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State Elections officials deny illegally purging voters
"NEW YORK - A newspaper report Thursday said tens of thousands of eligible voters have been removed from rolls or blocked from registering in at least six swing states. Election officials lined up to defend their registration procedures and said they had done nothing...
Barclays, RBS in Talks on U.K. Government Funding
RBS and Barclays banks in the UK are thought to be the next to be in trouble, with shares in both banks plummeting today. It is thought that the UK government is going to take partial ownership in both banks."The U.K. government may invest at least 45 billion pounds ($79... Tony Blair Compared to Winston Churchill by Wife Cherie
Cherie Blair wife of former British prime minister Tony Blair has compared her husband to British wartime leader Winston Churchill saying history will judge him "very well" and he will be "up there with... Warships surround Somali pirates
The Somali pirates being confronted by a coalition of the worlds' navies off the Africa coast have been surrounded by three warships: one Russian, one American, and one unknown. "Somali pirates aboard a ship carrying... Eating insects: save the planet and munch a moth
As food prices continue to rise, and the world gets hotter, we as humans need to find more ways to conserve our planet and help our species adapt.Well, eating insects could be the answer. I don't know if I could do... State rep seeks witness-tampering probe in Palin inquiry
The corruption investigation in Alaska against governor Sarah Palin could extend in a new direction, with new allegations of witness tampering by Palin and her associates."A Democratic state representative in Alaska asked state troopers Wednesday to investigate possible... Turf war rocks Sikh temple
"At least two groups of Filipino-Indians are battling for control over the richest, oldest and largest congregation of Punjabis here, the Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple in Paco, Manila. A ranking member has been killed in the turf war for supremacy in the predominantly... Would You Quit Drinking Bottled Water?
" photo credit: Hambo One of my pet peeves is my wife buying bottled water, even though we live in one of the more pristine areas of the world. Vancouver is planning on launching a marketing campaign aimed at getting more people to turn on the tap when they’re... Saving Mud-Covered Haiti's Crops – And Mountains
"The Haitians have a saying, “beyond mountains there are mountains,” meaning after each big obstacle stands another bigger obstacle. I saw the saying come to life in the town of Cabaret. It was my first trip to Haiti, a ninety minute plane ride from Miami. So close,...Man Shot to Death in Front of Live Streaming Cameras
A 30-year-old man with alleged gang ties was shot multiple times while idling at a stoplight, and the only person who might have seen it was online. The shooting happened in front of a camera streaming live video onto the net, but no one has so far stopped by. "Edmonton's... Alfalfa Sprouts Contaminated with Salmonella Typhimiriumis
More cases of Salmonella outbreaks, this time in Oregon and Washington states. The culprit this time around: Alfalfa Sprouts. It is believed that the infected sprouts were contaminated by farm animals grazing the... Arctic sea ice at second lowest extent ever recorded
More alarming news on the global warming front as Arctic sea ice reaches the second lowest extent ever recorded. This comes at a time when some high profile politicians such as Republican vice-presidential candidate...Bosses hiring diet police to stop office workers piling on the pounds
I wonder if NowPublic will start hiring these Weight Watchers and have mandatory weekly weigh-ins. Looking around the office now, we definitely do not need one of these and it would be a total waste of money. It...Yankee Fan Catches Home Runs On Consecutive Nights
A fan sitting in the bleachers at Yankee stadium caught two home run balls on two consecutive nights. The remarkable feat was caught by the Yankees broadcast crew, who noticed that the man who caught a homer... New York City Broker Charged With Scamming Elderly Clients
"NEW YORK -- A New York City stockbroker has been charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from clients -- many of them elderly -- and sending the money...
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