Articles Tagged with russia

Russian Meteor: Why Didn’t NASA See The Meteorite Coming?

Russian Meteor: Why Didn't NASA See The Meteorite Coming

The Russian meteor has people asking why NASA scientists did not see it coming. Many people were watching the oncoming 2012 DA14 asteroid, which passes by this afternoon EST, but completely missed the Russian meteor. The Russian meteor is estimated to weigh about 10 tons and be about 100 meters wide. Scientists think it was… Read more »

Welcome, Comrade! Gerard Depardieu Offered Russian Citizenship

Depardieu's exodus

Actor Gerard Depardieu is leaving France and plans to fully renounce his citizenship there over steep, Draconian taxes on the wealthy. Though he was rumored to be eye-balling Belgium as his new home, Depardieu has been offered “asylum” by his own native Russia. The Green Card star recently shared his displeasure with France’s highly Socialistic… Read more »

Russia Imposes Internet Blacklist Law

Russia's Government Starts An Internet Blacklist Law

The Russian government enacted an internet blacklist law, which aims to protect children from viewing harmful internet content by enabling the government to remove sites which it feels can be damaging. Russian authorities can now blacklist and force websites offline without being tried, BBC reports. Both the houses of parliament approved the law, which was… Read more »

Horses And Bayonets: Obama’s Best Lines From Obama-Romney Third Debate

horses and bayonets obama

The third debate has concluded, and “horses and bayonets” is the phrase on everyone’s lips this morning as Americans, especially undecided voters, dissect the showdown and assess which candidate they feel is best to move America forward after the November election. The phrase “horses and bayonets” (hashtag #horsesandbayonets) is still trending this morning, referring to… Read more »

Yeti Sightings Are Popping Up All Over Russia, Bigfoot Hunt Imminent

Yeti Russia Serbia Bigfoot Sasquatch

Yeti sightings have started to pop up all across Russia, according to the folks at Fox News. No less than three instances of Bigfoot-related encounters have been reported over the past month or so, sightings which Yeti experts have deemed “significant.” The handful of appearances from the legendary creature has prompted many folks to wonder… Read more »

USA Wins Olympic Medal Count, British Celebrate Too

United States wins olympic medal count

It was neck and neck for a while there, but with the 2012 London Olympics finally over and done with, it was the United States atop the medal count. The U.S. finished the Olympics with more overall medals, and more gold medals than any other nation. America’s 46 gold medals topped China’s 38, and the… Read more »