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- [Campus] What it Takes to Make an Award-Winning Movie
Filmed over a three-month period, this short documentary follows the student creators of "The Squirrel Factor" trilogy from opening scenes to the closing credits. Go behind the scenes with cast and crew ... ...
- [Campus] Faculty salaries rank middle-of-the-road
While the University works to become one of the top-three public research universities in the world, current data show its average faculty salaries might not be high enough to achieve that goal.
Data presented Thursday at the Board of Regents ... ...
- [Campus] Regents approve faculty tenure
The Board of Regents Faculty, Staff and Student affairs committee voted unanimously to approve the tenure and promotion of 93 assistant professors on Thursday.
Tenure, considered to be the most important decision and ... ...
- [Metro and State] Bridge victims' fund signed
Gov. Tim Pawlenty approved the bridge collapse victims' compensation fund Thursday.
The $38 million package is broken into two separate funds; one $24 million fund will provide up to $400,000 for most of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse victims... ...
- [Metro and State] Student writes new music for local church
Church hymns can often seem ancient - and many are - but University music graduate student Eric Brook has added some new pieces to the repertoire at Grace University Lutheran Church.
Brook just finished an eight-month residency at the church ... ...
- [Campus] Regents discuss tuition increases
With 10 days left in the state legislative session, many at the University are wondering: Will it be 7.5 percent or 9.5 percent?
The Board of Regents discussed tuition hike scenarios for 2008-09 on Thursday at its Finance and Operations Committee meeting... ...
- [Campus] Students unveil solar-powered car
Thursday morning was appropriately sunny for a group of University students.
The Solar Vehicle Project team unveiled its solar car Thursday morning, almost two months before the 2008 North American Solar Challenge - a race that will take the ... ...
- [Campus] Researchers aim to end injections for Type 1 diabetes patients
University researchers are launching a clinical trial that may aid a widespread attempt to end insulin injections for some Type 1 diabetes patients.
The University's Diabetes Institute for Immunology and Transplantation's trial involves transplantations ...
- [World and Nation] Myanmar cyclone victim takes solace in new baby
KAW HMU, Myanmar (AP) - As the waters rose around her house, Ohn Tay grabbed her 8-year-old son and scrambled to safety. Hours later, she gave birth to a baby girl.
Her husband is missing, but the young mother and her children are safe... ...
- [World and Nation] Students gather to celebrate Israel's 60th
While conflict in Israel continues to resonate around the world, the University served as a place for celebration Thursday for roughly 500 Israel advocates.
Gopher Israel and Hillel, the University's Jewish student center, observed the 60th anniversary ... ...
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- [World and Nation] Scientists report the genetic makeup of the platypus
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - With a bill like a duck, a tail like a beaver and snake-like venom hidden in heel spurs, the platypus could be the result of some strange genetic experiment.
And it is, scientists say: evolution.
A scientific team ... ...
- [World and Nation] Underground basketball: Saudi women shed veils
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - The players bounded into the gym, shedding their long black cloaks and veils to take to the basketball court. Up this night: Jeddah United against the Jaguars, as 30 women spectators hooted and hollered from... ...
- [Opinion] Failing U?
Seeing as the end of the school year is fast approaching, I thought it would be an opportune moment to share my personal thoughts on education as it exists now, here at the University.
I realize that what I'm about to say is in no way ... ...
- [Opinion] Letters to the editor
Smoking ban on Crookston campus ridiculous - College questions - More refusable/refundable issues ...
- [Opinion] Thank you and good luck
If there's one thing your trusted editorial board understands above all else it's the joys and pains of life here at the University. Like you, we procrastinate, study hard, try to say smart things in class and enjoy getting lost in the possibilities ... ...
- [Opinion] Bad news
for democracy
In 1923, 502 cities across the country had at least two newspapers. By 1930, that number dropped to 288. Today, there are fewer than two dozen cities with more than one newspaper. It is with grave concern that we learned last week ... ...
- [Sports] After long and controversial journey, Olympic flame summits Mount Everest
BEIJING (AP) - Cheering mountaineers raised the Olympic torch at the summit of the world's highest peak Thursday, producing the triumphant image that China has longed for in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics.
The final ascent along Mount Everest's... ...
- [Sports] A look at the Minnesota fishing report
Look to the harbors and channel areas for a few crappies, though the bite has slowed since last week. A few days of warm weather should get these fish active again. The entire lake is now free of ice, which is encouraging for opening weekend... ...
- [Sports] Uribe homer lifts White Sox to 6-2 win over Twins
CHICAGO (AP) - Jermaine Dye homered for the third-straight game and Juan Uribe added a go-ahead two-run drive in the fifth to help the struggling Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Thursday.
John Danks (3-3) made it through ... ...
- [Sports] Garcia builds lead at Player's Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Sergio Garcia put together his third-straight impressive round at The Players Championship. The first two gave him a runner-up finish last year. The 6-under 66 on Thursday was only a great start.
With growing confidence in his ... ...
- [Sports] Minn. to rest good portion of roster at only home event
The Gophers men's track team has reached the last stop on the road to the Big Ten championship meet: home.
Minnesota will host the Minnesota Open at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Bierman Track.
Many of the Gophers' biggest stars will be taking ... ...
- [Sports] 'Walleye' Dan sits down with the Daily with Sunday's fishing opener quickly approaching
The 2008 Minnesota Governor's Fishing Opener kicks off today, signifying the start of this year's fishing season.
The three-day event on Pelican Lake near Breezy Point, Minn., will include a golfing outing, clay shooting event and a shore lunch... ...
- [Sports] Despite a tough spring, Rask and Almstrom qualify for regionals
The Minnesota men's golf team will miss the NCAA championships for only the third time in the last 11 seasons, but two Gophers players still have a chance to represent their school in West Lafayette, Ind., as individual competitors... ...
- [Sports] Gophers entering unfamiliar territory
When the Minnesota softball team suits up to play in its first Big Ten tournament game since 2004, it will be facing an unknown.
Thanks to a rainout earlier in the season, the Gophers will face Purdue in the quarterfinals Friday at 11:30 a.m.... ...
- [Sports] Mich.-Minn. series now a heated rivalry
Because Wisconsin doesn't have a varsity team, Michigan has become Minnesota's top baseball rival in recent years.
The two teams have dominated the Big Ten this decade, winning a combined six of eight conference championships ... ...
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- Political Spew 05.09.08
The Blotter: Obama + Amy = fluffy kittens
KARE 11: It's like, totally for my glaucoma. Totally.
MPR: Wrestling says, "It's because I'm too fat, isn't it? ISN'T IT!?"
Defenestrator: GOP BDSM ...
- Local Blogging 05.09.08
Perfect Duluth Day: Armory graffiti
Afterglide: Shopping and discount babies
Bill Roehl: Best garage sale ever ...
- Uh oh, Rybak
"I was running from one meeting to another, and somebody said 'Your drivers license might be suspended." (Wcco video); more from the Strib. ...
- Pledge allegiance, or else
Three eighth-graders in western Minnesota didn't want to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. The recently-noticed act had been taking place all year but earned the kids in-school suspension. Is this a case of schools going too far or were the students disrespecting America? ...
- Local News 05.09.08
KARE11: Apparently, there are prostitutes on Craigslist.
WCCO: Will climate change affect fishing?
Minnpost: St. Paul Saints ham it up in political year ...
- Open freaking thread
You won the Internet! ...
- Eclipse Records rocks again
Finally! After a yearlong buildup, Eclipse Records is finally getting back into the live music business at its new location, 1922 University Av. W., St. Paul (but almost Minneapolis; click here for a map). Store owner Joe Furth essentially had to build a new venue inside his new store, hence the time it took. ...
- Local Blogging 05.08.08
JACC: Fox 9 does not comment to bloggers
DeBlog: Everything's coming up DeRusha!
l'etoile: Lutefisk Sushi
Girl Friday: The NE Mexican restaurant shuffle ...
- ARENA
Caroline Palmer writes about the latest dance by ARENA, inspired by painter Gustav Klimt: The work begins with water, naturally -- droplets captured close-up on film and projected onto a white background. The dancers, bathed in Jeff Bartlett's morning-golden light, slowly engage the space, scouting their territory, hugging the walls, flexing their limbs and melting into one another's bodies. Janczewski is well known for his inventive partnering and the evidence of ...
- Political Spew 05.08.08
Star Tribune: Farmers feeling a bit bloated and gassy
Scholar's Notebook: MN House offers Margaret Spellings a shocker
Dolan Media: "Honey, don't you think our taxes are too high?" "Yes dear, lets move to Arkansas."
MPR: It's Newt Gingrich's fault. ...
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- Comcast Issues
For quite some time our digital cable has been cutting in and out and getting garbled off and on, it seems to be especially bad lately. I could barely watch a show I'd recorded on DVR. I was at my friends house across town a few weeks ago and periodically his cable would do the same thing. Is anyone else with Comcast having this problem? If so, do you know ...
- Let's go synagoguing!
Ranty points out the the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest is cosponsoring a walking tour of northside Synagogues (scroll down for info) on May 31. ...
- Local News 05.08.08
KARE11: Die off of song birds
Minn Monitor: Marketing the MPD
PiPress: Wisconsin hate crimes double
PiPress: Kill a dog, sue the owner ...
- The Curious Incident of the Silent Prius
I had not seen this story until I stumbled across it on Autoblog Green, one of my fav greenie sites. Looks like KARE-11's story has gone national, being picked up by CNN and the like. Briefly, the story is this -- eight-year-old Minnesotan Owen Erickson runs his bike right into a Toyota Prius, which he could not hear coming because the car was running on its electric motor. Are silent, ...
- Twins Trivia
OK, who was the last Twin to hit for the cycle?
If you think the answer is Kirby Puckett in 1986, you didn't hear that Carlos Gmez did it late Wednesday night in a rain-delayed game against the White Sox. ...
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- The Ballad of Josef K - Illusion Theater (thru 05/18)
The Trial is the show that took Franz Kafka from a noun to an adjective: Kafka-esque. In it, a bank clerk is accused of unspecified crimes and must defend himself against unknown charges and accusers. The Milwaukee Mask and Puppet Theatre has given a musical treatment to The Trial in The Ballad of Josef K. John Schneider, a founding member of Milwaukees Theatre X, wrote this Ballad, and it is ...
- Blues in the Night - Ordway Center for the Arts (thru 05/18)
Hot, torchy blues songs from three women singing about the snake of a man who done them wrong.
5th and Washington Sts.
St. Paul, MN
651-224-4222
http://www.ordway.org
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- The Butanes - McMahon's (thru 07/25)
This is an old Irish tune. Thats how the Cities venerable Memphis-style R&B/soul band the Butanes introduced Green Onions during one of their regular Friday gigs at the Irish bar that used to be the Poodle Club. In other words, Curt Obeda & Co. -- whose weekly Cabooze gigs from 15 to 20 years ago are still fondly remembered -- havent altered their act to suit the green surroundings. Chris Riemenschneider
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- Chicago Afrobeat Project - Cedar Cultural Center (05/9)
Fans of the legendary Fela Kuti, his son Femi Kuti,and the band Antibalas should check out the Chicago Afrobeat Project. They offer driving polyrhrythms by the truckload, a phalanx of soulful horns and an often intense energy level. The bands website ChicagoAfrobeatProject.com has some incendiary MP3s of the CAP jamming with jazz heavyweights Paul Wertico and Fareed Haque. Tom Surowicz
416 Cedar Av. S.
Minneapolis, ...
- Dinner with Judy Chicago - Flanders (thru 06/14)
An installation by the artist. Also showing charcoal drawings by Cheryn Prentice-Holstead.
3012 Lyndale Av. S.
Minneapolis, MN
612-344-1700
http://www.flanders-art.com ...
- Fashioned - Minnesota Center for Photography (thru 07/13)
Photography by artists examining how fashion and identity interrelate.
165 13th Av. NE.
Minneapolis, MN
612-824-5500
http://www.mncp.org ...
- Glenn Grafelman - Thomas Barry Fine Arts (thru 05/17)
New paintings.
530 N. 3rd St.
Minneapolis, MN
612-338-3656
http://www.thomasbarry.com ...
- The Insurgents - Franklin Art Works (thru 05/24)
A large painting on canvas by Maximilian Toth. Also showing paintings by Shana Kaplow and video work by Judit Kurtag.
1021 E. Franklin Av.
Minneapolis, MN
612-872-7494
http://www.franklinartworks.org ...
- Mark Hummel - Famous Dave's (05/9)
The producer/ringleader of well-documented Blues Harmonica Blowouts in the Bay Area for some 17 years now, swingin harp blaster Mark Hummel also has a fine recent CD, Aint Easy No More. And his band this tour includes old friend Rusty Zinn, the red-headed guitar firebrand whos recorded for Black Top, Alligator and other labels, is normally a bar headliner in his own right, and whos known these days for playing ...
- Megadeth-SOLD OUT - Myth (05/9)
Megadeth leader Dave Mustaines thrashy answer to Ozzfest, the third annual Gigantour features Mustaines venerable band with a host of other dark and deadly favorites. Megadeth just added a new guitarist, Nevermores Chris Broderick, and put a new topical CD, United Abonimations. Rounding out the bill are two of Europes biggest death-metal bands, In Flames and Children of Bodom, plus U.S. newcomers Job for a Cowboy and High on ...
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- A Midsummer Night's Dream - Guthrie Theater (thru 06/22)
Shakespeare's comical romp through the woods with run-away lovers, mischievous sprites and fairies, potions, spells and happy endings.
818 S. 2nd St.
Minneapolis, MN
612-377-2224
http://www.guthrietheater.org/
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- Old Enough to Know Better - Brave New Workshop (thru 06/21)
The BNW's 50th anniversary "best-of" show, presenting some of the best and most popular sketches and songs of the Workshop's history, along with backstage stories and "mockumentary"-style tidbits.
2605 Hennepin Av.
Minneapolis, MN
612-332-6620
http://www.bravenewworkshop.com
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- Out to Lunch Quintet - Artists' Quarter (thru 05/10)
Making their annual two-night-stand in St. Paul, the Out to Lunch Quintet reprises with love and enthusiasm the landmark music of jazz legend Eric Dolphy, who broke new ground on alto sax and flute, and pretty much single-handedly put bass clarinet on the modern jazz map, along with leaving behind a sheaf of terrific, timeless compositions. Vibraphonist Dave Hagedorn does a fine job of emceeing, putting the Dolphy gems in ...
- Talib Kweli - Epic (05/9)
While major label hip-hop continues to bomb on the pop charts, its been a relatively good couple of years for Talib Kweli, who was once the face of the late-90s underground movement. Last summer, Kweli had his biggest success to date when his latest album, Eardrum, debuted at No. 2 on the pop charts. The album was also an artistic success with Kweli nabbing a whos who of superproducers, including ...
- Why You Belong - Chambers Burnet Art Gallery (thru 07/6)
Photographs by students and faculty at the University of Minnesota Art Department and Beijing Film Academy in Beijing, China.
901 Hennepin Av.
Minneapolis, MN
612-767-6900
http://www.chambersminneapolis.com ...
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- Sen. Clinton and the Campaign
We believe it is her right to stay in the fight as long as she has the desire and the means to do so. But we believe just as strongly that Mrs. Clinton will be making a terrible mistake — for herself, her party and for the nation — if she continues to press her candidacy through negative campaigning with disturbing racial undertones. ...
- Cindy McCain's Business Relationship With Charles Keating
Cindy McCain went on the Today Show and said she'd never release her tax returns, even if she became First Lady, because she's "not the candidate" and citing "a privacy issue." Yet, it was her fortune that launched McCain's first campaign and this long forgotten business relationship between her and Charles Keating -- of The Keating Five! ...
- Triplets Born to Family That Lost Three Children a Year Ago
Lori and Chris Coble of Ladera Ranch, who lost three children in a freeway accident almost one year ago, announced the birth of triplets Wednesday night. The babies -- two girls and a boy -- are listed in good condition at Children's Hospital at Mission. They were born each one minute apart. ...
- Peel & stick solar panels installed in 35 minutes
A new solar panel designed for commercial roofs can be installed in just a few minutes. ...
- A Not-So Subtle Message About Waste (PICS)
1/3 of what you buy ends up in the garbage. An important message about how much goes to waste. ...
- Clinton Supporters Send Obama Attack Emails To Supers
As the Democratic primary nears its long-awaited conclusion, undecided superdelegates have been drowned under a sudden deluge of angry, sometimes vicious emails from Hillary Clinton supporters urging them to not fall in line behind Barack Obama. ...
- Massive Marijuana Research Compilation
Quite possibly the most comprehensive website covering research on marijuana that's ever existed. ...
- The 5 Most Needlessly Complex Terror Plots in Film History
Real terrorist plots tend to have two steps: blow stuff up, take credit. Maybe if they're feeling creative they'll blow themselves up or light their shoe on fire first. ...
- US Soldier Speaks Out Against Iraq War and 9/11
- Processing visualization library implemented in JavaScript
John Resig has released his JavaScript port of the Processing visualization library today. This is an excellent addition to the world of JavaScript graphics programming, I can't wait to make some visuals with it. ...
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- Hidden OS X feature: Twitter integration
Nice one. ...
- Obama Takes The Lead in Superdelegates Too
For the first time this campaign season, Barack Obama has surpassed Hillary Clinton's support among superdelegates, according to the ABC News delegate estimate. ...
- Hillary is destroying us - Finance Dir. of Dem. Candidate
"I got home tonight from my job as finance director for a top-tier Democratic Congressional challenger and read your post regarding the negative impact of Hillary's staying in the race upon our Congressional candidates' fundraising. I can say definitively that what you wrote is absolutely true." ...
- Microsoft tax evasion: Get gNewSense preinstalled
Los Alamos Computers is now selling laptops, desktops and servers preinstalled with gNewSense, the fully free GNU/Linux distribution. This is even better than what larger companies like Dell and Lenovo have been offering -- and they are also donating a portion of their sales to the Free Software Foundation. ...
- Banned! Musical Instrument "causes insanity"
The crystallophone or glass harmonica was known to cause madness, depression, and self-annihilation in its musicians and listeners. Ghostly and amazing sounds =) ...
- Hillary's "white Americans" comment causing quick firestorm
In another bad sign for Hillary Clinton's sinking campaign, the blogosphere is all over her racially divisive comments to USA Today about her white support, & the verdict is not good. The broad consensus is that Hillary's comments are clearly deepening rifts in the Democratic party & hurting the party's chances in the fall. Are ya listening supers? ...
- Kid Icarus Wii Concept Artwork Revealed
The Kid grows up. First-ever artwork for Factor 5's rumored project, starring adult Pit, revealed. ...
- Bryant, Garnett, Paul, Howard, James Make First Team All-NBA
Kobe Bryant added another honor Thursday to go with his MVP award, becoming the only unanimous selection to the All-NBA team. Chris Paul Paul Kobe Bryant Bryant The Lakers star was voted to the first team for the third straight season and fifth time in his career. He led Los Angeles to the best record in the Western Conference and was presented wit ...
- Obamamania! takes Capitol Hill by Storm
[some children touring the House] noticed the presidential hopeful and screamed, “It’s Barack Obama!” in unison. The congresswoman then led the students across the aisle and over to Obama, who chatted briefly with the three students. “The kids were very excited,” said Ros-Lehtinen. “Like rock star excited.” ...
- John Mayer wears a bear suit and screws with fans
This is sort of old but i didn't find any other copies of it on digg. On John Mayer's first and only episode of his tv show, the first skit he does is wear a bear suit and interacts with fans outside in a parking lot before his show. ...
- Teacher Fired After Wearing a Bikini on Howard Stern Show
A Southington teacher who appeared on the Howard Stern Show no longer has a job at Thalberg Elementary School. Second-grade teacher Marie Jarry took part in an Ugliest Guy and Hottest Wife contest on Stern's show. She and her husband won $5,000. "I can't believe she would go on TV and do that when she is a second-grade teacher." ...
- Amazing Young Guitar Player
Following in the footsteps of other Asian musical prodigies this kid is pretty awesome at guitar. I am jealous. ...
- Jack Thompson is a big meanie
MEGATONik editor asks for an interview with the legendary asshole Jack Thompson and is hilariously shot down. ...
- American Psycho: Dick Version
A shot-for-shot remake of the business card scene from "American Psycho." With one thick, throbbing difference. ...
- APOD: Moon Meets Mercury
On Tuesday, May 6, while standing on planet Earth and sweeping your binoculars along the western horizon just after sunset, you might have encountered this arresting skyscape. The view features a slender crescent Moon and bright planet Mercury separated on the sky by only about 2 degrees. ...
- âDonât Even Know What to Test Forâ
7-Year-Old Plagued by Mystery Illness ...
- The Weather Channel's $5 billion dollar sexual blunder
The Weather Channel is facing a hurricane of it's own. A lawsuit was filed by ex-anchorwoman Hillary Andrews after repeated sexual harassment from co-anchor Bob Stokes. As TWC tries to sell it's Weather.com website & Weather channel for $5 billion dollars executives aim to keep this lawsuit a secret. The forecast? A sprinkle, possibly a hurricane. ...
- Lightsaber Gymnastic battle
Watch these dynamic gymnasts duel with their Star Wars-inspired lightsabers ...
- Women Who Love Porn
Guys aren't the only ones watching porn. Female fans discuss their interest while posing with their favorite porn stars. ...
- The Films of Woody Allen: The 1970's
A tribute to the seven features directed by Woody Allen from 1970 - 1979. ...
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- Obama picks up 9 superdelegates, union endorsement
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AP - Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on Friday and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic Party began coalescing around the Illinois senator for the fall campaign. ...
- Happy Mother's Day: Woman pregnant with 18th child
(AP)
AP - It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman she's pregnant with her 18th child. Michelle Duggar, 41, is due on New Year's Day, and the latest addition will join seven sisters and 10 brothers. There are two sets of twins. ...
- Aid on the way to devastated Myanmar but so is heavy rain
(AP)
AP - More aid is on the way to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar but so is the heavy rain. A week after Cyclone Nargis flattened low-lying villages and killed whole families at a time, the military junta finally agreed Friday to allow a U.S. cargo plane to bring in food and other supplies to the isolated country. Myanmar gave the green light after confiscating other shipments, prompting the U.N. to order ...
- Gas jumps above $3.67, oil passes $126 on Venezuela concerns
(AP)
AP - Oil rose above $126 a barrel for the first time Friday, bringing its advance this week to nearly $10, as investors questioned whether a possible confrontation between the U.S. and Venezuela could cut exports from the OPEC member. Gas prices, meanwhile, rose above an average $3.67 a gallon at the pump, following oil's recent path higher. ...
- Data from Columbia disk drives survived the shuttle accident
(AP)
AP - Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes. Now Edwards may have set a new standard: He found information on a melted disk drive that fell from the sky when space shuttle Columbia disintegrated in 2003. ...
- NC officials: Fatal twister could have been worse
(AP)
AP - Amber Parker watched on television as the storm near her home grew into a tornado threat. Then, when the roaring wind outside suddenly fell silent, she grabbed her two toddlers and rushed to get under the stairwell. ...
- Feds: Teen use of pot can lead to dependency, mental illness
(AP)
AP - Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report being released Friday. ...
- Jury selection begins in R. Kelly child pornography case
(AP)
AP - Jury selection began Friday in R. Kelly's long-delayed child pornography trial. ...
- One dead and 280 quarantined on Canadian train
(Reuters)
Reuters - One person died and about 280
were placed in quarantine aboard a cross-Canada train on Friday
after a mystery illness caused violent flu-like symptoms. ...
- Chile volcanic eruption at critical stage: Expert
(Reuters)
Reuters - A towering plume of ash
from an erupting volcano in Chile's remote Patagonia could
collapse back down to devastate the surrounding area, a leading
expert warned on Friday. ...
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- Hezbollah gunmen seize control of Beirut neighborhoods
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AP - Shiite Hezbollah gunmen seized control of key parts of Beirut from Sunnis loyal to the U.S.-backed government Friday, a dramatic show-of-force certain to strengthen the Iranian-allied group's hand as it fights for dominance in Lebanon's political deadlock. ...
- Men charged after skull dug up, used as bong
(Reuters)
Reuters - Authorities in Texas have filed
corpse-abuse charges against two men who allegedly removed a
skull from a grave and used it as a bong. ...
- Obama Unlikely to Pick Clinton as Running Mate, Kennedy Says
(Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate
Barack Obama isn't likely to pick rival Hillary Clinton as a
running mate, according to one of his most prominent supporters. ...
- Obama Needs a History Lesson
(RealClearPolitics.com)
RealClearPolitics.com - In his victory speech after the North Carolina primary, Sen. Barack Obama said something that is all the more remarkable for how little it has been remarked upon. ...
- Speedy new character debuts on new season of NBC's `Heroes'
(AP)
AP - She's not just fast. She's very fast. ...
- Man who lost homes in Katrina claims $97M Powerball prize
(AP)
AP - A construction company owner who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million Powerball prize, a jackpot won off a ticket he bought at a convenience store where he stopped to buy his wife a gallon of milk. ...
- Texas teens tell police they converted skull into bong
(AP)
AP - Three teenagers were arrested after two of them told police they dug up a secluded grave north of Houston, removed the skull from the coffin and converted it into a marijuana bong. ...
- New idea in mortuary science: Dissolving bodies with lye
(AP)
AP - Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the brownish, syrupy residue down the drain. ...
- Scientists map the genetic makeup of the platypus
(AP)
AP - With a bill like a duck, a tail like a beaver and snake-like venom hidden in heel spurs, the platypus could be the result of some strange genetic experiment. ...
- Kick the oil habit and make your own ethanol
(Reuters)
Reuters - A new company hopes drivers will kick
the oil habit by brewing ethanol at home that won't spike food
prices. ...
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- DMX Slapped With Dogfighting, Drug Charges - ABC News
AZFamilyDMX Slapped With Dogfighting, Drug ChargesABC News - 46 minutes agoBy BOB CHRISTIE Rapper DMX was arrested for the second time in a week Friday, this time after he was indicted on felony drug possession and misdemeanor animal cruelty charges.Stop Us If You Heard This Before -- DMX Arrested! TMZ.comDMX arrested on drug, animal cruelty charges USA TodayFOXNews - Bizjournals.com - WYFF - KOLD-TVall 243 news articles ...
- Circuit City agrees to open books for Blockbuster - MarketWatch
CNNMoney.comCircuit City agrees to open books for BlockbusterMarketWatch - 47 minutes agoBy Andria Cheng, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Circuit City Stores Inc. said Friday that it has hired Goldman Sachs & Co.Wattles 'Quite Confident' Circuit City Will See More Bids CNNMoney.comCircuit City Puts Itself Up for Sale, Hires Goldman (Update5) BloombergBizjournals.com - Forbes - |