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Parents try to sell baby on eBay
"BERLIN, Germany (AP) -- Authorities in southern Germany said Saturday that they have taken custody of a 7-month-old boy after his parents posted an ad on eBay offering to sell him for one euro, the equivalent of $1.57. Peter Hieber, a spokesman for police in the Bavarian...
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... Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Win...
" AMY GOODMAN: [Five years ago] on March 19th, 2003, the US began bombing Baghdad. The invasion was on. Six weeks later, President Bush stood under a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” and declared an end to major military combat operations in Iraq. Now, half a...Men who do housework may get more sex
"NEW YORK - American men still don't pull their weight when it comes to housework and child care, but collectively they're not the slackers they used to be. The average dad has gradually been getting better about picking himself up off the sofa and pitching in, according to a...US backs 'virtual fence' for border
"WASHINGTON - A 28-mile "virtual fence" that will use radar and surveillance cameras to try to catch people entering the country illegally has gotten final government approval."Democrats Go to Polls in Wisconsin, Hawaii
Democratic primaries will be held in Wisconsin and Hawaii tonight; voters will have to pick between Clinton and Obama in a campaign that's grown increasingly negative.The Associated Press is working with NowPublic to...Hearing Impaired Man Tased by Police In Own Home
This is almost as bad as the pregnant woman being tasered. At least no one died or was seriously injured this time around."Donnell Williams had just gotten out of the bath tub, wearing only a towel around his waist,...Francis Ford Coppola disses Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson and Al Pacino
a surprising critique of three of America’s greatest actors."No slouch himself, Coppola directed Pacino in “The Godfather” and Pacino and De Niro in “Godfather II,” and was uncredited when directing... Newfoundland: Rare lichen leads to layoffs
A story reminiscent of a Simpsons episode in which Homer is forced by a Government Agency to care for an annoying Rare Screaming Caterpiller discovered in his yard. Now, Art imitates Life when a Rare Fungus is... the real newshound
"WHAT DO YOU THINK? Go To Comments (AP) A black Labrador that burrowed through smoking debris after Sept. 11 and flooded rubble after Hurricane Katrina in search of survivors has died after developing cancer. Owner... Tomorrow's Mothers.
"It's six in the morning and I haven't gotten any sleep. I've been staring at this screen listening to some grand music ( Miles Davis, Common, Sam Cooke ) trying to think of a new write up. Then it hit me as I looked over to my muted television screen - I saw a Girls Gone... NORTH TONAWANDA: Gay high school student is out for justice
"By Phil Dzikiy/dzikiyp@gnnewspaper.com “We’ve never had a child quite like Michael.” According to Rhonda Mangus, an employee of the North Tonawanda School District said this about her son, Michael Mangus, who came out as gay in eighth grade. Michael...Customized sneakers gain traction - Posted by Michael Fomkin
"Gregory Guichard once sweated over a hot glue gun for four days to set 3,000 Swarovski crystals onto a pair of sneakers. Now he professionally produces customized shoes worth hundreds of dollars. Ben Hoffman experimented for a year to get the right group of artists to...The Sum of Our Fears by Christopher Hayes
"If you were to draw a single conclusion from the past six years, it might very well be this: Fear does not bring out the best in the United States of America. A paranoid empire is not a pretty sight. When there's always an imaginary ticking bomb somewhere the perverse ethics...Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007
"#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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