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Newborn screening has parents seeing red

Bkumm — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:31:24 EST

WAHOO - Ray and Louise Spiering wanted to observe a period of silence after their daughter Melynda's birth. The Spierings, who attend a fundamental Christian church and also follow some teachings of the Church of Scientology, wanted "that balance of our beliefs included into the births of our children," Louise Spiering said.

Channel: Religion Tags: birth children Scientology Christian federal judge

Bush Veto Saves Toddlers From Child-Murdering Scientists

Spadecaller — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:29:56 EST

President George W. Bush has cast his first-ever veto, saying that the stem cell research bill passed by the U.S. Senate "crosses a moral boundary." He was particularly concerned about how the plan called for scientists to club small children to death like baby seals.

Channel: Humor Tags: Stem Cell Research George W Bush

Iran Bars 38 U.N. IAEA Inspectors

populist — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:31:28 EST

Iran said Monday it has barred 38 members of a U.N. nuclear inspection team from entering the country, in what appeared to be retaliation for sanctions imposed last month over its contentious atomic program. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said some inspectors were...

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Rare SoCal snow brings traffic, delight

TechnologyExpert — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:06:24 EST

A surprise storm dusted parts of Southern California with snow, snarling traffic but delighting many who raced to snap pictures and pack snowballs in the hour before it melted.

Channel: News Tags: Southern California Snow Global Climate Change

Bush won't reauthorize eavesdropping program

Bkumm — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:36:26 EST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush has decided not to reauthorize the controversial domestic warrantless surveillance program for terrorism suspects and to put it under the authority of a secret special court, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said on Wednesday.

Channel: Politics Tags: NSA TSA eavesdropping Bush wiretapping searches

Winter Storms Claim At Least 54 Lives Across Nine States

Karina — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:24:06 EST

Hundreds of people hunkered down in emergency shelters and thousands stuck it out in darkened homes after a winter storm that left 54 dead in nine states.

Channel: News Tags: winter weather oklahoma storm natural disaster

Ice storm slams N.E. after leaving Oklahoma, Missouri in dark

TechnologyExpert — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:42:19 EST

A storm blamed for at least 39 deaths in six states spread into the Northeast on Monday, coating trees, power lines and roads with a shell of ice up to a half-inch thick and knocking out power to more than half a million homes and businesses.

Channel: News Tags: Ice Storm Missouri Moving into Northeast

Japan Recommends Scrapping Moon Mission

Aidenag — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:11:32 EST

Japan's space agency has recommended scrapping its first moon mission after more than a decade of delays, a spokeswoman said Monday, in the latest blow to the country's beleaguered space program.

Channel: Science Tags: Japan Space Program Moon Mission Science

SD Voters Reject Abortion Ban

Dakota — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:29:51 EST

The bill would have banned nearly all abortions in South Dakota.

Channel: Politics Tags: Election 2006 South Dakota

Israeli Troops Kill 6 Palestinians

Fabienne — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 07:09:57 EST

From the article: "Israeli troops backed by tanks and helicopter gunships killed at least six Palestinian militants early Wednesday in one of the military's largest strikes since it re-entered the Gaza Strip over the summer. The Palestinians' ruling Hamas party said an Israeli soldier also was killed in the operation to take out rockets in the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun. The Israeli military did not confirm the report."

Channel: News Tags: Israel Palestine Hamas Gaza Gaza Strip

China 'Sends Special Envoy to N.Korea'

ShadowX — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 02:44:39 EDT

Beijing has sent a special envoy to North Korea, a source in China said Wednesday. Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan is to tell senior North Korean officials that China and the international community are ...

Channel: Politics Tags: North Korea China Kim Jong-Il Tang Jiaxuan diplomacy

NKorea: Sanctions Are Declaration of War

lovelytxwoman — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 04:12:54 EDT

SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea said Tuesday the United Nations effectively declared war on the country when it imposed sanctions for the North's nuclear test. North Korea wants "peace but is not afraid of war," the North's Foreign Ministry said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency.

Channel: Politics Tags: declaration of war sanctions North Korea united nations nuclear

Sri Lanka convoy blast 'kills 67'

Fabienne — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 07:12:11 EDT

From the article: "At least 67 people have been killed in a suicide attack on a navy convoy in northern Sri Lanka, the military says.Military officials told the BBC that they had counted the bodies near the town of Digampathana, near Trincomalee. They say that at least 60 people - navy personnel and civilians - were injured."

Channel: News Tags: attack bomb terrorism Sri Lanka Digampathana

What would happen if humans disappeared from Earth today?

dirtyfratboy — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:27:33 EDT

A nice diagram explaining how much better off the earth is without us.

Channel: Science Tags: humans disappear earth

North Korean test 'went wrong,' U.S. official says

Karina — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:55:21 EDT

The United States believes North Korea attempted to detonate a nuclear device and that "something went wrong," a U.S. government official told CNN Tuesday.

Channel: News Tags: north korea nuclear war bombs united states