Four People Killed In Jet Crash

I just found this story about the Blink 182 drummer and another musician getting injured in that recent airplane accident.  I was unaware that 4 people were killed.  There was a loud noise.  I wonder if it was terrorists?"Four people were recently killed in a...

Survey: Many believe in divine intervention

"CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- When it comes to saving lives, God trumps doctors for many Americans. ...

Manhunt for man who Robbed, Severely Beat Elderly Woman

WIS-TV in Columbia, South Carolina is reporting  that the Richland County sheriff's deputies are looking for a man they say robbed and severely beat an elderly woman (See Sketch)" Sheriff Leon Lott said the...

Terror Threats to Olympic Games

Some might call me a negative person, but I have expected something like this to come along at this time. The Olympics draw people from all over the world, what better place to make a global impact? Unfortunately,...

The Bush administration fails to stop al-Qaida in Pakistan - By Arthur Delan...

" The New York Times leads with a big story on the growth of al-Qaida in Pakistan and the Bush administration's waffling over plans to give commandos greater latitude to operate in the country's tribal areas. The Washington Post leads locally with the surprise death of a...

Tibet

" This morning at around 11:00 AM (Beijing Standard Time), at least three Tibetans were severely beaten and detained by the Chinese security forces for staging a peaceful protest in Kardze County, Kardze "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture" ('TAP') Sichuan Province, according to...

Clean-up in wake of flash floods

Flash floods have battered SouthWest England this week, where a months' worth of rain has fallen in just a couple days."A clean-up operation is under way after torrential rain caused flash flooding across south-west England.Firefighters evacuated homes in the worst hit areas...

Twenty-five U.S. Military Officers Challenge Official Account of 9/11

"Official Account of 9/11: “Impossible”, “A Bunch of Hogwash”, “Total B.S.”, “Ludicrous”, “A Well-Organized Cover-up”, “A White-Washed Farce” January 14, 2008 – Twenty-five former U.S. military officers have severely criticized the official account...

World's Protected Areas Threatened By Climate Change, New Study Shows

"Climate change will affect national parks, forest reserves and other protected areas around the world, in some cases altering conditions so severely that the resulting environments will be virtually new to the...

Southwold beach huts battered

I've been looking at a great blog called Shedworking, that is all about sheds. Here: sheds in the news..."Southwold's famous beach huts have taken a battering in the storms in the UK over the last 24 hours (pictured...

Clashes break out at Venezuela Protest

Is the honeymoon over? Venezuelan citizens reaction to the rapid political changes has brought to light many possible civil abuses, that have been part of the Cuba experience over the years. The road to socialism is...

Shifting Sands: Iraq Troop Drawdown Imminent

    NowPublic contributor phrolen is a veteran of Operation IraqiFreedom and Joint Taskforce Katrina. His commentary is based on actualexperience.     Just yesterday, Shifting Sands...

California Severely Limits Electronic Voting

"California Secretary of State Debra Bowen will remove most touch-screen electronic voting machines before next February's presidential primary. Tools email EMAIL print PRINT 6 COMMENTS 08042007votestory Share & save this story: Digg iconDelicious iconReddit iconFark...

Tourism threatens Great Wall of China

"BEIJING (AP) — Chinese are proud a global poll has named the Great Wall a wonder of the world, but some worry that tourism and neglect are destroying the crumbling fortification designed to defend against foreign...

3 Severely Burned In Fire

" June 15, 2007 Illinois - Three workers were severely burned this afternoon when a fire broke out as they were varnishing a floor in a condominium on the city's South Side. The blaze started around 1 p.m. as the workers were applying a flammable coating to the wood floor of...

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