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Chinese-made ?Hillbilly Teeth? recalled
2008-04-12 03:09:00 Chinese officials unavailable for comment WASHINGTON, April 10 (UPI) — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of about 26,000 packages of Chinese-made “Hillbilly Teeth ” due to a health hazard. The CPSC said the importer, Funtastic of Houston, initiated the recall because gray surface paint on the teeth was found to contain excessive levels ... More About: Chinese , Made , Recalled
Bosnian man ?targeted by aliens?
2008-04-11 19:53:00 Ananova (click image to enlarge) A Bosnian man whose home has been hit an incredible five times by meteorites believes he is being targeted by aliens. Experts at Belgrade University have confirmed that all the rocks Radivoje Lajic has handed over were meteorites. They are now investigating local magnetic fields to try and work out what makes ... More About: Aliens
Affidavit: Teen bride identifies suspect as ?spiritual? husband
2008-04-11 05:25:00 Affidavit: Teen bride identifies suspect as ’spiritual’ husband ELDORADO, Texas (CNN) — The 16-year-old girl whose phone calls led to a raid on a polygamist compound in Texas identified Dale Evans Barlow as the man who she said beat, choked and sexually assaulted her after their “spiritual marriage,” according to a court document unsealed Wednesday. The affidavit, ... More About: Religion , Breaking News , Spiritual , Bride , Husband
House passes Chinese crackdown resolution
2008-04-11 04:37:00 CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) — The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution Wednesday calling on China to end its crackdown on Tibet and release Tibetans imprisoned for “nonviolent” demonstrations. The vote was 413-1. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, who has not dropped out of the presidential race, was the lone congressman voting against it. RELATED: Prime Minister ... More About: Olympics , Chinese , Crackdown , Resolution
Golfer?s Unique Style Steals Center Stage At Masters 2008
2008-04-11 04:12:00 NBC August (click image to enlarge) He’s one of the world’s greatest golfers, but there’s plenty to distract you from his swing. “I saw him at a tournament and he had on the yellow shoes and yellow belt and all the women seemed to be following him,” said one male Masters guest. “He’s kind of flashy ... More About: Sports , Style , Unique , Center , Stage
Mega Headlines ? up-to-the-minute news feeds
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UPDATE, TEXAS: Authorities Find Bed in Polygamy Compound Temple
2008-04-10 17:00:00 From the Georgia Newsroom “I Told You So” Department 11Alive News ELDORADO, Texas (AP) — Agents searching a 1,700-acre polygamist compound in West Texas found a bed in the soaring limestone temple and prosecutors believe it was used for male members to have sex with their underage wives after sect-recognized unions. The discovery was revealed Wednesday as troopers ... More About: Current Events , Temple , Find , Update
Elton John claims ?misogynist? Americans are hindering Hillary Clinton
2008-04-10 14:55:00 Old and busted duo meet in New York Telegraph UK (click image to enlarge) Sir Elton John has staged a fundraising concert for US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton and claimed that the ?misogynistic attitudes? of Americans may be hindering her bid for the White House. The star, an ardent Clinton supporter, raised $2.5 million (£1.25 million) for ... More About: Politics , Current Events
Don?t be late for work today ?
2008-04-10 13:27:00 Workers beware — employers are onto the excuses for tardiness Atlanta Business Journal A recent CareerBuilder.com survey reveals 15 percent of workers admit to coming late to work at least once a week, while 24 percent admit to making up fake excuses to explain their tardiness. But workers beware — more than 27 percent of hiring managers are ... More About: Work , Today , Late
Not even Braves? best can crack Tiger
2008-04-10 13:18:00 Smoltz, Francoeur say it’s futile to try to get in Woods’ head AJC You can quench your thirst like Tiger with his signature sports drink. You can cover your bald spot like Tiger with his trademark TW cap. You can drive Tiger’s car. You can putt Tiger’s ball. You can probe the limits of your credit with ... More About: Sports , Crack , Braves
Was Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard Murdered?
2008-04-10 06:01:00 As Randy Jackson would say, “Yo, check this out dog!” Glosslip.com (click image to enlarge) Theories are floating that Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard was murdered as part of a hostile takeover of the Church of Scientology by current leader David Miscavige perhaps with the help of a high-level Scientologist named Norman Starkey. As is told by ... More About: Religion , Founder , L Ron Hubbard
Truly unbelieveable ? and very sad!
2008-04-10 03:54:00 South Branch man dies from self-inflicted chain saw wound Crawford County Avalanche - Michigan (click image to enlarge) A 41-year-old South Branch Township man took his own life last week by cutting his head with a chain saw after police said he unsuccessfully tried to reconcile an estranged marriage with his ex-wife. Steve Gregory Walther died at Mercy ... More About: Religion
War of the Greens: Trees vs. Solar Panels
2008-04-10 03:06:00 Think you’ve got property rights? Depends on which side of the solar power issue you’re on. Newsbusters Suppose you had trees on your property that served as a privacy barrier and provided shade for your home. Then imagine your eco-minded neighbor installs solar panels and demands you cut down your trees so sunlight can reach his panels. You ... More About: Solar , Greens , Trees , The Greens , Solar Panels
Georgia Business Leaders Urge Gun Bill Veto
2008-04-10 02:30:00 The “good guys” are gettin a bad rap … y’all just let em tote their guns! Fox Atlanta ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia business leaders stunned by the Legislature’s approval of a plan that allows guns in more public places urged Gov. Sonny Perdue on Tuesday to veto the measure. The measure would allow the roughly 300,000 Georgians with ... More About: Business , Amendment , Leaders , Bill
What recession?
2008-04-09 04:48:00 On a hunch, I Googled the word “closing” this evening, and here are a few results (no links): 84 Lumber closing stores, including Ann Arbor location - 84 Lumber Co. said Monday it is closing another 30 stores across the country, citing the slumping housing market. Area trucking company closing local terminal - National transportation company Jevic ... More About: Economy , Recession
East Point Police: Robber Took Cab To, From Bank
2008-04-09 04:46:00 As Boortz might say, the government schools keep pumpin out the dumb ones EAST POINT, Ga. — A veteran detective calls it one of the dumbest mistakes he’s ever seen. Now that mistake has put a suspected bank robber in jail. East Point police said they easily arrested a robbery suspect because he had a cab pick ... More About: Police , Bank , Robber
Shane Co. employee accused of stealing $1.2 mil. in jewelry
2008-04-09 04:24:00 Hey … who’s going to miss a few watches and stuff? AJC A Marietta woman arrested last month for reportedly stealing $1.2 million in jewelry from Shane Company awaits more felony charges from Fulton County, police said. Sara Lane Tolar, 30, allegedly took jewelry over a five-month period from the Alpharetta Shane Co. store where she worked, ... More About: Jewelry , Employee , Stealing
UPDATE ? Texas stirs up pervert farm
2008-04-09 04:09:00 CNN - Affidavit: Report of child brides led to raid ABC KVIA - Sect married girls at puberty, Texas officials say in documents AFP - Children groomed for sex by polygamist sect: official Wake Up America (blog) - Documents Detail Abuse at YFZ Ranch TransWorld News - Carolyn Jessop Speaks About Polygamist Compound ... More About: Religion , Breaking News , Update , Farm
Presidential Election Panel Set for Emory April 15
2008-04-09 03:37:00 “New Questions for an Historic Election ,” a panel discussion on the 2008 presidential campaign that will feature incisive perspectives from political science, psychology and the media, will take place at Emory University at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, in the Harland Cinema of the Dobbs University Center, 605 Asbury Circle. Panel ists include Emory political scientist ... More About: Presidential , Presidential Primary
Fast food, German-style
2008-04-09 03:20:00 Dining out at German y’s fully automated “robot” restaurant BBC News Germany likes to call itself the “Land of Ideas” - and over the centuries it has certainly had plenty of them. It was Germans who invented the aspirin, the airship, the printing press and the diesel engine. But Germany has surely never produced anything quite as weird as ... More About: Food , Fast Food , Style , Fast
UPDATE: Texas takes legal custody of 401 sect children
2008-04-08 05:50:00 CNN (click image to enlarge) (CNN) — Authorities said Monday they have taken legal custody of 401 children who lived on an isolated West Texas polygamist retreat built by imprisoned “prophet” Warren Jeffs. The children are being kept at a temporary shelter at historic Fort Concho in nearby San Angelo while authorities investigate whether a child ... More About: Children , Breaking News , Legal , Update
World?s smallest girl proud of her tiny size
2008-04-08 05:19:00 The Daily Telegraph, UK At just 1ft 11 in tall, she is dwarfed by her neighbour’s baby, but Jyoti Amge is 15 years old. (click image to enlarge) The teenager, who is the world’s smallest girl according to the Indian Book of Records, has a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia. Now fully grown, she weighs just 11 lb. ... More About: World , Girl , Tiny , Size , Proud
Georgia Headlines
2008-04-08 04:05:00 Georgia Monday Wrapup » » » CarMax seeks space to park more jobs Atlanta Business Journal Done Deal: Grady Going Private 11 Alive News Vick Playing Football In Prison Action News 2 - WSB Metro Atlanta Gas Prices Hit All-Time High Action News 2 - WSB Munson Recovering From Brain Surgery 11 Alive News Masters Fans Fight For Tickets NBC-Augusta Despite rain, Lanier still far from full Gainesville Times Composite ... More About: Georgia , Headlines
FBI Interviews Girls From Polygamy Compound Raid
2008-04-07 21:41:00 Polygamy Leadership Tree More About: Religion , Girls , Interviews , Breaking News , Current Events
Video of the Dangerous Firearm policy of The TSA
2008-04-07 16:10:00 This video shows the obvious cause of the accidental discharge of a Federal Flight Deck Officer’s Service weapon. The cause was a flawed and dangerous TSA policy requiring redundant and unnecessary firearm handling by the pilots and an equipment design disaster. You don?t place foreign objects next to a trigger of a loaded gun! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqOLjEli6y Y More About: Video , Amendment , Policy , Dangerous
Boredom busters
2008-04-07 15:56:00 Minimum Daily Requirement of vitamins, minerals and boredom breaking supplements… Playboy. In Braille! (SFW) Two men rescued after 20 days drifting lost in the Atlantic. “Rescue officials… could not immediately explain how they survived.” I suggest searching the boat for short straws. Good: Taking your children to work so they can see what you do all day … ... More About: Current Events , Boredom
Georgia headlines
2008-04-07 06:15:00 Georgia Weekend Wrapup » » Thrashers finish season with victory Johnson’s slam helps Braves rout Mets Munson Recovering After Surgery Home Depot to cut 970 jobs Teacher Indicted For Child Porn Ring More Expansive Gun Bill Passes Jackpot winner to boss: ‘I’m out of here’ Suspect in Athens armed robbery fills out job application before crime Former President Carter Hints At Obama ... More About: Georgia , Headlines
Clinton Drops Another Tale From Stump Speech
2008-04-06 21:32:00 Another Clinton Campaign Story Shot Down (click image to enlarge) For the second time in recent days, Sen. Hillary Clinton has had to drop a story from her stump speech after being challenged on its accuracy. For the past month, the New York senator liked to tell the tale of a pregnant woman who was denied health care ... More About: Presidential Primary , Speech , Tale
Coming soon: superfast internet
2008-04-06 20:35:00 Not your grandfather’s dial-up connection Times Online (UK) (click to enlarge) THE internet could soon be made obsolete. The scientists who pioneered it have now built a lightning-fast replacement capable of downloading entire feature films within seconds. At speeds about 10,000 times faster than a typical broadband connection, ?the grid? will be able to send the entire Rolling ... More About: Internet
Conflict Escalates at Polygamist Retreat
More articles from this author:2008-04-06 15:00:00 Fundamentalist Mormon sect kicks it up a notch (click to enlarge) ELDORADO, Texas (AP) - Law enforcement manned a roadblock miles from a polygamist temple where sect leaders refused to let authorities enter to search for a teenager whose report of abuse initiated a raid on the West Texas compound. Authorities provided no details early Sunday about ... More About: Religion , Breaking News , Conflict , Retreat 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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