Atlantis Astronaut's Wife Gives Birth 220 Miles Below
news.cnet.com — Astronaut Randy Bresnik, in orbit on a space station supply mission, celebrated the birth of his daughter 220 miles below in Houston, saying 'momma and baby are doing very well.' Astronaut Randy Bresnik carried out a spacewalk Saturday awaiting word of the birth of his second child. Mother & baby doing fine. (Submitted by Surferess) More…
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21 Filipinos Dead in Election Violence; some beheaded
nytimes.com — In one of the worst incidents of election-related violence in the Philippines in recent memory, more than 40 people were kidnapped by armed men, officials said. Most of the victims had been killed and many of them beheaded by a group of about 100 men. (Submitted by alanocu) More…
Microsoft and News Corp eye web pact
ft.com — Microsoft has had discussions with News Corp over a plan that would involve the media company’s being paid to “de-index” its news websites from Google, setting the scene for a search engine battle that could offer a ray of light to the newspaper industry. (Submitted by Barbrady) More…
Secret Plot To Deny The Queen The Throne
telegraph.co.uk — Secret correspondence between the exiled Duke and Duchess of Windsor and their confidant Kenneth de Courcy has revealed a dastardly scheme to change the course of British history by denying Queen Elizabeth II the crown, says royal biographer Christopher Wilson. (Submitted by BullHunter) More…
China Arrests Human Rights Lawyers to Prevent Obama Meeting
oregonfaithreport.com — At 10:13 AM (Beijing time), nearly 200 nervous-looking Public Security officials seized two Chinese human rights lawyers outside the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, who were trying to meet with President Obama while he was in China. The lawyers were strictly warned, "You are not allowed to meet with President Obama. We will hold you until he leaves." (Submitted by KimballO) More…
Students shout down Klan at Ole Miss rally
commercialappeal.com — A rally by the Mississippi White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan fizzled soon after it began this morning as students shouted down the 11 KKK members who were protesting a University of Mississippi decision to bar the school band from playing “From Dixie with Love” — a medley that some football fans append by shouting, “The South shall rise again.” (Submitted by amprather) More…
Woman's Body Found in Lake 12 Years After Disappearance
foxnews.com — The body of a Broward County woman missing for 12 years has been found at the bottom of a lake near her home. Gail Schoening of Broward County was a month shy of her 36th birthday when she disappeared in April 1997 on her way to catch a flight for a job interview. (Submitted by ChronicColonic) More…
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