Hundreds of Motorists Stranded in Midwest Snow

Snowstorms in the Midwest have closed roads in Wisconsin, shut down flights at O'Hare, you name it. It's a mess out there."MILWAUKEE (AP) - A major snowstorm has left motorists and some air travelers stranded in the Midwest.  In Wisconsin, the National Guard says as many...

Election 2008: Presidential, Senate and House Races Updated Daily

" DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES 2008 Click for Republican primaries and caucuses Wyoming Primary on March 8No polls have been published Wisconsin Primary on February 19Most recent polls:Dec...

Freak Winter Tornadoes Strike the Midwest US: Inc Video

"Jan. 8: A cluster of tornadoes tore across the unseasonably warm Midwest, demolishing houses from Wisconsin to Arkansas and killing two in Missouri "

Tornados Rip Up Midwest US

Some very dramatic weather in the US Midwest last night, with tornados in Missouri Northern Illinois. At least two dead, three hospitalized and several homes destroyed."UNDATED -- The storm that passed over the...

Death toll in Midwest storm hits 19

"MILWAUKEE - Highways remained slippery for some holiday travelers Monday in the upper Midwest in the aftermath of a blustery snowstorm that blacked out thousands of homes and businesses and snarled air travel. At least 19 deaths were linked to the weekend-long blast of ice...

Icy roads, wind storms overwhelm Wisconsin

Bad weather hits Wisconsin during busiest holiday travel days."While the storm that dropped some 10 inches of snow in western Wisconsin -- less to the east -- has tailed off, the big problem for holiday travelers...

Northeast US Digs Out From Storm

Massive snow dumps in the eastern part of the US over the weekend, with up to ten inches falling in some parts around the Great Lakes. NYC was strangely spared -- we just got a lot of extremely unpleasant...

World's Protected Areas Threatened By Climate Change, New Study Shows

"Climate change will affect national parks, forest reserves and other protected areas around the world, in some cases altering conditions so severely that the resulting environments will be virtually new to the...

This just in: We're evolving really fast!!!

Survival of the fittest, or survival of the fastest?"WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Human evolution has been moving at breakneck speed in the past several thousand years, far from plodding along as some scientists...

Cops Pull Out All Stops To Catch Stolen Doughnut Truck

I think Wiggum was continuing the chase on foot."Local cops were in hot pursuit of breakfast early Saturday morning as a tipsy thief tried but failed to make off with treats from the Krispy Kreme Doughnut...

Scientists Turn Skin Cells to Stem Cells - No Embryo Needed

This is great news. Although it could be a while before they are able to put this to real life use, it is a remarkable breakthrough in science.This quote from the article defines this find in a nutshell."It's a bit like learning how to turn lead into gold," said Dr. Robert...

Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch Lawsuit Filed

  Problems that arose with the Ortho Evra birth control patch were tied to the very substances they released into the body and the high amounts of estrogen and progestin.  Basically, exposure to these hormones at these levels led to an increased risk of blood...

Construction Site Accident - AP -Four Killed in Wisconsin Well

AP -SUPERIOR, Wis. —  A well accident killed four workers who apparently were overcome by toxic fumes Thursday and died before rescuers could get to them, authorities said.Battalion Fire Chief Richard Rugg said all four bodies had been recovered Thursday evening.Douglas...

From Brunch to Lunch...Life then Work (South Koreans discover leisure)

Having thought of South Koreans as working even longer hours than us in the US, I was surprised to find out that since 2004 the government of South Korea has encouraged people to cut down their working week to 5 days.  Su Hyun Lee tells us about these changes and the...

Monday Edition: Preserving Native American Burial Mounds

Here is a good series of links about American's Indian Mounds and how little by little these fascinating prehistoric cultural relics are being thoughtlessly destroyed by highways and by home-owners who plow them over or build on top of them. Having spent a happy...

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