On the campaign trail, January 2012

Friday, February 3, 2012 The following is the third in a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2012 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after a brief mention of some of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on the campaign trail, the challengers to President Barack Obama react to… Read More »

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Car bomb explodes near MI5 army base in Northern Ireland

Monday, April 12, 2010 A car bomb has exploded outside an army base in Northern Ireland that is the headquarters for MI5 domestic security services. The attack has been claimed by dissidents from the Real Irish Republican Army, a more radical splinter group of the IRA. According to police, Real IRA members hijacked a vehicle… Read More »

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Ingestion Habits That Put Teeth At Risk}

Get More Information Here: Cosmetic Dentist North Bondi Cosmetic Dentist Bondi Submitted by: Dr Gowd Eating habits can be a major factor in determining the oral health of a person. Starting from direct corrosive effects of certain substances to deficiency related effects caused by lack of certain nutrients, our eating habits can immensely predict our… Read More »

One dead in Michigan school shooting

Wednesday, March 7, 2007 At least one person is seriously wounded and one dead after a 17 year-old male opened fire and shot his ex-girlfriend, Jessica Forsyth, 17, four times outside the Herbert Henry Dow High School located in Midland, Michigan before turning the gun on himself. The shooter was pronounced dead on the scene… Read More »

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Appalachia Mountains coal company plays State politics

Tuesday, August 2, 2005 Massey Energy Co., the fourth largest coal producer in the U.S., filed a federal lawsuit against the Governor of West Virginia, Joe Manchin. Massey’s CEO Don Blankenship alleged that Gov. Manchin acted in retaliation against the company’s coal mining operations because the company spent $650,000 in an advertising campaign to defeat… Read More »

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No oil spillage after platform explodes in the Gulf of Mexico

Thursday, September 2, 2010 An oil platform owned by Mariner Energy has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico throwing thirteen people into the water, reports indicate. All thirteen men who fell into the water have been accounted for, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. No injuries were reported. Smoke was billowing from the oil rig… Read More »

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Singapore police arrest death penalty book author

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 Singapore police arrested British author and journalist Alan Shadrake one day after the launch of his book about the country’s use of the death penalty. Shadrake, 75, was arrested on Sunday morning at a hotel in Singapore and taken into custody by police on charges of criminal defamation, in response to… Read More »

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At least fifteen killed after suicide bombing in Somali hotel

Thursday, December 3, 2009 A deadly hotel bombing in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, has killed at least fifteen people, including three Somali Cabinet ministers, earlier today. Some reports say the death toll could be higher. The blast targeted a university graduation ceremony being attended by a number of government officials. The Shamo Hotel was… Read More »

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Scottish man sentenced over ‘grossly offensive’ joke on YouTube

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 On Monday, Mark Meechan of Scotland was fined GBP800 for a joke video he posted on YouTube. He was found guilty of being “grossly offensive” in violation of the Communications Act of 2003 on March 20. Meechan, whose YouTube persona is “Count Dankula”, posted a video on the social media site… Read More »

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New Zealand study finds circumcision cuts STD infection rate

Tuesday, November 7, 2006 A new study released by Christchurch researcher from the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, David Fergusson, shows that “substantional benefits” come from a circumcision, a baby boy having his foreskin removed. Mr Fergusson said that the rate of sexually transmitted diseases is halved due to circumcision, even after accounting… Read More »

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