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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Human-trafficking: Three suspects to be charged

Several enforcement officers being probed as well.

Three suspects will be charged with human trafficking this week, showing Malaysia's seriousness in fighting this menace.

Human-trafficking

Georgia jail inmates burned by own smoking habit

See ... like we told you smoking is bad for you - in so many ways.

Two inmates at the Chatham County jail in coastal Georgia got burned by their own smoking habit when they started a fire trying to light a handmade cigarette with a spark from an electrical socket.

Burned by own smoking habit

Turtles On Runway Delay Flights

The speed of the world's biggest jets was no match against the slow and steady pace of a group of turtles who delayed flights at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Wednesday morning.

Turtles

Woman Explains Squirrel in Tank Top

The mystery of why a woman had a squirrel in her tank top at a police station has been solved.

Why tap water may be safer than bottled

Why tap water may be safer than bottled

Find out why some experts are urging Americans to make bottled water "a distant second choice" to filtered tap water.

Tap water safer than bottled water

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Unusual Holidays and Celebrations

Today has been SCUD Day by the way.
That's Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama Day

McNair deaths ruled murder-suicide

McNair deaths ruled murder-suicide

Ex-NFL star Steve McNair's girlfriend shot him in his sleep before turning the gun on herself, police say.

McNair deaths ruled murder-suicide

Science News

Was ancient Earth a green planet?

The Earth may have greened much earlier than we thought, paving the way for animals to evolve in the Cambrian explosion

Warming arctic could teem with life by 2030

An influx of tiny organisms could lead to an Arctic rich with life during the summers in the next few decades, a study of ice cores suggests

Astronomical Matters

Phantom menace to dark matter theory

The answer to the riddle of dark matter could be found in our own solar system (Image: NASA)

A subtle anomaly in the orbit of the planets in our solar system could prove a controversial idea that goes beyond Einstein.

Exoplanet pairs may be masquerading as singles

The effects of two planets with fairly circular orbits can combine to have the same effect on a star as one planet with a very elongated orbit, new research suggests (Illustration: ESA)

More than 100 extra planets may be hiding in the existing telescope data, but spotting them could be tricky

Rush Limbaugh Calls for a Coup



Listen to what Limbaugh says. He missed out on being the Worst Person in the World Award on Monday's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," but not by much. He definitely sounds like he's calling for a coup, which is treason, isn't it, Rush?

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And, he wonders why his is referred to as Lush Dimblub ... well, actually he doesn't - being a psychotic pedophile junkie he doesn't comprehend reality.

Arctic ice thinned dramatically since 2004

Arctic sea ice has thinned dramatically since 2004, with the older, thicker ice giving way to a younger, thinner kind that melts in the northern summer, NASA scientists reported on Tuesday.

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Cyber Attacks

White House among targets of sweeping cyber attack

The powerful attack that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South Korean government agencies for days was even broader than initially realized, also targeting the White House, the Pentagon and the New York Stock Exchange.

North Korea a suspect in cyber attacks in US

North Korea, which has been firing missiles and spewing threats against the United States, was identified by South Korea's main spy agency Wednesday as a suspect in the cyber attacks targeting government and other Web sites in the U.S. and South Korea.

G-8 leaders agree on climate target

President Barack Obama joined other leaders of the industrialized world Wednesday in backing new targets for battling global warming.

Jellyfish fitted with microchips to monitor movements

The research team will use the tags to track the movements of barrel jellyfish off the South Wales coast, which weigh up to 70lbs and are among the biggest found in British waters.

Oscar Mayer Dead at 95

No, I'm not talking about the company, though you might think so. Oscar G. Mayer, retired chairman of the American meat and cold cut production company, owned by Kraft Foods, has died at the age of 95.

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Man spray paints dog through fence

A Georgia man, contracted to spray paint gas lines, is facing animal cruelty charges after he spray painted a man's dog instead.

Huge dust storm seen from space

Huge dust storm seen from space

A dust storm raging through Iraq and the Middle East for more than a week is so large that it is caught on satellite.

Huge dust storm seen from space

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Answers to the wackiest interview questions

Answers to the wackiest interview questions

Be prepared when asked what kind of cereal you would be.

Answers to the wackiest interview questions

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Social Security code cracked by researchers

Social Security code cracked by researchers

Researchers find an easy way to figure out the precious digits of some Social Security numbers.

Social Security code cracked

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Ways to age well

5 ways to age well

These tips can add years — and enjoyment — to your life.

5 ways to age well

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Daily Almanac

Today is Wednesday, July 8, the 189th day of 2009.

There are 176 days left in the year.

Today In History July 8

Our Readers

Some of our readers today have been in:

Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Manila, Manila, Philippines
Brussels, Brussels Hoofstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
Wein, Wein, Austria
Arhus, Arhus, Denmark
Athens, Attiki, Greece
London, England, United Kingdom
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
Canterbury, England, United Kingdom
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile
Egersund, Rogaland, Norway
Munich, Bayern, Germany
Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan

as well as Italy, Scotland, and the United States

Daily Horoscope

Today's horoscope says:

Get back to the basics of your well-organized life.

Can do.