http://Robert-Hood.newsvine.com/Robert Hood @ msnbc.comen-usCopyright 2012Tue, 8 May 2012 16:14:59 +0000Mon, 21 May 2012 23:11:24 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/04/11542067-explosion-at-campaign-rally-prior-to-parliamentary-elections-in-yerevan-armeniahttp://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/04/11542067-explosion-at-campaign-rally-prior-to-parliamentary-elections-in-yerevan-armeniaexplosionelectionarmeniaworld-newsfeaturedyerevanFri, 4 May 2012 19:25:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>People run from an explosion of gas-filled balloons during a campaign rally in the central Republic Square in Yerevan, May 4, 2012. The explosion injured at least 144 people on Friday just two days before a parliamentary election; a local emergency official was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency.</p>Tigran Mehrabyan / PanARMENIAN via Reuters http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/04/11541768-racing-fans-prepare-for-the-running-of-the-kentucky-oakshttp://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/04/11541768-racing-fans-prepare-for-the-running-of-the-kentucky-oakssportshorse-racinglouisvillekentuckykentucky-derbyus-newsfeaturedkentucky-oaksFri, 4 May 2012 18:58:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Chuck Kenney, from Goodells, Mich., places a bet before the 138th running of the Kentucky Oaks horse race at Churchill Downs, May 4, 2012, in Louisville, Ky.</p>Photos by Charlie Riedel / AP<p>Mallory McCallen, from Houston, Tx., reads through a race program before the running of the first race.</p>Charlie Riedel / AP http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/04/11541316-tiger-woods-misses-the-cut-at-the-wells-fargo-championshiphttp://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/04/11541316-tiger-woods-misses-the-cut-at-the-wells-fargo-championshipsportstiger-woodsus-newsFri, 4 May 2012 18:14:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Fans stretch to get a looks after Tiger Woods, left, hit from the rough on the fifth hole during the second round of the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. on May 4, 2012.</p>Nell Redmond / AP http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/02/11506986-greek-conservatives-rally-as-election-day-approacheshttp://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/02/11506986-greek-conservatives-rally-as-election-day-approacheselectionselectiongreeceworld-newsfeaturedWed, 2 May 2012 20:34:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postGrigoris Siamidis / Reuters http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/02/11506186-virus-causes-animal-die-off-along-the-coast-of-peruhttp://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/02/11506186-virus-causes-animal-die-off-along-the-coast-of-peruperuhealthenvironmentworld-newsanimal-tracksWed, 2 May 2012 19:26:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postSilvia Oshiro / AFP - Getty Images http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/21/11317175-search-for-victims-of-pakistani-jet-crash-continues-in-islamabadhttp://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/21/11317175-search-for-victims-of-pakistani-jet-crash-continues-in-islamabadpakistancrashjetdisasteraviationworld-newsislamabadSat, 21 Apr 2012 05:12:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Pakistani soldiers and rescue workers search through debris in Hussain Abad after a Bhoja Air Boeing 737 plane crashed on the outskirts of Islamabad on April 21, 2012. Pakistan has launched an investigation after the passenger jet crashed while attempting to land during a thunderstorm, with all 127 people on board believed dead.</p>Aamir Qureshi / AFP - Getty Images<p>Soldiers inspect the wreckage of the airliner that crashed minutes before landing.</p>Md Nadeem / EPA http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/20/11315134-willie-nelson-honored-with-statue-in-austin-texashttp://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/20/11315134-willie-nelson-honored-with-statue-in-austin-texasentertainmenttexasus-newsaustinmusic-willie-nelsonSat, 21 Apr 2012 02:25:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Singer Willie Nelson poses beside a statue of himself during its unveiling in downtown Austin, Texas April 20, 2012. The eight-foot bronze statue, which weighs about 2000 pounds, was created by sculptor Clete Shields.</p>Photos by Julia Robinson / Reuters<p>People watch as Willie Nelson performs during the unveiling of his statue.</p> http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/18/11270631-famed-tv-personality-dick-clark-dead-at-82http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/18/11270631-famed-tv-personality-dick-clark-dead-at-82entertainmentmusicus-newsdick-clarkfeaturedWed, 18 Apr 2012 20:17:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Legendary music impresario Dick Clark as he hosts the "American Bandstand 50th...A Celebration" show,in Pasadena, Calif.</p>Lee Celano / AFP - Getty Images file http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/13/11187301-san-francisco-photographer-captures-incredible-bay-bridge-electrical-storm-photohttp://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/13/11187301-san-francisco-photographer-captures-incredible-bay-bridge-electrical-storm-photostormlightningcaliforniasan-franciscobay-bridgeFri, 13 Apr 2012 21:42:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>San Francisco photographer Phil McGrew says he has been trying to make a picture like this since he moved there two years ago. Thursday's violent storm finally allowed McGrew the opportunity to make the picture, but he says he made it from inside the window of his apartment because he didn't want to get his camera wet.</p>Phil McGrew via Flickr http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/06/11056612-natures-best-photography-blue-shark-near-faial-island-azores-portugalhttp://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/06/11056612-natures-best-photography-blue-shark-near-faial-island-azores-portugalenvironmentphotographyconservationanimal-tracksnatures-best-photographyFri, 6 Apr 2012 17:05:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Found in temperate and tropical waters, the blue shark is the most abundant and widely distributed open-water shark on the planet. It is also the world's most frequently caught open-water shark and a primary species supplying the shark fin trade. The removal of this important predator affects the entire oceanic ecosystem.</p>Nuno Sá / Nature's Best Photography http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/06/11055592-the-week-in-pictures-march-29-april-5http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/06/11055592-the-week-in-pictures-march-29-april-5photographyworld-newsus-newsphotojournalismfeaturedthe-week-in-picturestwipFri, 6 Apr 2012 16:30:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/03/10988135-natures-best-photography-african-lion-and-cubhttp://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/03/10988135-natures-best-photography-african-lion-and-cubenvironmentphotographyconservationfeaturedanimal-tracksnatures-best-photographyTue, 3 Apr 2012 11:00:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Lions in the Kalahari look and behave differently than those found in other African habitats. Lighter-colored fur helps them blend in with the desert environment, and they have to travel great distances in search of prey. The Kalahari lion may weigh about 100 pounds less than the typical 500-pound male found in more fertile areas, but its full mane makes it appear even more ferocious.</p>Lee Slabber / Nature's Best Photography http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/02/10986934-gunman-reportedly-kills-7-at-small-california-universityhttp://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/02/10986934-gunman-reportedly-kills-7-at-small-california-universityMon, 2 Apr 2012 20:47:52 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>An Oakland police officer approaches the entrance to Oikos University in Oakland, Calif.,, April 2, 2012. A suspect was detained Monday in a shooting attack at a California Christian university that sources said has left at least five people dead.</p>Noah Berger / AP<p>People are evacuated from the scene of the shooting.</p>KNTV<p>An officer walks by covered bodies following the shooting.</p>Beck Diefenbach / Reuters<p>An Oakland police officer walks outside of Oikos University after the shooting on Monday.</p>Noah Berger / AP http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/02/10986574-glad-handing-cheesy-grins-and-more-political-speeches-as-candidates-prepare-for-another-set-of-gop-primaries-on-tuesdayhttp://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/02/10986574-glad-handing-cheesy-grins-and-more-political-speeches-as-candidates-prepare-for-another-set-of-gop-primaries-on-tuesdaypoliticsgopmarylandus-newsrepublicanprimaryfeaturedwinconsinMon, 2 Apr 2012 20:15:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Former Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters during a town hall style meeting at Wisconsin Building Supply on April 2, 2012 in Green Bay, Wis. With one day to go before the Wisconsin primary, Mitt Romney is making a final push through the state.</p>Justin Sullivan / Getty Images<p>Presidential candidate Rick Santorum reacts while signing a cheese head during a visit to Simon's Specialty Cheese Retail Store in Appleton, Wis.</p>Darren Hauck / Reuters<p>Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich waits back stage while his wife, Callista Gingrich, introduces him during a campaign town hall-style meeting at the Hodson Auditorium on the campus of Hood College, April 2, 2012 in Frederick, Maryland. Md. After acknowledging it is impossible for him to win the GOP presidential nomination outright, Gingrich has vowed to stay in the presidential race even after firing a third of his campaign staff last week, taking the fight to the party convention.</p>Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/02/10986171-moscow-skyscraper-in-flameshttp://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/02/10986171-moscow-skyscraper-in-flamesrussiafireworld-newsmoscowfederation-towerMon, 2 Apr 2012 19:33:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Smoke and flame rises from the top of the Federation Tower in the Moscow City business compound in downtown Moscow on April 2, 2012.</p>Sergey Ponomarev / AP http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/02/10985595-rhode-island-national-guardsman-killed-while-saving-an-afghan-boy-is-laid-to-rest-in-providencehttp://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/02/10985595-rhode-island-national-guardsman-killed-while-saving-an-afghan-boy-is-laid-to-rest-in-providenceafghanistanprovidencerhode-islandnational-guardus-newsfeatureddennis-weichel-jrMon, 2 Apr 2012 18:50:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Rhode Island National Guard commander Maj. Gen. Kevin McBride, right, presents a flag to Dennis Weichel , left, father of guardsman National Guard Sgt. Dennis Weichel Jr., during funeral services at the state Veterans Cemetery in Exeter, R.I. on April 2, 2012.</p>Stew Milne / AP<p>An honor guard carries the remains of Sgt. Dennis Weichel Jr. to his burial plot.</p>Stew Milne / AP<p>Nicholas Weichel, son of Sgt. Dennis Weichel Jr., stands next to his father's casket during funeral services.</p>Stew Milne / AP http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/02/10985124-blue-angels-fly-over-new-york-harbor-in-preparation-for-fleet-weekhttp://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/02/10985124-blue-angels-fly-over-new-york-harbor-in-preparation-for-fleet-weeknew-jerseynew-york-cityus-navyus-newsfeaturedstatue-of-libertyblue-anglesMon, 2 Apr 2012 17:56:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postJulio Cortez / AP http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/02/10984447-natures-best-photography-italys-dolomites-national-parkhttp://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/02/10984447-natures-best-photography-italys-dolomites-national-parkenvironmentphotographyconservationfeaturedanimal-tracksnatures-best-photographyMon, 2 Apr 2012 17:07:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The Dolomites of northeastern Italy are renowned for the carbonate rock that creates the range's dramatic shapes and colors. UNESCO declared this area a Natural World heritage Site in 2009 to protect the landscape's geology, vegetation, fauna, and spectacular beauty.</p>Samuel Bitton / Samuel Bitton http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/30/10942321-the-week-in-pictures-march-22-29http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/30/10942321-the-week-in-pictures-march-22-29photographyworld-newsus-newsphotojournalismfeaturedthe-week-in-picturestwipFri, 30 Mar 2012 17:18:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/27/10890516-drought-conditions-fuel-wildfire-in-northern-spainhttp://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/27/10890516-drought-conditions-fuel-wildfire-in-northern-spainweatherspainfireportugalwildfireworld-newsfeaturedTue, 27 Mar 2012 20:39:02 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A firemen runs close to a fire burning near the village of Castrelo do Val, in Ourense, northwestern Spain, on March 27, 2012. A firefighter was killed fighting one of the wildfires that have devastated thousands of acres due to drought in northwestern Spain.</p>Photos by Miguel Riopa / AFP - Getty Images<p>A villager looks at a fire burning close to the village of Castrelo do Val in northwestern Spain on March 27, 2012.</p> http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/27/10889931-palestinians-endure-rolling-blackouts-caused-by-fuel-shortageshttp://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/27/10889931-palestinians-endure-rolling-blackouts-caused-by-fuel-shortagesfuelpowerpalestinianelectricityworld-newsgaza-cityfeaturedTue, 27 Mar 2012 19:37:02 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postMohammed Abed / AFP - Getty Images http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/27/10889383-indian-separatists-detained-by-policehttp://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/27/10889383-indian-separatists-detained-by-policeindiaworld-newshyderabadtelenganaTue, 27 Mar 2012 18:44:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postMahesh Kumar A / AP http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/27/10888342-natures-best-photography-polar-bears-in-manitoba-canadahttp://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/27/10888342-natures-best-photography-polar-bears-in-manitoba-canadaenvironmentphotographyconservationfeaturedanimal-tracksnatures-best-photographyTue, 27 Mar 2012 17:30:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A polar bear family takes an afternoon nap cuddled up together in Manitoba, Canada.</p>Thomas D. Mangelsen / Nature's Best Photography http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/26/10874356-rallies-for-trayvon-martin-get-underway-in-washington-dc-and-floridahttp://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/26/10874356-rallies-for-trayvon-martin-get-underway-in-washington-dc-and-floridafloridaus-newswashington-dcfeaturedtrayvon-martinMon, 26 Mar 2012 22:58:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Members of the National Black United Front hold a Trayvon Martin Solidarity Rally outside the U.S. Department of Justice on March 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old Florida high school student, was shot and killed, in Sanford, Florida on Feb. 26.</p>Win McNamee / Getty Images<p>Ayesha Fleary joins a rally in front of a Department of Justice office, March 26, 2012, in Washington.</p>Haraz N. Ghanbari / AP<p>Trayvon Martin supporters hold hands while marching through downtown, March 26, 2012, before the start of a town hall meeting about Martin's death in Sanford, Florida. The teenager's family addressed the town hall meeting along with Rev. Al Sharpton. Martin was killed by George Michael Zimmerman while on neighborhood watch patrol in the city.</p>Mario Tama / Getty ImagesTrayvon Martin's parents maintain he was trying to get away from George Zimmerman, despite claims that Zimmerman was acting in self-defense. Meanwhile, on Monday, thousands of people descended upon Sanford, Fla., demanding justice for the Florida teen who was shot while on his way home from a convenience store. NBC's Ron Allen reports. http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/26/10874159-preliminary-round-of-the-isu-world-figure-skating-championships-gets-underway-in-francehttp://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/26/10874159-preliminary-round-of-the-isu-world-figure-skating-championships-gets-underway-in-francesportsfrancefigure-skatingworld-newswinter-sportsfeaturedMon, 26 Mar 2012 22:04:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postFrancois Mori / AP