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Five Seattle Luxury Homes Burn; Eco-Terror Suspected
The eco-terror group Earth Liberation Front is claiming responsibility for the early-morning burning of five luxury homes in the Seattle area."SEATTLE – Police suspect an environmental terrorist group is behind the burning of five luxury homes in a model "Street of Dreams"...
created by Brian A Kennedy | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Google Unveils New Health Database Details
Ominous or not? Depends on your viewpoint. Yesterday Google announced new details of its controversial medical-records-storing project, combining a user database with databases of insurers, doctors, etc. They say they don't have plans to bring advertising in the mix -- guess...
created by Brian A Kennedy | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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1133 views | 5 recommendations | 4 comments
Eco-Protesters Climb Plane at Heathrow
Five Greenpeace activists were arrested at Heathrow Airport yesterday after climbing a British Airways passenger jet and wrapping a banner around its tail. The activists were protesting plans to build a third...Sarkozy "Get Lost" Video Becomes Internet Sensation
A clip of French President Nicolas Sarkozy telling an angry bystander to "get lost" (while still maintaining his steely smile) has become an Internet sensation."PARIS (Reuters) - A video of French President...
created by Brian A Kennedy | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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1050 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Obama, McCain Big WInners in Wisconsin/Hawaii Primaries
Not that you don't already know this, but Obama and McCain cheerfully defeated their respective rivals last night.Now the Democrats' Big Day (seems like the Big Day keeps on changing) is in two weeks, when...
created by Brian A Kennedy | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Brr! Upper Midwest Locked in Bitter Cold Snap
Minneapolitans woke up to -8F temperatures today, testing even their hardy souls. And there's no respite in sight for the region -- tomorrow's expected to be even colder."A winter weather advisory has been...
created by Brian A Kennedy | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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493 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Virginia Tech Vigil for NIU Victims
Last night, Virginia Tech students held a candlelight vigil for the victims of last week's shooting at NIU."Officials at Northern Illinois University and Virginia Tech say the schools will now be forever...Few Willing to Talk About Crash That Killed 8
Investigators in Prince George's County, Md., are having a difficult time getting people to talk about a roadside crash that killed 8 people. They believe it was in conjunction with an illegal race, although the car that killed the people wasn't involved in the race itself....Woman Falls to Death From UN Building
A woman in her 40s fell from the 19th floor of the United Nations Building in Manhattan yesterday."UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A woman who worked for the United Nations died Sunday after falling from the 19th floor of the U.N.'s Secretariat Building, authorities said.Police and... SoCal slaughterhouse at center of beef recall
The investigation into the largest beef recall in US history is now focusing on a Southern California slaughterhouse, in which sick and crippled animals were abused and shoved with forklifts. "The U.S. Department...
created by Brian A Kennedy | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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916 views | 5 recommendations | 2 comments
Nancy Reagan hospitalized after fall
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan is in the hospital after a fall at her home last night. It's a precautionary measure only no serious injuries have been reported, and she's apparently in fine spirits. ""She is doing well and is visiting with friends in her room," Drake said in...Ga. Refinery Continues to Burn: Death Toll Rises to 8
A week after a sugar refinery in Port Wentworth, Ga., exploded, firefighters continue to battle the blaze. The death toll is now up to eight."Michael Kelly Fields, 40, died early Thursday at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital in Augusta, spokeswoman Beth...
created by Brian A Kennedy | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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565 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments
Snow squall causes 68-car pileup near Hazleton
A nasty snowstorm on Sunday caused a 68-car pileup on Interstate 81 near the town of Hazleton, Penn. One motorist was killed and several dozen were injured. "Firefighters used ropes to rescue people who had scrambled out of their cars and jumped down an embankment to avoid... Man's '91 pickup passes the 1M-mile mark
Kind of a commercial for Chevy, but also kind of cool. Haven't a lot of other cars beat the million-mile mark too, though?"GRESHAM, Wis. - Frank Oresnik's trusty pickup truck — he calls it "the old girl" —...
created by Brian A Kennedy | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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453 views | 12 recommendations | 2 comments
Record for Northern Minn.: 40 Below
Yesterday the town of Internationa Falls, Minn., set a record for coldness -- 40 below zero. Yikes..."It was so cold that resident Nick McDougall couldn't get his car trunk to close after he got out his charger to...
created by Brian A Kennedy | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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