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San Diego Home Foreclosures Up 180% In One Year
DataQuick Information Systems of La Jolla reported yesterday home foreclosures were up 18 percent over May and a 180 percent increase over June 2007. New June notices of default dropped just 2% percent from May, but they were still up 93 percent from a year ago.NASA used cadavers in tests to develop landing systems
"NASA used cadavers in Orion landing tests By MARK CARREAU Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle TOOLS Email Get section feed Print Recommend Comments (44) Yahoo! Buzz ...
Jeff Jarvis to the AP: "FU"
Wow, a serious fight is underway between the AP and the blogosphere. Jeff Jarvis posted this on his blog yesterday:"I talked to a reporter this week about the embattled Associated Press and said three times... Student, 17, gets 8 years in prison for phone threat
" A 17-year-old who phoned his rival high school on a school bus and threatened to open fire on students has been sentenced to eight years in state prison."If we put a 17 yrs old kid into prison for a prank then the terrorists already won: their primary object is to sow... Over 1,000,000 Strong and Growing - the U.S. Subprime Debacle Goes Prime
Between the information on Realitytrac.com (referenced below) and that from Forbes.com (ditto)it appears that while the housing crisis has faded from the head lines it is still running strong in reality land. Realtytrac is particularly useful because it gives a lot of hard...China puts nation on alert to try to stop deadly virus
Another deadly virus has the Chinese authorities worried."BEIJING - China's Health Ministry issued a nationwide alert Saturday calling for heightened efforts to control a virus that has caused the deaths of 22 children in one city and shows signs of spreading. ... Poor Quality Education in Mexico Urgent Reform Needed
We have a serious problem of ignorance and illiteracy in our country.Ignorance, self interest and corruption among some teachers and polititians are damaging the future and potential of generations by keeping... More Endoscopy Center Patients Diagnosed with Hepatitis C
" New Hepatitis C case Desert Shadow Nevada Endoscopy Center NEWS March 19, 2008: Another case of Hepatitis C: State health officials in Nevada have found evidence of another Hepatitis C case related to the first outbreak at the Shadow Lane facility that was closed...Mexico eliminated, Canada will play the United States
"CARSON, Calif. —Mexico's under-23 men's national team beat Haiti 5-1 on Sunday, but it didn't stop the younger version of El Tri from being shut out of the Beijing Olympics. With the victory, Mexico finished...20,000 Protest Georgia's President
A huge protest rally was held in Georgia over claims that the current president won a January election by fraud."TBILISI, GEORGIA — More than 20,000 opposition supporters rallied in Georgia's capital Friday, trying to increase pressure on President Mikhail Saakashvili... Australia Apologizes to Aborigines
The Australian Government has offered a formal apology for past mistreatment of Aborigines. Note: Also see our member sremmah3's earlier story on the speech. The Associated Press is working with NowPublic to... Cheruiyot wins Houston Marathon in sprint finish
"Kenya's David Cheruiyot won the Houston Marathon in an unofficial time of 2:12:31, his third win in the race. Ethiopia's Dire Tune set a record — an unofficial time of 2:24:39 — in the women's event, breaking her own mark of 2:26:52, set last year. Cheruiyot pulled clear...Firefighters douse sword attacker
"Firefighters douse sword attackerFirefighters had to turn a waterhose on a man armed with a samurai sword while attending a fire in Dundalk. The man ran from a crowd towards the firefighters tackling a car fire at a...Parking wardens to become council 'spies'
"Parking attendants could soon be able to hand out on-the-spot fines if they catch anyone dropping litter. The attendants will be re-named "civil enforcement officers" and allowed to issue penalty notices for fly-posting and graffiti. They would also become council "spies",... Controversy Grows Over Houston Police Officers' "Ghetto Handbook"
Six Houston, Tx, police officers have allegedly contributed to a crudely-made, pretty-obviously-racist "Ghetto Handbook" -- and no action was taken for three months after it was distributed. The officer who handed it...
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