The kiss of deaf.

A woman in china lost her hearing power after the passionate kiss with her boyfriend.Doctor said"her hearing would return after sometime. " The 20-something girl from Zhuhai, in southern Guangdong province,...

Tesco pulls out of eco-towns project in UK

Tesco, the UK superkmarket giant, has pulled out of a plan to build "ecotowns" in Britain. The towns were supposed to contain zero-carbon flats and be generally environmentally friendly. "Gordon Brown's plan for eco-towns was unravelling last night, with Tesco withdrawing...

United Airlines to temporarily lay off 950 pilots

"United Airlines will temporarily lay off about 950 pilots by the end of 2009 as a result of plans to reduce the fleet by 100 aircraft to cope with surging oil prices, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. ...

SC Executed Convicted Killer by Electric Chair, first time since 2004

SC Executed Convicted Killer by Electric Chair, first time since 2004 Media Credit gangsorus.com " COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - The Corrections Department announced that James Earl Reed was executed at 11:27pm Friday.The...

BC: Availability of welfare encourages kids to leave school: report

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorSomehow I do not think roving bands of emancipated truant 13 year olds are setting up digs, eating candy and playing video games while on Welfare.  Child Welfare...

Bush administration bars drilling in Arctic wetland

The Bush admin is really on a roll lately. Now they have proposed keeping oil-rich wetlands in the Arctic off-limits to drilling because of their ecological sensitivity.This certainly is a change of direction for...

Attack Won't Halt Peace Talks, says Israel

Despite today's violent attacks, Israel is committed to proceeding with planned peace talks."The killing of eight people at a Jewish religious college by a Palestinian gunman will not derail peace talks, the...

Dutch court rules Srebrenica families can sue U.N.

"Dutch court rules Srebrenica families can sue U.N. AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Families of Srebrenica massacre victims have cleared a legal hurdle in their lawsuit against the Dutch state and the United Nations, which they argue allowed the killing of thousands of Muslims, their...

Google: Age Bias Lawsuit From Former 50-ish Executive Can Continue

Old fuddy duddy? In his 50's?Google needs a good spanking."A state appeals court in San Jose ruled Thursday that a former Google executive in his 50s who was allegedly called "old fuddy-duddy" and told he was "slow" before being terminated in February 2004 has the right to...

Post details: A violation of state law is not a per se Fourth Amendment viola...

"An arrest in Oklahoma by Arkansas officials on an Arkansas arrest warrant violated the laws of both states, and, while a violation of state law may not be a constitutional violation, it could still be unreasonable, and that would make it violate the Fourth Amendment....

Aussie TV team charged over Apec stunt

This is such a great and funny story. It has a fun Canadian connection. I have seen the Chaser Team TV programme a number of times during a recent stay in Australia - they are just so funny. I have included the...

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....

Wal-Mart Bias Case: Underpaid Workers Mean Low, Low Prices

This case has not yet gone to trial, so no verdict has been reached. "Wal-Mart will face a lawsuit claiming pay discrimination against more than a million female US employees after a court approved the action. A federal appeals court upheld a 2004 ruling giving the lawsuit...

Rice Defends Raids on Iranian Targets

"JERUSALEM (AP) - U.S. raids that President Bush approved against Iranian targets in Iraq are part of broad efforts to confront Tehran's aggression, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday. "The United States is simply responding to Iranian activities that have been...

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