Train collision probe to examine text messages

Authorities in Los Angeles are now looking at the possibility that text messages sent by teenagers to the driver of the commuter train that crashed into a freight train played a role in the accident. Apparently...

Cops Make Major Drug Bust When FedEx Delivers Pot Package to Wrong Address

And here I thought that Big Brown and FedEx trucks mostly brought goodies from shopping or expedited business materials. But one drug pusher decided that his business would do best by FedEx--which luckily then took a shipment to the wrong address."When it absolutely,...

Earthquake rocks northern Japan

"At least six people are dead and more than 140 injured after a powerful earthquake struck northern Japan, triggering landslides. The 7.2-magnitude quake was centred on Iwate - a rural mountainous region on...

Pollution Increases Blood Clot Risk

Air pollution that increases the exposure of small particles to the body may cause blood clots in the leg. This will result in an increase in deep-vien thrombosis, a condition that is similiar to the "economy...

Polish Teen Derails Tram After Hacking Train Network

I'm sure it seemed like a good idea at the time, but hacking into the tram system and derailing the trains is probably not the smartest move."A Polish teenager allegedly turned the tram system in the city of Lodz...

Stockpile food for flu crisis

"EVERY Australian household should stockpile at least 10 weeks' worth of food rations to prepare for a deadly flu pandemic, a panel of leading nutritionists has warned.  World health experts now agree a...

'Zimbabwe faces anarchy in months'

Catastrophe looms for Zimbabwe:"The economy of Zimbabwe is facing total collapse within four months, leaving the country facing a slide into Congo-style anarchy, The Sunday Telegraph has been told. Western...

Joint Chiefs Chairman Steps Down

Meanwhile, having nothing to do with Paris Hilton, the head of the Pentagon's Joint Chiefs is stepping down, despite anticipation of his re-appointment to another term."Gen. Peter Pace is out as Joint Chiefs Chairman, according to MSNBC and Think Progress. He's being...

Wolfowitz: It's Someone Else's Fault

Well, sure, how was World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz to know that the financial body which he helms has a policy against  handing outsized and unvetted raises to one's girlfriend?"World Bank president Paul...

Research breakthrough for fighting superbugs

"Kudos and props to the research team at The University of British Columbia and Inimex Pharmaceuticals with the announcement of a stunning new breakthrough in the ongoing struggle against drug-resistant bacteria. Principal investigator Robert Hancock commented, “Antibiotics...

Red Cross fears up to 1,000 may have died in Philippines typhoon

"DARAGA, Philippines: Hopes virtually vanished Sunday for finding survivors of typhoon-triggered mudslides that engulfed entire villages in the eastern Philippines, with the Red Cross fearing the death toll could...

China's relaxed attitude towards sex

"Chinese sociologists said that the country should promote bolder attitudes toward sex, but that wife-swapping was off the agenda, state media reported Monday. Chinese attitudes toward sex have relaxed in recent decades, triggering a boom in extramarital relationships which...

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