacitly approved by Congress on Nov. 18th, is gaining traction in the marketplace.

Pope Francis Criticizes Capitalism And Vatican Doctrine

Comments (2) | Capitalism, capitalist excess, economic inequalities, manifesto, mission statement, papal direction, Pope Francis, Religion, rich-poor gap, Vatican leadership

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

Pope Francis calls on the Vatican to rethink its priorities, and governments around the world to rethink capitalist society.

Xbox One: The Good And The Bad

Comments (64) | all-in-one entertainment center, Gaming, gaming console, Gizmodo, microsoft, next-gen game consoles, Playstation 3, Polygon, TechCrunch, Technology, The Verge, TIME Techland, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox One Review

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

The Xbox One. (Wikimedia Common)

What critics love – and don’t – about the Xbox One.

Typhoon Haiyan: Hunger, Looting And Grief

Comments (1) | Alangalang, humanitarian aid, International, international aid, Leyte, Orlan Calayag, tacloban, Tecson john Lim, The Phillipines, Typhoon Haiyan, United Nations, Valerie Amos

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

The aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. (Flickr Creative Commons/EU Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection)

The aftermath in the Phillipines, following Typhoon Haiyan.

Gay Marriage Legal In Hawaii

Comments (0) | Barack Obama, gay marriage, Hawaii, Hawaiian Senate, J. Kalani English, legalization, marriage equality, National, Neil Abercrombie, tourism

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

A gay pride flag flapping in the wind above palm trees. (Flickr Creative Commons/@bastique)

The Hawaiian Senate has passed a gay marriage bill set to be effective Dec. 2nd.

Atmospheric CO2 Reaching Historic Levels

Comments (0) | atmospheric concentrations, carbon dioxide, global warming, Michel Jarraud, Nation and World, parts per million, ppm, World Meteorological Organization

Benjamin Li

Greenhouse gas emissions. (Google Advanced Search)

According to the WMO, current atmospheric concentrations of CO2 haven't been this high in 800,000 years.

Tiananmen Crash Reported To Be Uyghur Terrorist Attack

Comments (1) | East Turkestan, International, Tiananmen Square, Uighur uprisings, Uighur-Han ethnic tensions, World Uyghur Congress

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

Tiananmen Square, Beijing (Wikimedia)

Chinese state media report the recent crash was planned by extremists.

Russia Playing Bully In Eastern Europe

Comments (0) | cold war, Customs Union, eastward expansion, european union, geopolitical war, International, kazakhstan, Moldova, post-Soviet Republics, Russian, Russian opposition, Ukraine

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

Vladimir Putin flaunts his firepower. (Wikimedia Commons)

Several post-Soviet republics are trying to strengthen ties with the E.U. Russia's having none of that.

Annual Tuition Increase Rates At Lowest In Decades

Comments (0) | College Board, decreasing tuition increase rates, federal aid, federal grants, higher education, National, tuition increases

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

College graduates celebrating. (Flickr Creative Commons/skuds)

The alarming rise of public university tuition prices is finally cooling off.

North Korea Plans To Open 'Special Economic Zones'

Comments (0) | International, international conference, KEDA, Korean Economic Development Association, North Korea, special economic zones

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

A rare conference was held on Wednesday in North Korea.

Senate Finally Reaches Deal After Voting Failure

Comments (0) | affordable care act, budget deal, conservative opposition, debt ceiling extension, government shutdown, Harry Reid, john boehner, majority leader, minority leader, Mitch McConnell, Obamacare, Politics

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell. (Tina Hemond/Google Advanced Search)

Senate Leaders negotiated a budget compromise, narrowly avoiding a default on U.S. debt.

Congress Finally Reaches Deal After Voting Failure

Comments (0) | affordable care act, budget deal, conservative opposition, debt ceiling extension, government shutdown, Harry Reid, john boehner, majority leader, minority leader, Mitch McConnell, Obamacare, Politics

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell. (Tina Hemond/Google Advanced Search)

Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell. (Tina Hemond/Google Advanced Search) Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have finally negotiated a mutually agreeable budget deal, following the House Republican leadership's failure Tuesday to amass enough party support for a legislativevote regarding reopening the government and raising the debt ceiling.