Not in a figurative sense, either. Our planet is quite literally emitting a deafening scream. Were they not blocked by our hardworking ionosphere, these sounds would drown out all of our own radio signals. So...
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There seem to be two schools of thought with regard to student fighting: either let them sort them it out themselves, or have adults intervene to prevent further issues. A recent incident in Ontario has one MP calling for a law that would enforce the latter policy. What...
Storms battled through the heartland of the US Thursday evening, causing damage to stores, homes and schools, derailing train cars and disrupting power to thousands of people. One possible tornado was spotted in...
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I have reasons to believe that the government is sincere in its mission to protect the environment. However, it cannot sacrifice its economic agenda, which apparently is its top priority, resulting to the...
Such a simple idea, but a good one, no?Now if only there weren't so many Ontario clothesline bans..."Toronto Hydro is giving 75,000 homeowners a “low-tech,” energy-saving device — a free clothesline. “This is...
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"NASA's Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms (THEMIS) mission is the official name given our government’s effort to better understand space weather around our Oblate Spheroid.
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Picture Perfect: 10 Tips to Take Better Expedition Photos
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"ASTRONOMERS ARE BEWILDERED OVER A STRANGE COMET NOW APPEARING IN THE EVENING SKY Astronomers around the world agree, Comet 17P/Holmes is one of the strangest things ever to explode in the night sky. It's a...
"NEW MEXICO FIREBALL: On Sept 13th at approximately 3 o'clock in the morning MDT, an extremely bright fireball streaked over New Mexico, "It was terrifying," says eyewitness Susan K. Burgess. "I was stargazing...
"Belinda Stronach and Tie Domi quietly split up over summer
TORONTO (CP) — The affair that steamed up ice rinks and titillated Parliament Hill is over.
Auto parts heiress and MP Belinda Stronach and former NHL...
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June 3, 2007
- Three high school students have been arrested after starting a
massive food fight that left a police officer with a broken foot.
Thursday's free-for-all at West Aurora High School involved several
hundred students who hurled milk cartons, sandwiches, pizza...
" May 19, 2007 Connecticut - Shortly after 10:30 am while responding to a call for a kitchen fire a 61 Eastern Avenue in Waterbury Engine 8 and Ladder 1 of the Waterbury Fire Department collided at the intersection or Route 73 and East Aurora Street. Eight firefighters were...
Today, Canada's sexiest and most controversial politician announced she's going back to work at her father's company, Magna--where she was once named the most powerful businesswoman in Canada by the National...
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The population of divorced people
over 65 has exploded in the past 15 years, and elder-law attorneys
suspect money is at least partly to blame.The
idea that money might be a factor in divorce isn't news. But instead of
fighting over their money, these attorneys say, older...