LGBT VICTORY

Kyrsten Sinema becomes first bisexual member of Congress

[Image via Kyrsten Sinema For Congress]

The Associated Press declared Democrat Kyrsten Sinema the winner of Arizona’s 9th Congressional District race on Monday, making her the openly first bisexual individual to be elected to Congress.

BRILLIANT ANALYSIS

Norquist: Voters thought Romney was a ‘poopy-head’

Grover Norquist speaks to CBS News

Anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist says that President Barack Obama did not win re-election because of his promise to raise taxes on the wealthy, but it was because attack ads made voters thing that Mitt Romney was a “poopy-head.”

YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE

Martha Plimpton: ‘No disguising’ Republican misogyny after election

Martha Plimpton (Shutterstock.com/Helga Esteb)

Actress and activist Martha Plimpton says that “binders full of women” voted in the 2012 election because there was “no disguising” the misogyny in the Republican Party.

ANTI-VIRUS KILLER

Antivirus software developer accused of murder in Belize

John McAfee interview May 2012

Authorities in Belize are searching for John McAfee, developer of the McAfee antivirus program, in connection with the murder of an American expatriate living in the country.

RIIIIGHT.

Rep. Randy Neugebauer: Unemployment benefits ‘incentivized people not to work’

Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX)

A Republican congressman from Texas on Monday suggested that many people were too lazy to get a job because unemployment benefits had “incentivized” them not to work.

INNOCENT HACKER?

TN man: I didn’t hack Romney’s tax returns

Keyboard of computer via AFP

A Tennessee man has taken to both the media and the Internet to deny allegations he hacked the tax returns of former presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

Science

Swedish study: Male sex workers twice as prevalent as female ones

More than twice as many young men in Sweden sell sex as do women, a…

Nobel laureate: Stem cell research will still draw debate despite embryo workaround

Newly-crowned Nobel laureate Shinya Yamanaka on Monday cautioned that stem cells could still spur sharp…

Study suggests link between pregnancy flu and autism

A study of Danish children released Monday points to a slight increase in the chances…

‘Invisibility cloak’ effort reaches new landmark

A so-called ‘invisibility cloak’ succeeded in making a centimeter-scale cylinder perfectly invisible to microwaves —…

Tech News

Cray supercomputer named world’s fastest

WASHINGTON — A Cray supercomputer at the US government’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory was named…

BlackBerry to launch new smartphone on January 30

The launch for the new BlackBerry 10 platform will be held January 30, as smartphone…

Media

Judy Garland’s Wizard of Oz dress sells for $480,000

LOS ANGELES — The blue and white gingham dress worn by Judy Garland in “The…

Mick Jagger’s love letters up for sale

It was the summer of 1969 and Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger was the poster…

World

New Zealand man admits to plotting manure attack on Prince Charles

AUCKLAND — A New Zealand man said Tuesday he had intended to throw manure over Britain’s Prince Charles and his…

Israel plans ‘dramatic’ settlement expansion in West Bank

JERUSALEM — Israel is preparing for a huge expansion of the Itamar settlement in the northern West Bank, the Peace…

Two Tibetans die in latest self-immolations: report

BEIJING — Two Tibetan men died in separate self-immolations on Monday, China’s state media said, the eighth and ninth reported…

U.S. vows to attack ‘flaws’ in UN Human Rights Council

UNITED NATIONS — The United States on Monday won a new term on the UN Human Rights Council and vowed…

Latin American leaders urge review of U.S. pro-marijuana referenda

MEXICO CITY — The leaders of Mexico and three Central American nations called Monday for a review of anti-drug policies…

U.S. News

U.S. reviewing Afghanistan withdrawal

ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT — President Barack Obama’s advisers are weighing how many troops…

Paula Broadwell claims about Benghazi attack dismissed as ‘baseless’ by CIA

The CIA has dismissed as “baseless” and “uninformed” claims made by the former lover of…

Susan Rice happy to stay at UN for Obama

UNITED NATIONS — Susan Rice, the top US diplomat at the center of speculation about…

U.S. stocks flat amid ‘fiscal cliff’ fears

NEW YORK — US stocks closed flat Monday as persistent fears about the looming “fiscal…

Armstrong steps down from Livestrong board

Disgraced cycling star Lance Armstrong has stepped down from the board of the cancer-fighting Livestrong…

New York officials request $30 billion in federal aid for Sandy relief

Governor Cuomo reportedly presented staggering inventory of repair needs as all residents set to have…