U.K. journalist Tony McDonough, the deputy business editor at the Echo in Liverpool, was hit a few days ago by a spray of gun pellets at a pub, when a gunman on a motorcycle rode by and fired upon the building. "McDonough, still fairly new to Twitter, did what he was taught...
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In a remarkable case of animal cruelty, a cat was shot 27 times with an air rifle, but survived. It was trapped in a cage and shot at point blank range, twice in the face, and the cat sill has some pellets lodged in...
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Although there are only about 60 species of mammals living inland or around our coasts, they play an important part in our lives. Ireland has long been separated from mainland Europe, thereby, preventing movement over land. There are a greater number of mammal species in...
"An innovative method of transforming coal waste into a powerful new energy form has been developed by a team of scientists based in Northern Ireland.
They have come up with a chemical formula which, when added to coal sludge, produces fuel pellets which can be burned in...
Residents of western Pennsylvania are being warned to wear International Orange today, and high school students with a penchant for camouflage should reconsider, local officials are suggesting.Vice President Dick...
Microscopic particles of plastic could be poisoning the oceans, according to a British team of researchers.
They report that small plastic pellets called "mermaids'
tears", which are the result of industry and...
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A group of about 10 people, well-connected enough to enjoy a weekend outing with the vice president, had traveled to the legendary 50,000-acre spread in Kenedy County the previous day. They formed two three-person hunting parties early Saturday and roamed the range before...
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The mainstream media has deliberately taken the long verbal route, to avoid saying something very simple. It's strange that nobody in the mainstream media abbreviated it to three words - "Cheney shot...
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"It will be studied as one of the big ones -- an example of how a modest mishap goes completely out of control," said Sabato, head of the Centre for Politics at the University of Virginia.
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