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Brogan BamBrogan is the cofounder of Hyerloop One, a startup trying to make Elon Musk's dream of a super-fast transportation system a reality.

And while the hyperloop itself is getting a lot of buzz (BamBrogan's team just ran its first successful test launch in Las Vegas on Wednesday morning), so is BamBrogan's name.

BuzzFeed's Tom Gara tweeted about its epicness and received hundreds of likes and retweets:

Just FYI, the co-founder / CTO of Hyperloop has the greatest name of all time. Читать дальше...

More upscale brands are offering clothes that tackle odors, stains, wrinkles and other pet peeves—and can even go to the office. Theory’s Neoteric pants promise to repel water and dirt, wick away perspiration, quickly unwrinkle, stretch for comfort and cool the wearer down.

NEW YORK (AP) — Internet giant Google said Wednesday it will ban all ads from payday lenders, calling the industry "deceptive" and "harmful."

The NAIJ.com team has gathered the most important news stories that hit the headlines on Wednesday, May 11.  You can find all the important things you might have missed but still need to know below in today’s digest! 1)  Ekiti PDP elects new state executive members A former commissioner for information in Ekiti, Gboyega Oguntuase, has […]

The law, opposed by the Vatican, stops short of gay marriage but brings Italy more in line with other Western European countries.

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio - LeBron James won't debate whether Golden State's Stephen Curry should be the NBA's MVP this season. That's an indisputable slam dunk.

The Patriots released linebacker Tony Steward on Wednesday. The Patriots signed Steward in late April, a few days after he’d been released by the Bills. Steward was a sixth-round pick of the Bills in 2015. He played in seven games last season as backup linebacker and special teams player and finished his rookie season on…

With former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton the likely Democratic presidential nominee, cartoonist Ted Rall speaks with Radio Sputnik’s Loud & Clear to discuss the so-called “Bernie or Bust” movement, and those who refuse to support Clinton in the general election.

The historic art deco Commodore Bar & Restaurant in St. Paul, Minn.

Move over Grumpy Cat. Tracy Johnson's Instagram feed of hummingbirds is the one to follow. The post Instagram of the Week: Wildly Beautiful Slow-Motion Videos of Hummingbirds Up Close appeared first on WIRED.

Successive US presidents over the past twenty years have rejected offers by Russia and China to negotiate a treaty that would prohibit all antisatellite activities, ex-US Chief of Naval Operations science advisor Theodore Postol told Sputnik.

If half a million tourists go to Rio, there is a risk one could catch Zika, return home and seed a new outbreak, says public health professor Amir Attaran.

Finding a quality dividend stock these days trading at an attractive value and yielding more than 4% isn't easy.

Huawei representatives suggest uploading your grandparents to the cloud while plotting the defense of humanity against swarms of killer robots.

(AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board has backed the findings of a police investigation of a 2014 crash between Knox County school buses that killed two children and a teachers' aide. The federal agency found driver James Davenport was distracted by reading text messages when he swerved to avoid stopped traffic and hit another school bus traveling in the opposite direction.

The Liberal government has announced the formation of an all-party committee to study alternatives to the way we elect our members of Parliament. Here's our guide to alternatives for our current electoral system.

FBI Director James Comey said the Islamic State’s ability to recruit fighters from inside the US to wage war in Syria and Iraq has sharply diminished over the past year, citing new figures that he says shows the terror group has “lost significant power” inside the country. “They’ve lost their ability to attract people to the caliphate from the United States,” Comey told reporters at a briefing at bureau headquarters Tuesday. At the same time, Comey said the Islamic State is still attracting “troubled... Читать дальше...

Whistle-blower and former NSA contractor Edward Snowden calls for a free press that serves the people, which is not corrupted by money and power. “If we can’t have faith in press, we’ve lost,” says Snowden. Journalism is stronger today than it has ever been but is less willing to serve the people. RT reports: He outlines his views on the present state of journalism and the increasing role that those in power play in controlling it in an interview he gave to the Columbia Journalism Review. “One of... Читать дальше...

Kachikwu said importers have had difficulty sourcing foreign currency because of a huge decline in foreign exchange earnings caused by low oil prices.

Clinton voters and anti-Trump voters aren't going to split their tickets for House and Senate. The GOP's best hope is an election as boring and predictable as 1996.

Donald Trump is the presumptive nominee for president, but his party is slow to fall in love with their new leader. From Lindsey Graham to previous presidents and the current House speaker Paul Ryan, Trump is meeting with rejection and cold feet time and again. (Natalie Fertig / McClatchy) … Click to Continue »

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey - The Latest on the trial of a mother accused of killing her 5-year-old son in 1991 (all times local):

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Seattle Beer Week kicks off on Thursday, May 12th and runs through Sunday, Mat 22nd. There are dozens of events happening around the Seattle area. Here’s what is happening at The Pine Box. May 13th – Dick & Friends As many of you know, our friend Dick... The post Seattle Beer Week events at The Pine Box appeared first on Beer News.

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The MLB announced on Wednesday that Washington Nationals slugger Bryce Harper has been suspended one game for his outburst at umpire Brian Knight during his team's walk-off celebration on Monday night. Harper has also been fined an undisclosed amount, the MLB said, and will appeal the suspension.

Harper's tirade came during the bottom of the 9th inning against the Tigers. First, he was ejected from the dugout for arguing balls and strikes with Knight during Danny Espinosa's at-bat... Читать дальше...