Whoever wrote this headline must have been very pleased with themselves.
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, we’re revisiting this video, which we first posted several months ago — it’s NBC News’ Chief Foreign Correspondent, Richard Engel, detailing to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow the horrifying tale of how he was abducted by pro-Assad forces within Syria, and how he came to be freed. Engel is one of the lucky ones (extremely lucky, considering the content of his story) — 23 professional journalists have been killed covering the civil war, the majority of them Syrian, on top of dozens more slain citizen journalists.
"Contrary to widespread reporting, no arrest has been made in connection with the Boston Marathon attack. Over the past day and a half, there have been a number of press reports based on information from unofficial sources that has been inaccurate. Since these stories often have unintended consequences, we ask the media, particularly at this early stage of the investigation, to exercise caution and attempt to verify information through appropriate official channels before reporting."
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Following reports from several news outlets stating that an arrest had been made in connection to the Boston Marathon attack, the FBI released the strongly-worded statement above denying that anyone has been brought into custody. (via latimes)
Unfortunately, I imagine we’ll still deal with quite a few more unconfirmed reports for the next few days and weeks ahead.
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"Quite frankly, people can bake cupcakes"
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Forget Gold, the Gourmet Cupcake Market Is Crashing - WSJ.com (via markcoatney)
Finally.
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Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick was asked if Boston Marathon bombings were a “false flag” incident. (The questioner? Infowars correspondent Dan Bidondi.) His response: “No. Next question?”
Previously, the pill required a prescription for girls aged 16 or under. In 2011, Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius made a controversial move, blocking an FDA recommendation that the pill be available over-the-counter to anyone.
Waiting.
"I wish to take this opportunity to admit that there have been times that my sexual conduct has fallen below the standards expected of me as a priest, archbishop and cardinal."
— Recently resigned Cardinal Keith O’Brien. As Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, O’Brien had been the highest ranking Roman Catholic cleric in Great Britain.
(Source: BBC)
[Warning: Dead seals pictured in link]
RCMP on P.E.I. have arrested three people in connection with the death of 50 seals found on the shore on the southeastern tip of the Island in January.
The arrests were made on Friday and Saturday.
No charges have yet been laid, but RCMP say the three, all from Kings County, face Criminal Code charges of causing unnecessary suffering to animals.
The suspects are all males — aged 15, 17 and 18 — and have been released to the custody of their parents, until their next court date, which is tentatively scheduled for April 11.
The seals, many of which were pups, were discovered by a group of veterinary students on Jan. 27. A subsequent necropsy on 10 of the animals found that they had been bludgeoned to death. Some had not died instantly, and had been left to die in the cold.
Investigators executed four search warrants on Friday, resulting in the seizure of items they say are connected to the crime scene.
"I will not participate in a government under which police are beating people. Every drop of blood is a shame for us."
— Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisiv announcing his government’s resignation after 14 austerity protesters were injured following clashes with police.
"Katrina was a major devastation. We’re in a freaking cruise ship."
— Carnival cruise passenger smacks down CNN reporter. (via mediaite)
Well-played. (via shortformblog)
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Tragedy in Russia: Hundreds have been reported injured after a meteorite crashed near the city of Chelyabinsk in Russia’s Ural Mountains Friday. Said Nadezhda Golovko, deputy head of Chelyabinsk Secondary School No. 130:
When I saw some white narrow cloud moving outside the window I ran up to it and saw a huge blinding flash. It was like the way I would imagine a nuclear bomb. At first, there was no sound at all as if I suddenly went deaf
Russian authorities have rushed to the scene in mass, assessing damage and making sure there’s no increase in radiation levels as a result of the impact.
Read more about the impact over at World Now.
(Photos via Nasha Gazeta / www.ng.kz / Associated Press, Oleg Kargopolov / AFP/Getty Images, Chelyabinsk.ru / Associated Press)
![Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, responds to a New York Times article that, Musk claims, fabricated events and numbers in order to negatively portray the Tesla Model S:
When Tesla first approached The New York Times about doing this story, it was supposed to be focused on future advancements in our Supercharger technology. There was no need to write a story about existing Superchargers on the East Coast, as that had already been done by Consumer Reports with no problems! We assumed that the reporter would be fair and impartial, as has been our experience with The New York Times, an organization that prides itself on journalistic integrity. As a result, we did not think to read [John Broder’s] past articles and were unaware of his outright disdain for electric cars. We were played for a fool and as a result, let down the cause of electric vehicles. For that, I am deeply sorry.
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When the facts didn’t suit his opinion, he simply changed the facts. Our request of The New York Times is simple and fair: please investigate this article and determine the truth. You are a news organization where that principle is of paramount importance and what is at stake for sustainable transport is simply too important to the world to ignore.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/7981c5afdda3ee2b516254aa118eb8bd/tumblr_mi8232IahC1qa41ozo1_500.jpg)
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, responds to a New York Times article that, Musk claims, fabricated events and numbers in order to negatively portray the Tesla Model S:
When Tesla first approached The New York Times about doing this story, it was supposed to be focused on future advancements in our Supercharger technology. There was no need to write a story about existing Superchargers on the East Coast, as that had already been done by Consumer Reports with no problems! We assumed that the reporter would be fair and impartial, as has been our experience with The New York Times, an organization that prides itself on journalistic integrity. As a result, we did not think to read [John Broder’s] past articles and were unaware of his outright disdain for electric cars. We were played for a fool and as a result, let down the cause of electric vehicles. For that, I am deeply sorry.
[…]
When the facts didn’t suit his opinion, he simply changed the facts. Our request of The New York Times is simple and fair: please investigate this article and determine the truth. You are a news organization where that principle is of paramount importance and what is at stake for sustainable transport is simply too important to the world to ignore.
