By David Silverberg
Rumours swirl around a video allegedly showing Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine. Tornados ravage Oklahoma neighbourhood. Why Saturday is a massive day of protest against Monsanto. Welcome to this week's TopFinds.
By Abigail Prendergast
The state of Michigan has made a decision to trump its own zero tolerance driving under the influence law with the fact that it is illegal to persecute those with prescription pot. The result is those who smoke under a doctor's orders can drive high.
By Leo Reyes
Juan Manuel Marquez seems to have bungled a rare opportunity to earn his biggest paycheck in his entire boxing career with his decision to fight Timothy Bradley instead of facing Manny Pacquiao for a fifth time.
By Markos Papadatos On May 25, up-and-coming country singer-songwriter Hannah Bethel chatted via telephone with Digital Journal's Markos Papadatos.
On May 24, veteran singer-songwriter Marc Cohn chatted via telephone with Digital Journal about his forthcoming tour dates in New York.
Not only did he have great dress sense, J. Edgar Hoover was a stern watcher of morality. Other people’s morality. That was how “Louie Louie” by the Kingsmen turned into a moral crusade. Never mind the Cold War, Vietnam, the Mafia, or anything else.
In ‘Fast & Furious 6,’ Dom and Brian have an unexpected team reunion when Hobbs asks for their help taking down a criminal mastermind and his crew of mercenary drivers in exchange for full pardons.
By Paul Wallis Psychographics, as the name suggests, is classification of audience demographics by content preferences. But- It’s also a worthwhile comparison of what you watch and who you are.
Coming off the heels of a $1.1 billion acquisition of popular social media blogging site Tumblr, Yahoo announced on Friday its entry into the bidding for digital video property Hulu.
Ohio lawmakers have decided it's time to shut down Internet cafes since their business methods are viewed as operating in a gray area of the law that could be viewed as encouraging gambling activities.
Located on 300-acres of Ohio woodlands, Abercrombie & Fitch has become a multibillion-dollar lifestyle name associated with sex, youth, and casual superiority. It is also associated with unfair treatment toward the "not-so-cool kids" and the disabled.
By Anne Sewell Due to the economic crisis, so far in 2013 one in three cars sold in Spain is over ten years old, a trend that could be of major concern for road safety.
Electric and hybrid cars have been explored as an alternative to gas-fueled cars, but they haven't really become a viable option to date. However, is this going to change? eVgo stands, which are electrical charging stations, are cropping up in the U.S.
An undercover investigation has found that D.C. cabs are 25 percent less likely to pick up a black passenger than a white passenger.
The Washington State patrol told media it was a Canadian truck driver who struck a girder on the bridge over the Skadgit River, causing the bridge to collapse and hurtling two vehicles to the waters below. No one was killed but 3 were injured.
By Eko Armunanto Gmail users will soon see a dollar-sign icon among Gmail attachment options. Just hover over the attachment paperclip, click the $ icon to attach money, enter the amount and press send.
Residents in the state of Connecticut may soon have to pay more money to download digital products such as iTunes songs, an apps or e-books.
Apple is alleged to have used offshore tax havens to keep huge amounts of money away from clutches of the IRS. The other side of this large coin is that US tax laws are a positive incentive for behaviour of this kind.
Mary J. Blige has been going through some financial problems as of lately, and that includes a tax bill of $3.4 million, and that is on top of $900K she owes the state of New Jersey.
By Tim Sandle Researchers have found the molecule that delivers itchiness signals to the brain. This is via a dedicated, and previously unknown, neural pathway.
There have been speculations for the past few months saying big tech firms are looking to acquire Waze, a fast-growing community-based traffic and GPS application for mobile phones currently available freely on AppStore and GooglePlay.
The question of whether life is or ever existed on Mars remains unknown. However, scientists have shown that bacteria isolated from the Arctic could survive under Martian conditions.
In recent years, social media has become an integral part of the lives of American teens. But with the increase in crimes of identity theft and concerns over government surveillance of private data, there is definitely cause for concern.
By Leo Reyes The upcoming fight between eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao and former WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios in Macau, China, could eclipse all past pay-per-view (PPV) records in boxing history.
In a dramatic and entertaining final, Bayern Muenchen triumphed over Borussia Dortmund with late goal from Arjen Robben. Bayern Munich is the Champions League champion 2013. Dortmund had a strong performance in the first half hour, with several chances.
A Memphis restaurant owner insists it's not what it looks like when it comes to the Spurs star point guard being denied service.
When Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern take to the pitch at Wembley on Saturday, the outcome is not a foregone conclusion. Despite Bayern's dominance in the Bundesliga, with a 25 point lead over Dortmund, the outcome has been close in direct contests.
By Brett Wilkins President Barack Obama delivered a major foreign policy speech on Thursday in which he addressed hot-button issues including drones, civilian casualties, force-feeding of hunger striking Guantánamo detainees and the targeted assassination of US citizens.
It seems the chickens may be coming home to roost with regard the Ford family. On the heels of the Toronto Star story on Mayor Rob Ford's alleged crack cocaine usage, The Globe and Mail has published a story on his brother Coun. Doug Ford's drug days.
Adam Barrington, 29, and his pregnant wife Heather, 27, are heading to Pohoa, Hawaii, for a dolphin-assisted birth at the Sirius Institute. The institute describes itself as part of a Cetacean Commonwealth that wants to 'dolphinize' the planet.
A friend of Michael Adebolajo tells the BBC that MI5 tried to recruit the accused killer of Lee Rigby in December, following his interview he is arrested.
By Leigh Goessl The Stone House in Manassas, Virginia stands on the fields where two major Civil War battles took place. Today the property is open to the public.
Four fever medications for infants and for children have been recalled by Health Canada. The move is due to concerns of the sanitary conditions at the plant in China where the medication is made, and not because of reports of reactions to it.
Once considered an embarrassment to French Canadians who were noted for their excellent cuisine, poutine has become synonymous with Canada and has sparked interest world-wide.
Fecal therapy is a new method of treating people with infection. However, U.S. physicians and researchers will now have to get approval from the FDA before they can perform a stool transplant.
By Milton Este If you still think gun control isn't a problem, it's about to get a whole lot worse. As 3D-printed gun blueprints continue to circulate, they will cause more harm than good.
Cycling should be a fun and joyful experience minus the fear of crashing or slipping over rocks. Lumigrids might be the new way of riding bicycles.
With the new, upcoming Star Trek movie on the horizon, its interesting to look back on an interview between the original Captain Kirk and Chris Hadfield, the Canadian astronaut on the ISS, held back in January.
The question of whether you can fly a drone over your neighbour’s place is getting a lot of attention online. The legal theory, such as it is, falls somewhere between the First Amendment and privacy laws, and it’s not helping anyone.
By Eric Morales A friend of Michael Adebolajo tells the BBC that MI5 tried to recruit the accused killer of Lee Rigby in December, following his interview he is arrested.
Activists around the world today gathered in their communities to unite for the March against Monsanto. Supporters of this cause would like to see foods containing GMOs, along with dangerous chemicals, banned. Or, at least, labeled.
A manhunt is under way for the assailant who stabbed a French soldier on patrol alongside police in a Paris suburb on Saturday.
Both government and industry sources in Yemen have confirmed that the main pipeline for oil exports has been blown up stopping the flow of oil.
By Marcus Hondro It seems the chickens may be coming home to roost with regard the Ford family. On the heels of the Toronto Star story on Mayor Rob Ford's alleged crack cocaine usage, The Globe and Mail has published a story on his brother Coun. Doug Ford's drug days.
Two studies by the TV station WUSA9 have highlighted what is claims is racial discrimination by Washington taxi drivers, but is this really the case?
Veteran and activist Adam Kokesh has won another battle against "the man," as he has been released from prison with citations which he refused to sign.
Portugal's Attorney General has opened an investigation after celebrated author, Miguel Sousa Tavares, called Portugal’s head of state, President Silva, a clown in an interview. The author’s remarks could see him facing a three year jail term.
By Kevin Jess Once considered an embarrassment to French Canadians who were noted for their excellent cuisine, poutine has become synonymous with Canada and has sparked interest world-wide.
Connecticut is the most recent state in the U.S. seeking to require companies producing foods made with genetically modified organisms to carry labels. This week the state Senate approved a bill that would pass such a law. The House had other ideas.
At the McDonald's annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, a 9 year-old girl faced the company's CEO in objection to the fast food giant's poor nutrition - just days after the return of the "mega potato" in Japan.
Less than a week after the EU announced a ban on restaurants serving open jugs of olive oil the policy has been rescinded after drawing widespread ridicule.
By Paul Bradbury The latest innovation conference in Dalmatia opens in Split, as imminent EU entry brings more start-up possibilities to the region.
More success for the wines from Hvar at the 2013 Balkans International Wine Competition, which is being held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The Stone House in Manassas, Virginia stands on the fields where two major Civil War battles took place. Today the property is open to the public.
A 6-day press trip looking at the Adristorical Lands project comes to an end in Jelsa, with an evening hosted by Prosek defender Andro Tomic.
By Tim Sandle Researchers have found the molecule that delivers itchiness signals to the brain. This is via a dedicated, and previously unknown, neural pathway.
The question of whether life is or ever existed on Mars remains unknown. However, scientists have shown that bacteria isolated from the Arctic could survive under Martian conditions.
Researchers have determined that vitamin C kills drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) bacteria in laboratory culture. The finding could lead to new treatments.
Last year scientists discovered a range of new species, from a glow-in-the-dark cockroach, to a harp-shaped carnivorous sponge and the smallest vertebrate yet discovered on the planet.
By JohnThomas Didymus We know they call it "constructive criticism." But if you've worked hard at calling up the elusive spirits of inspiration in an epic effort to put together that single "masterpiece" that upstages Gogh there is no such thing as constructive criticism.
Despite Richard Wagner's anti-semitism, racism and socialist viewpoints, his musical career is legendary and has provided generations of classical music aficionados with some of the most beautiful music ever composed.
A Japanese design team has created pictures of chairs using an elasticated fabric that you can prop up against a wall and use to sit in.
Thursday night at Toronto's Ryerson Image Centre (RIC) Stan Douglas was announced as the winner of the 2013 Scotiabank Photography Award (SPA). Douglas is world renowned for his brilliant skill behind the lens.
By Eko Armunanto There have been speculations for the past few months saying big tech firms are looking to acquire Waze, a fast-growing community-based traffic and GPS application for mobile phones currently available freely on AppStore and GooglePlay.
In recent years, social media has become an integral part of the lives of American teens. But with the increase in crimes of identity theft and concerns over government surveillance of private data, there is definitely cause for concern.
During the second period of Game 4 between the San Jose Sharks and the L.A. Kings, the Twitter account @LAKings published a joke about sexual assault. It was written by guest live-tweeter Kevin Ryder, an L.A. radio host.
During textbook buyback season everyone is looking for the great deals, I'm going to let you in on a little known company that gives you more money back, 2x more to be exact!
By Elizabeth Parker A strip search of 28 high school students last week when a cell phone went missing during an exam is lighting up facebook pages everywhere with the question, What would you do if this was your child?
Gallup conducted earlier this year a poll which listed the top 10 most religious US cities. The largest online porn site PornHub.com then ranked these cities in the order of the most PornHub-loving and found that Huntsville, Alabama, topped the list.
The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) released on its Twitter's page on Monday a photo of a mud-splattered black dog found sitting in the debris of a flattened home in the aftermath of the tornado that smashed through the suburb of Moore.
What’s in a name? Often it’s the difference between success and failure. At the UC Berkeley 2013 general commencement, Cal alumnus Steve Wozniak shook hands with graduates as they discovered Berkeley's name carries job opportunities & a bright future
By Tim Sandle Fecal therapy is a new method of treating people with infection. However, U.S. physicians and researchers will now have to get approval from the FDA before they can perform a stool transplant.
It main seem obvious, but viruses do function better under cold temperatures. Many scientists have said that cold viruses happen to coincide with cold weather; new research suggests that the cold virus is actually more virulent during the winter.
Can kidneys be recycled? A new science paper suggests that kidneys could be put to use as raw material for engineering new kidneys.
Scientists in the United States have discovered that people have around 200 different types of fungi that is colonising on our feet.
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