The Other Side of Life 24/7: Morning Digest: Scots vote in independence referendum to seal the United Kingdom's fate

09/18/2014

Scots vote in independence referendum to seal the United Kingdom's fate

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Scots began voting in an independence referendum on Thursday that will decide the fate of the United Kingdom, after opinion polls showed hundreds of thousands of them were still agonizing over whether to stay with the 307-year union or back secession..

China sentences four for explosives, bid for 'jihad': report

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has sentenced four people to up to 20 years in jail for "plotting terror attacks", state media said, the latest in a wave of rulings as the government accelerates a crackdown on what it says is violence fueled by Islamist militants..

Dollar hits six-year peak versus yen, ECB aims cash hose

LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar vaulted to a six-year peak against the yen on Friday as the Federal Reserve's outlook for rising interest rates underlined the diverging path between the United States and the rest of the rich world..

Mexico lawmakers seek to fine Miley Cyrus for flag spank while twerking

MONTERREY (Reuters) - A Mexican state legislature has asked the country's federal government to fine singer Miley Cyrus after one of her dancers spanked Cyrus's backside with a Mexican flag as she "twerked" during an independence day performance..

Chagrined NFL teams bow to pressure on domestic abuse cases

(Reuters) - Another National Football League player was arrested on domestic violence allegations hours after two teams succumbed to public pressure and suspended players enmeshed in similar cases on Wednesday..

San Francisco drag queens meet with Facebook over name policy

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco drag queens and a city lawmaker met with Facebook on Wednesday demanding the site change its policy banning users from using aliases online, but said they were rebuffed..

Boeing's 'space taxi' includes seat for a tourist

CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. (Reuters) - Boeing Co's proposal to develop a so-called space taxi for NASA astronauts includes a seat for paying tourists to fly to the International Space Station, the company's program manager said on Wednesday, a first for a U.S. space program..

Prankster's caper led to Idaho car crash

(Reuters) - A sport utility vehicle carrying five Idaho teens crashed after one of the passengers burned the driver's armpit hair with a lighter in a prank that went horribly awry, police said on Wednesday..