Sid And Nancy: Woot Weads The Wire

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Every week in this space, weâ??ll take a look at the news and offer our own incisive blend of commentary, analysis, and poop jokes. The news you need, from a voice you can trust, in the 90 seconds you have to spare: thatâ??s Woot Weads the Wire.

BRASILIA, Brazil (UPI) -- Brazil has announced it will invest $2.02 billion by the end of 2014 in 75,000 science and technology scholarships that will send students abroad.

Male students are said to be cool with the idea, but some female students say they'd prefer their money be used to send them a dude instead.

SYDNEY (UPI) -- A team including a University of Sydney researcher observed a star being torn apart after getting too close to a massive black hole, the university said Monday.

This phenomenon has not been observed since the mid-1990s, when Kurt Cobain married Courtney Love.

KIVALINA, Alaska (UPI) -- A mysterious orange substance that washed up at Kivalina on Alaska's northwest coast, has people scratching their heads trying to figure out what it is.

Meanwhile, executives at Clearly Canadian raced to shred all documents showing where they dumped the final bottles of Orbitz soda.

BALTIMORE (UPI) -- The operators of the Edgar Allen Poe museum in Baltimore say the loss of financial support from the city could force them to close.

Employees are said to be terrified of shutting down because of what the police might find under the floor.

KINGSTON, Ontario (UPI) -- Researchers in Canada say they've developed a paper-thin computer so flexible it can be rolled up and carried in a pocket.

According to reports, the computer is in a diamond shape, is operated by opening and closing it a certain number of times, and delivers information about who you're going to marry or what your future will be.

BEIJING (UPI) -- Ai Weiwei, one of the harshest critics of the communist Chinese government, used Twitter to hit out against the detention of two other activists.

China responded with a mass arrest of all dissidents having names over 120 characters.



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