Beached sperm whale dies in firth

A whale which got stuck on the beach near Inverness, Scotland has died, bringing the creature's sad story to a conclusion. Send in any photos or videos you might have of attempts to rescue this poor thing."A whale...

Couch Potato and the asthma risk

Research shows that children who watch five hours of TV a day increases their chance of developing asthma. Reason being that by sitting for hours leads to shallow breathing by the kids.   " Researchers...

Royal Navy's sonar testing may have killed dolphins off Cornish coast

Investigators may have found the cause of the mysterious mass dolphin deaths in the UK. Some special testing by the Royal Navy may have killed them."The Royal Navy had been testing sonar equipment only miles from the bay where dozens of dolphins met an agonising death.Another...

Cocaine 101: "Stepping Over The White Line".

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorScarFace, Miami Vice, Cocaine Cowboys all show the Fast Life, Fast Money, Fast Cars, Fast Babes and even the Faster Downside when Coke Dealers "Step over that imaginary...

Hiking Tips: River Crossing Safety

River crossings can be deceptively hazardous. Even a very shallow, swiftly-flowing body of water can pack enough force to 'skittle' the unwary. If you cannot walk at the speed of a stick thrown into the river, or if the river is swift and above knee height, then it could be...

Torrential Rains Create State of Emergency in Southern Brazil

"Brazil, S.A. Heavy rainfall in late September 2007 caused severe flooding in Brazil’s southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul. More than a dozen cities declared a state of emergency. Several people were killed, and...

Cops stood by as boy drowned

The police community support officers (PCSOs) did not attempt to rescue Jordon as they were not trained to deal with this type of incident."TWO Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) "just stood there" while a ten-year-old-boy drowned trying to save his step-sister, an...

Shark Caught on Spanish Beach

"MADRID, Spain — Biologists caught a 7-foot-long shark that had become a tourist attraction by making daily incursions into knee-high water on a Spanish beach, wrestling it with their bare hands and dragging it...

Explosive devices found in rural Ontario

"Explosive devices found in rural Ontario Last Updated: Sunday, August 5, 2007 | 1:27 PM ET CBC News Military bomb disposal experts were called to a rural area in southwestern Ontario on Saturday to blow up two explosive devices found in a creek. One of the objects was...

Occupation? What Occupation?

"There never was a darker Middle East summit meeting. The darkest there can be. The four leaders at Sharm-el-Sheikh did not sit together at an intimate round table. Each one sat alone behind a huge table of his own. That ensured a striking separation between them. The four...

Chomsky As the Rest of the World Knows Him

"Noam Chomsky speaks about the status of democracy in Iraq, U.S. imperialism over Latin America, and the media's shallow coverage of foreign affairs -- all topics explored in his latest book, Interventions."

Origins of The Pearling Industry

"Australia's pearling industry The pearling industry was a major economic force for over one hundred years in northern Australia and for business interests in the southern capitals from the 1850s onwards. However, alongside the development of the industry were stories of...

More Votes Than Registered Voters

The mainstream media censored the vast majority of the evidence of fraud, so that most Americans to this day, have never heard a fraction of what was amiss.

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