In an appalling decision, the Supreme Court stops use of a key part of the Voting Rights Act
By Robert Barnes from WashingtonPost.com: Video: Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday he was “very disappointed” with the supreme court’s invalidation of part of the Voting Rights Act. A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday invalidated a crucial component of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, ruling that Congress has not taken into account the […]
Supreme Court’s ruling overturns both the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8
The Supreme Court’s ruling this week overturned both the Federal Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8, both of which restricted the right of same-sex couples to legally marry. Edie Windsor, the plaintiff in the DOMA case, will be one of New York City’s LGBT Pride Parade’s Grand Marshals. From HuffingtonPost.com: NYC LGBT Pride […]
A pristine ‘temple of the dead’ has been uncovered in Peru
By George Dvorsky from Gizmodo.com: A massive royal Wari tomb has been unearthed in Peru — and it’s full of mummies and artifacts made of silver and gold. Remarkably, the 1,200 year-old site has never been touched by looters, which is a rarity as far as these things go. Above image: A pair of heavy gold-and-silver […]
The Lowly Luggage Tag Gets a High-Tech Makeover
By Damon Lavrinc from Wired.com: We shop for flights on our laptop, book hotels on our tablet, and have a QR code boarding pass on our smartphone. So why are we still walking up to the ticket counter to get a printed sticker when we check our bags? British Airways and Designworks asked the same question […]