Archive for July 21st, 2008

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THIRTY-NINE years to the day after Neil Armstrong radioed “The Eagle has landed!” from the Sea of Tranquility, NASA has turned its eyes toward the moon, gazing both forward and backward… Continue reading

NEWS.com

Pittsburgh woman Kia Johnson, 18, was bound and gagged and her near-full term baby cut from her stomach last week.

Andrea Curry-Demus, 38, had been… Continue reading

Nine people in Iran - eight women and one man - have been sentenced to death by stoning after being convicted of adultery in verdicts lawyers blame on a resurgence of hardline Islamic fundamentalism.

The… Continue reading

It is “inevitable” that a pandemic will hit Britain, killing up to 75,000 people, according to a parliamentary committee.

In a report published today the House of Lords Intergovernmental Organisations Committee says that new… Continue reading

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This is a video of a dinosaur… Continue reading

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Seems that the city of St. Louis, like many cities, allows the police to confiscate the cars of people suspected (but not necessarily convicted) of certain crimes. They have a contract with… Continue reading

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“I think… Continue reading

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A British tourist has been charged with murdering her baby son moments after giving birth in a hotel room on Crete.

Leah Andrews, 20, was on holiday on the Greek island with her sister… Continue reading

For some people, just the sound of a dental drill is enough to cause panic—but the good news is that this barbaric procedure may be a thing of the past. UK researchers… Continue reading