Oh someone please tell me they have a picture of this woman, I just have to see what a nut like this looks like!"By MEGAN PILLOW Mooresville Tribune Wednesday, August 27, 2008A Mooresville woman was jailed Monday after she stole a cart full of groceries from a grocery...
"Thousands of protesters have descended onto the streets of Bangkok to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his cabinet. They occupied the offices of the state broadcaster NBT and surrounded the main government offices, forcing most civil servants...
Telugu actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi Thursday hailed the Supreme Court verdict allowing him to hold a public meeting at the temple town of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh Aug 26 to formally launch his political party.The apex court order on a petition filed by a...
The Italian animal rights campaigners are unhappy with Pope Benedict.Campaigners are trying to appeal to the Pope's cat-loving reputation, urging him to stop wearing ermine on his hats and robes. An online pettition...
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As Russia continues to pummel Georgia with bombers, tanks, and soldiers, U.N. officials confirm that the Russian military has pushed beyond the borders of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The Russians were very...
" Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili proposed Saturday to declare a cease fire in the breakaway province of South Ossetia. Saakashvili, speaking at a news conference Saturday, also proposed that the warring parties be separated. Georgia's Security...
More bad behavior by youths in the UK. In thsi instance, two teenagers threw a woman into the railroad tracks for telling them to stop smoking earlier in the week."A female commuter was thrown on to a live railway...
It's nice to report some good news once in a while. Congratulations to everyone who made this win possible. The little guys have to work hard to make gain like this."Comcast tried to stop it. Telecom-funded politicians tried to discourage it. Big Media tried to...
Yet another deadline is set for Iran in the nuclear showdown with the United States. The deadline is set for Iran to freeze its nuclear drive and if they fail to do so, there will be yet even more sanctions. At least...
The soothing tones of classical music have a rather different effect on the hooded younger generation. I must admit I am a classical music fan, but there is just one composer that leaves me cold...Richard Wagner"A...
This came from the Greenpeace website:"Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada — Greenpeace activists entered Syncrude’s Aurora North Tar Sands facility earlier today, erecting a banner that transformed the opening...
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"A few months ago, it seemed liked nothing could stop Iraqi sprinter Dana Hussain from representing her country in the upcoming Summer Olympics. Then, the International Olympic Committee banned Iraq from competing...
Estelle Getty, the feisty mother hen to the famous Golden Girls series that ran throughout the 80's (and continues in reruns today) died today at the age of 84. Getty was long a supporter of gay rights and had a...
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A McDonald's manager in the UK has been forced to apologize to a young mum whom he told could not breastfeed in the fast-food chain.She returned with five friends and they staged a 'sit-in' and all started...
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The conflict in the Caucasus country of Georgia is growing to alarming levels. The country is fighting with a break-away region in teh North called Abkhazia, where an ethnic minority lives. The area is currently de-facto independent, and Russia is backing the area's claims to...