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Exciting last All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium
The game lasted for 4 hours and 50 minutes - making it the longest in 'All-Star' history. I only watched a bit of it (mostly because I don't understand baseball) but it was a pretty exciting game - although my dad... 'Warcraft' maker Blizzard Wins Copyright Cheating Lawsuit
Cheating is now a violation of copyright, according to a U.S. district judge who ruled for World of Warcraft maker Blizzard on Tuesday. Blizzard was suing MDY Industries for their software program WoWGlider, which...Canadian Court Shuts Down Quebec Torrent Site
In a move many people see as controversial, a Quebec court has ruled that a torrent tracker site based out of Quebec, and hosting mostly french-language content, must shut down. This is a tricky situation, because it could leave the potential open for shutting down any... A Chinese YouTube Disappears, Along With Millions Of Western Dollars. Next?
There is speculation that the Chinese government is starting to crack down on what they see as unofficial media. We'll have to see how this develops as the Olympics starts up. My guess is that we'll... Nigerian Militants Strike Shell Oil Rig
Nigeria has a tragic history of conflict between Shell oil and local interest groups. Today, militants attacked one of Shell's offshore oil rigs."Royal Dutch Shell was forced to shut down production of its Bonga...12 illegal immigrants living in the attic
Imagine moving into a new home and then discovering you weren’t the only ones living there. I thought this was a joke when first reading it since it is Friday the 13th and all, but it’s a real story. A young couple had just moved into a rented house, decided...Tennessee - Power Outage Kills Woman In Iron Lung
My heart and prayers go out to the family " A Tennessee woman who spent almost all of her life in an iron lung died after a power outage shut down the machine. The woman, Dianne Odell, 61, had been restricted to the... Boris starts review of embassies... from a boat in Turkey
The so-called "foreign embassies" that London Mayor Ken Livingstone set up during his time in offer are likely to end up on teh chopping block after a review launched by new mayor Boris Johnson. Johnson is today in Turkey taking a look at one of those embassies, which... Blackouts hit thousands as generators fail
A blackout in the UK has left hundreds of people without power. A number of power stations have suddenyl shut down. The icnident is on a scale not seen for at least a decade according to one power company insider."Hundreds of thousands of people were hit by electricity... Hezbollah to end Beirut seizure
Hezbollah has said that they will be withdrawing their gunman from Beirut after the Lebanese army settled tensions between armed government supporters and the Shia group."The army revoked two key government measures... Suspicious substance causes lockdown at California hospital - but turns out t...
UPDATE: 4:39PM EST - May 3A hostpital in California was shut down last night due to an unknown substance causing a patient and an officer to feel ill. Turns out the substance was just a bag of powdered alfredo... Polish airport shut as Ryanair plane stuck
Lodz airport in Poland has been shut down, after a Ryanair plane bound for Nottingham and carrying 170 passengers came off the runway."It is thought that the plane became stuck in mud on the edge of the runway, ...Major British oil pipeline being shut down ahead of possible strike
A pipeline that carries nearly half of Britain's oil is gradually being shut down today ahead of a possible strike over pensions that has already closed a major refinery and started some panic fuel buying.The...Strike could close key Grangemouth oil refinery for a month
There is going to be a significant disruption to the fuel supply in the UK over the next few days, as a two-day strike at Scotland's biggest oil refinery is set to go ahead."Plans to haul fuel by road from locations in England and Wales to Scotlandwill be put in place today...At Least 300 Workers Taken From Chicken Factories, Company Not Facing Any Cha...
At least 300 workers have been arrested in chicken factories in Texas."Federal agents arrested hundreds of people in raids at Pilgrim's Pride chicken plants in five states, the latest crackdown on illegal immigrant labor at the nation's poultry producers.In separate sweeps...
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