"Forty-four retired New York subwaycars have been sunken 19 miles southeast of Ocean Cityin an effort to create an artificial reef. Maryland’s coast, a place once rich inanimal life thanks to its natural reefs, has...
As an SUV was being driven up to be put on auction at the Tri-State Auto Auction in Crestwood, Illinois, it reportedly accelerated into a group of people, struck a minivan and crashed through a door outside, injuring more people. Three people suffered serious injuries and six...
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" Viking Range Corp. has found that in recruiting employees to work for the company in Greenwood, a number of potential employees declined to take the job because of the lack of accelerated learning opportunities for their children in K-12. "We have a public school system, of...
If this isn't enough proof, I don't know what is. The fact that the arctic ocean could be *completely* ice free by 2012 is a scary thought. Imagine if your kids don't know what an iceberg is, aside from one taking...
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Just like seemingly everything else in our world, humans aren't just living, thinking, acting, and moving faster -- even our evolution is accelerating."In the beginning, there was creationism, which assumed we had never evolved.
Then came the theory of evolution through...
"WASHINGTON (AP) — An already relentless melting of the Arctic greatly accelerated this summer, a warning sign that some scientists worry could mean global warming has passed an ominous tipping point. One even...
"CHEHALIS, Wash. - The heavy rains fell everywhere. Federal experts say a freak of nature may be to blame. They emphasize they're still investigating, but they say they're zeroing in on a small but high-intensity...
"Tree stumps at the feet of Western Canadian glaciers are providing new insights into the accelerated rates at which the rivers of ice have been shrinking due to human-aided global warming.
Geologist Johannes...
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian consumer prices rose faster in
August than in the previous month led by food amid tight supply and as
demand picks up ahead of the Muslim fasting period, most economists
polled by Thomson Financial said.
Muslims normally prepare heavy meals...
"May 24, 2007
On Patriotism
by Rep. Ron Paul
For some, patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. For others, it means dissent against a government's abuse of the people's rights.
I have never met a politician in Washington or any American, for that matter, who chose to be...
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Countdown has begun
US, Israel prepare for Iran strike in wake of new intelligence information
Orly Azoulay
Published: 04.29.07, 16:18 / Israel Opinion
Washington: The intelligence information gathered by the Unites States regarding Iran's technological breakthrough that...
"While its alliance with Israel has long been anathema to the Arab public, there is little debate that America's standing in the Arab world has deteriorated since United States President George W Bush assumed office in January 2001. This decline, which accelerated after the...
This just came to my attention from NowPublic staffer Victoria Revay.It outlines steps that are being taken by the US Justice Department to force photo, video, and news-sharing sites like Flickr, YouTube, and...
"#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....
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A real bloodbath today:"NEW YORK - Stocks plummeted Tuesday, briefly hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 550 points as Wall Street succumbed to a global market plunge sparked by growing concerns that the U.S. and Chinese economies are cooling and that equities...