Sri Lankan doctors recant death figures

After being in custody for about two months, the doctors say they inflated death tolls. The doctors who stayed with the people till the end now claims that only 350-400 civilians were killed in the last month of...

Explorer Jacques Piccard dies at 86

Jacques Piccard mede his last dive at the age of 52.He came from a daring family that inherits a sense of curiosity and perseverance with respect for others as a guiding principle to its dessendants.  "Swiss...

Former gold medalist shoves judge and kicks referee in the face after routin...

When Cuban taekwondo competitor Angel Matos was disqualified from the broze-medal match he reacted with a swift kick to the face of a referee prompting the World Taekwondo Federation to call for a life-time ban...

Is Apple Socially Responsible… or too slow to confirm it

"We witnessed the public stunt shown by Greenpeace everywhere about Apple’s products and its use of toxic substances in laptops and other devices. The main problem between Greenpeace guerrilla tactics is Apple...

Britain faces calls for UFO inquiry

The silly season has arrived. First there is a "complicated" crop circle and now soldiers are seeing UFOs."The British ministry of defence today faced calls to launch an official inquiry into a series of UFO...

Children Struggle With Death

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA Child witnessing the strangulation of their mother, at the hands of the father, one cannot imagine what goes on in the mind of a child.  One wonders what life...

Director General of MI5 humiliated in whistleblower battle against journalist

"Having been left with no option other than to resign from the Security Department of the Home Office, John Francis Smith soon found another job in the NHS and though not as well paid, he survived comfortably...

Why I Hate Cops

"I don't hate cops. I've had friends who were cops in every town where I've ever lived. One pal o' mine--Cuddles to his friends--drove the meat wagon (picking up corpses) for the Chicago police department. Another was Ziggy, a ex-junkie who submitted an application to the...

NASA Images Capture 'Death Star Galaxy' Firing On Neighbor

I've always been a bit of an atronomy nerd so this is pretty interesting. Basically a black hole is shooting radiation and energy towards a nearby galaxy. I wonder, if there was sound in space, would it sound like...

What Really Happens To Cars In SF Valet Parking

The valet not only in San Francisco but on South Beach it's the same."SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) ― With space tight in downtown San Francisco, valet parking is a fact of life here. But did you ever wonder what...

Hundreds of Thousands at Peril with Approaching Cyclone Sidr

"If It Hits Bangladesh, Hundreds of Thousands Could Die  Cyclone Sidr, which is a hurricane of at least Category 3 strength, could track toward Bangladesh and repeat episodes of destruction that have...

Detroit voting 'messy' due to ID requirement

"DETROIT -- Officials from the Detroit Branch NAACP monitoring voting this morning say the process is "messy" because of the new photo identification requirement. Melvin "Butch" Hollowell, general counsel to the Detroit NAACP, said there was one report of a voter being turned...

Teens arrested for hate crime on FIU student

 "Police have charged four teenagers with a hate crime and one adult with attempted murder after they allegedly beat and attempted to drown a black Florida International University student at Haulover Beach...

Life is good®

"Take Me Out to the Ballpark for Summer Fun Life is good at Fenway celebrates summer fun and good old-fashioned Americana at the nation's favorite ballpark. A crowd of 20,000 will enjoy a field of dreams day...

The Edwards Announcement: A NowPublic blog roundup

Yesterday's announcement on the part of John Edwards and his wife Elizabeth that she has Stage IV incurable cancer and that he will continue to campaign has raised a few eyebrows in Washington and across the...

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