Gaza City blacked out after 4 rockets hit Israel

This has been going on for over a week now. Israeli towns have been under seige near the Gaza border with only minutes notice of in coming rockets.  "Rockets fired from northern Gaza land in western Negev; no injuries, damage reported; Gaza City plunges into darkness...

Calling B.S. on the Idea of 'Marijuana Addiction'

"It's laughable that the Feds are pushing the concept of pot addiction when science shows that withdrawal symptoms from caffeine are far worse.The U.S. government believes that America is going to pot -- literally.Earlier this month, the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse...

Canada's aspiring astronauts face arduous application

When Canada's Space Agency months ago put out a call for astronaut applicants, Canadians responded -- 5,352 of them, to be precise. Tragically, only two people will be selected as astronauts, and nothing I can think of -- not astronaut ice-cream, not even a career as a...

Facebook tackles Bhutto hoaxers

"Social networking site Facebook says it has taken down two bogus profiles of Bilawal Bhutto, son of the murdered Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto. An investigation found the entries "not authentic" and in breach of Facebook terms of use, a company statement said. A number...

Thousands of student loan borrowers forced to default

Everywhere you go you find college students completely unhappy with their lack of money, difficulty in finding a job and struggling to pay back loans."Student activists say the federal government is denying Canada's most desperate student-loan recipients relief from sky-high...