Australian judge halts drug trial because jurors were playing Sudoku

A trial has been halted in Australia because some of the jurors were found to be playing Sudoku rather than taking notes on the trial. What a great way to waste money and time! Now another trial will have to begin in...

Border Patrol Agents Rescue 51 Illegal Aliens from Tractor Trailer

"Laredo, Texas – Border Patrol agents from the Laredo North station disrupted a human smuggling attempt and rescued 51 people today.At about 2:30 a.m, agents working at the Border Patrol checkpoint north of Laredo conducted an immigration inspection of the driver of a...

Insects Talk on the Plant-Phone

Yeah, my new phone is pretty cool, and it doesn't even need to be charged. However, it requires solar power. And soil."Dutch ecologist Roxina Soler and her colleagues have discovered that subterranean and aboveground...

Student 'Twitters' his way out of Egyptian jail

When James Karl Buck was arrested in Egypt, his first thought was that he needed to twitter about it. Good thing he did, because his constant Twitter updates via his cell phone are what led to his release from...

Kids find head in bag on beach

"THE severed head of a woman was found in a plastic bag on a beach yesterday by two little sisters. Another carrier bag containing a hand was discovered nearby. The girls, aged eight and 12, screamed when they saw...

School violence hot line saves lives

"A national hot line that urges students to call in tips about weapons and school violence has gotten 198 calls about possible dangers in North Jersey since starting five years ago.In January, a caller told the...

Jail the Journalists!

That seems to be the DOJ position. Where is the NYTimes on this?  Why aren't they writing more about it?"Ever since the President's illegal warrantless eavesdropping program was revealed by the New York Times'...

Ketek Side Effects and FDA Under Investigation by Congress

"A congressional subcommittee voted Tuesday to subpoena former and current Food and Drug Administration investigators to testify about fraudulent clinical data that supported approval of the antibiotic drug Ketek. Ketek was approved in 2004. It is manufactured by Sanofi...

Veoh Hacks Hulu

I've recently been spending some time on Veoh so this is useful for me.  We'll see if the big dogs at Hulu let this continue:"Today, a PR rep from Veoh alerted us that online users of Veoh's video service can now watch entire episodes of content from Hulu, the joint...

Syrians detained on Panama-bound plane

"Six Syrians were detained in Panama on Tuesday after the crew on their flight from Cuba alerted authorities to suspicious behavior. An aviation official denied police reports that the Syrians tried to open the cockpit door. "This is not a hijacking," said Victor de la Hoz,...

Pornography probe over art gallery exhibit

"Police have seized an exhibit from a flagship art gallery amid fears it could breach pornography laws. Thought to be an image of a child, it was seized shortly before it was due to go on display at the multi-million pound Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art which stands on a...

Stranded migrants disappear in European waters

Migrants trying to make it to Europe from Libya have disappeared after sending up an emergency call for help to the British Authorities. Cornish coastguards have been unable to find the vessel, apparently containing...

Car carrying four men speeds past Customs entry in Port Angeles

"Car carrying four men speeds past Customs entry in Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES - A car carrying four men reportedly sped through the U.S. Customs port of entry off the ferry from Victoria on Wednesday night. The Port Angeles Police Department received a...

Idiocy at the LA Times

Josh Marshall is too modest to say it but I will:  His site is one of the most informative news sources on the web (and beyond).  His piece today shows a brutal example of how arrogant centrally planned media can be.  I have taken the rare step of including his...

Netflix Is Out in More Ways Than One

Motley Fool earlier today reported that the category-busting movie-rental supplier NetFlix is having its share of problems. Not only is its share price having some difficulties, but its website crashed last night and has still not recovered (as of publication time of this...

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