added 2007 Sun Jun 10 7:45:53 by tehranchik
Sami al Haj is an Al Jazeera journalist, originally from the Sudan, who has been detained by the U.S. at GuantÃ;Æ;Ã;¡namo for over five years without trial. He was seized whilst working as a cameraman on assignment reporting on the war in Afghanistan.
Sami al Haj is an Al Jazeera journalist, originally from the Sudan, who has been detained by the U.S. at GuantÃ;Æ;Ã;¡namo for over five years without trial. He was seized whilst working as a cameraman on assignment reporting on the war in Afghanistan.
added 2007 Wed May 30 5:33:30 by catstevens
Forty-five years after her tragic and mysterious death from a drug overdose, Marilyn Monroe remains playful, flirtatious, carefree ââ;¬" and in some cases, naked ââ;¬" in rarely-seen photographs taken shortly before her death.
Forty-five years after her tragic and mysterious death from a drug overdose, Marilyn Monroe remains playful, flirtatious, carefree ââ;¬" and in some cases, naked ââ;¬" in rarely-seen photographs taken shortly before her death.
added 2007 Fri May 25 6:21:18 by catstevens
Here are some of the key quotes from Tony Blair during his 10 years as Labour leader:
Here are some of the key quotes from Tony Blair during his 10 years as Labour leader:
added 2007 Wed May 16 21:10:51 by STONERS
The United States is likely to face several more years of high gasoline prices as refining capacity is expected to remain tight in the years ahead, a panel of high-ranking witnesses warned the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday.
The United States is likely to face several more years of high gasoline prices as refining capacity is expected to remain tight in the years ahead, a panel of high-ranking witnesses warned the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday.
added 2007 Sat May 5 21:55:39 by jeremytoday
At 87, Robert Buchanan says he sometimes has trouble remembering what he did 10 minutes ago. But he can recall in vivid detail the day 70 years ago when he watched the luxurious airship Hindenburg erupt into a fireball.
At 87, Robert Buchanan says he sometimes has trouble remembering what he did 10 minutes ago. But he can recall in vivid detail the day 70 years ago when he watched the luxurious airship Hindenburg erupt into a fireball.
added 2007 Sat Apr 28 4:44:20 by Mintyfunk
For those of you that can't wait till Monday, I have a few clips that give you a taste of what to expect in epidose 20. Five Years Gone takes place 5 years in the future on the anniversary of the Explosion in NYC.
For those of you that can't wait till Monday, I have a few clips that give you a taste of what to expect in epidose 20. Five Years Gone takes place 5 years in the future on the anniversary of the Explosion in NYC.
added 2007 Thu Apr 26 7:36:37 by STONERS
A father who raped his teenage daughter over several years and ordered her to throw two newborns he had fathered down an air shaft was sentenced Wednesday to 35 years in prison.
A father who raped his teenage daughter over several years and ordered her to throw two newborns he had fathered down an air shaft was sentenced Wednesday to 35 years in prison.
added 2007 Sat Apr 21 17:46:34 by GregD
Celebrating its 50th birthday, the ubiquitous typeface has played a crucial role in providing shape and tone to the modern visual landscape. But are its days numbered?
Celebrating its 50th birthday, the ubiquitous typeface has played a crucial role in providing shape and tone to the modern visual landscape. But are its days numbered?
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added 2007 Thu Apr 19 11:30:06 by Varadinum
Hanoi - Doctors have removed a bullet from the heart of a Vietnamese soldier nearly four decades after he was shot by US troops during the Vietnam war, doctors said on Monday.Le Dinh Hung, 60, underwent surgery at a Hanoi hospital on Friday and is recovering quickly, said Dr Nguyen Sinh Hien, who spent three hours operating on Hung. "It is th
Hanoi - Doctors have removed a bullet from the heart of a Vietnamese soldier nearly four decades after he was shot by US troops during the Vietnam war, doctors said on Monday.Le Dinh Hung, 60, underwent surgery at a Hanoi hospital on Friday and is recovering quickly, said Dr Nguyen Sinh Hien, who spent three hours operating on Hung. "It is th
added 2007 Sat Apr 14 18:52:02 by jeremytoday
The names, ages and professions of passengers listed on the Titanic's fateful journey have gone online for the first time, 95 years after the luxury ocean liner sank on its maiden voyage.
The names, ages and professions of passengers listed on the Titanic's fateful journey have gone online for the first time, 95 years after the luxury ocean liner sank on its maiden voyage.
added 2007 Sun Apr 8 19:41:59 by populist
Britain's "overstretched" armed forces will fight in Iraq for at least another five years.
Britain's "overstretched" armed forces will fight in Iraq for at least another five years.
added 2007 Fri Apr 6 13:32:49 by Varadinum
After 14 operations and two years without food or drink, 20-year-old Amy Oestreicher came to Mt. Sinai with her parents Thursday with high hopes. Those high hopes include living a normal life so she can pursue her hobbies of singing and dancing, but more importantly -- and at least for right now -- she simply wants to eat and drink again.
After 14 operations and two years without food or drink, 20-year-old Amy Oestreicher came to Mt. Sinai with her parents Thursday with high hopes. Those high hopes include living a normal life so she can pursue her hobbies of singing and dancing, but more importantly -- and at least for right now -- she simply wants to eat and drink again.
added 2007 Thu Apr 5 2:20:36 by EvelinVT
HE might be just two years old, but Jaylan Amor is making giant waves in the world of surfing. The toddler is believed to be the youngest boarder on the Gold Coast and is already winning sponsorship deals with surf businesses. He first stepped on a board at Currumbin beach six months ago and now brings the beach to a standstill each time he c
HE might be just two years old, but Jaylan Amor is making giant waves in the world of surfing. The toddler is believed to be the youngest boarder on the Gold Coast and is already winning sponsorship deals with surf businesses. He first stepped on a board at Currumbin beach six months ago and now brings the beach to a standstill each time he c
added 2007 Fri Mar 30 7:25:08 by STONERS
The prosecution will seek a sentence of "substantially less" than 20 years for Australian David Hicks, a Guantanamo detainee who pleaded guilty to a terrorism -related charge this week, the chief prosecutor for the military tribunals said Thursday.
The prosecution will seek a sentence of "substantially less" than 20 years for Australian David Hicks, a Guantanamo detainee who pleaded guilty to a terrorism -related charge this week, the chief prosecutor for the military tribunals said Thursday.
added 2007 Tue Mar 27 7:24:21 by STONERS
America's national emblem is nesting in Philadelphia for the first time in more than 200 years but it may be on a collision course with developers.
America's national emblem is nesting in Philadelphia for the first time in more than 200 years but it may be on a collision course with developers.
added 2007 Tue Mar 27 7:07:56 by STONERS
Two men were sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday for raping a 14-year-old girl while filming parts of the nearly seven-hour attack.
Two men were sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday for raping a 14-year-old girl while filming parts of the nearly seven-hour attack.
added 2007 Thu Mar 22 20:21:21 by capn_caveman
The oldest known chunk of Earth's crust has been found in Greenland, and dates back at least 3.8 billion years. The substantial rock is an important find, because it is a type known as ophiolite and provides the best evidence yet that continental drift had been going on for at least a billion years longer than thought.
The oldest known chunk of Earth's crust has been found in Greenland, and dates back at least 3.8 billion years. The substantial rock is an important find, because it is a type known as ophiolite and provides the best evidence yet that continental drift had been going on for at least a billion years longer than thought.
added 2007 Wed Mar 21 21:08:20 by Varadinum
In Texas, a white teenager burns down her family's home and receives probation. A black one shoves a hall monitor and gets 7 years in prison. The state NAACP calls it `a signal to black folks.'
In Texas, a white teenager burns down her family's home and receives probation. A black one shoves a hall monitor and gets 7 years in prison. The state NAACP calls it `a signal to black folks.'
added 2007 Tue Mar 13 20:41:05 by capn_caveman
A dose of the prescription sleep aid Ambien had the opposite effect on one French woman, awakening her from a two-year coma. The 48-year-old woman suffered from akinetic mutism -- a sort of persistent coma in which the patient is alert but can neither speak nor move.
A dose of the prescription sleep aid Ambien had the opposite effect on one French woman, awakening her from a two-year coma. The 48-year-old woman suffered from akinetic mutism -- a sort of persistent coma in which the patient is alert but can neither speak nor move.
added 2007 Sun Mar 11 6:25:14 by ochs
A senior high school in Tennessee which was the first to obtain authorization by the Japanese government in the United States closed Saturday, ending its nearly 20-year-old history, in the wake of a fall in the number of Japanese expatriates.
A senior high school in Tennessee which was the first to obtain authorization by the Japanese government in the United States closed Saturday, ending its nearly 20-year-old history, in the wake of a fall in the number of Japanese expatriates.
added 2007 Sun Mar 4 7:00:58 by EvelinVT
A 100 year old British man told on Wednesday how he fought off a gang of teenage muggers using "kung fu". After a night at the pub, Buster Martin began to head home. On his way home Buster Martin showed that, even at 100, he still knew how to handle himself when he was confronted by the teenagers after a night at the pub.
A 100 year old British man told on Wednesday how he fought off a gang of teenage muggers using "kung fu". After a night at the pub, Buster Martin began to head home. On his way home Buster Martin showed that, even at 100, he still knew how to handle himself when he was confronted by the teenagers after a night at the pub.
added 2007 Fri Feb 23 7:43:52 by trojanhorse
A U.S. soldier who pleaded guilty to raping and murdering a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killing her family was sentenced to 100 years in a military prison, the U.S. Army said on Thursday.
A U.S. soldier who pleaded guilty to raping and murdering a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killing her family was sentenced to 100 years in a military prison, the U.S. Army said on Thursday.
added 2007 Fri Feb 23 6:36:09 by STONERS
A U.S. soldier was sentenced to 100 years in prison Thursday for the gang rape and murder of an Iraqi girl and the killing of her family last year.
A U.S. soldier was sentenced to 100 years in prison Thursday for the gang rape and murder of an Iraqi girl and the killing of her family last year.
added 2007 Wed Feb 21 19:09:22 by EvieVonTess
A Brazilian woman is set to sue a hospital after discovering the cause of her 23-year-old stomach ache was a scalpel left in her body. The 5cm scalpel was found in Maria Abadia Dias' lower abdomen after doctors took an X-ray. Doctors at a public hospital in Campos Belos left the surgical instrument there in 1984, when she gave birth through a
A Brazilian woman is set to sue a hospital after discovering the cause of her 23-year-old stomach ache was a scalpel left in her body. The 5cm scalpel was found in Maria Abadia Dias' lower abdomen after doctors took an X-ray. Doctors at a public hospital in Campos Belos left the surgical instrument there in 1984, when she gave birth through a
added 2007 Tue Feb 13 16:09:22 by moemebe
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Ralph Dial could remember Vinita Anderson's smile, hair and the first day they met in the early 1940s. But it took Dial more than 60 years to remember her name. It finally came to him while driving during Christmastime in 2002. He tracked her down by going through old newspapers in Knoxville.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Ralph Dial could remember Vinita Anderson's smile, hair and the first day they met in the early 1940s. But it took Dial more than 60 years to remember her name. It finally came to him while driving during Christmastime in 2002. He tracked her down by going through old newspapers in Knoxville.
added 2007 Fri Feb 2 0:30:57 by jeremytoday
The Senate voted Thursday to boost the federal minimum wage by $2.10 to $7.25 an hour over two years, but packaged the increase with controversial tax cuts for small businesses and higher taxes for many $1 million-plus executives.
The Senate voted Thursday to boost the federal minimum wage by $2.10 to $7.25 an hour over two years, but packaged the increase with controversial tax cuts for small businesses and higher taxes for many $1 million-plus executives.
added 2007 Thu Feb 1 20:44:22 by STONERS
A woman convicted of letting her three children drown in a car that sank in a lake was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison.
A woman convicted of letting her three children drown in a car that sank in a lake was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison.
added 2007 Wed Jan 24 17:37:47 by STONERS
Average gasoline prices in Canada have fallen to their lowest levels in almost two years, according to a weekly survey of pump prices.
Average gasoline prices in Canada have fallen to their lowest levels in almost two years, according to a weekly survey of pump prices.
added 2007 Tue Jan 9 5:23:00 by pagey
Ray Heilwagen has his wallet back, 62 years after he lost it in France during World War II. Late last year, Heilwagen received a call from Stephen Breitenstein of Palatine, Ill. "He said, 'Did you lose a billfold?' and I remembered I did," Heilwagen told the Hannibal Courier-Post. "Then he said, 'I found it and will send it to you
Ray Heilwagen has his wallet back, 62 years after he lost it in France during World War II. Late last year, Heilwagen received a call from Stephen Breitenstein of Palatine, Ill. "He said, 'Did you lose a billfold?' and I remembered I did," Heilwagen told the Hannibal Courier-Post. "Then he said, 'I found it and will send it to you
