Verdict reached in O.J. Simpson trial -Guilty of all 12 counts

"LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) A jury finds O.J. Simpson guilty of all 12 counts in his Las Vegas armed robbery and kidnapping trial.The jury has reached a verdict in O.J. Simpson's armed robbery and kidnapping trial in...

Debunking the Google Earth Censorship Myth

I found this interesting enough to share with NP. Nothing more to add yet.""There's a persistent Web meme to the effect that Google obscures sensitive or top-secret locations in Google Maps and Google Earth at the insistence of national governments. A July IT Security article...

Viewer's Guide: Aug. 1 Solar Eclipse

If you were not involved in the last Now Public Lunar Eclipse Roundabout then here is your chance. Only this time it is a solar eclipse. There is enough info below to keep you busy.Make sure you send in your pictures in. If you do, add your city/area in the...

ICC prosecutor set to charge Sudan's Bashir

"THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court's (ICC) prosecutor is poised to seek the arrest of Sudan's president on Monday for alleged genocide in Darfur in a move Khartoum warns could set fire to the region. The prosecutor is widely expected to ask the court...

An Imminent Victory for ‘Net Neutrality’ Advocates

"An Imminent Victory for ‘Net Neutrality’ Advocates By Vindu Goel When Comcast admitted last fall that it was blocking — or slowing down, as the company preferred to call it — certain file transfers by customers, a lot of people complained that the company...

Ethiopia military accused of war crimes by Human Rights Watch

 "Ethiopia's government is committing war crimes in its military campaign against rebels in the Ogaden region, a rights group charged Thursday in a report that complained the U.S. and other Western...

McCain's wife sells Sudan Oil related investments

Note from ifindtrends:I just want to notate a couple of things that I found interesting about this story since it's below the fold.Just to be fair, if you look way down at the end, it discloses that other...

6.3 Earthquake Strikes Tokyo

Update 11am pst -No injuries reported yet. TOKYO: A strong earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale shook the Tokyo region early Thursday, Japan's weather agency said. There were no immediate reports of...

Small Wildfire Threatens Homes in San Diego - Citizens Report

   4pm PST -Looks like it is pretty well contained at this point. The fire began in the Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve near Sorrento Valley Boulevard.Precautionary evacuations were ...

Google Goes Black- Raising Awareness of Energy Conservation

"Google users in the United States will notice today that we "turned the lights out" on the Google.com homepage as a gesture to raise awareness of a worldwide energy conservation effort called Earth Hour. As to...

How Groundwater Shaped Mars

Fascinating Stuff. The whole article is on the yahoo page and I am sure all over the net soon."Scientists think a massive ocean once covered one-third of Mars, and recent photographs suggest that pockets of water may still be hidden beneath the planet's surface. Water is...

Major Quake Rocks Northwest Nevada - No Injuries Reported yet

"WELLS, Nev. -- A strong earthquake shook rural northeastern Nevada Thursday, causing at least one building to collapse, authorities said. The magnitude of the quake, initially estimated at 6.3, was later revised to 6.0 by the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake...

Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Shook Western Indonesia

The island where the epicenter was is extremely small. I uploaded a couple diferent photos of the map to show the size. I am sure this will be a developing story. They are keeping an eye out for tsunamis at this...

5.0 Quake shakes Cal- Mex Border - No Injuries or Damage Reported Yet

"Tue Feb 19, 11:26 PM ET - AP via Yahoo News CALEXICO, Calif. - A powerful...

Meteor Caught on tape in Pacific Northwest

A map of areas the meteor was heard and where it reportedly landed can be seen HERE. (Opens in new window)"By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER SPOKANE, Wash. -- An apparent meteor streaked...
 

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