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Gun Accidents Each Year: Kills Around 500 Kids

In California, an 8-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his 2-year-old sister. Sgt. Charlie Spruill from the Wacaville Police said "It's a tragic case of a sibling who picked up a firearm, thinking it was a...

Was Dublin 'shortchanged' on free bikes and can advertising be dangerous and ...

While you may not be too interested in what happens in Dublin I nevertheless suggest that you should be aware of this issue because it is more than likely that this will happen in your city or town in the not...

Prisons with Green Solutions

"An ingenious solution is helping Rwanda reduce the cost of running its bursting prisons, while improving conditions for the prisoners and helping protect the environment.The country’s prison population soared...

Nollywood: Booming Nigerian Film Industry

" The digital revolution in filmmaking over the last decade has given birth to an African success story: Nollywood - Nigeria’s answer to Hollywood, uses low-cost digital filmmaking and editing to tell local...

Obama Presents Saudi King With 2009 Chevy Malibu

While not exactly breaking news, I ran into this story (word for word and un credited) as news in a local publication, and went looking for further information and substantiation on the internet. "In his first...

Mumbai terrorists 'part of a larger group'

The 10 men known to have carried out the Mumbai terror attacks were part of a larger cadre of 30 who were given military training on how to conduct a suicide mission, according to police. "Another 20 were ready to die," Mumbai Police Deputy Commissioner Deven Bharti said....

U.S. Approves Plan to Help Citigroup Weather Losses

"Citigroup executives presented a plan to federal officials on Friday evening after a weeklong plunge in the company’s share price threatened to engulf other big banks. In tense, round-the-clock negotiations that stretched until almost midnight on Sunday, it became clear...

India v England, 3rd ODI: India wins by 16 runs (D/L)

"India won the 3rd ODI against England by 16 runs on Duckworth Lewis method as bad light stopped play in Kanpur. This means India has won three out of three matches so far in the series. Scorecard - India win 3rd ODI Kevin Pieterson won the toss for England and chose to bat...

Miss Plano crowned Saturday, receives new car Tuesday

"Miss Plano crowned Saturday, receives new car Tuesday By Kim Nguyen, Staff Writer (Created: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 12:26 PM CST) ...

Where the Hell is Matt?

"Where the Hell is Matt? 3 11 2008 Where the Hell is Matt is about a guy, named Matt, dancing his “dance” all around the world. And along the way, people dance along with him. You may be wondering, “Who IS this guy...

160 Million Nelson Mandelas

" Newsweek called Pakistan “the most dangerous nation in the world.” Western media calls Pakistan “a power-keg waiting to explode,” while their military describes us as “being in a fight for our national existence.” The world that we all claw and...

How the US presidential candidates view technology

"US elections aren't decided until after Baseball's World Series, according to the old axiom. We are going to offer a few thoughts on each US presidential candidate's technology program. "

UK house prices fall at record annual rate in Oct

Uk home prices are continuing to plummet, causing a great amount of anxiety for the sector. House prices fell at a record rate this month in the UK."British house prices fell in October at their sharpest annual rate since records began in 1991, the Nationwide building society...

Lessons on sex 'to be compulsory' in UK

The Scout Association in UK issued a new guidelines for the Scouts  to be given sexual health advice to prevent unprotected sex last week.  And now British government is likely to make sexual education mandatory in primary and secondary schools. British...

Study: U.S. suicides rising; risk high in middle age

Another sad statistic of the Bush administration will be the rise in suicides due to unemployment and foreclosures. During the depression of 1929 the suicide rate spiked and many Wall Street investors and brokers jumped from high rise buildings after the stock market crash....

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