Primates 'at risk of extinction'

A new report says that about half of the world's primates are facing extinction, saying that the destruction of rainforests is the biggest threat to primate species."Some 300 of the 634 different types of ape and...

Repairing U.S. bridges would cost $140 billion

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- It would cost at least $140 billion to repair all the nation's bridges if work began immediately, a nationwide safety organization said in a comprehensive report Monday. ...

Hip-Hop Rosa Clemente Veep for Green

Moments ago the Green party nomination process concluded.  Cynthia McKinney won the nomination.  Her pick for Veep?  Hip-Hop Artist and activist Rosa Clemente, The Green party has come a long way from...

Tough work removing pig brains

Working in a pork processing plant can be demanding and serious business. The progressive inflammatory neuropathy, as it has been named, has afflicted several employees at the Austin, MN (USA) pork processing plant. Fortunately an identification of this disease has been...

Lawsuit says Ledger used cocaine

A lawsuit has been filed against a photo agency and two paparazzi who allegedly filmed Heath Legder in a hotel room where drugs were being taken, and who claimed that the late actor was also using cocaine." The...

Special Operations Intelligence Sergeant killed in Afghanistan

"The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Nicholas A. Robertson, 27, of Old Town, Maine, died April 3 at the Landstuhl Regional Medical...

Developers need incentives: energy efficient buildings

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor The following phrase in this media story says it all about people.   "The report also noted a disincentive for both landlords and tenants - property owners tend...

UK studies Cayman Islands Risks

"UK studies Cayman risk By Shurna Robbins The collapse in confidence in the global financial markets was made worse by apparently lax hedge fund regulations in the Cayman Islands and other offshore financial centres,...

Memo to White House: Bridge Failure Determined to Strike in U.S.

It seems that the White House was fully aware of the fact that this very bridge was shaky, and still cut the necessary funds to address it so they can continue to do what they feel the French didn't have the balls...

The Black Commentator - Homophobia has become a Black problem...

Thanks to European colonialism, people who were once accepted and in some cases revered are now pariahs within their own communities.  Thanks Uncle Sam.  - The...

Taleban Show Video of French Captives

This is an update to the story of the two abducted French aid workers, originally posted by our very own angryindian. Taleban fighters are holding the aid workers and three Afghan co-workers as France works toward their release."Video footage has surfaced of two French aid...

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....

Multiculteralism is a failed ideology

Here is the proof:"In stark contrast with their parents, growing numbers sympathise with extreme teachings of Islam, with almost four in ten wanting to live under Sharia law in Britain. The study identifies significant support for wearing the veil in public, Islamic schools...

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