"A 1997 letter from the Vatican warned Ireland's Catholic bishops not to report all suspected child-abuse cases to police — a disclosure that victims' groups described as 'the smoking gun' needed to show that the church enforced a worldwide culture of covering up crimes by pedophile priests." (AP)
Vatican ordered bishops to protect and not report pedophile priests
China's space solar station could generate more energy in one year than all Earth's remaining oil
China's plan to build a massive solar power station in space could generate more energy in one year than all of Earth's remaining oil reserves. The proposed 0.6-mile-wide solar array,… READ THE REST
LA couple terrified after "watermelon-size" ice chunk crashes through roof — JetBlue plays innocent, but FAA disagrees
A Los Angeles couple is suing JetBlue after a huge block of ice "the size of a watermelon" fell from a plane and crashed through their roof — right into… READ THE REST
2018 essay: "The Case for Letting Malibu Burn"
Malibu mansions face the same statistical certainty of burning as inner-city tenements, yet receive vastly different levels of protection and support. As the late Mike Davis argued in his 2018… READ THE REST
Watching birds up close and personal
TL;DR: I usually bird-watch during the warmer months, but this solar-powered smart bird feeder has helped me see my favorite birds without leaving the house for $94.99 (reg. $149). I'm an avid… READ THE REST
This MacBook is less than $400
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Two numbers, one phone, zero drama for $19.99
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