Killer nurse must serve 30 years

"A nurse who murdered four elderly hospital patients has been ordered to serve at least 30 years in prison. Colin Norris, 32, from Egilsay Terrace, Glasgow, denied killing the women with insulin at two Leeds hospitals in 2002. He was convicted on Monday at Newcastle Crown...

maltaStar.com: Student’s program sends PR chaos in Wiki-scandal

Thank the Gods for hackers!!  One smart lad developed a software programme to pingback the data altered on Wikipedia to the source of the IP that made the changes.  So far, the list is very long and very...

Who will edit Wiki's editors?

"Anyone with the inclination can alter entries on the online encyclopedia, but a scanner that can track who's making changes could curb the practice, writes Katie Hafner. Last year someone edited the Wikipedia entry for the SeaWorld theme parks in the United States to change...

LA Fire 75% Contained; 1/5 of Griffith Park Burnt

It's almost time to start talking about the "aftermath" of Monday's terrible fire in LA's historic Griffith Park. Firefighters are reporting containing about 75% of the blaze, with the rest of the fire under...

Something "Lyrid" Is Lurking In The Sky Tonight :: Oblate Spheroid

"Ever stop and wonder why the Earth is really, at once ... so big, and yet, so small? Tonight and tomorrow we will all have a chance to wonder and realize that this Blue Orb is a special platform on which to...

Anger aired over upside down Aboriginal flag

"There is embarrassment and anger in Griffith, in southern New South Wales, after the Aboriginal flag was flown upside down on Australia Day. The mistake has been labelled an insult by Indigenous residents, who say it was reported to the council on the day that the flag was...

Mercury in Transit

"Amateur astronomers set up about three dozen telescopes on the lawn of the newly renovated Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, one of many facilities that held special viewing parties. The observatory recently...

Copper-Domed Landmark to be reopened in Hollywood Hills

"Standing before the copper-domed landmark that has perched upon the Hollywood Hills since 1935, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today unveiled a restored and expanded Griffith Observatory and said it would reopen to...

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