- A woman alleging she was molested by Bill Cosby in 1974, when she
was 15-years-old, has filed a complaint against the comedian in Los
Angeles County Superior Court. - The House is expected to approve restoring a bevy of expired tax breaks for
individuals and businesses. - A grand jury may vote as soon as today on whether to bring charges against a member of
the New York Police Department in the chokehold death of Eric
Garner. - The University of Texas at Austin has misplaced 100 brains, which were being
stored in a basement. “It’s entirely possible…people started
swiping them for living rooms or Halloween pranks,” psychology
professor Lawrence Cormack told the Los Angeles
Times. - The California Fish and Game Commission may ban prize hunts for coyotes, under pressure
from wildlife advocates. But cattle farmers say opponents of the
hunts don’t witness the damage coyotes can do to
livestock. - Egypt is considering legislation that makes insulting the movements to topple
former President Hosni Mubarak and his successor Mohammed Morsi a
crime. Nevermind the freedom of expression guaranteed by Egypt’s
new constitution, I guess. - The AK-47 is getting a re-brand.
Reason’s annual Webathon is underway! Your
(tax-deductible!) gift will
help Reason magazine,
Reason.com, and Reason TV bring the case for “Free Minds and Free
Markets” to bigger and bigger audiences. For giving levels and
associated swag, go
here now.
from Hit & Run http://ift.tt/1ykjnFJ
via IFTTT