

| Mass Extinction Threat: Earth on Verge of Huge Reset Button? (LiveScience.com) LiveScience.com - Mass extinctions have served as huge reset buttons that dramatically changed the diversity of species found in oceans all over the world, according to a comprehensive study of fossil records. The findings suggest humans will live in a very different future if they drive animals to extinction, because the loss of each species can alter entire ecosystems. Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:25 GMT Analysis: Special-ops on show to woo war skeptics (AP) Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:58:09 GMT Prince Harry rides his way into middle of polo controversy (The Upshot) The Upshot - The British royal family can't seem to catch a break. If its members deviate from the script of monarchical etiquette -- by divorcing each other, donning tasteless costumes and the like -- public outrage predictably ensues. But if they play the part of leisured heirs to the crown -- being stoutly slow to engage in [...] Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:57:23 GMT Commercial pilot sentenced for drug-masking powder (AP) AP - A former US Airways Express pilot will spend nine months in prison for selling a powdered drink mix over the Internet that he claimed was "100 percent" effective in helping drug-using truck drivers, pilots and train engineers pass federally mandated drug tests. Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:21:34 GMT Despite hiring, US unemployment rate seems frozen (AP) Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:18:16 GMT Fox: Kara DioGuardi departs 'American Idol' (AP) Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:25:32 GMT Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand's South Island (AP) Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:11:47 GMT UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai airport (AP) Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:08:23 GMT God did not create the universe, says Hawking (Reuters) Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:08:52 GMT Families calling for justice for soldiers, Marines (AP) Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:35:33 GMT Montana teen accidentally texts sheriff to buy pot (AP) AP - General rule of thumb: when looking to buy marijuana, don't text the sheriff. Authorities said a Helena teen hit a wrong number and inadvertently sent a message to Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton, saying "Hey Dawg, do you have a $20 I can buy right now?" Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:43:31 GMT Authorities: Fire at Tenn. mosque site was arson (AP) Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:37:52 GMT Report: Blackwater created shell companies (AP) Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:07:39 GMT Psychics and Fortune Tellers Being Regulated to Reduce Fraud (Time.com) Time.com - More communities are trying to crack down on fraudulent practices of seers, fortune tellers and other spiritualists Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:55:00 GMT 2 abortion Drs. ordered to stop after Md. injury (AP) AP - Maryland health officials have ordered two doctors to stop performing abortions after a woman was critically injured during a procedure last month. Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:27:33 GMT Can home cooking be hazardous to your health? (AP) AP - Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection? Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:55:59 GMT Critics: Ill. lottery contract cloaked in secrecy (AP) Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:10:39 GMT Muslim cleric calls for beheading of Dutch politician (Reuters) Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:03:05 GMT Backer of NYC mosque gave to Hamas-linked charity (AP) Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:20:27 GMT Hillary Clinton’s one-man presidential campaign (The Upshot) The Upshot - While the rest of the political world is preoccupied with the midterm elections, Chicago dentist William DeJean is hatching plans for 2012. He shelled out $5,000 to create an ad encouraging Americans to back a Hillary Clinton presidential run in 2012. He says the spot will run in New Orleans, Washington, New York and Los [...] Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:40:35 GMT |