Clinton To Put Gravity Under Scrutiny

It was a matter of time before someone called Hillary on her ridiculous statements about OPEC and who better than Josh Marshall:"What is Hillary talking about? She's going to break up the OPEC oil cartel? ...

Poachers in Congo slaughter 14 elephants

"Poachers have slaughtered 14 elephants in Congo's Virunga National Park amid soaring demand for ivory in China.Elephants killed by spear attacks in KenyaChinese demand for ivory driving illegal tradeGorillas...

FDA Embarks on Major Hiring Initiative for its Public Health Mission

"Agency will fill more than 1,300 positions within the next several monthsBiologists, chemists, medical officers, mathematical statisticians and investigators are among the experts in demand as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration begins a multi-year hiring initiative.The...

Supreme Court, States can demand photo ID before Voting

Supreme Court: States can demand photo ID before Voting Todays Supreme Court Decision has been a polarizing issue between Republicans, who believe that a photo identification is a basic document used in most...

Pinball Wizard And Body Table King :: Oblate Spheroid

"Mr. Gary Stern, the last pinball machine magnate, is a wise-cracking, fast-talking 62-year-old with a shock of white hair, matching white frame glasses and a deep tan who eats jelly beans at his desk and...

Strike disrupting 8,000 UK schools

Teachers in the UK have gone on their first national strike in 21 years. About a third of schools in England and Wales have been affected so far. "The walkout by thousands of teachers has closed or partially...

China down to 12 days of coal stocks

A lot of people relying on this."China's booming economy could be running out of steam – literally. At the end of a cold and stormy winter, the country has just 12 days of coal reserves at most power stations. Some provinces, including Hebei, bordering Beijing, have...

Wal-Mart-owned Sam's Club rationing rice

"BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Sam's Club, the membership warehouse division of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., is limiting how much rice customers can buy because of what it calls "recent supply and demand trends." ...

Zimbabwe strike flops, concern in South Africa

A day after the justice system in Zimbabwe refused to disclose the results of the March 29 general election, the opposition party attempted to stage mass strikes across the entire nation.Unfortunately, fear of...

Birkin buyer says he cracked the code for Hermes "it" bag

I think that Birkin bags are somewhat ugly in appearance, but they represent something else in the world of fashion and celebrity - they represent status. If you have a Birkin hanging on your arm, you are...

Making Pledges and Smashing Toys: Global Day for Darfur

Five years on, and the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region continues. Around the world today, human rights campaigners are holding events to return this tragedy to the public eye; the region seems to be a vidtim...

Web could collapse as video demand soars

As internet video gros in popularity and people anticipate it to be the main source for television viewing in a matter fo time, some are starting to question whether the internet, in its current form, can handle it."The internet could grind to a halt within two years under...

Shannon Matthews' mum Karen: I knew where she was - Mirror.co.uk

"Shannon Matthews' disappearance may be linked to a cash scam in the TV drama Shameless.The theory emerged as the nine-year-old's mum, Karen, was quizzed on suspicion of perverting justice after allegedly telling friends: "I knew where she was."In an episode of C4's Shameless...

China Reports New Violence in Tibetan Region, Activists Say 8 Killed

"BEIJING —  New violence has broken out in a volatile Tibetan region of western China, leaving eight people dead, an overseas Tibet activist group said Friday. China's official Xinhua News Agency said...

New Violence Reported in Tibetan Area, 'Anti-Cnn' Site Launched

New violence is being reported in a Tibetan region of western China, leaving at least 8 people dead. Apparently police opened fire on hundreds of buddhist monks and people who had marched on government offices to...
 

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