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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Pro-Western parties come out ahead of communists after elections in Moldova

Moldova's pro-Western parties have pledged to forge a governing alliance after upsetting Europe's last communist-run government in parliamentary elections.

NYC offers airfare for homeless to leave

NYC offers airfare for homeless to leave

New York City is buying one-way plane tickets for homeless families to go anywhere in the world — with some conditions.

Airfare for homeless to leave

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Timing your purchases to get better deals

Timing your purchases to get better deals

Find out the best months to buy computers, used cars, holiday airfare, and many other products.

Timing your purchases

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Who will be vaccinated for swine flu first?

Who will be vaccinated for swine flu first?

A government panel votes on which groups should be placed at the front of the line for swine flu shots this fall.

Who will be vaccinated for swine flu first?

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Daily Almanac

Today is Thursday, July 30, the 211th day of 2009.

Today In History July 30, 2009

Our Readers

Some of our readers today have been in:

London, England, United Kingdom
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Paris, Ile-De-France, France
Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Jelenia Gora, Dolnoslaskie, Poland
Brussels, Brussels-Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden

as well as Brazil, Wales, Laos, and the United States

Daily Horoscope

Today's horoscope says:

If your ego has been feeling a bit battered lately, get ready for that all to change today.
But do not look to outside forces to do the changing -- it will all come from inside of you.
Suddenly, you see how you compare to other people in an accurate way -- and you realize that you possess remarkable abilities that other people do not.
Comparisons to other people are a useful way to gauge how you are progressing on your latest project.
You are way ahead of the competition, so persevere!

No problem!

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Repugicans Use "Soylent Green" Scenario to Frighten Older People About Health Care Reform

Wing-nuts have used a number of misstatements (OK, OK, outright lies) to discourage interest (OK, All ready, scare people away from) health care reform.

The latest, however, is a doozy: Betsy McCaughey, chairman of the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths and former lieutenant governor of New York, said the bill pushes senior citizens toward assisted suicide.

Full Story

Repugicans broke economy, won't fix it

With repugicans citing the continuing economic distress to bash the economic stimulus plan pushed through by President Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress, the Democratic National Committee is hitting back with a media campaign that tells the truth that the repugicans created the mess to begin with.

Full Story

Bizarre bald bird discovered

An odd songbird with a bald head living in a rugged region in Laos has been discovered by scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and University of Melbourne, as part of a project funded and managed by the mining company MMG that operates the Sepon copper and gold project in the region.

Dubbed the "Bare-faced Bulbul".

Bizarre bald bird discovered

Man accused of stealing from dead woman

A judge in San Antonio said a lawyer will be appointed for a man accused of stealing $60,000 from the account of a woman dead since 1994.

Man stealing from dead woman

Police arrest Ohio boy after he tries to hijack push scooters with toy gun

An 11-year-old boy has been accused of trying to hijack two boys' scooters with a toy gun in an Ohio park.

Ohio boy tries to hijack push scooters

34 hospitalized after co-worker sprays perfume

This is why perfumes are banned everywhere except France.

At first, fire officials suspected that carbon monoxide or some other toxic fumes had sickened almost 150 people at a Texas bank call center.

34 hospitalized

Worst foods to eat while driving

Worst foods to eat while driving

Juggling these items can be especially distracting and raise your risk of an accident.

Worst foods to eat while driving

Madoff surprised scheme lasted so long

Bernard Madoff speaks candidly about his crime in a jailhouse interview with lawyers suing him on behalf of investors.

Madoff surprised scheme lasted so long

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Riddle of arm-swinging finally solved

Riddle of arm-swinging finally solved

Researchers explain why humans swing their arms when they walk.

Riddle of arm-swinging finally solved

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America's most bike-friendly cities

America's most bike-friendly cities

These towns are installing — or already have — more bike lanes, paths, and signals than any other place in the U.S.

Bike-friendly cities

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Record heat wave scorches Pacific Northwest

"Brutal" record-setting temperatures are predicted for the normally temperate region.

Record heat wave scorches Pacific Northwest

Family forgets 5-year-old in cab

Family accidentally forgets 5-year-old in cab

A family leaves behind their sleeping child — and the taxi driver almost takes the blame for it.

Family forgets 5-year-old in cab

Free airfare ... but there's a catch

Paris? Orlando? San Juan?

New York City is buying one-way plane tickets for homeless families to leave the city.

Homeless Offered Free Airfare To Leave NYC

Science News

From BBC-Science:

Sky High

Police make marijuana busts every day.
But a drug seizure in Westport has even the police scratching their heads.

Pot plants found 30 feet up holly tree

Phone number for 'Jenny' up for auction

It may be the most famous telephone number in popular culture, and it's for sale.

"Jenny's" phone number up for auction

Couple Claims They Found Mouse In Can Of Pepsi

A Volusia County woman's disgusting discovery in a can of soda has now led to an investigation by the Food and Drug Administration .

Full Story

Man Charged For Putting Children In Trash Can

The Montgomery County Prosecutor's Office has approved eleven felony charges against Tommie Lee Johnson Jr., 39, who police said confessed to putting two children in a trash can Sunday night.

Full Story

Swallow flies through two-inch gap at 35 miles per hour

A swallow with a 14-inch wingspan managed to turn sideways mid flight to squeeze through a two-inch-wide gap in a locked barn door.

Full Story (with Photos)

Caribbean's marine species survived extinction by having sex

Fossil records of organisms in the Caribbean Sea show that if a species could shift from clonal to sexual reproduction, it can survive extinction, which suggests that environmental change eventually drives evolutionary change.

Caribbean's marine species survived extinction by having sex

How to get songs out of your head

How to get songs out of your head

An expert who studies why catchy tunes stick in our brains offers sound advice.

How to get songs out of your head

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Welcome New Readers

We here at Carolina Naturally would like to welcome our newest readers in our 172nd country: Laos



Bill Kristol Admits to Jon Stewart: The Government Already Runs First-Class Health Care

Oopsie ...
When will these wing-nuts learn not to appear on The Daily Show.

Jon Stewart managed to draw out Bill Kristol tonight on The Daily Show, and got him to admit the government can run a health care system that's better than private insurance.

Full Story

Unusual Holidays and Celebrations

Today is Lasagna Day as well as Rain Day.

Some 'stimulus jobs' last just 1 week

Some 'stimulus jobs' last just 1 week

Bucking White House requirements, lawmakers are using fuzzy math to tout the success of stimulus job creation.

Some 'stimulus jobs' last just 1 week

Back in the USSR

Paul McCartney

Atlanta demolishes all of its housing projects

Atlanta demolishes all of its housing projects

The town that built the nation's first housing project becomes the first to eliminate them — and other big cities are following suit.

Atlanta demolishes its housing projects

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Wing-Nut Extremists

Worries increase over U.S.-bred extremists
After the arrests of seven NC men, officials are concerned about the danger from little-noticed Americans who become devoted to extreme causes.

Worries increase over U.S.-bred extremists

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Daily Almanac

Today is Wednesday, July 29, the 210th day of 2009.

There are 155 days left in the year.

Today In History July 29

Our Readers

Some of our readers today have been in:

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Murska Sobota, Murska Sobota, Slovenia
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Delhi, Delhi, India
Manila, Manila, Philippines
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
London, England, United Kingdom
Mechelen, Antwerpen, Belgium
Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel
Calcutta, West Bengal, India

as well as Hong Kong, Scotland, New Zealand, and the United States

Daily Horoscope

Today's horoscope says:

Have a little patience and hold back on any urge to push, and all the little details might just work themselves out.
It's a hard stance to take, especially for someone who's as driven and hard working as you are, but one of the tricks about life is knowing when to rest and take a step back, as well as when to push forward with all your effort.
Now is a moment in which you should rest.

Rest sounds good.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Shatner's Palin poem creates stir

Shatner's Palin poem creates stir

William Shatner's beat-poet interpretation of the ex-governor's farewell speech becomes an overnight Web sensation.

Shatner's Palin poem creates stir

Faux's idiot is at it again

The insane idiot is projecting again!

Brick: Obama Has "a Deep-seated Hatred for White People"

Glenn Brick made a visit to Faux & Friends today.

On it, he made this statement, which makes absolutely no sense if you think about Barack Obama's family at all.

Full Story

SC woman ticketed for riding stolen horse

A woman has gotten a ticket for riding a stolen horse down the main street in a small town in northwestern South Carolina.

SC woman ticketed for riding stolen horse

Healthy alternatives to junk food favorites

Healthy alternatives to junk food favorites

Tame your cravings for ice cream, chips, and cookies with these diet-friendly choices.

Healthy alternatives

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'Birther' congress-critters run from Huffington Post video reporter


Funny video of congress-critters running away from a Huffington Post reporter because they don't want to answer the question, "Is Barack Obama is an American?" If they say yes, they will offend their 'birther' wing-nut base. If they say no, they will be seen as 'birther' wing-nuts. So, they run.

Only one, Trent Franks of Arizona, gives a correct and clear answer, but even he can't help himself from suggesting that Obama is facilitating Jihad and turning America into a socialist state.

Folks, this is what it has come to. The most powerful people in the world -- nationally elected legislators responsible for setting policy for the most powerful country on earth -- are lining up with cuckoo-bat-shit-crazy elements of the lunatic fringe.

And they have to. It's their base.

England's homogenized woods are bad for biodiversity

The woodlands of lowland England are becoming less diverse, even though most woods contain just as many species as before.

England's woods

Hotter weather fed growth of Incan empire

The meteoric rise of the Incan civilization was driven by a sustained period of warmer weather, research suggests.

Incan empire

Is Pluto a planet after all?

Poor Pluto was demoted, to the dismay of its many fans, but it could soon be returned triumphantly to full planet status.

Pluto

Comets, not asteroids, to blame for moon's scarred face

A new study suggests comets gouged out the vast majority of craters on the moon (Image: NASA)Greenland rocks suggest dirty snowballs pummeled the young moon and Earth, soaking our planet with life-nurturing oceans.

Comets, not asteroids, to blame for moon's scarred face

Nerve cells have natural resistance to HIV

Neurons produce a protein that appears to lock out the virus, raising the possibility of new treatments against the disease.

Migrating red crabs driven by sugar rush

Driven by blood sugar levels (Image: Jurgen Freund / Nature Picture Library / Rex Features)

The molecular mechanism responsible for the spectacular march of the Christmas Island red crabs has been discovered.

Migrating red crabs

Science News

From BBC-Science:
Armoured groyund cricket (Acanthoplus discoidalis)
As a bizarre defense against predators, armored crickets hemorrhage toxic blood and make themselves sick.
THE BIG PICTURE
Click to reveal

The 10 lost acts of Woodstock

Forty years ago this summer, some of the biggest bands in the world converged on a farm in upstate New York as part of the pioneering Woodstock Music and Art Fair.

The 10 lost acts of Woodstock

Atlantic beaches invaded by millions of smelly mussels and worms

Mussels and clam worms, otherwise known as jelly worms, are washing up along area beaches.
The mussels were a foot deep in Margate, New Jersey at the Washington Avenue beach Sunday and "millions" washed up in Ventnor near Newport Avenue, moving people back from the water's edge.

Atlantic beaches invaded by millions of smelly mussels and worms

Snakes In My Pants Made Me Crash

From the "You don't hear this one everyday" Department:

Police say two pet baby snakes escaped from a 20-year-old man's pants pockets as he was driving, leading to a car crash in Hartford, Connecticut.

Snakes In My Pants Made Me Crash

Communist Dictatorship Crumbles before Hamburger Threat

In yet another demonstration of his love for the people of North Korea, "Dear Leader" Kim Jong Il has decided to expand the list of foods they will never get a chance to enjoy.

Full Story

What teachers want parents to know

What teachers want parents to know

Educators share their secrets to ensuring kids' success in the classroom.

What teachers want parents to know

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Senate panel approves Sotomayor

Senate panel approves Sotomayor

The Judiciary Committee advances Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor to the full Senate for a vote.

Senate panel approves Sotomayor

Liars and Fools

Liars and Fools: The Faux News edition

Faux News asks if Obama health plan puts us "one step closer to the United Socialist States of America"
One step further away from the Socialist state the shrub tried to force upon us, actually.
When are we going to put these ignorant traitors behind bars

Faux continues promoting birther lawsuit while ignoring red flags indicating it's a hoax
Non-acceptance of reality is the hallmark of insanity.

Faux Nation again posts birther story with picture of Obama in Somali clothes
And poorly photoshopped as well.

Faux's Brick has a meltdown arguing against national health insurance
Has a meltdown? He is a meltdown.

Faux's Brick: "modern day slave state" being constructed out of ACORN, SEIU, student loans, census and service initiatives
Baffled by his own bullshit, I see.

Faux's Brick: "The health care bill is reparations. It's the beginning of reparations"
This moron is too funny.

Rehashing the 'news'

Faux News military analyst calls for execution of American held by Taliban
Treason and Desertion of a fellow American of the highest order.

Record of Faux military analyst shows pattern of looniness
There is a reason this nut is not in the military and he keeps re-proving it over and over.

Faux's Brick likes to bring his gun to the movies
Just like the insane pervert that he is he brags on breaking the law

Nowhere Man

The Beatles

Dimbulb Spews

Dimbulb Spews:

Dimbulb: "Here you have a black president trying to destroy a white policeman"
So belches the grand lizard of the KKK

Dimbulb: "We saw white firefighters under assault by agents of Barack Obama"; "Now white policemen are under assault"
More vomit from the Imperial High Ass of the Order of the Triple K

Dimbulb: "Obama's entire economic program is reparations"
This from a pervert who needs viagra to play with little boys!?

Dimbulb: "Barack Obama has yet to have to prove he's a citizen. All he'd have to do is show a birth certificate"
He doesn't have to. The state of Hawaii already has as have innumerable websites, newspapers, reports, etc.

Texting while driving increases crash risk 23-fold

The fact that texting while driving is a bad idea isn't exactly breaking news.

But a study released Monday night reveals just how dangerous it really can be.

Are white T-shirts really like sunscreen?

Are white T-shirts really like sunscreen?

This and other common summer health myths are answered (and debunked).

Are white T-shirts really like sunscreen?

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Civilian arrested as Army deserter

A Seattle man said he was arrested at the Charlotte, N.C., airport and detained as an Army deserter, even though he has never been in the military.

Full Story

Unusual Holidays and Celebrations

Today is National Chocolate Milk Day by the way.

And I Quote

One reason I don't drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time.

~ Nancy Astor

U.S. House on record in birth flap

While the wing-nuts won't accept reality ... the U.S. House does ...

The U.S. House of Representatives said happy birthday to the 50th State yesterday, peripherally stepping into the "birther" fray with a resolution that notes, "President Barack Obama was born in Hawaii on Aug. 4, 1961."

Full Story

North Carolina men charged with plotting terrorist attacks

7 NC men charged with plotting terrorist attacks

A father who worked as a drywall contractor is among those accused of plotting "violent jihad," officials say.

7 NC men charged with plotting terrorist attacks

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Tourist traps that are actually worth it

Tourist traps that are actually worth it

Not all tourist traps are created equal — some are authentic, worthwhile experiences.

Tourist traps that are actually worth it

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Daily Almanac

Today is Tuesday, July 28, the 209th day of 2009.

There are 156 days left in the year.

Today In History July 28, 2009

Our Readers

Some of our readers today have been in:

Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
London, England, United Kingdom
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lima, Lima, Peru
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Brussels, Brussels-Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
Kalamata, Messinia, Greece
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Zurich, Zurich, Switerland

as well as Romania, Scotland, Brazil, and the United States

Daily Horoscope

Today's horoscope says:

When it comes to the world at large, you've always been able to smile and have them thinking that you're on the same page, whether or not that happens to be true.
That's going to be even more the case now -- but if you have feelings you really do need to share, don't stifle them for the sake of being nice.
You don't have to offend anyone.
Just excuse yourself and find a loved one you're sure understands you.

Okay.

Monday, July 27, 2009

NASCAR racer gets huge 'speeding ticket'

Rednecks will be Rednecks ...
NASCAR racer gets huge 'speeding ticket'

Juan Pablo Montoya drives just 0.11 mph over the speed limit, but it costs him big time.

'Speeding ticket'

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Firefighter shoots cyclist in head to teach him not to ride on a busy street

200907271421 Police say firefighter Charles Diez was upset that a man was riding a bike with his 3-year-old son on a busy street so shot the cyclist in the head. The bullet embedded itself in the rider's helmet.

Diez was arrested on attempted first degree murder charges, but lucky for him the fire department in Asheville, NC is keeping him on paid investigative leave, so he will continue to draw a salary.

This is telling ...

Every green state has Stewart as "most trusted."

Click Here for state-by-state results

Wing Nuttery

Wing Nuts

Bachmann (reptile-Minnesota) in danger of losing job that it's amazing she actually has
We can hope

DeMint (retard-South Carolina) is disappointed that Obama administration has "lowered the discourse"
When speaking to idiots one has to lower 'the discourse' to the idiot's level.

Cantor (reject-Virginia) wants a 'Judeo-Christian' foreign policy
Never happen. Especially since the United States IS NOT a 'judeo-christian' nation to begin with.

Could You Be Loved

Bob Marley

Liars and Fools

Liars and Fools today include:

Huckabee to attend birther conference
All the crazies in one spot - there won't be a better opportunity ...

Operation Rescue founder warns of 'violent convulsions' if health bill doesn't ban abortions.
More Treason! It's time to start putting these idiots in prison.

Founder of Free Republic calls for overthrow of US government
Still, More Treason!

CNN's Dobbs continues giving birther lunacy a national platform
This is the moron that thought a wall along the Mexican border was a great idea.

CNN's Dobbs wonders whether President Obama is undocumented
And we wonder how tight his tin-foil hat is.

Liddy hosts Jerome Corsi to promote Obama birth certificate conspiracy theories
Talk about Liars and Fools -this liar and fool should still be in prison for treason from Watergate!

Liddy falsely claims there is a "sworn statement from the stepgrandmother" saying Obama was born in Kenya
Lying Traitor - enough said.

Obama wants to kill old white people, says NewsMax
While there are some old white people that we all would like to see dead (they're called repugicans), there are not plans at this current time.

WorldNetDaily is still trying to claim Obama's birth certificate is forgery
OK, reality is not even a suit of World Net Daily much less a strong suit.

Man sets wife on fire for spending too much money

A Croatian man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly set his wife on fire for her shopping habits.

"Bikini Bandit" Suspect Charged


Morgan Haley, 24, has been arrested in Desoto County, Mississippi for carjacking, and immediately following the carjacking, then going to an RV dealership in an attempt to rob it.

All the while she was wearing, you guessed it, a bikini.

Full Story

Man Shoots Toddler at Wedding Reception

An uninvited "guest" opened fire at a wedding reception on Saturday night, which resulted in an 18-month-old Indiana girl being shot in the head.

She is in critical condition.

Full Story

Otty Sanchez Kills Infant Son, Then Eats His Brain

Infanticide is horrific, but this has to be the most disgusting occurrence of infanticide that could ever happen. Otty Sanchez, 33, of San Antonio, TX, did not just allegedly murder her 3 1/2 week-old-son, police reported on Monday that she used a knife and two swords to dismember him and eat portions of his brain.

Full Story

Vick reinstated by NFL

From the "This is a huge mistake" Department:

Vick reinstated by NFL

Michael Vick's indefinite suspension from the NFL is lifted, with conditions.

Vick reinstated by NFL

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Obama 'birther' issue: repugican headache?

Obama 'birther' issue: GOP headache?

A small, vocal crowd of wing nut lunatics refuse to believe that President Obama was born in the U.S., putting some repugican lawmakers in a tough spot.

Obama 'birther' issue: repugican headache?

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World markets rise at start of new week

World stock markets rose again Monday amid ongoing hopes that corporate earnings will outperform expectations and give another signal that the global recession is loosening its grip.

World markets rise

Mother Says Devil Made Her Kill Son

From the "This is why religion is bad (very, very, very, bad)" Department:

Police said they found a 3 1/2-week-old infant stabbed and decapitated in a San Antonio, Texas home on Sunday and his mother screaming that she killed her son after the devil told her to do it.

This is one crazy bitch

Invading chipmunks spark new web frenzy for rodent recipes


Invading British chipmunks spark new web frenzy for rodent recipes

Restaurant shockers that destroy your diet

Find out if your favorite "healthy" meal is packing as many calories as six Big Macs.

Restaurant shockers

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Money-wasters draining your cash

Money-wasters draining your cash

These leaks in your budget can add up to big bucks without you hardly noticing.

Money-wasters

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Unusual Holidays and Celebrations

Today is Take Your Houseplant For A Walk Day as well as Walk On Stilts Day.

Daily Almanac

Today is Monday, July 27, the 208th day of 2009.

There are 157 days left in the year.

Today In History July 27

Our Readers

Some of our readers today have been in:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
London, England, United Kingdom
Trencin, Trencin, Slovakia
Vienna, Wein, Austria
Nagoya, Tokyo, Japan
Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Quezon City, Quezon City, Philippines
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
Stoke On Trent, England, United Kingdom
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

as well as Singapore, Scotland, and the United States

Daily Horoscope

Today's Horoscope says:

Someone is working hard from behind the scenes to cause a problem between you and a person you love.
So if you've had that feeling lately and you thought you were losing your mind, you can rest assured that you're not.
But what are you going to about it?
Well, there's only one thing to do: March right up to them, tell them you know what they're doing and demand that they stop.
You can bet they will.

Oh, they will all right.