Washington Highways Shutdown by snow

Western Washington was hit with snow yesterday and this morning, causing ice-coated highways.  Three of the states major highways were even closed at one point.  As well accidents were seen throughout...

Google defend decisions on gay hate website

"Google has confirmed that they removed a homophobic blog from their blogger.com service because it was in breach of their terms and conditions. The company defended their decision last week not to remove the...

Casualties of Conscience

"In training, though, he had serious qualms. From inside, the Army struck John as brutal, controlling, "like a slavery contract." Iraq, his first war zone, did nothing to quiet his doubts. The communications specialist was sent to a base near Baghdad to repair a phone and...

LA School Media Event Tagged

I hope they don't get to carried away with punishing this kid.  It seems like the city really has a lot of work to do in terms of cleaning up this whole environment.  Punishing one kid for doing...

News from Nablus

Here are numerous news sources on the Israeli military offensive in Nablus, and their withdrawal from the city today. It was reported that an unarmed man was killed by Israeli military, arrests were made, and a...

Mystery Bee Disappearances Sweeping U.S.

This is a remarkable statement, " An estimated 14 billion U.S. dollars in agricultural crops in the United States are dependent on bee pollination."It is a good way to put it into perspective how priceless our...

Austin's Intel Eyesore Goes Out With A Bang

A crowd gathered in Austin yesterday to watch a big ole implosion. The Intel building, which is being fondly remembered as an 'eyesore,' collapsed in the downtown area with help from a few explosives.  It...

Sprint Champs Sprint to the Line: Winning by a tire

The action on the winding roads of California did not slow down yesterday.  Paolo Bettini (the world sprint champion) roared to a bicycle tire finish in San Luis Obispo, edging out the under 23 sprint...

NY State Assembly Gets Tough on Poop

Seriously, they did get tough on poop, doggy poop.  That's right if you get caught you could be facing a fine ranging from 100 to 250.  "People don't pick it up!" complained Assemb. Audrey Pheffer...

Immigration raids sweep through SoCal eateries

"The raids were the latest high-profile attempt by the Bush administration to bolster its enforcement credentials as Congress and the White House gear up for another round of immigration debate that is expected to begin in weeks. Critics, many within the president's own...

Cheney Lands in Australia only to see protest

I think it speaks for itself when Cheney's secret service troop was allowed for the first time to be fully armed for the duration of his visit to Australia.  The Vice-President landed in the land down under,...

The Tour of California Gets Steep

"It was poetry in motion out there in Stage 3 of the Amgen Tour of California, like a ragged stream of consciousness. Hills, . . . hills-hills mark the stage most crucial to date, elevation profile like an...

Egypt blogger jailed for 'insult'

Editors: please do not flag as incomplete. More details coming."An Egyptian court has sentenced a blogger to four years' prison for insulting Islam and the president. Abdel Kareem Soliman's trial was the first...

Wimbledon Women Win Equality

Editors: do not flag incomplete. More coming when CLorenz1 wakes up. "WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- After years of holding out against equal prize money, Wimbledon bowed to public pressure Thursday and agreed to pay...

California Tour Riders Keep On Keeping On

It was a photo finish yesterday in Sacramento, as Juan Haedo sprinted to a stage 2 victory.  Today's re-cap looks at the people behind the riders, the big dinner last night, and more on the Argentinian...
 

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