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Report Reveals Sweatshop Conditions In Apple's China Factories

Dec 19, 2014 07:14 AM EST

The Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant could be in trouble anew after BBC aired a report showing sweatshop conditions in Chinese factories that manufacture gadgets for Apple.

Faulty Kepler Space Telescope Discovers More Super Earth Exoplanets

Ana Verayo |

Dec 19, 2014 06:46 AM EST

Two of its positioning wheels failed to function and prevented Kepler from making delicate measurements.

Solar Power from Orbiting Satellites a Possibility

Marco Foronda |

Dec 19, 2014 06:28 AM EST

Electricity can come from the space, NASA says.

Golden-winged Warblers can Sense Unseen Tornadoes and Hurricanes

Marco Foronda |

Dec 19, 2014 06:16 AM EST

A theory says the bird can somehow hear the infrasound (or a low-frequency noise) created by storms.

Grandfather Of 8-Year-Old Boy With AIDS Signs Petition To Isolate The Dangerous Child

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 19, 2014 06:11 AM EST

An eight-year-old boy in Sichuan Province is the center of social media attention both in China and around the world because about 200 villagers signed a petition asking authorities to isolate Kun Kun who is HIV positive.

Chinese Smartphones Made by Coolpad have Hidden Backdoors for Spying on Owners

Raymond Legaspi |

Dec 19, 2014 06:08 AM EST

Coolpad has built a so-called backdoor that opens its devices to possible malicious attacks.

Russia's Ruble Still On Losing Streak Despite Putin 'Recovery' Plan

Raymond Legaspi |

Dec 19, 2014 05:25 AM EST

The Russian currency fell further against the US dollar following President Vladimir Putin's three hour, end-of-year news conference in front of a thousand journalists in Moscow.

Chinese Mother Punches Another Female Passenger Aboard Air China Over Bawling Infant

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 19, 2014 05:00 AM EST

Another air rage incident happened on Wednesday aboard an Air China flight to Hong Kong from China. The incident almost caused the pilot to make an emergency landing.

9-Year-Old Boy's Advice To Chinese President Xi Jinping: Lose Some Weight

Kat De Guzman |

Dec 19, 2014 02:53 AM EST

A nine-year-old boy from a primary school identified as Niu Ziru has written a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping via a school project and he pondered his thoughts about a mission to Mars and advising "Grandpa Xi" to lose some weight.

Redondo Beach Accident: Three Killed After Driver Hits Pedestrians

Kat De Guzman |

Dec 19, 2014 02:52 AM EST

Three people have been killed at Redondo Beach after the said pedestrians were hit with a car when they were on their way out of their church after attending a concert.

Slender Man Stabbing: Two Wisconsin Girls Stabbed Friend Are Competent To Stand Trial

Kat De Guzman |

Dec 19, 2014 02:51 AM EST

Two girls from Wisconsin have been accused of stabbing a friend of theirs in order to please a fictional character identified as 'Slender Man' and a judge has ruled on Thursday that the two girls charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide are fit to stand the trial.

Scott Rudin Tells Amy Pascal That Angelina Jolie Is Out Of Her Mind

Christian George Acevedo |

Dec 19, 2014 02:41 AM EST

A new batch of leaked emails details the email exchange of Scott Rudin, Sony exec Amy Pascal, and Angelina Jolie's about the upcoming project, Cleopatra.