Saturday, April 2, 2011
And in Arizona: People up in the Air about Decompression…
A Southwest Airlines flight landed safely at a military base in Yuma, Arizona, on Friday with what passengers described as a 3-foot hole in the fuselage of the Boeing 737. "I heard a loud popping sound about three or four minutes before it blew open on us," passenger Greg Hansen told CNN. "(Then) a...
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Saturday, March 26, 2011
And on Mars: Life Killed by Capitalism…
Capitalism may be to blame for the lack of life on the planet Mars, Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday. "I have always said, heard, that it would not be strange that there had been civilization on Mars, but maybe capitalism arrived there, imperialism arrived and finished off...
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
And in Ohio: Statewide Tornado Drill Canceled Due to Bad Weather…
CLEVELAND - Due to the risk of severe weather across central and southern Ohio, the statewide tornado drill has been canceled for Wednesday, March 23. The National Weather Service decided not to test tornado sirens at 9:50 a.m. as scheduled. Another drill date has not been announced. Areas south of...
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
And in Various Places: Religion May Become Extinct in Nine Nations…
A study using census data from nine countries shows that religion there is set for extinction, say researchers. The study found a steady rise in those claiming no religious affiliation. The team's mathematical model attempts to account for the interplay between the number of religious respondents...
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Friday, March 18, 2011
And at the Playboy Mansion: Helen Thomas Exposes Herself...
In her first in-depth interview since her decades-long career as a member of the White House Press Corps crumbled following contentious statements she made in May 2010 about Israel, Jews, and Palestine, the 90-year-old Thomas doesn't mince words when giving her views on everything from the...
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
And in the US: Bungling of Airport Body-Scanner Radiation Tests…
The Transportation Security Administration is re-analyzing the radiation levels of X-ray body scanners installed in airports nationwide, after testing produced dramatically higher-than-expected results. The TSA, which has deployed at least 500 body scanners to at least 78 airports, said Tuesday the...
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Monday, March 14, 2011
And in the Hills of Waziristan: The Cosmo Mujahidah…
Not content with launching an English-language magazine that debuted with a feature called "How to make a bomb in the kitchen of your Mom", al Qa'ida's media wing has followed up with a magazine for women, mixing beauty tips with lessons in jihad. The 31-page glossy, Al-Shamikha, which translates...
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
And Almost Everywhere: Chickens Have Empathy…
The basis of empathy in the chicken has been detected. British researchers at Bristol University have detected a physiological response in hens in reaction to what's happening to their offspring. Measuring the hens' eye temperature and heart rate, the researchers found a significant change in both...
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
And in Vancouver: I’ll have an X-ray and a Double-Double…
Two of our nation’s most prominent icons came together in a Vancouver suburb Monday, as overflow patients at the Royal Columbian Hospital were treated at the hospital's Tim Hortons doughnut shop. They had 190 patients in the ER, and because all the broom closets were full, they moved some of the...
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Sunday, February 20, 2011
And in England: Tattooed Queen on Pub Sign Angers Villagers…
VILLAGERS say they are not amused by a pub sign cartoon of the Queen with a tattoo. The image hanging outside the Queen’s Arms Hotel depicts Her Majesty in a black vest with the name Phil inked on her arm. But while the caricature is wearing a big grin, it has caused a flood of outrage in Acomb,...
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