Boy in New Mexico dies of the Bubonic Plague: 1st case this year

An eight-year-old boy in New Mexico has died of the Bubonic Plague, and his ten-year-old sister has been hospitalized. This is the first recorded case of the plague in the nation this year. It is not known exactly how they contracted the disease, but health officials are...

Exotic Diseases in the U.S. May Rise

We know about Dengue Fever, West Nile Virus and Lyme Disease - but have you heard of Leishmaniasis Disease, Chagas Disease and/or Chikungunya Virus? Probably not, unless you've been to places outside of the U.S....

Plague threatens prairie dogs, endangered ferrets in South Dakota

On the grasslands of Badlands National Park in South Dakota, wildlife officials are trying to do all they can to save one of the country's largest colonies of endangered black-footed ferrets."The deadly disease...

NHS hospitals battling plague of vermin, Tories reveal

As I entered the hall in central London at 4am I was greeted by hundreds of rats. Within a blink of an eyelid they vanished from sight. They live along side millions of London's residents who are largely unaware...

Fury as Tory leader David Cameron tells poor: It's your own fault

The differences between the Labour and Conservative parties in the UK have become increasingly blurred in the last 15 years. But yesterday David Cameron, the Conservative leader who is leading the charge to bring...

Attack of the Killer Viral Marketing Campaigns!

Can anyone save us from this mnemonic plague?Everyone and their dog wants to get in on the buzzy world of the fleetingly buzz-worthy viral marketing campaign phenomenon, but one fact has been consistently...

Poisonous spider outbreak closes hospital

Did they ever make Arachnophobia 2? If not here's a real-life movie script in the making." SYDNEY, Australia - A tiny Australian hospital is closing temporarily because of an infestation...

Plague resurfacing as a worldwide threat

"Plague, the disease that devastated medieval Europe, is re-emerging worldwide and poses a growing but overlooked threat, researchers warned on Tuesday.While it has only killed some 100 to 200 people annually over the past 20 years, plague has appeared in new countries...

Monkeys kill Delhi deputy mayor

This looks funny. But God knows, it's not. It's a tragedy. "The deputy mayor of the Indian capital Delhi died on Sunday after being attacked by a horde of wild monkeys. SS Bajwa suffered serious head injuries when...

NYC: Home to the Most Marijuana Arrests in the World (but don’t worry, whit...

"With the NYPD facing difficult challenges such as combating terrorism and stopping the flow of illegal handguns into the city, what are the police arresting people for at a rate ten times greater than before 1997? Marijuana. But they aren't arresting everyone who possesses...

Plague in Denver?

Denver health officials found five squirrels and one rabbit infected with plague in a public park, and have noted a mass squirrel die-off in the area in recent weeks. This is a little ominous: The most recent...

Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007

"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media Sources: Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005 Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story” Author: Elliot D....

A Plague On Both Your Houses

"January 29, 2007 Arrogance of Power Is anybody else angry at the arrogance of the Bush executive branch? I am not just talking about the White House, I am talking about the whole apparatus. It looks out of control. Power corrupts and when an Executive Branch has no check...

A Plague On Both Your Houses

"anuary 26, 2007 Bonkers at the Border - WSJ.com Bonkers at the Border - WSJ.com What follows is an e-mail I sent in response to the above opinion piece: Bonkers at the Border For some reason it always shocks me when a reputable newspaper gets things completely wrong. Your...

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